Bangor is a very small city located in the state of Michigan. With a population of 1,977 people and two associated neighborhoods, Bangor is the 349th largest community in Michigan.When you are in Bangor, you'll notice that it is more blue-collar than most other communities in America. 40.35% of Bangor’s employed work in blue-collar jobs, while America averages only 27.7% that do. Overall, Bangor is a city of service providers, sales and office workers, and construction workers and builders. There are especially a lot of people living in Bangor who work in management occupations (14.86%), office and administrative support (9.20%), and sales jobs (7.87%). One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 9.74% 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. The citizens of Bangor are slightly less educated than the national average of 21.84% for the average city or town: 14.85% of adults in Bangor have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree The per capita income in Bangor in 2022 was $21,859, which is low income relative to Michigan and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $87,436 for a family of four. However, Bangor contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Bangor is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Bangor home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Bangor residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Bangor also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 44.06% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Bangor include German, Irish, English, European, and Dutch. In addition, Bangor has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (16.19%). The most common language spoken in Bangor is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
