Stanwood is a city of 162 people in Michigan. The median age is 49.6, about 11 years above the US median. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 12% of adults. Owners hold 87% of the housing stock. 0% of locals were born outside the United States. The typical home is worth $156,600, having more than doubled since 2000.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $54,632, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 49.6
US median: 38.9
Less educated
12% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 52%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Stanwood
What changed most since 1990
Median age29.9 → 49.6(+19.7 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
Homes owned by their occupants64.1% → 87.0%(+22.9 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Adults with a bachelor's degree6.3% → 11.6%(+5.4 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
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)0%(0)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)82.4%(14)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era17.6%(3)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 17 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
Stanwood, decade by decade
Stanwood 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
187
$60,602
$85,442
6.3%
12.7
2000
204
$71,045
$103,288
19.4%
1.2
2010
211
$52,148
$107,893
8.0%
18.0
2020
194
$46,209
$88,600
9.2%
27.8
2024
162
$54,632
$156,600
11.6%
43.9
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.
