Sault Ste Marie.
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Michigan·Chippewa County
4 tracts·13K people·$139K median·904/mi²
White 68 · Other 15 · Multiracial 13 · Hispanic 2 · Asian 1 · Black 1
Living alone 41 · Married couple 34 · Other 25
Health 33 · Public admin 19 · Retail 15 · Leisure 15 · Manufacturing 8 · Professional 8 · Other 2
Management · business · science · arts 30 · Sales · office 27 · Service 24 · Production · transport 11 · Construction · maintenance 7
Drive alone 73 · Carpool 20 · Walk 6 · Work from home 5 · Bike 4 · Transit 1
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Sault Ste. Marie is $139,400 (Census ACS) — 0.3× the US median of $458,812.
Sault Ste. Marie has 13,335 residents across 4 census tracts and 4 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 34.0; the population is 68.4% White, 14.8% Other, 13.2% Multiracial, 1.9% Hispanic or Latino, 1.2% Asian and 0.5% Black; the average household has 2.1 people; 27.0% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 17.8% (Census ACS).
Joseph K Lumsden Bahweting Anishnabe Academy (36%) and Lincoln School (36%) lead the elementary schools; Sault Area Middle School is the middle school with reported scores (34%). Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $804/month, 49% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Sault Ste. Marie is $55,328 a year, 36% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Sault Ste. Marie, median rent is $804/month and the median home value is $139,400 (Census ACS).
Sault Ste. Marie reported 3.7 violent crimes and 10.8 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 74°F; winter lows average 12°F; there are 83 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 35 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Sault Ste. Marie are cold wave (70), wildfire (66) and winter weather (52), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.03g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Sault Ste. Marie, 6.4% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).