Plainwell Jobs

Plainwell is a city in Allegan County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 3,933 at the 2000 census. Plainwell is located on M-89 just east of its junction with S 131. The city of Otsego is about three miles to the west. Kalamazoo is about ten miles to the south and Grand Rapids about 35 miles north. The Kalamazoo River flows through the center of the city. Plainwell is the birth place of syndicated cartoonist Dave Coverly, creator of the Speed Bump comic strip, actor Ed Gale, famous for his role as Howard the Duck in the movie of the same name, and writer and journalist Kathleen Davis.

The most popular companies with Plainwell jobs are:

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Among the most common occupations in Plainwell are Sales and office occupations, 25%. Production, transportation, and material moving occupations, 22%. and Management, professional, and related occupations, 21%. Approximately 85 percent of workers in Plainwell, Michigan work for companies, 6 percent work for the government and 2 percent are self-employed.

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

The leading industries in Plainwell, Michigan are Manufacturing, 29%; Educational, health and social services, 17%; and Retail trade, 13%. Simply Hired's Plainwell job listings indicate that the following industries in Plainwell 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 Plainwell, Michigan is $31,091, and the median income of households in Plainwell was $39,590.

Plainwell has an unemployment rate of 6.7%, compared the national average of 5.8%.

According to our Plainwell Trends data, the number of Plainwell, Michigan jobs has decreased by 95% since March 2008.

Population of Plainwell Total population 3,933 Male 47.72% Female 52.28% Median age 36.2     Plainwell Housing Owner-occupied homes 69.4% Median cost of a home $97,500 Median mortgage payment $593 Renter-occupied homes 30.6% Vacant housing 5.5% Median monthly rent $502     Average Income Median for all male full-time $35,785 Median for all female full-time $26,397     Household Income Less than $10,000 9% $10,000 to $14,999 8% $15,000 to $24,999 12% $25,000 to $34,999 13% $35,000 to $49,999 20% $50,000 to $74,999 23% $75,000 to $99,999 11% $100,000 to $149,999 3% $150,000 to $199,999 0% $200,000 or more 1%

Education Less than 9th grade 6% 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 15% High school graduate 32% Some college, no degree 24% Associate's degree 5% Bachelor's degree 14% Graduate degree 4%     Marital Status Never married 25% Currently married 54% Separated 1% Widowed 8% Divorced 11%     Race White 98% Black or African American 0% Asian 0% Other 1%     Plainwell Commute Carpool 8.5% Public transportation 0.0% Average travel time 20 minutes

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