COUNTY · 2000 CENSUS

Sanilac County

Michigan · 44,547 residents · 963 sq mi

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Sanilac County is a county of 44,547 people in Michigan. 10% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 24% national rate. 82% of homes are owner-occupied. Households here earn about 17% less than in Michigan as a whole. Home values have more than doubled since 1990, reaching $91,000. Renters pay $448 a month at the median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $42,589

Older

median age 37.8

US median: 35.2

Less educated

10% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 24%

Less affordable

home values up 63%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $120,530

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

44,547

+12%since 1990

from 39,928 in 1990

1990 – 2025

Median age

37.8

+11%since 1990

from 34.1 in 1990

US average: 35.2

Land area

963 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202440K

Age distribution, 2000

Under 56.5%(2,913)

US avg: 6.8%

5 to 97.3%(3,234)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.1%(3,591)

US avg: 7.3%

15 to 197.6%(3,365)

US avg: 7.2%

20 to 245.1%(2,267)

US avg: 6.7%

25 to 3411.5%(5,103)

US avg: 14.2%

35 to 4415.6%(6,941)

US avg: 16%

45 to 5413.1%(5,832)

US avg: 13.4%

55 to 6410%(4,436)

US avg: 8.6%

65 to 748.1%(3,625)

US avg: 6.5%

75 to 845.4%(2,426)

US avg: 4.4%

85 and over1.8%(814)

US avg: 1.5%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$36,870

+21%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $23,107 in 1990

US average: $42,589

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$17,089

+65%since 1990

from $10,330 in 1990

US average: $21,522

Poverty rate

10.4%

−3.9 ptssince 1990

from 14.3% in 1990

US average: 12.4%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$91,000

+63%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $42,500 in 1990

US average: $120,530

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$448

+1%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $337 in 1990

US average: $602

Owner-occupied

81.9%

+2.5 ptssince 1990

from 79.4% in 1990

18.1% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

1990

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

Black0.1%(37)

Hispanic / Latino2.3%(935)

Asian0.1%(59)

2000

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

Black0.3%(120)

Hispanic / Latino2.8%(1,239)

Asian0.3%(113)

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

10.0%

+1.6 ptssince 1990

from 8.4% in 1990

US average: 24.4%

High school or higher

79.7%

+7.6 ptssince 1990

from 72.1% in 1990

US average: 80.3%

Graduate degree

3.8%

+0.7 ptssince 1990

from 3.1% in 1990

US average: 8.8%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

21.4 min

−24%since 1990

from 28.1 min in 1990

US average: 17.6

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status

Men 15+

Never married25.2%(4,282)

Married62.9%(10,668)

Widowed3.1%(520)

Divorced8.8%(1,494)

Women 15+

Never married18.8%(3,354)

Married60%(10,717)

Widowed12.2%(2,180)

Divorced9%(1,614)

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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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