Birch Run

Population: 1,236
Median household income: $65,313
Median home value: $185,900

Located in Saginaw County, Michigan, Birch Run is a community with a population of 1,236. At $65,313, its median household income sits above Saginaw County's $58,347.

From 2019 to 2023, Birch Run's population declined 17.5% from 1,499 to 1,236, while its median home value rose 86.5% from $99,700 to $185,900.

White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 92.5% of the population. 87.6% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,236
Median age: 41.8 yrs
Median household income: $65,313
Median home value: $185,900
Median gross rent: $931
Housing units: 639
Homeownership rate: 51.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.1%
Unemployment rate: 4.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,4991,236

Median household income

$45,938$65,313

Median home value

$99,700$185,900

Median gross rent

$818$931

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,499	$45,938	$99,700	$818
2020	1,316	$47,656	$132,100	$831
2021	1,295	$52,344	$135,300	$870
2022	1,180	$60,172	$148,900	$920
2023	1,236	$65,313	$185,900	$931

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

Age distribution

Under 53.7%

5 to 1714.3%

18 to 2410.8%

25 to 3413.5%

35 to 449.6%

45 to 549.4%

55 to 6425.2%

65 to 748.5%

75 and over4.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	46	3.7%
5 to 17	177	14.3%
18 to 24	133	10.8%
25 to 34	167	13.5%
35 to 44	119	9.6%
45 to 54	116	9.4%
55 to 64	312	25.2%
65 to 74	105	8.5%
75 and over	61	4.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,143	92.5%
Black or African American	18	1.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	6	0.5%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	3	0.2%
Two or more races	3	0.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	63	5.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.1%

High school graduate30.5%

Some college or associate's48.3%

Bachelor's degree13.1%

Graduate or professional degree3.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	45	5.1%
High school graduate	268	30.5%
Some college or associate's	425	48.3%
Bachelor's degree	115	13.1%
Graduate or professional degree	27	3.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 28 min

Drove alone87.6%

Carpooled5.7%

Public transit0.0%

Walked2.7%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home3.6%

Other means0.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	493	87.6%
Carpooled	32	5.7%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	15	2.7%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	20	3.6%
Other means	3	0.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	144	26.5%
15 to 29 min	259	47.7%
30 to 44 min	55	10.1%
45 to 59 min	22	4.1%
60+ min	63	11.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.12
Poverty rate: 9.9% (122 of 1,233)

	Count	Share
Family households	326	55.8%
Nonfamily households	258	44.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1978

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	584	91.4%
Vacant	55	8.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	299	51.2%
Renter-occupied	285	48.8%

1-unit, detached49.8%

1-unit, attached4.2%

2 to 4 units7.8%

5 to 19 units24.4%

20 or more units2.5%

Mobile home & other11.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	318	49.8%
1-unit, attached	27	4.2%
2 to 4 units	50	7.8%
5 to 19 units	156	24.4%
20 or more units	16	2.5%
Mobile home & other	72	11.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2608540
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 1.89 sq mi
Water area: 0.02 sq mi
Center point: 43.2507, -83.7917