Holland is a medium-sized city located in the state of Michigan. With a population of 34,540 people and 23 associated neighborhoods, Holland is the 39th largest community in Michigan.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Holland is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Holland is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Holland who work in office and administrative support (12.37%), healthcare (8.76%), and teaching (7.76%). Also of interest is that Holland has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 7.38% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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. Residents of the city have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 18.17 minutes getting to work every day. The city of Holland is a decent size, but despite this, it doesn't have a viable public transit system that people can use to get to work.The education level of Holland citizens is very high relative to the national average among all cities (21.84%): 38.41% of adults in Holland have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree. The per capita income in Holland in 2022 was $39,923, which is upper middle income relative to Michigan and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $159,692 for a family of four. However, Holland contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Holland is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Holland home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Holland residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Holland also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 17.47% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Holland include Dutch, German, English, Irish, and Polish. The most common language spoken in Holland is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
