Sault Ste. Marie, MI Population

Overview

13,523

Total Population

34.4

Median age

51.99%

Female population %

92.3:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

20-24 years

Largest age group

48.7

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

343

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Sault Ste. Marie's population is young compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Sault Ste. Marie is 34.4, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Sault Ste. Marie's population under 18 was 18.83%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Sault Ste. Marie's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 16.05% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Sault Ste. Marie, 16.72% were under the age of 15, 26.78% aged 15 to 29, 40.46% aged 30 to 64, 13.53% aged 65 to 84, and 2.51% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 539 more females than males in Sault Ste. Marie:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 51.99% females and 48.01% males in Sault Ste. Marie, MI.
The Sault Ste. Marie, MI gender ratio is 92.3:100 i.e. 92.3 men to 100 women (0.923).
For male population, the largest age group is 20-24 years with a population of 800.
For the female population, the largest age group is 20-24 years with a population of 764.

Sault Ste. Marie's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Sault Ste. Marie population: 70.52% are White, 1.54% are Black or African American, 12.22% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.05% are Asian, 0.10% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 0.64% are some other race and 13.92% are multiracial.
Sault Ste. Marie's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, 343 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 13,18 (97.46% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Sault Ste. Marie is White with a population of 9,537 (70.52% of the total population).

Sault Ste. Marie's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 14,958 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Sault Ste. Marie's population decreased by 798 (5.33%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Sault Ste. Marie's population decreased by 810 (5.72%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Sault Ste. Marie's population was lowest in year 2022 at 13,333.