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County:

Saginaw County

State:

Michigan

FIPS Code:

26145

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Amenity Characteristics

Forest Land

Nat'l Forest Category:

No NF Acreage

Percent Land in NF:

0.0%

Recreational County:

Not Applicable

Acreage in NF:

0

Retirement County:

No

Total Forest Acreage:

98,900

Amenity Level:

Low

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

Metro

% Water:

0.8

Mean Jan. Temp:

21

Mean July Temp:

71

Topography:

Flat Plains

Metro Status:

Small metro area of less than 1 million residents

Economic Type:

Manufacturing

Policy Type:

Population Loss

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Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

219,743

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

228,059

3.8%

-6.0%

9.8%

1990:

211,946

-7.1%

-14.5%

7.5%

2000:

210,039

-0.9%

-6.7%

5.8%

2005:

208,356

-0.8%

-2.4%

1.6%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

151,977

72.4%

0-to-19:

62,011

29.5%

Black:

38,675

18.4%

20-to-39:

54,509

26.0%

Hispanic:

14,075

6.7%

40-to-59:

56,688

27.0%

American Indian:

698

0.3%

60-plus:

36,831

17.5%

Other:

4,614

2.2%

Median Age:

36.2

Population Density (persons per square mile):

259.6

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

81.6%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

15.9%

Median Family Income:

$46,494

Families Below Poverty Line:

11.0%

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