Martin vs Saugatuck

A side-by-side comparison of Martin and Saugatuck: population, income, housing, and more.

Martin and Saugatuck are places in Michigan. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Saugatuck has the higher population (751 vs 570 in Martin). Saugatuck has the higher median household income ($118,309 vs $56,818 in Martin). Saugatuck has the higher median home value ($619,400 vs $161,700 in Martin).

Population, income & housing

	Martin	Saugatuck
Population	570	751
Median age	38.6 yrs	55.6 yrs
Median household income	$56,818	$118,309
Median home value	$161,700	$619,400
Median gross rent	$339	$505
Housing units	224	967
Homeownership rate	81.8%	82.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	9.6%	75.5%
Unemployment rate	3.2%	2.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Martin	Saugatuck
Population	435 → 570 (+31.0%)	850 → 751 (-11.6%)
Median household income	$49,750 → $56,818 (+14.2%)	$68,063 → $118,309 (+73.8%)
Median home value	$115,700 → $161,700 (+39.8%)	$420,700 → $619,400 (+47.2%)
Median gross rent	$311 → $339 (+9.0%)	$475 → $505 (+6.3%)

Martin

Population

435570

Median household income

$49,750$56,818

Median home value

$115,700$161,700

Median gross rent

$311$339

Saugatuck

Population

850751

Median household income

$68,063$118,309

Median home value

$420,700$619,400

Median gross rent

$475$505

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Martin	Saugatuck
Under 5	6.8%	2.8%
5 to 17	16.8%	12.6%
18 to 24	4.7%	0.4%
25 to 34	9.6%	3.1%
35 to 44	21.8%	6.3%
45 to 54	10.5%	22.2%
55 to 64	9.1%	19.0%
65 to 74	15.3%	17.6%
75 and over	5.3%	16.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Martin	Saugatuck
White (non-Hispanic)	80.9%	97.6%
Black or African American	2.3%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.5%	0.0%
Two or more races	6.3%	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino	10.0%	0.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Martin	Saugatuck
No high school diploma	10.0%	3.5%
High school graduate	38.0%	11.1%
Some college or associate's	42.4%	10.0%
Bachelor's degree	7.8%	51.7%
Graduate or professional degree	1.7%	23.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Martin	Saugatuck
Drove alone	83.6%	52.6%
Carpooled	5.1%	5.1%
Public transit	0.7%	1.7%
Walked	7.3%	9.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.3%	30.6%
Other means	0.0%	0.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Martin	Saugatuck
1-unit, detached	87.9%	73.8%
1-unit, attached	0.9%	4.0%
2 to 4 units	1.8%	6.5%
5 to 19 units	2.2%	13.3%
20 or more units	6.3%	2.3%
Mobile home & other	0.9%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Martin	Saugatuck
Poverty rate	4.7%	11.6%
Average household size	2.66	1.83
Mean commute (minutes)	26	57
Median year structure built	1938	1978