COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Sanilac County

Michigan · 39,928 residents · 963 sq mi

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Sanilac County is home to 39,928 people in Michigan. Owners hold 79% of the housing stock. 8% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Median home value sits at $42,500. That trails the Michigan median by roughly 26%. The average commute runs 28 minutes.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 34.1

US median: 33.0

Less educated

8% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 38%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

39,928

−10%vs 2000

vs 44,547 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

34.1

−10%vs 2000

vs 37.8 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

963 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202440K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.4%(2,961)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98.1%(3,222)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.1%(3,248)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.2%(2,877)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.5%(2,216)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3415.1%(6,022)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413.4%(5,348)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410%(4,008)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.5%(3,799)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 749%(3,586)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845.2%(2,084)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.4%(557)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$23,107

−17%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $36,870 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,330

−40%vs 2000

vs $17,089 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

14.3%

+3.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 10.4% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$42,500

−38%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $91,000 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$337

−1%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $448 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

79.4%

−2.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 81.9% in 2000

20.6% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic95.4%(42,518)

Black0.3%(120)

Hispanic / Latino2.8%(1,239)

Asian0.3%(113)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic98.2%(39,217)

Black0.1%(37)

Hispanic / Latino2.3%(935)

Asian0.1%(59)

Other1.5%(615)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican3.5%(1,421)

South American0.2%(75)

Puerto Rican0.2%(62)

Colombian0.1%(46)

Cuban0.1%(28)

Ecuadorian0%(17)

Spaniard0%(8)

Central American0%(3)

Guatemalan0%(3)

Asian origin

Filipino0.1%(38)

Korean0.1%(36)

Chinese0.1%(21)

Hmong0%(12)

Thai0%(5)

Vietnamese0%(3)

Pacific Islander origin

Chamorro0%(14)

Native Hawaiian0%(10)

Ancestry

German25.4%(10,282)

English13.6%(5,493)

Irish12.7%(5,145)

Polish9.7%(3,915)

American4.4%(1,799)

Scottish3.7%(1,506)

French3%(1,223)

Italian3%(1,219)

French Canadian1.6%(653)

Dutch1.4%(554)

Hungarian1%(406)

Swiss0.8%(315)

+ 38 more ancestry groups with data

Canadian0.7%(281)

Belgian0.7%(274)

Finnish0.6%(244)

Scotch-Irish0.6%(225)

Swedish0.5%(204)

Russian0.5%(200)

Welsh0.3%(136)

Norwegian0.3%(122)

Croatian0.3%(119)

Arab0.3%(116)

Ukrainian0.3%(116)

Danish0.2%(91)

Czech0.2%(84)

Romanian0.2%(78)

Austrian0.2%(75)

Slovak0.2%(74)

Lithuanian0.2%(72)

Greek0.1%(59)

Armenian0.1%(50)

British0.1%(45)

Serbian0.1%(41)

Slovene0.1%(39)

Iraqi0.1%(37)

Lebanese0.1%(33)

Australian0.1%(26)

Subsaharan African0.1%(26)

Macedonian0%(19)

Iranian0%(13)

West Indian0%(11)

Syrian0%(10)

Egyptian0%(9)

Nigerian0%(8)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0%(6)

Jordanian0%(5)

Jamaican0%(5)

Portuguese0%(4)

Brazilian0%(3)

Turkish0%(2)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest English population · Largest Irish population · Largest Polish population · Largest American population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

8.4%

−1.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 10.0% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

72.1%

−7.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 79.7% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.1%

−0.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.8% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

28.1 min

+31%vs 2000

vs 21.4 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married28.7%(4,845)

Married55%(9,286)

Widowed3.5%(586)

Divorced12.9%(2,179)

Women 15+

Never married22.2%(3,729)

Married55%(9,223)

Widowed10.3%(1,730)

Divorced12.4%(2,078)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

7.8%

−6.7 ptssince 2013

from 14.5% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

49.0%

−2.5 ptssince 2020

from 51.5% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

16.8%

+0.5 ptssince 2020

from 16.3% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

26.0%

+1.1 ptssince 2020

from 24.9% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

26.5%

+2.6 ptssince 2020

from 23.9% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.7%

−0.6 ptssince 2020

from 3.3% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

63.4%

−2.3 ptssince 2020

from 65.7% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

48.3%

+3.0 ptssince 2020

from 45.3% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

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)13.1%(316)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)18.4%(444)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era41%(990)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War5.2%(126)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0.8%(20)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 2,412 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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