Sanilac County, Michigan (MI)

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• • 38,70193.7%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 1,5773.8%Hispanic or Latino
  • 5381.3%Two or more races
  • 2200.5%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 1350.3%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
  • 1110.3%Asian alone
  • 60.01%Some other race alone

Mean price in 2019:

Detached houses: $169,876

Here:	$169,876
State:	$219,912

Townhouses or other attached units: $171,612

Here:	$171,612
State:	$199,940

In 2-unit structures: $102,148

Here:	$102,148
State:	$142,994

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $118,503

Here:	$118,503
State:	$151,948

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $224,350

Here:	$224,350
State:	$170,137

Mobile homes: $88,489

Here:	$88,489
State:	$56,186

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $9,275

Here:	$9,275
State:	$59,482

Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 5
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 20
• Burglaries: 63
• Thefts: 138
• Auto thefts: 19

Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 3
• Robberies: 1
• Assaults: 15
• Burglaries: 65
• Thefts: 106
• Auto thefts: 14

1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2019: $1,406 (1.1%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2019: $1,317 (1.1%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Sanilac County is $452 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $503 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $708 a month.

Cities in this county include: Sandusky, Croswell, Marlette, Brown City, Lexington, Deckerville, Port Sanilac, Peck, Carsonville, Snover.

Current college students: 1,231
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 88.5%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 14.6%

Number of foreign born residents: 750 (50.9% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 1892010 or later
• 1322000 to 2009
• 611990 to 1999
• 831980 to 1989
• 791970 to 1979
• 402Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute): 28.1 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 64.6%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 18,679
• One, attached: 150
• Two: 355
• 3 or 4: 286
• 5 to 9: 542
• 10 to 19: 244
• 20 to 49: 267
• 50 or more: 76
• Mobile homes: 2,600
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 17

Housing units in Sanilac County with a mortgage: 7,092 (99 second mortgage, 530 home equity loan, 15 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 6,912

Religion statistics for Sanilac County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Sanilac County:

Earthquake activity:

Most recent natural disasters:

• Michigan Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4494, Natural disaster type: Other
• Michigan Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3225: September 07, 2005, FEMA Id: 3225, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Michigan Severe Storms, Tornadoes and Flooding, Incident Period: May 20, 2004 to June 08, 2004, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1527: June 30, 2004, FEMA Id: 1527, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
• Michigan Severe Winter Storm, Incident Period: December 11, 2000 to December 31, 2000, Emergency Declared EM-3160: January 10, 2001, FEMA Id: 3160, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
• Michigan Flooding, Incident Period: June 21, 1996 to July 01, 1996, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1128: July 23, 1996, FEMA Id: 1128, Natural disaster type: Flood
• Michigan SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING, Incident Period: September 10, 1986 to October 10, 1986, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-774: September 18, 1986, FEMA Id: 774, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
• Michigan SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING, Incident Period: September 05, 1985 to September 28, 1985, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-744: September 18, 1985, FEMA Id: 744, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
• Michigan Blizzards and Snowstorms, Incident Period: January 27, 1978, Emergency Declared EM-3057: January 27, 1978, FEMA Id: 3057, Natural disaster type: Snowstorm, Blizzard
• Michigan Snowstorms, Incident Period: February 05, 1977, Emergency Declared EM-3030: February 05, 1977, FEMA Id: 3030, Natural disaster type: Snowstorm
• Michigan Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Icing, Flooding, Incident Period: March 19, 1976, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-495: March 19, 1976, FEMA Id: 495, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
• 1 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

5.43% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($39,495 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.43% relocated from other counties in Michigan ($31,473 average AGI)
1.00% relocated from other states ($8,022 average AGI)

Sanilac County:	1.00%
Michigan average:	1.59%

from St. Clair County, MI	1.32% ($36,251 average AGI)
from Macomb County, MI	0.67% ($41,776)
from Lapeer County, MI	0.55% ($39,138)
from Huron County, MI	0.43% ($34,176)
from Tuscola County, MI	0.38% ($36,475)
from Oakland County, MI	0.28% ($43,333)
from Wayne County, MI	0.14% ($58,261)

5.33% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($36,353 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.29% relocated to other counties in Michigan ($29,735 average AGI)
1.04% relocated to other states ($6,620 average AGI)

Sanilac County:	1.04%
Michigan average:	1.85%

to St. Clair County, MI	1.22% ($36,026 average AGI)
to Lapeer County, MI	0.50% ($38,975)
to Macomb County, MI	0.49% ($40,641)
to Tuscola County, MI	0.48% ($35,079)
to Huron County, MI	0.33% ($32,189)
to Oakland County, MI	0.30% ($37,255)
to Wayne County, MI	0.14% ($42,909)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.9
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 11.9

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.7
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 10.3
Deaths per 1000 population from 2007 to 2019: 11.4

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 9.2
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 5.4

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Sanilac County

All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 12%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 9%

Household type by relationship:

• Male householders: 9,478 (2,590 living alone), Female householders: 8,176 (2,644 living alone)

• 8,968 spouses (8,918 opposite-sex spouses), 1,273 unmarried partners, (1,237 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 10,487 children (9,773 natural, 188 adopted, 527 stepchildren), 667 grandchildren, 211 brothers or sisters, 234 parents, 16 foster children, 313 other relatives, 935 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 610

Size of family households: 6,038 2-persons, 2,179 3-persons, 1,856 4-persons, 717 5-persons, 392 6-persons, 266 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 5,231 1-person, 840 2-persons, 81 3-persons, 24 4-persons, 29 5-persons, 11 6-persons.

5,670 married couples with children.
2,141 single-parent households (645 men, 1,496 women).

94.6% of residents of Sanilac speak English at home.
2.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (73% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 10% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
3.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (62% speak English very well, 33% speak English well, 5% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (71% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 12% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (85% speak English very well, 15% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $247,947,000 ($5,531 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $11,583,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $111,919,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $60,659,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $13,406,000
Federal grants: $43,431,000
Federal procurement contracts: $11,196,000 ($9,416,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $7,337,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $6,685,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $19,094,000
Federal Government insurance: $52,482,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:

Here:	-4 per 1000 residents
State:	-16 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.79 millions of gallons per day (92% from ground, 8% from surface)

• Year house built in Sanilac County, Michigan
• 3412014 or later
• 2142010 to 2013
• 2,1652000 to 2009
• 3,4011990 to 1999
• 2,1481980 to 1989
• 3,5721970 to 1979
• 2,2801960 to 1969
• 2,6941950 to 1959
• 1,6901940 to 1949
• 4,6321939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Sanilac County, Michigan

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Sanilac County, Michigan
• 271 room
• 522 rooms
• 2833 rooms
• 1,1484 rooms
• 2,8505 rooms
• 3,0606 rooms
• 2,6517 rooms
• 1,7158 rooms
• 2,1769+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Sanilac County, Michigan
• 551 room
• 1052 rooms
• 7143 rooms
• 8524 rooms
• 6805 rooms
• 6046 rooms
• 2987 rooms
• 2168 rooms
• 1829+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Sanilac County, Michigan

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Sanilac County, Michigan
• 40no bedroom
• 3541 bedroom
• 2,9162 bedrooms
• 7,4943 bedrooms
• 2,5424 bedrooms
• 6115+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Sanilac County, Michigan
• 58no bedroom
• 7481 bedroom
• 1,4922 bedrooms
• 1,0603 bedrooms
• 2634 bedrooms
• 855+ bedrooms

Cars and other vehicles available in Sanilac County, Michigan in houses/condos/apartments

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Sanilac County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 583no vehicle
• 3,9451 vehicle
• 5,6932 vehicles
• 2,5543 vehicles
• 8264 vehicles
• 3685+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Sanilac County in renter-occupied apartments
• 576no vehicle
• 1,8591 vehicle
• 9212 vehicles
• 3263 vehicles
• 274 vehicles
• 95+ vehicles

89.6% of Sanilac County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 38% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 85% lived in Michigan.

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

• This state: 36,920
• Other state: 3,408
• Northeast: 460
• Midwest: 1,288
• South: 1,177
• West: 486

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 814
• Number of aged recipients: 40
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 774
• Number of recipients under 18: 107
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 585
• Number of recipients older than 64: 122
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 334
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 363

Sanilac County on our top lists:

• #101 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest surface withdrawal of fresh water for public supply"