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Allegan is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 4,838. It is the county seat of Allegan County 6 . The city lies within Allegan Township, but is politically independent. Allegan was named by Michigan historian Henry Rowe Schoolcraft in 1837 to sound like a Native American word. Land was purchased from government to form the downtown business district; village organization came in 1838 with city incorporation authorized in 1907. Allegan is located in the south-central portion of the county. To the west and northwest is the Allegan State Game Area for which the city is considered a gateway. In all other directions Allegan is surrounded by farmland. Allegan's dense forests and river geography served as a source of water power, trade routes for steamboats and timber production. Once cleared, Allegan became a center for business, industry and expansive farmland.

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Among the most common occupations in Allegan are Production, transportation, and material moving occupations, 27%. Management, professional, and related occupations, 20%. and Sales and office occupations, 19%. Approximately 78 percent of workers in Allegan, Michigan work for companies, 10 percent work for the government and 4 percent are self-employed.

Currently, the most commonly listed Allegan Jobs are for crew jobs, hourly shift management jobs, salary managers jobs, sales representative jobs, manufacturing engineer jobs and design engineer jobs.

The leading industries in Allegan, Michigan are Manufacturing, 32%; Educational, health and social services, 16%; and Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services, 9%. Simply Hired's Allegan job listings indicate that the following industries in Allegan are hiring the most workers: Surgical & Medical Instrument Mfg, Personal Safety Equipment Mfg, Surgical Appliance & Supplies Mfg, Laboratory Equipment Mfg and Catering Services.

According to government data, the average salary for jobs in Allegan, Michigan is $30,543, and the median income of households in Allegan was $39,539.

Allegan has an unemployment rate of 6.9%, compared the national average of 5.8%.

According to our Allegan Trends data, the number of Allegan, Michigan jobs has decreased by 28% since March 2008.

Population of Allegan Total population 4,838 Male 49.17% Female 50.83% Median age 35.2     Allegan Housing Owner-occupied homes 63.1% Median cost of a home $87,700 Median mortgage payment $530 Renter-occupied homes 36.9% Vacant housing 6.0% Median monthly rent $470     Average Income Median for all male full-time $35,417 Median for all female full-time $25,669     Household Income Less than $10,000 9% $10,000 to $14,999 6% $15,000 to $24,999 15% $25,000 to $34,999 16% $35,000 to $49,999 22% $50,000 to $74,999 19% $75,000 to $99,999 8% $100,000 to $149,999 4% $150,000 to $199,999 1% $200,000 or more 0%

Education Less than 9th grade 6% 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 13% High school graduate 40% Some college, no degree 22% Associate's degree 5% Bachelor's degree 9% Graduate degree 6%     Marital Status Never married 28% Currently married 47% Separated 1% Widowed 8% Divorced 15%     Race White 93% Black or African American 5% Asian 1% Other 2%     Allegan Commute Carpool 10.8% Public transportation 0.8% Average travel time 21 minutes

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