Four of Michigan’s 11 billionaires call West Michigan home, and at least three of them you’ve probably shopped with or borrowed money from.
While many of us live paycheck to paycheck, there are 11 Michiganders who made Forbes’s list of wealthiest Americans. I found it surprising that we have 4 billionaires in West Michigan. One of these billionaires lives in Portage, while three others are based in Grand Rapids. The individual median income in the state of Michigan is only $38,515 a year, according to DataCommons.org. Meanwhile, we have a handful of Michiganders worth anywhere from 1 to 23 billion dollars each. Take a gander at the 11 wealthiest billionaire Michiganders below.
11 Richest Michigan Billionaires
#11. Alan Zekelman
This Bloomfield Hills, Michigan resident is among the richest people in the state with $1.9 billion thanks to his time in the steel manufacturing industry…