Sault Ste. Marie is home to 36,295 people. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 23% of adults. The typical home is worth $161,900, having more than doubled since 2000. The foreign-born share is 3%. There are 23 people per square mile. 75% of homes are owner-occupied.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $62,217, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 41.6
US median: 38.9
Less educated
23% 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 Sault Ste. Marie
What changed most since 1990
Median age32.2 → 41.6(+9.4 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
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)29.9%(736)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)24.8%(611)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era33%(811)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War5.9%(145)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.2%(4)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 2,460 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
Sault Ste. Marie, decade by decade
Sault Ste. Marie 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
34,604
$51,479
$89,043
10.8%
39.9
2000
38,543
$62,782
$138,081
15.0%
50.1
2010
38,520
$57,822
$148,317
18.0%
55.1
2020
36,785
$61,152
$147,384
22.6%
61.8
2024
36,295
$62,217
$161,900
23.3%
60.7
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.
