Saginaw, MI (Michigan) Houses and Residents

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Saginaw Apartments for Rent

Total population: 55,620 (All urban)

Saginaw, Michigan Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 25,646 (23,189 occupied: 14,747 owner occupied, 8,442 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	36%
State:	26%

Housing density: 1470 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $134,913.

Median contract rent in 2007: $410 (lower quartile is $311, upper quartile is $486)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $405

Median gross rent in Saginaw, MI in 2007: $535

Housing units in Saginaw with a mortgage: 8,496 (602 second mortgage, 832 home equity loan, 20 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 5,449

Saginaw,MI index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $63,110 (it was $47,000 in 2000)

Saginaw:	$63,110
Michigan:	$153,100

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $44,725 - $92,010

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $72,904
Here: $72,904
State: $200,820

Townhouses or other attached units: $77,397
Here: $77,397
State: $181,134

In 2-unit structures: $89,069
Here: $89,069
State: $129,336

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $118,395
Here: $118,395
State: $151,605

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $131,159
Here: $131,159
State: $149,899

Mobile homes: $63,824
Here: $63,824
State: $39,606

Household type by relationship

Households: 60,415

In family households: 51,005 (7,750 male householders, 7,494 female householders)
7,978 spouses, 21,585 children (20,042 natural, 490 adopted, 1,053 stepchildren), 2,453 grandchildren, 734 brothers or sisters, 411 parents, 838 other relatives, 1,762 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 9,410 (3,622 male householders (2,991 living alone)), 4,330 female householders (3,856 living alone)), 1,458 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 1,427 (681 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 5,460 2-persons, 3,890 3-persons, 3,025 4-persons, 1,603 5-persons, 757 6-persons, 509 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 6,847 1-person, 922 2-persons, 136 3-persons, 21 4-persons, 11 5-persons, 6 6-persons, 9 7-or-more-persons.

6,729 married couples with children.
9,950 single-parent households (1,029 men, 8,921 women).

91.9% of residents of Saginaw speak English at home.
6.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (70% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 12% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
1.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (71% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 10% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (50% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 32% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (88% speak English very well, 2% speak English well, 9% speak English not well).

Foreign born population: 970 (1.6%)
(44.0% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.9
State:	6.1

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.4
State:	4.1

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Saginaw, Michigan:
	1 room: 34 2 rooms: 138 3 rooms: 494 4 rooms: 1,178 5 rooms: 4,033 6 rooms: 4,199 7 rooms: 2,333 8 rooms: 1,263 9 or more rooms: 1,075

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Saginaw, Michigan:
	1 room: 311 2 rooms: 852 3 rooms: 1,548 4 rooms: 1,715 5 rooms: 1,709 6 rooms: 1,191 7 rooms: 580 8 rooms: 281 9 or more rooms: 255

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 30
1995 to 1998: 112
1990 to 1994: 133
1980 to 1989: 545
1970 to 1979: 1,822
1960 to 1969: 4,024
1950 to 1959: 5,024
1940 to 1949: 3,956
1939 or earlier: 10,000

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Saginaw:
	no bedroom: 150 1 bedroom: 447 2 bedrooms: 4,002 3 bedrooms: 7,160 4 bedrooms: 2,440 5 or more bedrooms: 548

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Saginaw:
	no bedroom: 438 1 bedroom: 2,450 2 bedrooms: 2,944 3 bedrooms: 2,065 4 bedrooms: 383 5 or more bedrooms: 162

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Saginaw in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 1,091 1 vehicle: 5,926 2 vehicles: 5,681 3 vehicles: 1,516 4 vehicles: 375 5 or more vehicles: 158

Cars and other vehicles available in Saginaw in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 2,318 1 vehicle: 4,339 2 vehicles: 1,433 3 vehicles: 298 4 vehicles: 22 5 or more vehicles: 32

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Saginaw, MI:

Less than $10,000: 192
$10,000 to $14,999: 221
$15,000 to $19,999: 495
$20,000 to $24,999: 473
$25,000 to $29,999: 562
$30,000 to $34,999: 608
$35,000 to $39,999: 589
$40,000 to $49,999: 1551
$50,000 to $59,999: 1504
$60,000 to $69,999: 1355
$70,000 to $79,999: 1146
$80,000 to $89,999: 952
$90,000 to $99,999: 821
$100,000 to $124,999: 1485
$125,000 to $149,999: 599
$150,000 to $174,999: 360
$175,000 to $199,999: 194
$200,000 to $249,999: 76
$250,000 to $299,999: 23
$300,000 to $399,999: 39
$400,000 to $499,999: 9
$500,000 to $749,999: 5
$750,000 to $999,999: 5
$1,000,000 or more: 9

Saginaw rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Saginaw:

Less than $100: 260 people
$100 to $149: 245
$150 to $199: 299
$200 to $249: 346
$250 to $299: 526
$300 to $349: 700
$350 to $399: 1,038
$400 to $449: 1,170
$450 to $499: 1,051
$500 to $549: 769
$550 to $599: 442
$600 to $649: 174
$650 to $699: 75
$700 to $749: 58
$750 to $799: 36
$800 to $899: 25
$900 to $999: 17
$1,000 to $1,249: 2
$1,250 to $1,499: 1
$1,500 to $1,999: 9
$2,000 or more: 0
No cash rent: 356

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 149 1990 to 1994: 174 1985 to 1989: 79 1980 to 1984: 70 1975 to 1979: 82 1970 to 1974: 71 1970 to 1974: 76 1965 to 1969: 269

Saginaw, MI Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 88.8%
Number of people working at home: 538 (2.5% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 673
5 to 9 minutes: 3476
10 to 14 minutes: 5951
15 to 19 minutes: 4515
20 to 24 minutes: 2502
25 to 29 minutes: 883
30 to 34 minutes: 1480
35 to 39 minutes: 254
40 to 44 minutes: 339
45 to 59 minutes: 538
60 to 89 minutes: 337
90 or more minutes: 427

Saginaw mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 17,719 (81%)
Carpooled: 2,639 (12%)
Bus or trolley bus: 315 (1%)
Taxi: 13 (0%)
Bicycle: 114 (1%)
Walked: 438 (2%)
Other means: 137 (1%)
Worked at home: 538 (2%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 4410
$10,000 to $14,999: 2321
$15,000 to $19,999: 2328
$20,000 to $24,999: 1863
$25,000 to $29,999: 1918
$30,000 to $34,999: 1661
$35,000 to $39,999: 1245
$40,000 to $44,999: 1239
$45,000 to $49,999: 854
$50,000 to $59,999: 1551
$60,000 to $74,999: 1583
$75,000 to $99,999: 1243
$100,000 to $124,999: 561
$125,000 to $149,999: 177
$150,000 to $199,999: 99
$200,000 or more: 143

First ancestries reported:

Other groups: 29968

German: 7130

Polish: 2264

English: 1865

Irish: 1649

French (except Basque): 1516

United States or American: 1229

Italian: 879

Subsaharan African:: 765

African: 705

French Canadian: 565

Scottish: 504

Dutch: 263

Swedish: 255

Scotch-Irish: 255

Russian: 176

European: 135

Hungarian: 120

Greek: 107

Norwegian: 107

Belgian: 94

Czech: 68

Lithuanian: 68

Ukrainian: 54

Welsh: 48

Danish: 47

Romanian: 46

Finnish: 45

Arab:: 43

Czechoslovakian: 40

Canadian: 35

Latvian: 33

Lebanese: 32

Swiss: 30

Austrian: 28

British: 24

Assyrian/Chaldean/Syriac: 24

Slovak: 23

Ethiopian: 20

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 18

Jamaican: 18

Scandinavian: 17

Pennsylvania German: 15

Iranian: 14

Celtic: 12

Serbian: 11

Nigerian: 11

Arab/Arabic: 11

Sierra Leonean: 10

Other Subsaharan African: 10

South African: 9

Guyanese: 8

Australian: 8

Armenian: 8

German Russian: 5

Brazilian: 4

Croatian: 3

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):

Mexico (45%)
Germany (12%)
United Kingdom (4%)
China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (3%)
Iraq (2%)
Laos (2%)
Russia (2%)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 47544
Northeast: 697
Midwest: 2527
South: 9096
West: 791

57% of Saginaw residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 78% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 59% lived in Michigan.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 262
Nursery to 4th grade: 87
5th and 6th grade: 298
7th and 8th grade: 553
9th grade: 678
10th grade: 821
11th grade: 1,169
12th grade, no diploma: 866
High school graduate (or equivalency): 5,502
Less than 1 year of college: 1,137
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 2,099
Associate degree: 938
Bachelor's degree: 1,182
Master's degree: 335
Professional school degree: 160
Doctorate degree: 58

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 309
Nursery to 4th grade: 88
5th and 6th grade: 268
7th and 8th grade: 647
9th grade: 616
10th grade: 1,021
11th grade: 1,083
12th grade, no diploma: 973
High school graduate (or equivalency): 7,116
Less than 1 year of college: 1,718
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 2,787
Associate degree: 1,406
Bachelor's degree: 1,414
Master's degree: 479
Professional school degree: 114
Doctorate degree: 43

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 6.9%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 6.8%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 25.1%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 18.7%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 6.5%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 7.5%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 24.3%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 15.2%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 15.0%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 14.1%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 10.6%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 14.7%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 14.1%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $37,791
Black householders: $17,084
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $21,532
Asian householders: $15,208
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $4,852
Some other race householders: $46,308
Two or more races householders: $26,431
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $27,345

Saginaw household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Saginaw household income for Black householders

Saginaw household income for American Indian and Alaska Native householders

Saginaw household income for Asian householders

Saginaw household income for Some other race householders

Saginaw household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Saginaw marital status for males

Saginaw marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $74,388
Black or African American householders: $47,399
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $73,851
Asian householders: $165,427
Some other race householders: $55,053
Two or more races householders: $66,734
Hispanic or Latino householders: $52,233

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 19,170
One, attached: 447
Two: 2,490
3 or 4: 1,299
5 to 9: 692
10 to 19: 360
20 to 49: 235
50 or more: 849
Mobile homes: 98
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 6

Median worth of mobile homes: $68,953

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Saginaw:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (92%) Electricity (6%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (78%) Electricity (19%) No fuel used (1%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%) Other fuel (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 616

Here:	6.5%
Michigan:	11.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 271

Here:	6.3%
Michigan:	8.7%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 234

Here:	9.2%
Michigan:	16.5%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

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