Clare is a very small city located in the state of Michigan. With a population of 3,293 people and two associated neighborhoods, Clare is the 263rd largest community in Michigan.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Clare is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Clare is a city of service providers, professionals, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Clare who work in teaching (13.47%), sales jobs (13.17%), and maintenance occupations (13.09%). Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 8.01% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. Clare is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.The education level of Clare citizens is a little higher than the average for US cities and towns: 21.90% of adults in Clare have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Clare in 2022 was $28,379, which is lower middle income relative to Michigan and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $113,516 for a family of four. However, Clare contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. The people who call Clare home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Clare residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Clare include German, English, Irish, Dutch, and Canadian. The most common language spoken in Clare is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Italian.
