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High school graduate or higher Bachelor's degree or higher
High school graduate or higher Bachelor's degree or higher
High school graduate or higher Bachelor's degree or higher
T otal
2,414 79.70% 1,080 1,118 36.90% 553
4,770 89.80% 2,970 1,029 19.40% 559
6,675 87.50% 3,494
1,032 13.50% 532 499,058 263,244
67.10% 34.30%
90.30% 17.00%
91.70% 14.00%
1,334 94.10% 565 39.90%
1,800 88.90% 470 23.20%
3,181 83.30% 500 13.10%
235,814
Two or more races
5,314 1.06%
3,289 1.25%
2,025 0.86%
Hispanic or Latino Origin
7,631 1.53%
3,810 1.45%
3,821 1.62%
If one is unable to start a business or purchase a home, then another way to build wealth for a household is by earning wages through employment. The current minimum wage is $9.45/hr. According to MIT, the living wage for a single adult with no children is $10.57/hr.; and for a single adult with one child it is $22.91/hr. (i.e. $47,650/yr.), which is just above the median household income. Black Genesee county residents comprise 20% of the labor force. The majority of black employees work in production or service occupations. Black women comprise 54% of the Black working population. Black male residents are primarily employed in the Production, transportation, and material moving occupations (40%); this occupational group employs 27% of all black county employees. Service occupations and Management, business, science, and arts occupations employed 25% and 22% of black residents, respectively; the majority of black female residents work in these occupations (32% and 28%). Service occupations are notable for employing 25% of black employees, but being the only occupational group to have a median hourly wage lower than the living wage, choosing to pay employees the minimum wage (Table 4, Figure 3).
Table 4 - 2018 SEX BY OCCUPATION FOR THE CIVILIAN EMPLOYED POPULATION 16 YEARS AND OVER
(BLACK OR AFRICAN AMERICAN ALONE)
T otal:
29,958
Male:
13,694
46%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: Service occupations:
Sales and office occupations:
Management, business, science, and arts occupations:
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations:
5,487 40% 2,343 17% 2,249 16% 2,133 16% 1,482 11%