2024 Compare Cities Economy:
Bangor, ME vs Michigan City, IN

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- Household income in Michigan City, is 5% less than it is in Bangor and is 46% below the National Average.
- Bangor unemployment rate is 4.9%.
- Michigan City unemployment rate is 8.2%.
 Bangor, MEMichigan City, INUnited States
 Unemployment Rate4.9%8.2%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth-0.5%-0.1%1.6%
 Future Job Growth26.0%22.4%33.5%
 Sales Taxes5.5%7.0%6.2%
 Income Taxes6.8%4.2%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$32,265$22,932$37,638
 Household Income$49,652$47,197$69,021
 Family Median Income$71,748$62,175$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Bangor, MEMichigan City, INUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K15.7%13.0%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K5.8%5.4%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K9.4%12.0%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K11.8%12.7%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K7.6%8.6%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K7.8%9.1%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K9.9%12.6%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K10.5%13.4%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K12.1%9.1%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K4.8%2.7%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K4.8%1.3%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Bangor, MEMichigan City, INUnited States
 Management, business, finance13.3%9.6%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science6.5%1.4%6.5%
 Community, social services2.2%1.8%1.8%
 Legal0.9%0.7%1.2%
 Education, library8.2%5.2%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment1.9%1.8%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology9.5%4.5%6.2%
 Healthcare support4.0%4.0%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.5%2.6%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving8.4%5.7%5.4%
 Building maintenance4.0%4.7%3.6%
 Personal care2.7%3.1%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support20.9%24.9%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.8%0.1%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair7.3%7.4%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving6.8%22.7%13.1%
Reviews for Bangor    14 Reviews

I have lived just outside of Bangor for four years. I came from the Seattle area and have lived in several states. I love it here. I have found people to be very  More

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I have never lived anyplace and been as much of an outcast and a social pariah as I have been in Bangor ME. I have lived here for 4yrs. and have been met with contempt  More

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Over 6 years ago

DONT'E WAS BULLIED BY SPECIFIC INDIVIDUALS IN SCHOOL AND WAS BULLIED BY NUMEROUS TEACHERS THROUGHOUT HIS SCHOOL YEARS IN THE BANGOR SCHOOL  More

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Reviews for Michigan City    5 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

I’ve lived in Michigan City for over 10 years now(March 2020) and am a native of Northwest Indiana (40 years.) Michigan City is an older town, on Lake Michigan ESE of  More

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Over 7 years ago

My in-laws live there. I love to visit the place. Nice people. The city has everything, malls, restaurants, cafes. It's very close to the nature. It's cold in the  More

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Over 14 years ago

HUMID and HOT in the June,July, August and bone chilling cold in Dec and Jan. Snow is just crazy...the lake effect snow machine comes right down off lake michigan and  More

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