Cadillac is a medium-sized city located in the state of Michigan. With a population of 10,430 people and five associated neighborhoods, Cadillac is the 112th largest community in Michigan.Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Cadillac is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 36.52% of the Cadillac workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 27.7%. Overall, Cadillac is a city of production and manufacturing workers, managers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Cadillac who work in management occupations (9.93%), office and administrative support (9.77%), and business and financial occupations (7.12%). Also of interest is that Cadillac 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: 7.29% 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. Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Cadillac spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 13.75 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be.The population of Cadillac overall has a level of education that is slightly above the US average for all US cities and towns of 21.84%. Of adults 25 and older in Cadillac, 22.11% have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Cadillac in 2022 was $26,901, which is lower middle income relative to Michigan and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $107,604 for a family of four. However, Cadillac contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. The people who call Cadillac home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Cadillac residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Cadillac include German, Irish, English, Dutch, and Italian. The most common language spoken in Cadillac is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Spanish.
