Gaylord is a very small city located in the state of Michigan. With a population of 4,356 people and four associated neighborhoods, Gaylord is the 218th largest community in Michigan.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Gaylord is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Gaylord is a city of service providers, sales and office workers, and transportation and shipping workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Gaylord who work in sales jobs (13.97%), food service (12.75%), and business and financial occupations (8.40%). One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 7.55% 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. 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 17.01 minutes getting to work every day.The population of Gaylord 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 Gaylord, 21.91% have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Gaylord in 2022 was $28,696, 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 $114,784 for a family of four. However, Gaylord contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. The people who call Gaylord home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Gaylord residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Gaylord include German, Irish, Polish, English, and French. The most common language spoken in Gaylord is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Italian.
