CITY · 2000 CENSUS

Sault Ste. Marie

Michigan · 16,542 residents · 14.8 sq mi

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Sault Ste. Marie is a city of 16,542 people in Michigan. Households here earn about 34% less than in Michigan as a whole. The typical home is worth $62,600, having more than doubled since 1990. About 17% of adults have finished a four-year degree. The average commute runs 10 minutes. Renters pay $398 a month at the median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $42,589

Younger

median age 32.8

US median: 35.2

Less educated

17% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 24%

Less affordable

home values up 41%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $120,530

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

16,542

+13%since 1990

from 14,689 in 1990

1990 – 2025

Median age

32.8

+8%since 1990

from 30.3 in 1990

US average: 35.2

Land area

14.8 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202413K

Age distribution, 2000

Under 55.1%(851)

US avg: 6.8%

5 to 95%(820)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 145.7%(935)

US avg: 7.3%

15 to 198.3%(1,372)

US avg: 7.2%

20 to 2413.4%(2,217)

US avg: 6.7%

25 to 3416.1%(2,664)

US avg: 14.2%

35 to 4415.8%(2,607)

US avg: 16%

45 to 5411.7%(1,937)

US avg: 13.4%

55 to 646.5%(1,077)

US avg: 8.6%

65 to 745.8%(953)

US avg: 6.5%

75 to 844.6%(763)

US avg: 4.4%

85 and over2.1%(346)

US avg: 1.5%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$29,652

+6%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $21,166 in 1990

US average: $42,589

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$14,460

+32%since 1990

from $10,946 in 1990

US average: $21,522

Poverty rate

17.5%

−1.5 ptssince 1990

from 18.9% in 1990

US average: 12.4%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$62,600

+41%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $33,800 in 1990

US average: $120,530

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$398

−2%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $309 in 1990

US average: $602

Owner-occupied

62.0%

−2.7 ptssince 1990

from 64.7% in 1990

38.0% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

1990

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

Black0.3%(43)

Hispanic / Latino0.8%(124)

Asian0.3%(44)

2000

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

Black6.4%(1,054)

Hispanic / Latino1.9%(308)

Asian0.6%(105)

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

16.9%

+3.2 ptssince 1990

from 13.7% in 1990

US average: 24.4%

High school or higher

80.6%

+5.6 ptssince 1990

from 75.0% in 1990

US average: 80.3%

Graduate degree

5.8%

+0.9 ptssince 1990

from 4.9% in 1990

US average: 8.8%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

10.1 min

−18%since 1990

from 12.4 min in 1990

US average: 17.6

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status

Men 15+

Never married44.9%(3,471)

Married41.8%(3,231)

Widowed2.3%(175)

Divorced11.1%(860)

Women 15+

Never married28.6%(1,755)

Married44.4%(2,720)

Widowed13.7%(838)

Divorced13.3%(813)

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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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