Mio is a very small town located in the state of Michigan. With a population of 1,690 people and three associated neighborhoods, Mio is the 388th largest community in Michigan.Mio is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Mio is a town of service providers, professionals, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Mio who work in food service (12.80%), sales jobs (8.91%), and office and administrative support (8.53%). One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 10.63% 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. Another notable thing is that Mio is an extremely popular destination for tourists and seasonal residents. So much of the population is seasonal such that the town’s population swells significantly during the vacation season, and drops again when the season ends. Because of this, much of the local economy is centered around tourism; some businesses may be operated only during the high season. During the low season, year-round residents will notice that the city is a substantially quieter place to live. It is a fairly quiet town because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Mio has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Mio has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Mio than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Mio may be for you. As is often the case in a small town, Mio doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.In terms of college education, Mio is nearly on par with the US average for all cities of 21.84%: 20.33% of adults 25 and older in Mio have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Mio in 2022 was $24,903, which is lower middle income relative to Michigan and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $99,612 for a family of four. However, Mio contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. The people who call Mio home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Mio residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Mio include German, English, Dutch, Polish, and Irish. The most common language spoken in Mio is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Italian.
