People QuickFacts Saginaw Michigan Population, 2011 estimate 51,230 9,876,187 Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base 51,508 9,883,635 Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2011 -0.5% -0.1% Population, 2010 51,508 9,883,640 Persons under 5 years, percent, 2010 8.2% 6.0% Persons under 18 years, percent, 2010 28.4% 23.7% Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2010 10.9% 13.8% Female persons, percent, 2010 52.9% 50.9%  White persons, percent, 2010 (a) 43.5% 78.9% Black persons, percent, 2010 (a) 46.1% 14.2% American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2010 (a) 0.5% 0.6% Asian persons, percent, 2010 (a) 0.3% 2.4% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2010 (a) Z 0.0% Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2010 4.4% 2.3% Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2010 (b) 14.3% 4.4% White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2010 37.5% 76.6%  Living in same house 1 year & over, 2006-2010 81.6% 85.5% Foreign born persons, percent, 2006-2010 1.4% 5.9% Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2006-2010 5.3% 8.9% High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 78.8% 88.0% Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 9.8% 25.0% Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2006-2010 18.8 23.7  Homeownership rate, 2006-2010 62.3% 74.2% Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2006-2010 19.7% 18.0% Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2006-2010 $64,100 $144,200 Households, 2006-2010 19,843 3,843,997 Persons per household, 2006-2010 2.59 2.53 Per capita money income in past 12 months (2010 dollars) 2006-2010 $14,157 $25,135 Median household income 2006-2010 $27,051 $48,432 Persons below poverty level, percent, 2006-2010 37.4% 14.8%     Business QuickFacts Saginaw Michigan Total number of firms, 2007 3,542 816,972 Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 26.3% 8.9% American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 S 0.7% Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 3.5% 2.6% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 F 0.1% Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 S 1.3% Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 40.3% 30.4%  Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) 1,543,335 234,455,768 Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) 241,932 107,109,349 Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) 233,302 109,102,594 Retail sales per capita, 2007 $4,160 $10,855 Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) 42,200 14,536,648     Geography QuickFacts Saginaw Michigan Land area in square miles, 2010 17.34 56,538.90 Persons per square mile, 2010 2,971.2 174.8 FIPS Code 70520 26 Counties Saginaw County (a) Includes persons reporting only one race. (b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories. FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data NA: Not available D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information X: Not applicable S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown F: Fewer than 100 firms Source: US Census Bureau State & County QuickFacts