Flushing is a somewhat small city located in the state of Michigan. With a population of 8,272 people and five associated neighborhoods, Flushing is the 135th largest community in Michigan.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Flushing is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Flushing is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Flushing who work in healthcare (11.60%), sales jobs (11.03%), and food service (9.96%). Also of interest is that Flushing has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 10.86% 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. The overall education level of Flushing citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 30.24% of adults in Flushing have at least a bachelor's degree, and the average American community has 21.84%. The per capita income in Flushing in 2022 was $37,752, which is upper middle income relative to Michigan and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $151,008 for a family of four. However, Flushing contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Flushing is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Flushing home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Flushing residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Flushing include German, English, Irish, Polish, and Scottish. The most common language spoken in Flushing is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Italian.
