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. Much of the housing stock in Mason was built relatively recently. The construction of new real estate can often be taken as an indication that the local Mason economy is robust, and that jobs or other amenities are attracting an influx of new residents. This seems to be the case in Mason, where 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. Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 13.19% 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 citizens of Mason are very well educated compared to the average community in the nation: 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.
