With 188,665 people, Saginaw is a metro area. Home values have risen by half since 2000, reaching $152,800. 24% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 2% of people across the metro were born outside the United States. Owners hold 74% of the housing stock. Renters pay $947 a month at the median.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $60,622, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 41.2
US median: 38.9
Less educated
24% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Saginaw
What changed most since 1990
White share75.9% → 67.8%(−8.1 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Population211,946 → 188,665(−11%)US over the same years: +35%
Median home value (2024 dollars)$113,523 → $152,800(+35%)US over the same years: +67%
Among the 33 metro and micro areas based in Michigan
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)16.7%(1,627)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)19.6%(1,918)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era39.3%(3,839)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War7.1%(695)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II1%(96)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 9,767 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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Over time
Saginaw, decade by decade
Saginaw population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
211,946
$67,154
$113,523
13.0%
48.9
2000
210,039
$70,383
$154,659
15.9%
54.7
2010
200,169
$61,792
$158,243
18.0%
57.7
2020
190,124
$60,075
$128,719
22.1%
62.7
2024
188,665
$60,622
$152,800
24.4%
62.2
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
