Holt is a medium-sized town located in the state of Michigan. With a population of 25,625 people and six associated neighborhoods, Holt is the 55th largest community in Michigan.Holt is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Holt is a town of sales and office workers, managers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Holt who work in office and administrative support (14.62%), management occupations (12.48%), and business and financial occupations (9.49%). Also of interest is that Holt 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 Holt telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 12.76% 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 education level of Holt ranks among the highest in the nation. Of the 25-and-older adult population in Holt, 40.59% have at least a bachelor's degree. The typical US community has just 21.84% of its adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree. The per capita income in Holt in 2022 was $40,862, which is upper middle income relative to Michigan and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $163,448 for a family of four. However, Holt contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Holt is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Holt home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Holt residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Holt include German, English, Irish, Polish, and Italian. The most common language spoken in Holt is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Vietnamese.
