2024 population: 187,714 ( 2,408 from 2020)
Land area: 800.8 square miles
Population density: 234.4 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:	128,218	68.30%	2.1%
Black:	34,119	18.18%	2.7%
Indian:	662	0.35%	10.3%
Asian:	2,507	1.34%	3.7%
2+ races:	4,494	2.39%	11.9%
Hispanic:	17,714	9.44%	4.7%

Total non-White:	59,496	31.70%	0.5%

2020-2024 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	8,221	10.8
Deaths:	10,820	14.2
Net Migration:	-597	-0.8
Net Immigration:	742	1.0

Change in White population:	-2,716	-1.4
Change in Non-White pop.:	308	0.2

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2020
190,122
130,934	68.87%
35,054	18.44%
600	0.32%
2,603	1.37%
4,015	2.11%
16,916	8.90%
59,188	31.13%

2010
200,169
141,187	70.53%
37,222	18.60%
660	0.33%
2,122	1.06%
3,232	1.61%
15,573	7.78%
58,982	29.47%

2000
210,039
151,977	72.36%
38,675	18.41%
698	0.33%
1,664	0.79%
2,749	1.31%
14,075	6.70%
58,062	27.64%

1990
211,946
160,795	75.87%
36,577	17.26%
826	0.39%
1,493	0.70%
n/a
12,255	5.78%
51,151	24.13%

1980
228,059
178,633	78.33%
35,468	15.55%
662	0.29%
906	0.40%
n/a
12,199	5.35%
49,426	21.67%

1970
219,743
183,370	83.45%
25,696	11.69%
245	0.11%
236	0.11%
n/a
9,464	4.31%
36,373	16.55%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2010's
20,833	10.4
19,304	9.6
-13,045	-6.5
1,809	0.9

-10,253	-5.1
206	0.1

Number	Rate
2000's
24,330	11.6
19,082	9.1
-15,407	-7.3
1,253	0.6

-10,790	-5.1
920	0.4

Number	Rate
1990's
31,388	14.8
19,343	9.1
-15,160	-7.2
722	0.3

-8,818	-4.2
6,911	3.3

Number	Rate
1980's
34,684	15.2
17,670	7.7
-32,514	-14.3
n/a

-17,838	-7.8
1,725	0.8

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
-16,718	-7.6
n/a

-4,737	-2.2
13,053	5.9

Age, Family & Household Data for Saginaw, MI Metro Area

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2024
Number	Percent
41.2
40,264	21.4%
147,450	78.6%
38,429	20.5%

77,958
2.34

47,706	61.2%
32,591	68.3%
6,661	14.0%
30,252	38.8%

2010
Number	Percent
39.5
46,841	23.4%
153,328	76.6%
30,601	15.3%

79,011
2.44

52,287	66.2%
35,844	68.6%
7,318	14.0%
26,724	33.8%

2000
Number	Percent
36.2
55,860	26.6%
154,179	73.4%
28,144	13.4%

80,509
2.54

56,159	69.8%
41,044	73.1%
7,907	14.1%
24,350	30.2%

1990
Number	Percent
32.7
59,644	28.1%
152,302	71.9%
25,575	12.1%

78,254
2.67

57,706	73.7%
43,632	75.6%
7,997	13.9%
20,548	26.3%

1980
Number	Percent
27.9
74,423	32.6%
153,636	67.4%
20,887	9.2%

76,422
2.94

59,403	77.7%
47,881	80.6%
6,866	11.6%
17,019	22.3%

2024 Housing Data for Saginaw, MI Metro Area

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	4,978	6.4%
$10,000 to $14,999	4,060	5.2%
$15,000 to $19,999	3,146	4.0%
$20,000 to $24,999	3,268	4.2%
$25,000 to $29,999	3,447	4.4%
$30,000 to $34,999	3,486	4.5%
$35,000 to $39,999	3,186	4.1%
$40,000 to $44,999	3,144	4.0%
$45,000 to $49,999	3,560	4.6%
$50,000 to $59,999	6,336	8.1%
$60,000 to $74,999	8,186	10.5%
$75,000 to $99,999	10,101	13.0%
$100,000 to $124,999	6,640	8.5%
$125,000 to $149,999	4,188	5.4%
$150,000 to $199,999	5,181	6.6%
$200,000 or more	5,051	6.5%

Median Household Income	60,622
Per Capita Income	34,578

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to U.S.	83

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	5,891	7.6%
Public Assistance	2,909	3.7%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	15,984	20.5%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	70,050	67.0%
Unemployed	4,686	4.5%
In Armed Forces	73	0.1%

Total Labor Force	74,809	71.6%
Not in Labor Force	29,737	28.4%

Real Unemployment Rate		32.9%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	30,241	26,773	53.0%
Non-Profit	3,030	6,133	33.1%
Self-Employed	3,841	2,045	65.3%

Local Government	2,055	3,680	35.8%
State Government	1,054	1,678	38.6%
Federal Government	763	662	53.5%

Total Private + Self	34,082	28,818	54.2%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	6,902	12,153	36.2%
Total	40,984	40,971	50.0%

Pct. Govt.	12.1%
Pct. Private + Self	76.7%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	11,482	14.0%
Sales and Office Occupations	17,392	21.2%
Professional, Technical	18,240	22.2%
Service Occupations	14,718	18.0%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	413	0.5%
All others	20,158	24.6%

White Collar		57.5%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	14,021	17.1%
Manufacturing	13,478	16.4%
Retail trade	9,719	11.9%
Educational services	6,942	8.5%
Accommodation and food services	6,092	7.4%
Construction	5,097	6.2%
Other services	3,640	4.4%
Professional, scientific, technical	3,614	4.4%
Finance and insurance	3,446	4.2%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	3,391	4.1%
Public administration	3,310	4.0%
Transportation and warehousing	2,875	3.5%
Wholesale trade	1,354	1.7%
Real estate and rental and leasing	1,018	1.2%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	988	1.2%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	983	1.2%
Information	936	1.1%
Utilities	885	1.1%
Management	155	0.2%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	46	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	14,438	7.65%
Puerto Rican	940	0.50%
Cuban	165	0.09%
Dominican	100	0.05%

Total Central American	106	0.06%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	53	0.03%
Honduran	5	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	11	0.01%
Salvadoran	37	0.02%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	453	0.24%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	25	0.01%
Chilean	38	0.02%
Colombian	152	0.08%
Ecuadorian	39	0.02%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	152	0.08%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	47	0.02%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	1,179	0.62%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Indian	741	0.39%
Vietnamese	434	0.23%
Chinese	426	0.23%
Korean	166	0.09%
Filipino	134	0.07%
Japanese	89	0.05%
Burmese	31	0.02%
Hmong	20	0.01%
Thai	13	0.01%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	170,159	95.4%
Spanish	4,180	2.3%
Other Indo-European	1,655	0.9%
German, other Germanic	558	0.3%
Chinese	289	0.2%
Other Asian	268	0.2%
Arabic	263	0.1%
Vietnamese	202	0.1%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	180	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	46,886	24.9%
Irish	18,050	9.6%
English	16,175	8.6%
Polish	13,123	7.0%
French	6,767	3.6%
American	6,535	3.5%
Italian	5,081	2.7%
European	4,068	2.2%
Scottish	3,349	1.8%
French Canadian	2,573	1.4%
Dutch	1,776	0.9%
African	1,403	0.7%
Russian	1,290	0.7%
Hungarian	1,265	0.7%
Czech	1,162	0.6%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	186,763	99.0%
Not a citizen	1,902	1.0%

Native	184,153	97.6%
Foreign-born	4,512	2.4%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
2,738	2.1%	8,228	6.3%	42,084	32.1%	46,054	35.1%	20,475	15.6%	11,507	8.8%
Average years of education: 13.3

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	2,738	2.1%
9-12 Years	8,228	6.3%
H.S. Grad or GED	42,084	32.1%
Some College	46,054	35.1%
Bach. Degree	20,475	15.6%
Grad Degree	11,507	8.8%
Average years of education: 13.3

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	194,904	179,904	15,000	7.7%
1991	193,140	177,028	16,112	8.3%
1992	194,644	178,174	16,470	8.5%
1993	195,890	181,242	14,648	7.5%
1994	199,030	185,798	13,232	6.6%
1995	198,082	186,058	12,024	6.1%
1996	198,750	189,002	9,748	4.9%
1997	201,468	192,544	8,924	4.4%
1998	201,712	192,796	8,916	4.4%
1999	202,118	193,850	8,268	4.1%

2000	200,622	192,136	8,486	4.2%
2001	200,422	188,544	11,878	5.9%
2002	195,674	181,758	13,916	7.1%
2003	199,054	181,508	17,546	8.8%
2004	197,956	181,286	16,670	8.4%
2005	196,996	181,362	15,634	7.9%
2006	197,172	181,926	15,246	7.7%
2007	193,710	179,648	14,062	7.3%
2008	188,360	172,522	15,838	8.4%
2009	187,870	164,932	22,938	12.2%

2010	179,582	158,246	21,336	11.9%
2011	179,058	161,524	17,534	9.8%
2012	178,066	161,832	16,234	9.1%
2013	178,220	162,244	15,976	9.0%
2014	178,486	165,104	13,382	7.5%
2015	177,502	167,244	10,258	5.8%
2016	177,524	167,954	9,570	5.4%
2017	175,456	166,054	9,402	5.4%
2018	174,424	166,100	8,324	4.8%
2019	173,642	165,560	8,082	4.7%

2020	169,614	152,794	16,820	9.9%
2021	163,284	151,932	11,352	7.0%
2022	165,202	156,004	9,198	5.6%
2023	168,630	159,884	8,746	5.2%
2024	171,004	160,920	10,084	5.9%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	86,208
Median Value	$152,800

Occupied	77,958	90.4%
Vacant	8,250	9.6%

Owned	57,770	74.1%
Rented	20,188	25.9%
Median Rent	$947

Single-Family Units	68,115	79.0%
Detached	65,268	75.7%
Attached	2,847	3.3%
Buldings with 5+ Units	10,312	12.0%
Mobile Homes	3,269	3.8%

Saginaw, MI Metro Area

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Saginaw, MI Metro Area

2024 Housing Data for Saginaw, MI Metro Area

2024 Income & Employment Data for Saginaw, MI Metro Area

2024 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Saginaw, MI Metro Area

2024 Educational Attainment Data for Saginaw, MI Metro Area

Historical Labor Force Data for Saginaw, MI Metro Area