Demographics of Saginaw County, Michigan

Saginaw County, Michigan had 187,688 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −2,165 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Saginaw County, in four figures

187,688
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; −1.1%
Change since July 2020: −2,165 people.; 41.2 ±0.2
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $60,622 ±$1,588
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. Each year's change is births less deaths, net moves from abroad and net moves from elsewhere in the country, with the Bureau's small residual. The 2020 row's components run 3 months, from the April census to July 1.

Saginaw County, Michigan's population shrank 1.1% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Saginaw County, Michigan's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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Saginaw County, Michigan's population shrank 1.1% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Saginaw County, Michigan's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	189,853	100.0	100.0
2021	189,479	99.8	100.2
2022	188,392	99.2	100.7
2023	187,758	98.9	101.6
2024	187,762	98.9	102.5
2025	187,688	98.9	103.1

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Population of Saginaw County, Michigan on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	189,853	−287	−189	+1	−137
2021	189,479	−374	−806	+33	+222
2022	188,392	−1,087	−579	+112	−506
2023	187,758	−634	−470	+204	−327
2024	187,762	+4	−378	+234	+178
2025	187,688	−74	−377	+120	+177

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 41.2 ±0.2: for men 39.7 ±0.3 and for women 42.5 ±0.3. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Saginaw County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Michigan	United States
Under 5	10,384 ±47	5.5% ±<0.1	5.4% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	29,880 ±826	15.8% ±0.4	15.9% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	17,315 ±713	9.2% ±0.4	9.2% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	45,305 ±751	24.0% ±0.4	25.3% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	47,352 ±858	25.1% ±0.5	25.6% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	38,429 ±1,094	20.4% ±0.6	18.6% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $60,622 ±$1,588, and income per person $34,578 ±$791, in 2024 dollars. The median is $72,875 ±$293 in Michigan and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Saginaw County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Michigan	United States
Under $25,000	15,452 ±939	19.8% ±1.2	15.8% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	16,823 ±974	21.6% ±1.2	18.7% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	14,522 ±880	18.6% ±1.1	16.8% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	10,101 ±702	13.0% ±0.9	13.2% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	10,828 ±667	13.9% ±0.8	17.3% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	5,181 ±490	6.6% ±0.6	8.6% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	5,051 ±481	6.5% ±0.6	9.5% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Saginaw County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Michigan	United States
All ages	33,290 ±2,213	18.2% ±1.2	13.2% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	10,824 ±1,085	27.2% ±2.5	17.6% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	16,421 ±1,070	17.7% ±1.1	12.7% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	6,045 ±566	12.1% ±1.1	10.5% ±0.1	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Saginaw County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Saginaw County	Michigan	United States
Housing units	86,208 ±109	4,622,236 ±795	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	90.4% ±0.8	88.2% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	9.6% ±0.8	11.8% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	74.1% ±1.0	73.2% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	25.9% ±1.1	26.8% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$152,800 ±$2,921	$231,600 ±$642	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$947 ±$19	$1,129 ±$4	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1968 ±1	1972 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Saginaw County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Michigan	United States
Hispanic or Latino	17,381 ±0	9.2% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	127,944 ±391	67.8% ±0.2	72.4% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	34,099 ±711	18.1% ±0.4	13.1% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	2,219 ±252	1.2% ±0.1	3.4% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	244 ±85	0.1% ±<0.1	0.3% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 142	0% to 0.1%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	145 to 573	0.1% to 0.3%	0.5% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	6,358 ±845	3.4% ±0.4	4.5% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Saginaw County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Michigan	United States
Born in the state	161,194 ±1,638	85.4% ±0.9	76.0% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	21,957 ±1,437	11.6% ±0.8	16.0% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	1,002 ±279	0.5% ±0.1	0.9% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	4,512 ±661	2.4% ±0.4	7.2% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	2,610 ±579	1.4% ±0.3	4.1% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	1,902 ±407	1.0% ±0.2	3.1% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Saginaw County among the counties of Michigan

11th of 83 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Michigan page.

Counties of Michigan near Saginaw County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Washtenaw County	370,214	−0.4%
Ottawa County	308,459	+3.9%
Ingham County	289,709	+1.7%
Kalamazoo County	263,795	+0.8%
Livingston County	197,315	+1.7%
Saginaw County	187,688	−1.1%
Muskegon County	177,901	+1.8%
St. Clair County	160,486	+0.1%
Jackson County	159,552	−0.4%
Monroe County	156,004	+0.7%
Berrien County	152,444	−1.3%

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Rankings this appears in

No. 11 Counties by population in Michigan
No. 73 Counties by population growth in Michigan

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026