COMPARING TWO PLACES
Saugatuck vs Fort Salonga
PLACE A
Saugatuck, Michigan
VS
PLACE B
Fort Salonga, New York
Saugatuck is 91% smaller than Fort Salonga. Fort Salonga earns more, with a median household income $68,678 higher.
SAUGATUCKFORT SALONGADIFFERENCE
Total population88210,199−91% vs Fort Salonga
Population density6341,075−441
Population growth-6.5%-3.6%−2.9 pts
Median age53.945.6+8.3
Male50.0%51.0%−1.0 pts
Female50.0%49.0%+1.0 pts
Foreign-born3.5%4.5%−0.9 pts
White, non-Hispanic97.0%86.3%+10.7 pts
Black0.0%0.2%−0.2 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.4%6.9%−6.5 pts
Asian0.7%1.2%−0.6 pts
Other2.0%5.4%−3.4 pts
Median household income$121,178$189,856−$68,678
Per capita income$106,555$76,630+$29,925
Poverty rate11.0%2.8%+8.2 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.5570.380+0.2
Bachelor's degree or higher76.4%62.0%+14.5 pts
Graduate degree28.3%31.9%−3.6 pts
Unemployment rate1.8%5.7%−3.9 pts
Labor force participation60.3%65.7%−5.3 pts
Median home value$650,800$846,700−$195,900
Median gross rent$616$3,330−$2,714
Owner-occupied83.9%98.9%−15.0 pts
Housing vacancy rate54.2%0.3%+53.9 pts
Rent-burdened households34.3%0.0%+34.3 pts
Average commute41.135.5+5.6
Worked from home35.0%16.2%+18.8 pts
Public transit to work0.8%6.4%−5.6 pts
Uninsured0.4%0.7%−0.3 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024