Niles is a somewhat small city located in the state of Michigan. With a population of 11,761 people and 12 associated neighborhoods, Niles is the 98th largest community in Michigan.Unlike some cities, Niles isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Niles are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Niles is a city of service providers, sales and office workers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Niles who work in office and administrative support (14.45%), sales jobs (7.62%), and food service (6.61%). Also of interest is that Niles has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. The percentage of adults in Niles who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 21.84%: 17.04% of the adults in Niles have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Niles in 2022 was $24,313, which is low income relative to Michigan and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $97,252 for a family of four. However, Niles contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Niles is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Niles home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Niles residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Niles include German, Irish, English, Polish, and French. The most common language spoken in Niles is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Italian.
