Taylor is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of Michigan. With a population of 62,258 people and 23 associated neighborhoods, Taylor is the 22nd largest community in Michigan.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Taylor is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Taylor is a city of sales and office workers, service providers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Taylor who work in office and administrative support (14.29%), sales jobs (10.11%), and food service (6.16%). Also of interest is that Taylor 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: 7.95% 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. The citizens of Taylor are slightly less educated than the national average of 21.84% for the average city or town: 15.38% of adults in Taylor have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree The per capita income in Taylor in 2022 was $30,089, which is middle income relative to Michigan and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $120,356 for a family of four. However, Taylor contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Taylor is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Taylor home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Taylor residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Taylor include German, Irish, Polish, English, and French. The most common language spoken in Taylor is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Spanish.
