Filer City, MI

Census Place

2024 Population

178

US Senator

Gary Peters

Democratic Party

US Senator

Elissa Slotkin

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

38.9

0.258% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

2.81%

26.6% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$47,083

2024 Median Property Value

$96,100

Economy

The economy of Filer City, MI employs 101 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Filer City, MI were Manufacturing (19 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (18 people), and Educational Services (14 people), and the highest paying industries were Manufacturing ($104,375) and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($9,286).

Employment

Occupations

101

2024 Value

± 81

−0.98%

1 Year decline

± 113%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Filer City, MI declined at a rate of −0.98%, from 102 employees to 101 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Filer City, MI, are Construction & Extraction Occupations (25 people), Personal Care & Service Occupations (18 people), and Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance Occupations (13 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Filer City, MI.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Michigan.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Michigan (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

101

2024 Value

± 81

−0.98%

1 Year decline

± 113%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Filer City, MI declined at a rate of −0.98%, from 102 employees to 101 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Filer City, MI, are Manufacturing (19 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (18 people), and Educational Services (14 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Filer City, MI, though some of these residents may live in Filer City, MI and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$40,714

Median earning men ± $55,603

$15,179

Median earning women ± $11,046

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are .

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($9,286).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Filer City, MI was $96,100 in 2024, which is 0.289 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $93,100 to $96,100, a 3.22% increase. The homeownership rate in Filer City, MI is 79.7%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Filer City, MI have an average commute time of 16.7 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Filer City, MI is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$96,100

Median Property Value 2024

±$24,343

$51

Median Property Taxes

±$39

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Filer City, MI the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800 - $1,499 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Filer City, MI compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$47,083

Median Household Income

± $35,628

Number of Households

± 43

The following chart displays the households in Filer City, MI distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $40k - $45k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Filer City, MI is from Michigan.

0.46

2024 Wage GINI in Michigan

0.462

2023 Wage GINI in Michigan

In 2024, the income inequality in Michigan was 0.46 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.474% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Michigan was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Michigan in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Michigan across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (93.1%)
Other (6.93%)

In 2024, 93.1% of workers in Filer City, MI drove alone to work, followed by those who used some unspecified means to get work (6.93%) and those who carpooled to work (0%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

16.7 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Filer City, MI have a shorter commute time (16.7 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0% of the workforce in Filer City, MI have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Filer City, MI compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Filer City, MI distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Filer City, MI have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

2.81% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Filer City, MI (5 out of 178 people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Females 75+ and then Females 65 - 74.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Filer City, MI is Two Or More, followed by White and Black.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

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