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Three Rivers, MI vs Plainwell, MI

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- Household income in Plainwell, is 43% more than it is in Three Rivers and is 7% below the National Average.
- Three Rivers unemployment rate is 4.9%.
- Plainwell unemployment rate is 5.1%.
 Three Rivers, MIPlainwell, MIUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock5.1%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock0.9%1.6%
 Future Job Growth25.0%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock4.3%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$21,228  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$64,680$69,021
 Family Median Income$49,578  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Three Rivers, MIPlainwell, MIUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock10.5%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K8.7%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock7.7%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K10.1%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock7.8%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K7.8%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock12.5%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K9.3%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock13.1%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K0.6%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock2.0%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Three Rivers, MIPlainwell, MIUnited States
 Management, business, finance6.8%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock2.0%6.5%
 Community, social services1.6%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.0%1.2%
 Education, library5.4%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock0.5%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology1.7%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock6.7%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.9%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock11.4%5.4%
 Building maintenance1.6%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock1.0%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support17.5%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair6.3%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock26.5%13.1%
Reviews for Three Rivers    2 Reviews

As the name implies, Three Rivers is a community with "three rivers." The largest of them, the St. Joseph River, converges with the Portage and Rocky rivers in the  More

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Over 17 years ago

It is very cold during the winter time. 2008 has been the coldest winter ever in Three Rivers. It seems that the winters are brutal every other year as well as the  More

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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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