Saginaw County, Michigan

15 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 189,210
Median household income: $58,347
Median home value: $139,400

Saginaw County, Michigan counts 189,210 residents. 15 cities and places have their primary county here. Its median household income of $58,347 runs below the Michigan figure of $71,149.

Between 2019 and 2023, Saginaw County's population declined 1.4% from 191,821 to 189,210, while its median household income rose 21.6% from $48,000 to $58,347.

23.4% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 73.5% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 189,210
Median age: 41.1 yrs
Median household income: $58,347
Median home value: $139,400
Median gross rent: $921
Housing units: 86,134
Homeownership rate: 73.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 23.4%
Unemployment rate: 6.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

191,821189,210

Median household income

$48,000$58,347

Median home value

$101,300$139,400

Median gross rent

$780$921

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	191,821	$48,000	$101,300	$780
2020	191,166	$49,565	$106,200	$783
2021	190,540	$52,749	$114,400	$821
2022	189,821	$56,579	$131,100	$876
2023	189,210	$58,347	$139,400	$921

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

Age distribution

Under 55.6%

5 to 1715.9%

18 to 249.2%

25 to 3412.6%

35 to 4411.2%

45 to 5411.7%

55 to 6413.8%

65 to 7411.7%

75 and over8.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	10,651	5.6%
5 to 17	30,050	15.9%
18 to 24	17,390	9.2%
25 to 34	23,816	12.6%
35 to 44	21,201	11.2%
45 to 54	22,204	11.7%
55 to 64	26,201	13.8%
65 to 74	22,147	11.7%
75 and over	15,550	8.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	128,940	68.1%
Black or African American	34,937	18.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	332	0.2%
Asian	2,257	1.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	73	0.0%
Some other race	227	0.1%
Two or more races	5,256	2.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	17,188	9.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.9%

High school graduate32.8%

Some college or associate's34.8%

Bachelor's degree14.8%

Graduate or professional degree8.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	11,712	8.9%
High school graduate	42,985	32.8%
Some college or associate's	45,679	34.8%
Bachelor's degree	19,466	14.8%
Graduate or professional degree	11,277	8.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 22 min

Drove alone79.9%

Carpooled8.3%

Public transit0.4%

Walked2.0%

Bicycle0.2%

Worked from home8.4%

Other means0.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	63,661	79.9%
Carpooled	6,644	8.3%
Public transit	291	0.4%
Walked	1,630	2.0%
Bicycle	142	0.2%
Worked from home	6,661	8.4%
Other means	607	0.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	26,283	36.0%
15 to 29 min	28,876	39.6%
30 to 44 min	10,632	14.6%
45 to 59 min	3,099	4.2%
60+ min	4,085	5.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.36
Poverty rate: 18.1% (33,133 of 183,306)

	Count	Share
Family households	47,598	61.3%
Nonfamily households	29,988	38.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1968

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	77,586	90.1%
Vacant	8,548	9.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	57,042	73.5%
Renter-occupied	20,544	26.5%

1-unit, detached76.0%

1-unit, attached3.6%

2 to 4 units5.4%

5 to 19 units7.4%

20 or more units4.2%

Mobile home & other3.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	65,438	76.0%
1-unit, attached	3,060	3.6%
2 to 4 units	4,647	5.4%
5 to 19 units	6,336	7.4%
20 or more units	3,593	4.2%
Mobile home & other	3,060	3.6%

Geography

County GEOID: 26145
State: Michigan
Land area: 801 sq mi
Water area: 15 sq mi
Center point: 43.3283, -84.0554