Attica is a tiny town located in the state of Michigan. With a population of 962 people and two associated neighborhoods, Attica is the 481st largest community in Michigan. Attica has a large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic towns in the country.Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Attica is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Attica is a town of sales and office workers, service providers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Attica who work in sales jobs (18.54%), food service (10.73%), and architecture and engineering (10.24%). Also of interest is that Attica has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. A relatively large number of people in Attica telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 8.29% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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 town is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Attica has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Attica a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here. As is often the case in a small town, Attica doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.The rate of college-level education in Attica is quite a bit lower than the national average among all cities of 21.84%: just 12.21% of people here over 25 have a bachelor's degree or an advanced degree. The per capita income in Attica in 2022 was $30,045, 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 $120,180 for a family of four. However, Attica contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. The people who call Attica home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Attica residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Attica include English, German, French, Polish, and Dutch. The most common language spoken in Attica is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Italian.
