2025 Compare Cities Economy:
Big Rapids, MI vs Adrian, MI

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Highlights
- Household income in Adrian, is 25% more than it is in Big Rapids and is 89% below the National Average.
- Big Rapids unemployment rate is 7.0%.
- Adrian unemployment rate is 5.5%.
 Big Rapids, MIAdrian, MIUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock5.5%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock0.8%1.6%
 Future Job Growth21.3%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock4.3%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$16,767  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$36,472$69,021
 Family Median Income$49,242  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Big Rapids, MIAdrian, MIUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock18.1%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K8.1%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock17.0%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K5.5%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock9.4%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K7.7%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock9.8%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K8.3%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock6.8%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K0.9%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock1.1%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Big Rapids, MIAdrian, MIUnited States
 Management, business, finance10.1%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock4.3%6.5%
 Community, social services1.6%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.2%1.2%
 Education, library6.9%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock1.9%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology7.7%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock4.8%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.4%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock10.1%5.4%
 Building maintenance3.3%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock5.9%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support24.8%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock1.5%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair5.0%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock23.6%13.1%
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Reviews for Adrian    7 Reviews

The other reviews were during the big 2008 recession when everything was a bit hard for everyone, so the reviews reflect that, nowadays though in 2023 after yet another  More

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Over 14 years ago

We have three colleges - Adrian College, Siena Heights College, and Jackson Community College  More

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Over 15 years ago

Adrian is a small town with potential to grow from the economic stand  More

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