Paw Paw is a very small village located in the state of Michigan. With a population of 3,389 people and three associated neighborhoods, Paw Paw is the 255th largest community in Michigan.Unlike some villages, Paw Paw isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Paw Paw are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Paw Paw is a village of sales and office workers, service providers, and transportation and shipping workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Paw Paw who work in office and administrative support (20.05%), sales jobs (11.87%), and maintenance occupations (9.30%). One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 8.06% 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. One of the benefits of Paw Paw is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 19.19 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.The percentage of people in Paw Paw with college degrees is quite a bit lower than the national average for cities and towns of 21.84%: just 10.80% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Paw Paw in 2022 was $23,775, which is low income relative to Michigan and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $95,100 for a family of four. However, Paw Paw contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Paw Paw is a somewhat ethnically-diverse village. The people who call Paw Paw home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Paw Paw residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Paw Paw also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 11.14% of the village’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Paw Paw include German, Irish, English, French, and Dutch. The most common language spoken in Paw Paw is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
