Port Sanilac

Population: 787
Median household income: $41,779
Median home value: $154,500

Located in Sanilac County, Michigan, Port Sanilac is a community with a population of 787. Its median household income of $41,779 runs below the Sanilac County figure of $59,074.

Between 2019 and 2023, Port Sanilac's population grew 32.9% from 592 to 787, while its median home value rose 23.1% from $125,500 to $154,500.

The median resident is 41.5 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 22.6% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 787
Median age: 41.5 yrs
Median household income: $41,779
Median home value: $154,500
Median gross rent: $831
Housing units: 473
Homeownership rate: 79.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 23.9%
Unemployment rate: 2.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

592787

Median household income

$45,625$41,779

Median home value

$125,500$154,500

Median gross rent

$718$831

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	592	$45,625	$125,500	$718
2020	654	$43,068	$129,800	$525
2021	681	$42,679	$135,900	$481
2022	792	$50,078	$141,600	$820
2023	787	$41,779	$154,500	$831

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

Age distribution

Under 53.9%

5 to 1722.6%

18 to 242.8%

25 to 3410.9%

35 to 4411.7%

45 to 541.9%

55 to 6418.8%

65 to 7417.4%

75 and over9.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	31	3.9%
5 to 17	178	22.6%
18 to 24	22	2.8%
25 to 34	86	10.9%
35 to 44	92	11.7%
45 to 54	15	1.9%
55 to 64	148	18.8%
65 to 74	137	17.4%
75 and over	78	9.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	743	94.4%
Black or African American	4	0.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	16	2.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	24	3.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.5%

High school graduate29.5%

Some college or associate's38.1%

Bachelor's degree17.1%

Graduate or professional degree6.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	47	8.5%
High school graduate	164	29.5%
Some college or associate's	212	38.1%
Bachelor's degree	95	17.1%
Graduate or professional degree	38	6.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 35 min

Drove alone78.7%

Carpooled14.3%

Public transit0.3%

Walked2.3%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home4.3%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	236	78.7%
Carpooled	43	14.3%
Public transit	1	0.3%
Walked	7	2.3%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	13	4.3%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	83	28.9%
15 to 29 min	58	20.2%
30 to 44 min	42	14.6%
45 to 59 min	39	13.6%
60+ min	65	22.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.14
Poverty rate: 15.9% (125 of 787)

	Count	Share
Family households	218	60.4%
Nonfamily households	143	39.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1974

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	361	76.3%
Vacant	112	23.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	287	79.5%
Renter-occupied	74	20.5%

1-unit, detached89.9%

1-unit, attached1.9%

2 to 4 units2.5%

5 to 19 units4.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other1.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	425	89.9%
1-unit, attached	9	1.9%
2 to 4 units	12	2.5%
5 to 19 units	19	4.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	8	1.7%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2665900
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 0.85 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 43.4277, -82.5447