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 Economic Prosperity
 
 
Below are the Economic Prosperity Sector summary tables of indicators and scores for the years 2000, and 2005 to 2007.
 
The indicators selected for
Economic Prosperity are related to income and wages, employment, and other factors associated with potential for economic development.
 
The Economic Prosperity Indicators are:

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 Summary Tables

 

Economic Prosperity Sector - 2007 Indicators and Scores

Indicator

Muskegon County

West MI1

East MI2

Michigan

U.S.

Measure

Index

Measure

Index

Measure

Index

Measure

Index

Measure

Index

Per Capita Personal Income

$26,880

1.6

$31,839

2.1

$29,012

2.0

$34,423

2.6

$36,714

2.7

Employment Growth              average/year 2002-2006

0.80%

2.2

0.86%

2.3

0.02%

0.0

-0.04%

1.0

1.21%

2.9

Employment

Distribution

0.913

2.2

0.966

2.7

0.869

1.7

0.907

2.1

NA

 

Bachelor's Degrees

ages 25 to 34

20.6%

2.4

30.0%

3.5

19.5%

2.6

27.1%

3.2

29.1%

3.4

Average Weekly

Wages

$673

1.8

$737

2.1

$736

2.2

$834

2.8

$855

2.8

Population Growth              average/year 2002-2006

0.21%

4.8

0.49%

4.5

-0.37%

1.8

0.01%

4.9

0.77%

4.2

Sector Index

2.5

2.9

1.8

2.2

3.2

 

 

Economic Prosperity Sector - 2006 Indicators and Scores

Indicator

Muskegon County

West MI1

East MI2

Michigan

U.S.

Measure

Index

Measure

Index

Measure

Index

Measure

Index

Measure

Index

Per Capita Personal Income

$26,560

1.8

$31,244

2.3

$28,890

2.0

$33,788

2.6

$36,714

2.9

Employment Growth              average/year 2002-2006

0.52%

1.8

0.24%

1.4

-1.14%

0.0

-0.70%

0.0

0.87%

2.3

Employment

Distribution

0.892

1.9

0.960

2.6

0.873

1.7

0.906

2.1

NA

 

Bachelor's Degrees

ages 25 to 34

18.7%

2.2

26.8%

3.1

23.0%

2.6

27.4%

3.2

28.8%

3.4

Average Weekly

Wages

$653

1.8

$703

2.1

$720

2.2

$811

2.8

$818

2.8

Population Growth              average/year 2002-2006

0.28%

4.7

0.54%

4.4

-0.24%

1.8

0.12%

4.9

0.75%

4.2

Sector Index

2.4

2.7

1.7

2.6

3.1

 

 

Economic Prosperity Sector - 2005 Indicators and Scores

Indicator

Muskegon County

West MI1

East MI2

Michigan

U.S.

Measure

Index

Measure

Index

Measure

Index

Measure

Index

Measure

Index

Per Capita Personal Income

$25,626

2.2

$30,137

3.0

$26,935

2.4

$32,694

3.2

$34,757

3.5

Employment Growth              average/year 2002-2006

0.21%

1.3

-0.10%

0.9

-1.23%

0.0

-0.80%

0.0

0.30%

1.5

Employment

Distribution

0.893

1.9

0.955

2.6

0.871

1.7

1.020

3.2

NA

 

Bachelor's Degrees

ages 25 to 34

18.5%

2.2

27.9%

3.3

22.0%

2.6

28.2%

3.3

29.9%

3.5

Average Weekly

Wages

$635

1.9

$685

2.5

$692

2.2

$793

2.8

$782

2.7

Population Growth              average/year 2002-2006

0.33%

4.7

0.58%

4.4

-0.13%

1.9

0.20%

4.8

0.76%

4.2

Sector Index

2.4

2.8

1.8

2.9

3.1

 

 

Economic Prosperity Sector - 2000 Indicators and Scores

Indicator

Muskegon County

West MI1

East MI2

Michigan

U.S.

Measure

Index

Measure

Index

Measure

Index

Measure

Index

Measure

Index

Per Capita Personal Income

$23,130

2.1

$26,799

2.6

$26,679

2.5

$29,554

2.9

$29,845

2.9

Employment Growth              avg/year 2002-2006

1.54%

3.3

1.75%

3.6

-0.48%

0.3

1.31%

3.0

1.82%

3.8

Employment

Distribution

0.897

2.0

0.933

2.3

0.855

1.5

0.897

2.0

NA

 

Bachelor's Degrees

ages 25 to 34

14.1%

1.7

25.5%

3.0

19.2%

2.3

26.0%

3.1

27.5%

3.2

Average Weekly

Wages

$596

2.3

$621

2.5

$653

2.7

$712

3.1

$679

2.9

Population Growth              aveg/year 2002-2006

0.54%

4.5

1.11%

3.9

-0.08%

1.9

0.54%

4.5

0.37%

4.6

Sector Index

2.7

3.0

1.9

3.1

3.5

 
[1] Average of data and scores for Muskegon, Kent and Ottawa Counties.

[2] Average of data and scores for Bay, Genesee and Saginaw Counties.