Fruitport Jobs

Fruitport is a village in Muskegon County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the village has a total population of 1,124. The community is located within Fruitport Charter Township. Fruitport was founded by Edward L. Craw in 1868, who platted and named it as Crawville. It was renamed Fruitport a year later when the Pere Marquette Railroad built a station there, as the town was in the middle of a fertile fruit growing area and also a port. It incorporated as a village in 1891. In an election on November 8, 2005, 306 residents voted to dissolve the village municipal corporation, while 155 voted no. However, a 2/3 majority was needed to dissolve the village. This was the fourth time since 1979 that a proposal to dissolve the village was on the ballot for an election. In 1990, a proposal to disincorporate was defeated by a 2 to 1 margin while a proposal in 1998 failed by 41 votes.

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Among the most common occupations in Fruitport are Management, professional, and related occupations, 27%. Production, transportation, and material moving occupations, 24%. and Sales and office occupations, 23%. Approximately 80 percent of workers in Fruitport, Michigan work for companies, 10 percent work for the government and 5 percent are self-employed.

Currently, the most commonly listed Fruitport Jobs are for crew jobs, physical therapy jobs, hourly shift management jobs, physical therapist jobs, salary managers jobs and financial advisor jobs.

The leading industries in Fruitport, Michigan are Manufacturing, 31%; Educational, health and social services, 15%; and Retail trade, 15%. Simply Hired's Fruitport job listings indicate that the following industries in Fruitport are hiring the most workers: Blood & Organ Banks, Hospitals, Misc Store Retailers, Catering Services and Food Service Contractors.

According to government data, the average salary for jobs in Fruitport, Michigan is $34,294, and the median income of households in Fruitport was $48,125.

Fruitport has an unemployment rate of 4.5%, compared the national average of 5.8%.

According to our Fruitport Trends data, the number of Fruitport, Michigan jobs has decreased by 82% since April 2008.

Population of Fruitport Total population 1,124 Male 50.09% Female 49.91% Median age 37.9     Fruitport Housing Owner-occupied homes 83.1% Median cost of a home $96,900 Median mortgage payment $591 Renter-occupied homes 16.9% Vacant housing 6.0% Median monthly rent $675     Average Income Median for all male full-time $38,362 Median for all female full-time $30,227     Household Income Less than $10,000 4% $10,000 to $14,999 2% $15,000 to $24,999 12% $25,000 to $34,999 16% $35,000 to $49,999 18% $50,000 to $74,999 27% $75,000 to $99,999 13% $100,000 to $149,999 4% $150,000 to $199,999 2% $200,000 or more 1%

Education Less than 9th grade 3% 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 6% High school graduate 36% Some college, no degree 27% Associate's degree 11% Bachelor's degree 12% Graduate degree 6%     Marital Status Never married 21% Currently married 61% Separated 0% Widowed 5% Divorced 13%     Race White 99% Black or African American 0% Asian 1% Other 1%     Fruitport Commute Carpool 8.7% Public transportation 0.0% Average travel time 20 minutes

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