Mason is a somewhat small city located in the state of Michigan. With a population of 8,201 people and four associated neighborhoods, Mason is the 137th largest community in Michigan. There's nothing like the smell of a brand new house, and in Mason, you'll find that a large proportion of houses were recently built. New growth in residential real estate is an indication that people are choosing to move to Mason, and putting down their money on brand new construction. Mason’s real estate is, on average, some of the newest in the nation. Mason does seem to be experiencing an influx of affluent people, because the median household income is $75,000.00.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Mason is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Mason is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Mason who work in management occupations (15.08%), office and administrative support (14.09%), and teaching (8.11%). Also of interest is that Mason has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 13.19% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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 Mason citizens is very high relative to the national average among all cities (21.84%): 36.81% of adults in Mason have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree. The per capita income in Mason in 2022 was $38,382, which is upper middle income relative to Michigan and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $153,528 for a family of four. However, Mason contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Mason is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Mason home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Mason residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Mason include German, Irish, English, French, and Polish. The most common language spoken in Mason is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Polish.
