Brimley vs Sault Ste. Marie

A side-by-side comparison of Brimley and Sault Ste. Marie: population, income, housing, and more.

Brimley and Sault Ste. Marie are places in Michigan. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Sault Ste. Marie has the higher population (13,373 vs 379 in Brimley). Brimley has the higher median household income ($72,885 vs $55,031 in Sault Ste. Marie). Brimley has the higher median home value ($166,500 vs $127,300 in Sault Ste. Marie).

Population, income & housing

	Brimley	Sault Ste. Marie
Population	379	13,373
Median age	46.3 yrs	34.9 yrs
Median household income	$72,885	$55,031
Median home value	$166,500	$127,300
Median gross rent	—	$787
Housing units	365	6,476
Homeownership rate	97.5%	58.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	23.7%	24.1%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	5.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Brimley	Sault Ste. Marie
Population	442 → 379 (-14.3%)	13,591 → 13,373 (-1.6%)
Median household income	$49,375 → $72,885 (+47.6%)	$38,341 → $55,031 (+43.5%)
Median home value	$130,100 → $166,500 (+28.0%)	$92,500 → $127,300 (+37.6%)
Median gross rent	—	$698 → $787 (+12.8%)

Brimley

Population

442379

Median household income

$49,375$72,885

Median home value

$130,100$166,500

Sault Ste. Marie

Population

13,59113,373

Median household income

$38,341$55,031

Median home value

$92,500$127,300

Median gross rent

$698$787

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Brimley	Sault Ste. Marie
Under 5	11.1%	5.2%
5 to 17	9.8%	13.5%
18 to 24	7.9%	16.7%
25 to 34	13.2%	14.8%
35 to 44	6.9%	10.0%
45 to 54	9.5%	9.6%
55 to 64	16.1%	12.9%
65 to 74	15.6%	9.9%
75 and over	10.0%	7.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Brimley	Sault Ste. Marie
White (non-Hispanic)	77.8%	69.1%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	12.7%	12.7%
Asian	0.0%	1.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	0.8%	0.9%
Two or more races	8.7%	12.7%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	2.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Brimley	Sault Ste. Marie
No high school diploma	7.0%	6.2%
High school graduate	28.9%	33.3%
Some college or associate's	40.4%	36.4%
Bachelor's degree	12.2%	13.6%
Graduate or professional degree	11.5%	10.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Brimley	Sault Ste. Marie
Drove alone	89.1%	74.3%
Carpooled	9.7%	8.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.8%
Walked	1.2%	6.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	4.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	5.0%
Other means	0.0%	1.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Brimley	Sault Ste. Marie
1-unit, detached	85.8%	64.3%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	4.6%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	10.2%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	7.1%
20 or more units	0.0%	9.2%
Mobile home & other	14.2%	4.6%

Poverty & households

	Brimley	Sault Ste. Marie
Poverty rate	18.2%	18.7%
Average household size	1.88	2.14
Mean commute (minutes)	25	14
Median year structure built	1981	1957