Michigan Center Jobs

Michigan Center is an unincorporated community in Leoni Township of Jackson County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The United States Census Bureau has defined an area about the community as a Census-designated place for statistical purposes. The population was 4,641 at the 2000 census. Michigan Center was platted as "Michigan Centre" in 1837 by Abel Fitch and Paul Ring, although there were settlements in the area from at least 1834. The name was presumably derived from the proximity to the Michigan Meridian which divided the state into eastern and western portions for surveying. The community is not close to any sort of geographical center of the state. Fitch became the first postmaster in 1838. Located at , Michigan Center began developing as a mill town on a tributary of the Grand River. There was a station on Michigan Central Railroad. However, nearby Jackson rapidly outpaced Michigan Center, which has since become a bedroom community to the city of Jackson.

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Among the most common occupations in Michigan Center are Production, transportation, and material moving occupations, 27%. Sales and office occupations, 22%. and Management, professional, and related occupations, 20%. Approximately 80 percent of workers in Michigan Center, Michigan work for companies, 11 percent work for the government and 4 percent are self-employed.

Currently, the most commonly listed Michigan Center Jobs are for crew jobs, financial advisors jobs, registered nurse jobs, physical therapy jobs, physical therapist jobs and retail project merchandiser jobs.

The leading industries in Michigan Center, Michigan are Manufacturing, 29%; Educational, health and social services, 18%; and Retail trade, 11%. Simply Hired's Michigan Center job listings indicate that the following industries in Michigan Center are hiring the most workers: Accounting & Auditing Firms, Food Service Contractors, Catering Services, Clinics & Outpatient Services and Reproductive Health Clinics.

According to government data, the average salary for jobs in Michigan Center, Michigan is $33,640, and the median income of households in Michigan Center was $43,056.

Michigan Center has an unemployment rate of 5.1%, compared the national average of 5.8%.

According to our Michigan Center Trends data, the number of Michigan Center, Michigan jobs has decreased by 39% since April 2008.

Population of Michigan Center Total population 4,641 Male 50.27% Female 49.73% Median age 39.2     Michigan Center Housing Owner-occupied homes 86.0% Median cost of a home $94,000 Median mortgage payment $615 Renter-occupied homes 14.0% Vacant housing 5.4% Median monthly rent $490     Average Income Median for all male full-time $38,233 Median for all female full-time $29,048     Household Income Less than $10,000 5% $10,000 to $14,999 6% $15,000 to $24,999 12% $25,000 to $34,999 15% $35,000 to $49,999 23% $50,000 to $74,999 19% $75,000 to $99,999 16% $100,000 to $149,999 4% $150,000 to $199,999 0% $200,000 or more 0%

Education Less than 9th grade 4% 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 13% High school graduate 33% Some college, no degree 31% Associate's degree 11% Bachelor's degree 5% Graduate degree 2%     Marital Status Never married 23% Currently married 58% Separated 1% Widowed 7% Divorced 11%     Race White 99% Black or African American 0% Asian 0% Other 1%     Michigan Center Commute Carpool 11.7% Public transportation 0.0% Average travel time 25 minutes