Escanaba, MI

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2021 Population
12,439
2.13% 1-year growth
US Senator
Debbie Stabenow
Democratic Party
US Senator
Gary Peters
Democratic Party
2021 Median Age
43
1.65% 1-year increase
2021 Poverty Rate
17.3%
3.93% 1-year decrease
2021 Median Household Income
$36,173
9.28% 1-year growth
2021 Median Property Value
$91,300
4.34% 1-year growth
2021 Employed Population
4,910
4.08% 1-year decline

About

In 2021, Escanaba, MI had a population of 12.4k people with a median age of 43 and a median household income of $36,173. Between 2020 and 2021 the population of Escanaba, MI grew from 12,180 to 12,439, a 2.13% increase and its median household income grew from $33,102 to $36,173, a 9.28% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Escanaba, MI are White (Non-Hispanic) (86.4%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (7.02%), American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic) (2.7%), Asian (Non-Hispanic) (1.64%), and White (Hispanic) (1.12%).

None of the households in Escanaba, MI reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

99.9% of the residents in Escanaba, MI are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Escanaba, MI are Bay de Noc Community College (275 degrees awarded in 2021).

In 2021, the median property value in Escanaba, MI was $91,300, and the homeownership rate was 61.4%.

Most people in Escanaba, MI drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 11.3 minutes. The average car ownership in Escanaba, MI was 2 cars per household.

geosearchPopulation & Diversity

Escanaba, MI is home to a population of 12.4k people, from which 99.9% are citizens. As of 2021, 0.884% of Escanaba, MI residents were born outside of the country (110 people).

In 2021, there were 12.3 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (10.7k people) in Escanaba, MI than any other race or ethnicity. There were 873 Two+ (Non-Hispanic) and 336 American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Citizenship

99.9%
2021 Citizenship
99.9%
2020 Citizenship

As of 2021, 99.9% of Escanaba, MI residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.4%. In 2020, the percentage of US citizens in Escanaba, MI was 99.9%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Escanaba, MI
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    10.7k ± 420
  2. Two+ (Non-Hispanic)
    873 ± 411
  3. American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic)
    336 ± 125
1.68%
Hispanic Population
209 people

In 2021, there were 12.3 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (10.7k people) in Escanaba, MI than any other race or ethnicity. There were 873 Two+ (Non-Hispanic) and 336 American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

1.68% of the people in Escanaba, MI are hispanic (209 people).

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Global Diversity

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Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    79,412 ± 6,891 people
  2. India
    76,245 ± 6,753 people
  3. Iraq
    59,562 ± 5,974 people

In 2021, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Michigan was Mexico, the natal country of 79,412 Michigan residents, followed by India with 76,245 and Iraq with 59,562.

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Foreign-Born Population

0.884%
2021 Foreign-Born Population
110 people
0.87%
2020 Foreign-Born Population
106 people

As of 2021, 0.884% of Escanaba, MI residents (110 people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.6%. In 2020, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Escanaba, MI was 0.87%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Gulf War (1990s)
    286 ± 114
  2. Vietnam
    235 ± 91
  3. Gulf War (2001-)
    166 ± 95

Escanaba, MI has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (1990s), 1.22 times greater than any other conflict.

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briefcaseEconomy

The economy of Escanaba, MI employs 4.91k people. The largest industries in Escanaba, MI are Retail Trade (866 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (848 people), and Manufacturing (646 people), and the highest paying industries are Manufacturing ($55,455), Information ($46,094), and Educational Services ($42,917).

Males in Michigan have an average income that is 1.36 times higher than the average income of females, which is $53,616. The income inequality in Michigan (measured using the Gini index) is 0.468, which is lower than than the national average.

Occupations

4.91k
2021 Value
± 464
−4.08%
1 Year decline
± 13.8%

From 2020 to 2021, employment in Escanaba, MI declined at a rate of −4.08%, from 5.12k employees to 4.91k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Escanaba, MI, are Sales & Related Occupations (703 people), Production Occupations (490 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (452 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Escanaba, MI.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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Employment by Industries

4.91k
2021 Value
± 464
−4.08%
1 Year decline
± 13.8%

From 2020 to 2021, employment in Escanaba, MI declined at a rate of −4.08%, from 5.12k employees to 4.91k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Escanaba, MI, are Retail Trade (866 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (848 people), and Manufacturing (646 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Escanaba, MI, though some of these residents may live in Escanaba, MI and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$36,276
Median earning men ± $5,252
$23,830
Median earning women ± $2,246

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2021 are Public Administration ($75,625), Manufacturing ($72,608), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($68,669).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2021 are Public Administration ($40,357), Information ($37,031), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($31,324).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis
2.75%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 155M people employed in Michigan. This represents a 2.75% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Michigan.

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Domestic Production & Consumption

Domestic production and consumption consists of products and services shipped from Michigan to other states, or from other states to Michigan.
Top Domestic Production in Dollars
  1. $217B
  2. $58.2B
  3. $51.2B

In 2020, the top outbound Michigan product (by dollars) was Motorized vehicles with $217B, followed by Machinery ($58.2B) and Mixed freight ($51.2B).

The following chart shows the share of these products in relation to all outbound Michigan products.

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Domestic Trade Growth

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$667B
2020 Value in Michigan
$1.16T
Projected 2050 Value in Michigan
74% growth

In 2020, total outbound Michigan trade was $667B. This is expected to increase 74% to $1.16T by 2050.

The following chart shows how the domestic outbound Michigan trade is projected to change in comparison to its neighboring states.

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Interstate Trade

Interstate trade consists of products and services shipped from Michigan to other states, or from other states to Michigan.
Most Common Trade Partners
  1. $37.2B
  2. $33.2B
  3. $31.6B

In 2020, the top outbound Michigan domestic partner for goods and services (by dollars) was Ohio with $37.2B, followed by Indiana with $33.2B and Texas and $31.6B.

The following map shows the amount of trade that Michigan shares with each state (excluding itself).

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In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Michigan went to Joseph R Biden Jr. with 50.6% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (47.8%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.09%).

Debbie Stabenow and Gary Peters are the senators currently representing the state of Michigan. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Michigan is currently represented by 13 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

US Senators from Michigan

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Debbie Stabenow
Senator from Michigan1
Assumed office on January 3, 2001
Gary Peters
Senator from Michigan2
Assumed office on January 3, 2015

Debbie Stabenow and Gary Peters are the senators currently representing Michigan.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Michigan over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

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US Representatives from Michigan

Michigan is currently represented by 13 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Michigan have changed over time starting in 2008.

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In 2021, universities in Escanaba, MI awarded 275 degrees. The student population of Escanaba, MI in 2021 is skewed towards women, with 710 male students and 1,248 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Escanaba, MI are White (248 and 90.2%), followed by Two or More Races (10 and 3.64%), American Indian or Alaska Native (8 and 2.91%), and Hispanic or Latino (5 and 1.82%).

The largest universities in Escanaba, MI by number of degrees awarded are Bay de Noc Community College (275 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Escanaba, MI are Liberal Arts & Sciences (61 and 22.2%), Registered Nursing (51 and 18.5%), and Welding Technology (18 and 6.55%).

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2021 there were 1,958 students enrolled in Escanaba, MI, 36.3% men and 63.7% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 1,731 records, of which 64.4% were women and 35.6% men.

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Concentrations

Most Common
  1. 61 degrees awarded
  2. 51 degrees awarded
  3. 17 degrees awarded

In 2021, the most common concentation for Associates Degree recipients in Escanaba, MI was Liberal Arts & Sciences with 61 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Associates Degree from schools in Escanaba, MI according to their major.

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Universities

Gender
Race
Largest Universities by degrees awarded
275 degrees awarded

In 2021, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Bay de Noc Community College with 275 degrees awarded.

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Student Diversity

In 2021, 98 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Escanaba, MI, which is 0.554 times less than the 177 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2021 the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 248 degrees mean that there were 24.8 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Two or More Races, with 10 degrees awarded.

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Awarded Degrees over Time

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Average Net Price by Sector

Public, 2-year ($7,392) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2021.

Public, 2-year ($1,672) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2021.

Public, 2-year ($1,500) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

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Educational Pyramid

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In 2021, 0.763% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.76% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

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Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2021 were High School or Equivalent (2.3M), Some college (1.94M), and Bachelors Degree (1.38M).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

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homeHousing & Living

The median property value in Escanaba, MI was $91,300 in 2021, which is 0.373 times smaller than the national average of $244,900. Between 2020 and 2021 the median property value increased from $87,500 to $91,300, a 4.34% increase. The homeownership rate in Escanaba, MI is 61.4%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.6%.

People in Escanaba, MI have an average commute time of 11.3 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Escanaba, MI is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Escanaba, MI is $36,173. In 2021, the place with the highest median household income in Escanaba, MI was Census Tract 9705 with a value of $66,023, followed by Census Tract 9704 and Census Tract 9707, with respective values of $64,815 and $62,031.

Property

$91,300
Median Property Value 2021
±$5,542
$3,511
Median Property Taxes
±$374

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Escanaba, MI the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800 - $1,499 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Escanaba, MI compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

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Rent vs Own

61.4%
Homeownership
2021
59.2%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2021

In 2021, 61.4% of the housing units in Escanaba, MI were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 60.6%.

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Income by Location

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Highest Median Household Income (Total)
  1. Census Tract 9705
  2. Census Tract 9704
  3. Census Tract 9707

In 2021, the place with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Escanaba, MI was Census Tract 9705 with a value of $66,023, followed by Census Tract 9704 and Census Tract 9707, with respective values of $64,815 and $62,031.

The following map shows all of the places in Escanaba, MI colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

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Household Income

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$36,173
Median Household Income
± $4,268
5.72k
Number of Households
± 505

In 2021, the median household income of the 5.72k households in Escanaba, MI grew to $36,173 from the previous year's value of $33,102.

The following chart displays the households in Escanaba, MI distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the < $10k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Escanaba, MI is from Michigan.
0.468
2021 Wage GINI in Michigan
0.471
2020 Wage GINI in Michigan

In 2021, the income inequality in Michigan was 0.468 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.592% decline from 2020 to 2021, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Michigan was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Michigan in comparison to the national average.

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Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2021
  1. Drove Alone (79.1%)
  2. Carpooled (11.5%)
  3. Walked (3.63%)

In 2021, 79.1% of workers in Escanaba, MI drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (11.5%) and those who walked to work (3.63%).

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Commute Time

11.3 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Escanaba, MI have a shorter commute time (11.3 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.8 minutes). Additionally, 0.315% of the workforce in Escanaba, MI have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Escanaba, MI distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Escanaba, MI have 2 cars.

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Poverty & Diversity

17.3% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Escanaba, MI (2.07k out of 12k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.6%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 45 - 54, followed by Males 35 - 44 and then Females 35 - 44.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Escanaba, MI is White, followed by Two Or More and Native American.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

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93.7% of the population of Escanaba, MI has health coverage, with 30.2% on employee plans, 29.8% on Medicaid, 14.2% on Medicare, 16.3% on non-group plans, and 3.21% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Delta County, MI see 1325 patients per year on average, which represents a 0.226% decrease from the previous year (1328 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1424 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 625 patients per year.

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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1,325 to 1
Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Delta County, MI

Primary care physicians in Delta County, MI see an average of 1,325 patients per year. This represents a 0.226% decrease from the previous year (1,328 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Delta County, MI in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

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Health Care Diversity

In 2021, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 23% under 18 years, 17.3% between 18 and 34 years, 39.7% between 35 and 64 years, and 20.1% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.1% were men and 51.9% were women.

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Uninsured People

6.33%
Uninsured
30.2%
Employer Coverage
29.8%
Medicaid
14.2%
Medicare
16.3%
Non-Group
3.21%
Military or VA

Between 2020 and 2021, the percent of uninsured citizens in Escanaba, MI declined by 18.1% from 7.73% to 6.33%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Escanaba, MI changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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