2024 Compare Cities Economy:
Inkster, MI vs Pontiac, MI

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Highlights
- Household income in Pontiac, is 6% more than it is in Inkster and is 91% below the National Average.
- Inkster unemployment rate is 8.3%.
- Pontiac unemployment rate is 8.3%.
 Inkster, MIPontiac, MIUnited States
 Unemployment Rate8.3%8.3%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth0.7%0.3%1.6%
 Future Job Growth30.7%30.2%33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.0%6.0%6.2%
 Income Taxes4.3%5.3%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$19,822$20,959$37,638
 Household Income$34,122$36,214$69,021
 Family Median Income$42,328$47,216$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Inkster, MIPontiac, MIUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K24.8%21.7%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K4.9%5.0%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K15.2%14.6%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K9.6%12.1%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K7.5%9.8%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K7.8%8.5%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K10.6%7.9%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K11.1%8.7%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K3.9%8.6%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K2.9%2.0%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K1.7%0.8%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Inkster, MIPontiac, MIUnited States
 Management, business, finance7.2%6.6%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science1.7%3.2%6.5%
 Community, social services0.9%1.3%1.8%
 Legal0.4%0.2%1.2%
 Education, library4.0%3.2%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment1.4%1.3%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology2.5%4.1%6.2%
 Healthcare support10.0%6.5%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement5.1%1.7%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving8.8%8.3%5.4%
 Building maintenance3.6%8.2%3.6%
 Personal care1.8%2.1%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support19.4%18.1%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.1%0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair6.0%11.6%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving27.2%23.6%13.1%
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Reviews for Pontiac    5 Reviews

As soon as they started busing in the early 70’s, this place went to hell in a hand basket! My family moved here in the late 50’s and was once the premiere city in  More

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Like any big city, there are pockets of bad areas in the City. But in general, the Northeast corner is the best with GM powertrain, Piston Palace, Great Lake Crossing,  More

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Lived here from 1979-1998 and the schools are terrible, the future is dim and the crime, poverty and attitude is all so bad that I would not move back here to raise my  More

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