Eaton Rapids is a somewhat small city located in the state of Michigan. With a population of 5,185 people and four associated neighborhoods, Eaton Rapids is the 190th largest community in Michigan. Eaton Rapids has an unusually large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic cities.Eaton Rapids is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Eaton Rapids is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Eaton Rapids who work in office and administrative support (16.20%), business and financial occupations (9.62%), and food service (5.83%). Also of interest is that Eaton Rapids has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. A relatively large number of people in Eaton Rapids telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 13.10% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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. The citizens of Eaton Rapids are slightly less educated than the national average of 21.84% for the average city or town: 15.20% of adults in Eaton Rapids have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree The per capita income in Eaton Rapids in 2022 was $27,990, which is lower middle income relative to Michigan and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $111,960 for a family of four. However, Eaton Rapids contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. The people who call Eaton Rapids home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Eaton Rapids residents report their race to be White, followed by Native American. Important ancestries of people in Eaton Rapids include German, English, Irish, Italian, and Polish. The most common language spoken in Eaton Rapids is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Italian.
