Escanaba is a city of 12,354 people in Michigan. 20% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. The average commute runs 11 minutes. At a median age of 44.4, this is an older place than the country as a whole. Home values have risen by half since 2000, reaching $125,200. Households here earn about 38% less than in Michigan as a whole.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $45,369, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 44.4
US median: 38.9
Less educated
20% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Escanaba
What changed most since 1990
Adults with a bachelor's degree13.3% → 19.8%(+6.5 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
White share95.9% → 86.5%(−9.4 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Median home value (2024 dollars)$96,963 → $125,200(+29%)US over the same years: +67%
Escanaba's population equals 34% of Delta County's. Its number of households without a car equals 72% of the county's. Its number of foreign-born residents equals 56% of the county's.
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)13.8%(117)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)31.5%(266)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era25.3%(214)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War1.1%(9)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 845 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Escanaba, decade by decade
Escanaba population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
13,659
$47,958
$96,963
13.3%
9.9
2000
13,140
$53,056
$127,516
19.5%
11.3
2010
12,616
$41,906
$122,710
18.4%
17.2
2020
12,450
$40,121
$106,053
18.0%
25.8
2024
12,354
$45,369
$125,200
19.8%
30.3
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
