Laingsburg is a very small city located in the state of Michigan. With a population of 1,414 people and three associated neighborhoods, Laingsburg is the 417th largest community in Michigan. Laingsburg has a large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic cities in the country.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Laingsburg is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Laingsburg is a city of service providers, managers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Laingsburg who work in management occupations (13.31%), food service (8.58%), and teaching (7.99%). Also of interest is that Laingsburg 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: 9.19% 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. Laingsburg is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.In terms of college education, Laingsburg is somewhat better educated than the 21.84% who have a 4-year degree or higher in the typical US community: 28.78% of adults 25 and older in the city have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Laingsburg in 2022 was $33,893, which is middle income relative to Michigan and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $135,572 for a family of four. However, Laingsburg contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. The people who call Laingsburg home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Laingsburg residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Laingsburg include German, Irish, English, Italian, and Belgian. The most common language spoken in Laingsburg is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Italian.
