Gaylord is a very small city located in the state of Michigan. With a population of 4,374 people and four associated neighborhoods, Gaylord is the 218th largest community in Michigan.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Gaylord is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Gaylord is a city of service providers, sales and office workers, and transportation and shipping workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Gaylord who work in sales jobs (13.97%), food service (12.75%), and business and financial occupations (8.40%). Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 7.55% 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. Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Gaylord spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 17.01 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be.The population of Gaylord overall has a level of education that is slightly above the US average for all US cities and towns of 21.84%. Of adults 25 and older in Gaylord, 21.91% have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Gaylord in 2022 was $28,696, 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 $114,784 for a family of four. However, Gaylord contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. The people who call Gaylord home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Gaylord residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Gaylord include German, Irish, Polish, English, and French. The most common language spoken in Gaylord is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Italian.
