Pewamo vs Saranac

A side-by-side comparison of Pewamo and Saranac: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Saranac has the higher population (1,973 vs 511 in Pewamo). Pewamo has the higher median household income ($76,250 vs $64,157 in Saranac). Saranac has the higher median home value ($183,300 vs $179,500 in Pewamo).

Population, income & housing

	Pewamo	Saranac
Population	511	1,973
Median age	33.6 yrs	33.4 yrs
Median household income	$76,250	$64,157
Median home value	$179,500	$183,300
Median gross rent	$933	$415
Housing units	173	760
Homeownership rate	91.0%	67.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.6%	22.4%
Unemployment rate	3.8%	3.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Pewamo	Saranac
Population	466 → 511 (+9.7%)	1,409 → 1,973 (+40.0%)
Median household income	$56,406 → $76,250 (+35.2%)	$47,159 → $64,157 (+36.0%)
Median home value	$114,700 → $179,500 (+56.5%)	$109,200 → $183,300 (+67.9%)
Median gross rent	$604 → $933 (+54.5%)	$460 → $415 (-9.8%)

Pewamo

Population

466511

Median household income

$56,406$76,250

Median home value

$114,700$179,500

Median gross rent

$604$933

Saranac

Population

1,4091,973

Median household income

$47,159$64,157

Median home value

$109,200$183,300

Median gross rent

$460$415

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Pewamo	Saranac
Under 5	7.2%	6.2%
5 to 17	26.6%	15.4%
18 to 24	4.3%	17.8%
25 to 34	14.5%	11.7%
35 to 44	15.5%	8.4%
45 to 54	8.6%	18.2%
55 to 64	8.4%	11.3%
65 to 74	10.2%	5.9%
75 and over	4.7%	5.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Pewamo	Saranac
White (non-Hispanic)	98.0%	93.6%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.9%
Asian	0.0%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.4%	1.5%
Hispanic or Latino	0.6%	2.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Pewamo	Saranac
No high school diploma	6.6%	5.6%
High school graduate	40.5%	47.1%
Some college or associate's	33.2%	24.9%
Bachelor's degree	14.6%	12.6%
Graduate or professional degree	5.1%	9.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Pewamo	Saranac
Drove alone	72.8%	82.9%
Carpooled	6.7%	2.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.9%
Bicycle	0.9%	0.0%
Worked from home	17.0%	13.4%
Other means	2.7%	0.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Pewamo	Saranac
1-unit, detached	89.6%	69.7%
1-unit, attached	4.0%	2.2%
2 to 4 units	0.6%	3.4%
5 to 19 units	5.2%	6.3%
20 or more units	0.0%	17.5%
Mobile home & other	0.6%	0.8%

Poverty & households

	Pewamo	Saranac
Poverty rate	6.5%	13.0%
Average household size	3.06	2.61
Mean commute (minutes)	26	23
Median year structure built	1967	1968