COMPARING TWO PLACES
Bad Axe vs Saginaw
PLACE A
Bad Axe, Michigan
VS
PLACE B
Saginaw, Texas
Bad Axe is 89% smaller than Saginaw. Saginaw earns more, with a median household income $52,588 higher. Saginaw has grown faster since 2000 (21% vs -3%).
BAD AXESAGINAWDIFFERENCE
Total population2,94326,706−89% vs Saginaw
Population density1,2623,490−2,228
Population growth-3.5%20.6%−24.1 pts
Median age48.637.2+11.4
Male46.2%52.7%−6.5 pts
Female53.8%47.3%+6.5 pts
Foreign-born5.0%9.8%−4.7 pts
White, non-Hispanic86.0%45.3%+40.7 pts
Black0.6%10.5%−9.9 pts
Hispanic / Latino7.8%38.0%−30.1 pts
Asian1.9%3.2%−1.3 pts
Other3.7%3.1%+0.6 pts
Median household income$44,688$97,276−$52,588
Per capita income$28,740$41,029−$12,289
Poverty rate20.2%5.6%+14.6 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4290.374+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher22.1%24.7%−2.5 pts
Graduate degree7.0%6.9%+0.1 pts
Unemployment rate5.6%4.6%+1.1 pts
Labor force participation49.4%71.8%−22.3 pts
Median home value$125,200$298,500−$173,300
Median gross rent$742$1,776−$1,034
Owner-occupied57.4%68.3%−10.9 pts
Housing vacancy rate10.1%1.9%+8.2 pts
Rent-burdened households42.5%48.4%−6.0 pts
Average commute21.526.1−4.6
Worked from home8.0%13.6%−5.5 pts
Public transit to work2.0%0.8%+1.2 pts
Uninsured2.9%10.9%−8.0 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025