Lapeer is a somewhat small city located in the state of Michigan. With a population of 9,039 people and nine associated neighborhoods, Lapeer is the 128th largest community in Michigan.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Lapeer is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Lapeer is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Lapeer who work in sales jobs (11.09%), office and administrative support (9.43%), and management occupations (7.65%). Also of interest is that Lapeer has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. The citizens of Lapeer are slightly less educated than the national average of 21.84% for the average city or town: 14.27% of adults in Lapeer have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree The per capita income in Lapeer in 2022 was $29,527, which is middle income relative to Michigan, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $118,108 for a family of four. However, Lapeer contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Lapeer is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Lapeer home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Lapeer residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Lapeer include German, Irish, English, Polish, and French. The most common language spoken in Lapeer is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Italian.
