Algonac vs Port Huron

A side-by-side comparison of Algonac and Port Huron: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Port Huron has the higher population (28,724 vs 4,152 in Algonac). Algonac has the higher median household income ($49,738 vs $49,377 in Port Huron). Algonac has the higher median home value ($177,200 vs $136,000 in Port Huron).

Population, income & housing

	Algonac	Port Huron
Population	4,152	28,724
Median age	47.9 yrs	38.3 yrs
Median household income	$49,738	$49,377
Median home value	$177,200	$136,000
Median gross rent	$923	$972
Housing units	1,953	13,471
Homeownership rate	69.9%	62.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.0%	18.7%
Unemployment rate	6.6%	9.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Algonac	Port Huron
Population	4,028 → 4,152 (+3.1%)	29,025 → 28,724 (-1.0%)
Median household income	$53,423 → $49,738 (-6.9%)	$38,808 → $49,377 (+27.2%)
Median home value	$113,700 → $177,200 (+55.8%)	$86,700 → $136,000 (+56.9%)
Median gross rent	$680 → $923 (+35.7%)	$780 → $972 (+24.6%)

Algonac

Population

4,0284,152

Median household income

$53,423$49,738

Median home value

$113,700$177,200

Median gross rent

$680$923

Port Huron

Population

29,02528,724

Median household income

$38,808$49,377

Median home value

$86,700$136,000

Median gross rent

$780$972

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Algonac	Port Huron
Under 5	6.6%	5.9%
5 to 17	10.5%	16.0%
18 to 24	8.8%	10.2%
25 to 34	11.8%	14.5%
35 to 44	9.0%	12.3%
45 to 54	11.7%	11.5%
55 to 64	18.3%	12.3%
65 to 74	14.9%	10.1%
75 and over	8.3%	7.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Algonac	Port Huron
White (non-Hispanic)	92.1%	78.5%
Black or African American	0.7%	6.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.7%	0.2%
Asian	0.0%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.4%
Two or more races	2.9%	6.3%
Hispanic or Latino	3.6%	7.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Algonac	Port Huron
No high school diploma	6.8%	11.0%
High school graduate	42.8%	34.6%
Some college or associate's	34.5%	35.7%
Bachelor's degree	11.6%	12.5%
Graduate or professional degree	4.4%	6.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Algonac	Port Huron
Drove alone	77.9%	73.8%
Carpooled	7.4%	15.4%
Public transit	4.3%	1.8%
Walked	1.1%	2.1%
Bicycle	3.1%	1.0%
Worked from home	5.3%	4.9%
Other means	0.9%	1.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Algonac	Port Huron
1-unit, detached	81.3%	70.5%
1-unit, attached	4.4%	3.9%
2 to 4 units	2.5%	12.4%
5 to 19 units	8.2%	6.5%
20 or more units	3.6%	6.1%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.5%

Poverty & households

	Algonac	Port Huron
Poverty rate	17.7%	22.1%
Average household size	2.23	2.29
Mean commute (minutes)	30	21
Median year structure built	1967	1955