Spring Lake is a very small village located in the state of Michigan. With a population of 2,532 people and four associated neighborhoods, Spring Lake is the 312th largest community in Michigan. Spring Lake real estate is some of the most expensive in Michigan, although Spring Lake house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.Unlike some villages where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Spring Lake is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Spring Lake is a village of sales and office workers, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Spring Lake who work in office and administrative support (20.81%), management occupations (17.52%), and healthcare (8.13%). Also of interest is that Spring Lake 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: 15.70% 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. In addition, Spring Lake is home to many people who could be described as "urban sophisticates". Urban sophisticates are people who are both educated and wealthy, and thus tend to be older, richer, and more established than young professionals. "Urban sophisticates" is not just about being educated and well-off financially: it is a point of view and state of mind, one that you might call 'urbaneness'. But such people can and do regularly live in small towns, suburbs and rural areas, as well as in big cities. They read, support the arts and high-end shops, and love travel. Being a small village, Spring Lake does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The citizens of Spring Lake are among the most well-educated in the nation: 44.06% of adults in Spring Lake have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree, whereas the average US city has 21.84% holding at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Spring Lake in 2022 was $54,562, which is wealthy relative to Michigan and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $218,248 for a family of four. The people who call Spring Lake home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Spring Lake residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Spring Lake include German, Dutch, English, Irish, and Polish. The most common language spoken in Spring Lake is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Italian.
