Mancelona is a very small village located in the state of Michigan. With a population of 1,379 people and two associated neighborhoods, Mancelona is the 429th largest community in Michigan.Unlike some villages where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Mancelona is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Mancelona is a village of service providers, construction workers and builders, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Mancelona who work in healthcare suport services (17.42%), maintenance occupations (11.80%), and healthcare (9.19%). Mancelona’s overall crime rate ranks among the lowest in the nation, making it a very safe place to live. Being a small village, Mancelona does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.In Mancelona, just 6.35% of people over 25 hold a college degree, which is very low compared to the rest of the nation, whereas the average among all cities is 21.84%. The per capita income in Mancelona in 2022 was $26,999, which is lower middle income relative to Michigan and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $107,996 for a family of four. However, Mancelona contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Mancelona is a somewhat ethnically-diverse village. The people who call Mancelona home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Mancelona residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Mancelona include English, German, Irish, Dutch, and Italian. The most common language spoken in Mancelona is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and German/Yiddish.
