Saranac

Population: 1,973
Median household income: $64,157
Median home value: $183,300

Saranac is a community in Ionia County, Michigan, home to 1,973 residents. Its median household income of $64,157 runs below the Ionia County figure of $73,436.

Between 2019 and 2023, Saranac's population grew 40.0% from 1,409 to 1,973, while its median home value rose 67.9% from $109,200 to $183,300.

Households average 2.61 people. The median gross rent is $415.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,973
Median age: 33.4 yrs
Median household income: $64,157
Median home value: $183,300
Median gross rent: $415
Housing units: 760
Homeownership rate: 67.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 22.4%
Unemployment rate: 3.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,4091,973

Median household income

$47,159$64,157

Median home value

$109,200$183,300

Median gross rent

$460$415

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,409	$47,159	$109,200	$460
2020	1,599	$54,583	$122,000	$469
2021	1,919	$56,420	$139,000	$463
2022	1,946	$71,875	$154,600	$513
2023	1,973	$64,157	$183,300	$415

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 56.2%

5 to 1715.4%

18 to 2417.8%

25 to 3411.7%

35 to 448.4%

45 to 5418.2%

55 to 6411.3%

65 to 745.9%

75 and over5.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	123	6.2%
5 to 17	303	15.4%
18 to 24	352	17.8%
25 to 34	231	11.7%
35 to 44	165	8.4%
45 to 54	359	18.2%
55 to 64	222	11.3%
65 to 74	117	5.9%
75 and over	101	5.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,847	93.6%
Black or African American	21	1.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	17	0.9%
Asian	4	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	30	1.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	54	2.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.6%

High school graduate47.1%

Some college or associate's24.9%

Bachelor's degree12.6%

Graduate or professional degree9.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	67	5.6%
High school graduate	563	47.1%
Some college or associate's	297	24.9%
Bachelor's degree	151	12.6%
Graduate or professional degree	117	9.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 23 min

Drove alone82.9%

Carpooled2.5%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.9%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home13.4%

Other means0.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	906	82.9%
Carpooled	27	2.5%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	10	0.9%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	147	13.4%
Other means	3	0.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	149	15.8%
15 to 29 min	516	54.5%
30 to 44 min	205	21.7%
45 to 59 min	55	5.8%
60+ min	21	2.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.61
Poverty rate: 13.0% (255 of 1,969)

	Count	Share
Family households	437	57.9%
Nonfamily households	318	42.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1968

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	755	99.3%
Vacant	5	0.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	507	67.2%
Renter-occupied	248	32.8%

1-unit, detached69.7%

1-unit, attached2.2%

2 to 4 units3.4%

5 to 19 units6.3%

20 or more units17.5%

Mobile home & other0.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	530	69.7%
1-unit, attached	17	2.2%
2 to 4 units	26	3.4%
5 to 19 units	48	6.3%
20 or more units	133	17.5%
Mobile home & other	6	0.8%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2671660
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 1.15 sq mi
Water area: 0.05 sq mi
Center point: 42.9273, -85.2095