Sault Ste. Marie is home to 13,335 people in Michigan. Getting to work takes 12 minutes on average. The typical home is worth $139,400, having more than doubled since 2000. This skews young, with a median age of 34.0. About 27% of adults have finished a four-year degree. People stay put here: 78% were in the same home a year ago.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $55,328, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 34.0
US median: 38.9
Less educated
27% 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 Sault Ste. Marie
What changed most since 1990
Homes owned by their occupants64.7% → 60.5%(−4.2 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Its weight in Chippewa County
Sault Ste. Marie's population equals 37% of Chippewa County's. Its number of foreign-born residents equals 59% of the county's. Its number of households without a car equals 59% 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)30.2%(199)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)32%(211)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era23.8%(157)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War2.9%(19)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 659 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
Sault Ste. Marie, decade by decade
Sault Ste. Marie 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
14,689
$50,800
$81,122
13.7%
33.4
2000
16,542
$54,016
$114,036
16.9%
53.5
2010
14,144
$50,815
$115,949
22.8%
51.2
2020
13,337
$53,537
$123,264
25.1%
60.6
2024
13,335
$55,328
$139,400
27.0%
56.7
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.
