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Saginaw County, MI

Demographic and economic profile of Saginaw County, MI, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Saginaw County is a mid-sized Michigan county of 189,210 residents with a manufacturing and industrial economic base, reflecting a GDP per capita of $47,265 against relatively modest median worker earnings of $36,667. The labor force skews toward trades and production, with only 23.4% holding a bachelor's degree or higher, a 6.6% unemployment rate, and a labor force participation rate of 56.8%. Housing costs are low—median home value of $139,400 and median gross rent of $921/month—though the county carries an 18.1% poverty rate and has seen a population decline of 1.9% over five years.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

187,714

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Household Income

$60,622

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

41.2 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-1.9% since 2018

Saginaw County lost population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone133,402 (70.7%)
  • Black or African American Alone35,003 (18.6%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race7,427 (3.9%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races5,817 (3.1%)
  • Some Other Race Alone4,197 (2.2%)
  • Asian Alone2,225 (1.2%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish3,895
  2. 2.Other Indo-European1,676
  3. 3.German or other West Germanic548
  4. 4.Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)296
  5. 5.Arabic274

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

21.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

58.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

19.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

2.4%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

9,767

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$47,265

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$33,992

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

6.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

18.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance20,963
  2. 2.Manufacturing (Group)13,478
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)9,719
  4. 4.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services7,160
  5. 5.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services7,080

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations29,722
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations17,392
  3. 3.Service Occupations14,718
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations13,448
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations6,710

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Manufacturing (LQ 1.64×)13,265
  2. 2.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.11×)21,130
  3. 3.Retail Trade (LQ 1.09×)9,671
  4. 4.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation (LQ 1.08×)7,695
  5. 5.Other Services (LQ 0.89×)3,421

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$139,400

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$921/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

74.1%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $200,000 to $249,9996,300 (10.9%)
  • $150,000 to $174,9996,021 (10.4%)
  • $300,000 to $399,9995,480 (9.5%)
  • $100,000 to $124,9995,344 (9.3%)
  • $250,000 to $299,9994,005 (6.9%)
  • $175,000 to $199,9993,712 (6.4%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

23.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

91.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

56.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$36,667

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

22.4 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

7.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone62,514 (77.7%)
  • Worked At Home8,027 (10.0%)
  • Carpooled6,995 (8.7%)
  • Walked1,794 (2.2%)
  • Other585 (0.7%)
  • Public Transit250 (0.3%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.