COMPARING TWO PLACES
Tower vs Sault Ste. Marie
PLACE A
Tower, Michigan
VS
PLACE B
Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan
Tower is 98% smaller than Sault Ste. Marie. their median incomes are within a few thousand dollars.
TOWERSAULT STE. MARIEDIFFERENCE
Total population27513,083−98% vs Sault Ste. Marie
Population density506887−380
Population growth–-5.7%–
Median age39.434.0+5.4
Male56.0%47.1%+8.9 pts
Female44.0%52.9%−8.9 pts
Foreign-born0.0%4.7%−4.7 pts
White, non-Hispanic70.5%68.4%+2.2 pts
Black0.0%0.5%−0.5 pts
Hispanic / Latino12.4%1.9%+10.4 pts
Asian0.0%1.2%−1.2 pts
Other17.1%27.9%−10.9 pts
Median household income$56,250$55,328+$922
Per capita income$19,294$29,676−$10,382
Poverty rate30.5%17.8%+12.7 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.2800.424−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher12.0%27.0%−15.0 pts
Graduate degree1.9%10.6%−8.7 pts
Unemployment rate9.4%4.9%+4.5 pts
Labor force participation36.8%65.0%−28.2 pts
Median home value$94,800$139,400−$44,600
Median gross rent$850$804+$46
Owner-occupied65.6%60.5%+5.1 pts
Housing vacancy rate29.7%10.2%+19.5 pts
Rent-burdened households12.9%44.9%−32.0 pts
Average commute26.312.0+14.4
Worked from home0.0%4.5%−4.5 pts
Public transit to work0.0%1.0%−1.0 pts
Uninsured4.7%6.0%−1.3 pts
Population, 2020 – 2024