CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Sault Ste. Marie

Michigan · 14,689 residents · 14.8 sq mi

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Sault Ste. Marie is a city of 14,689 people in Michigan. The typical home is worth $33,800. Households here earn about 32% less than in Michigan as a whole. The average commute runs 12 minutes. About 14% of adults have finished a four-year degree. The median household earns $21,166, about 30% below the national median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 30.3

US median: 33.0

Less educated

14% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 29%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

14,689

−11%vs 2000

vs 16,542 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

30.3

−8%vs 2000

vs 32.8 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

14.8 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202413K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.9%(1,017)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.5%(1,106)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.1%(898)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 199.2%(1,348)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 2411.6%(1,705)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3415.6%(2,294)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413.4%(1,963)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 546.9%(1,019)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 647.9%(1,155)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 747.6%(1,123)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845%(737)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2.2%(324)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$21,166

−6%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $29,652 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,946

−24%vs 2000

vs $14,460 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

18.9%

+1.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 17.5% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$33,800

−29%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $62,600 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$309

+2%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $398 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

64.7%

+2.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 62.0% in 2000

35.3% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic73.2%(12,102)

Black6.4%(1,054)

Hispanic / Latino1.9%(308)

Asian0.6%(105)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic84.9%(12,473)

Black0.3%(43)

Hispanic / Latino0.8%(124)

Asian0.3%(44)

Other14.5%(2,129)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican0.8%(110)

Puerto Rican0.5%(65)

Central American0.5%(62)

Costa Rican0.4%(49)

Guatemalan0.1%(13)

Asian origin

Vietnamese0.5%(67)

Filipino0.4%(50)

Chinese0.1%(7)

Cambodian0%(1)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian1.3%(168)

Ancestry

German14.1%(1,878)

English12.2%(1,630)

Irish10.1%(1,353)

Italian6.9%(914)

Polish5.4%(726)

French5.4%(721)

Scottish4.7%(621)

American4.3%(571)

Finnish3.5%(473)

Dutch2.5%(331)

Norwegian1.5%(205)

Scotch-Irish1.5%(197)

+ 21 more ancestry groups with data

Swedish1.4%(184)

French Canadian1.2%(164)

Ukrainian0.5%(71)

British0.4%(52)

Canadian0.4%(52)

Arab0.4%(48)

Croatian0.3%(40)

Welsh0.2%(31)

Greek0.2%(30)

Czech0.2%(29)

Swiss0.2%(29)

Hungarian0.2%(28)

West Indian0.2%(25)

Lebanese0.2%(24)

Belgian0.2%(23)

Danish0.2%(23)

Russian0.2%(22)

Subsaharan African0.1%(16)

Syrian0.1%(14)

Iraqi0.1%(10)

Portuguese0.1%(10)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest English population · Largest Irish population · Largest Italian population · Largest Polish population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

13.7%

−3.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 16.9% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

75.0%

−5.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 80.6% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

4.9%

−0.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 5.8% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

12.4 min

+23%vs 2000

vs 10.1 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married43.3%(2,247)

Married40.2%(2,088)

Widowed2.6%(135)

Divorced13.9%(720)

Women 15+

Never married38.3%(2,321)

Married33.9%(2,056)

Widowed12.2%(738)

Divorced15.6%(942)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

6.0%

−10.5 ptssince 2013

from 16.5% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

56.1%

+0.7 ptssince 2020

from 55.4% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

14.4%

+2.3 ptssince 2020

from 12.1% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

18.6%

−2.5 ptssince 2020

from 21.1% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

30.8%

+2.6 ptssince 2020

from 28.2% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.1%

Unchangedsince 2020

from 3.1% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

66.4%

+1.0 ptssince 2020

from 65.4% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

46.7%

+0.8 ptssince 2020

from 45.9% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

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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