Paw Paw is a very small village located in the state of Michigan. With a population of 3,395 people and three associated neighborhoods, Paw Paw is the 255th largest community in Michigan.Unlike some villages where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Paw Paw is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Paw Paw is a village of service providers, sales and office workers, and transportation and shipping workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Paw Paw who work in office and administrative support (15.51%), food service (12.83%), and sales jobs (8.43%). The percentage of people in Paw Paw with college degrees is quite a bit lower than the national average for cities and towns of 21.84%: just 12.18% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Paw Paw in 2022 was $24,053, which is low income relative to Michigan and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $96,212 for a family of four. However, Paw Paw contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Paw Paw is a very ethnically-diverse village. The people who call Paw Paw home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Paw Paw residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Paw Paw also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 12.69% of the village’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Paw Paw include German, Irish, English, French, and Polish. The most common language spoken in Paw Paw is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
