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Plainwell, MI vs Ionia, MI

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Highlights
- Household income in Ionia, is 15% less than it is in Plainwell and is 26% below the National Average.
- Plainwell unemployment rate is 5.1%.
- Ionia unemployment rate is 4.7%.
 Plainwell, MIIonia, MIUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock4.7%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock1.3%1.6%
 Future Job Growth30.3%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock5.3%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$26,204  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$54,840$69,021
 Family Median Income$67,250  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Plainwell, MIIonia, MIUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock12.5%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K2.5%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock10.7%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K9.4%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock9.4%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K8.1%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock18.4%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K25.2%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock13.7%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K1.1%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock0.0%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Plainwell, MIIonia, MIUnited States
 Management, business, finance10.1%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock1.1%6.5%
 Community, social services5.3%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock1.3%1.2%
 Education, library7.1%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock0.0%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology4.4%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock0.4%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement0.0%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock4.3%5.4%
 Building maintenance2.6%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock1.0%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support17.7%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock6.6%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair4.7%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock26.2%13.1%
Reviews for Plainwell    1 Reviews

Plainwell is just off US131 about 10 minutes north of Kalamazoo (pop 71,000) and 20 minutes south of Grand Rapids. Nice "class B" school with a high percentage going on  More

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Reviews for Ionia    1 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

Ionia is booming! South of town towards I-96 many chain stores have popped up in the last 5 or 6 years.(Wal-mart, Lowes, Menards, several banks, .....etc). With this  More

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