COMPARING TWO PLACES
Saugatuck vs Grand Haven
PLACE A
Saugatuck, Michigan
VS
PLACE B
Grand Haven, Michigan
Saugatuck is 92% smaller than Grand Haven. Saugatuck earns more, with a median household income $60,509 higher. Grand Haven has grown faster since 2000 (6% vs -6%).
SAUGATUCKGRAND HAVENDIFFERENCE
Total population88211,038−92% vs Grand Haven
Population density6341,928−1,294
Population growth-6.5%5.8%−12.2 pts
Median age53.946.8+7.1
Male50.0%43.1%+6.9 pts
Female50.0%56.9%−6.9 pts
Foreign-born3.5%3.4%+0.1 pts
White, non-Hispanic97.0%85.5%+11.5 pts
Black0.0%1.0%−1.0 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.4%5.9%−5.6 pts
Asian0.7%2.1%−1.5 pts
Other2.0%5.5%−3.5 pts
Median household income$121,178$60,669+$60,509
Per capita income$106,555$40,528+$66,027
Poverty rate11.0%14.5%−3.5 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.5570.467+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher76.4%36.7%+39.7 pts
Graduate degree28.3%12.5%+15.8 pts
Unemployment rate1.8%1.8%−0.0 pts
Labor force participation60.3%56.7%+3.7 pts
Median home value$650,800$250,100+$400,700
Median gross rent$616$939−$323
Owner-occupied83.9%68.3%+15.6 pts
Housing vacancy rate54.2%9.3%+44.9 pts
Rent-burdened households34.3%49.2%−14.9 pts
Average commute41.116.9+24.2
Worked from home35.0%11.0%+24.0 pts
Public transit to work0.8%0.8%+0.0 pts
Uninsured0.4%2.7%−2.3 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025