City safety & data profile

EscanabaMI

Escanaba, MI is a 12K-resident city in Delta County with a median household income of $45,369.

Delta County, Michigan. Federal health, economic, and safety indicators for Escanaba, drawn from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey, CDC PLACES, and CMS Hospital Compare. Escanaba has a population larger than 15% of the 4,640 U.S. cities Areazine tracks, a median home value of $125,200, and 1 hospital serving the surrounding area.

Data updated 2026-08-21

12K
Population (place)
Bottom 16%
By size
$45,369
Median income (place)
$125,200
Median home (place)
17.7%
Poverty rate (place)
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The read on Escanaba

Escanaba posts a median household income higher than 5% of U.S. cities Areazine tracks, where 1 hospital serves the Escanaba area.

Bottom 6%
by median income, US cities
1
hospital in & near Escanaba

Where Escanaba income ranks nationally

Median household income vs. every place Areazine profiles (place-level ACS)

$45,369 Bottom 5% higher than 5% of 3,889 places Areazine profiles

Escanaba $0 $260,000 every profiled place, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more places Areazine profiles. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) · 2024 ACS 5-year

Largest cities in MI

Population among 105 MI places with 10,000+ residents and ACS income on Areazine. Tooltip shows the income rank in the same pool.

residents

What this shows Detroit is the largest MI city on this list; Beverly Hills leads median income.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) As of 2024 ACS 5-year

Highest median incomes in MI

Median household income among the same 105-city pool. Tooltip shows the population rank.

median

What this shows Beverly Hills posts the highest place-level median income in MI; Detroit is largest by headcount.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) As of 2024 ACS 5-year

The quick read

Reading Escanaba, MI beyond the headline numbers

Escanaba sits inside Delta County, Michigan, at roughly 45.75°N, -87.06°W. Population 12,334, $45,369 median household income. Median home value $125,200, median rent $657. Poverty rate 17.7%, read against that income figure since two cities on the same median can differ underneath it.

1 hospital in/around Escanaba, 4/5 avg rating, 1 with an ER.

17.7% of Escanaba, MI residents live below the poverty line, placing it in the hardest-hit quarter of reporting cities. Read every median on this page against that: half the households are above it, and a large minority are far below.

Housing is inexpensive against local pay -- the median home in Escanaba runs about 2.8 years of median household income, in the cheapest quarter of reporting cities.

Only 6.1% of Escanaba workers report working from home, the lowest quarter of reporting cities -- an economy still built around showing up somewhere.

Among the CDC measures on this page, coronary heart disease departs furthest from its peer median: 9.4% in Escanaba, the highest-prevalence quarter of the 3,757 cities reporting that measure.

At 44.4 years, Escanaba's median age is in the oldest quarter of reporting cities.

Sources: U.S. Census ACS, CDC PLACES, CMS Hospital Compare, plus live alerts for Escanaba from FEMA, NOAA, FDA, and CPSC. Economic comparison bars use the unweighted average across tracked Census places with a reported value, not a household-weighted national median.

Population (place)
12,334
Escanaba · Census Place
Median Income (place)
$45,369
-49% vs avg
Median Home Value (place)
$125,200
-70% vs avg
Median Age (place)
44.4
years · ACS place

10-Year Trends 2013–2024

County-level trend (Delta County): Escanaba's own historical series isn't separately published by the Census Bureau, so these year-over-year figures track the surrounding county, not the city alone.

20132024
Population
37K-0%
Median Income
$57,809+35%
Median Home Value
$157,100+57%
Poverty Rate
12.7%-23%
Unemployment
4.2%-62%

Economics

Economics indicators for Escanaba, MI
IndicatorValue
Median Rent
$657/mo
Poverty Rate
17.7% +43% vs avg
Unemployment 5.2%
Bachelor's Degree+ 19.8%
Work From Home 6.1%
Public Transit 0.8%

Population

White 87.1%
African American 0.5%
Asian 1%
Two or More Ethnicities 9%

Health Profile 15 measures

Health Indicators

Obesity
41.9%
High Blood Pressure
39.9%
Short Sleep Duration
30.7%
Physical Inactivity
30.3%
Frequent Mental Distress
19.9%
Current Smoking
19.5%
Frequent Physical Distress
17.6%
Binge Drinking
14.5%
Diabetes
14.4%
Current Asthma
12.4%

Preventive Care

Dental Visit 63.2%
Annual Checkup 79.8%

Other Measures

Coronary Heart Disease
9.4%
Lack of Health Insurance
8.4%
Stroke
4.8%

Hospitals 1 total

Rating Distribution
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Average Rating
4/5
Total Hospitals
1
With ER
1
OSF ST FRANCIS HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL GROUP
ESCANABA · Critical Access Hospitals · ER
★★★★☆

Alerts & News - Escanaba Area

No area-tagged alerts are on record for Escanaba right now. New federal and counterpart-agency notices still land in the site feed as agencies publish them.

Frequently Asked Questions 6

What is the population of Escanaba, MI? ▼
Escanaba, MI has a population of 12,334 people, located in Delta County, Michigan.
What is the median household income in Escanaba? ▼
The median household income in Escanaba, MI is $45,369 per year, per the U.S. Census ACS. The poverty rate is 17.7%.
What is the median home value in Escanaba? ▼
The median home value in Escanaba, MI is $125,200. Median rent is $657/month.
What are the top health concerns in Escanaba? ▼
The top health indicators in Escanaba include Obesity (41.9%), High Blood Pressure (39.9%), Short Sleep Duration (30.7%). Data from CDC PLACES.
How many hospitals are in Escanaba? ▼
Escanaba has 1 hospital with an average rating of 4/5 stars. 1 have emergency departments.
What is the median age in Escanaba? ▼
The median age in Escanaba, MI is 44.4 years. 19.8% of residents have a bachelor's degree or higher.

Safety Context

Escanaba, MI is located in Delta County, Michigan. With a population of 12K and a $45,369 median household income, the community faces health challenges including obesity and high blood pressure. Residents have access to 1 hospital with an average rating of 4/5 stars. Safety alerts for the Escanaba area are monitored from federal and state agencies including FEMA, NOAA, FDA, and CPSC.

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Nationwide cities with similar poverty or income 8

Two ACS-derived peer sets for Escanaba, both outside Michigan so the neighborhoods are not the geographic nearby list below.

Similar poverty rate

Nearest place-level ACS poverty rates outside MI (17.7% here).

Winston-Salem, NC 17.7% Fayetteville, NC 17.7% Wichita Falls, TX 17.7% Saint Joseph, MO 17.7%

Similar median income

Nearest place-level ACS median household incomes outside MI ($45,369 here).

Urbana, IL $45,346 Richmond, IN $45,399 Bainbridge, GA $45,422 State College, PA $45,424

Nearby Cities 8

Marinette, WI 11K Marquette, MI 21K Suamico, WI 12K Green Bay, WI 105K Bellevue, WI 15K Howard, WI 19K Allouez, WI 14K Ashwaubenon, WI 17K
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Using Escanaba's profile

Use this as a starting research checklist, not a verdict on whether to live here.

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Population and economics (income, home value, poverty, education) are place-level U.S. Census ACS; health is CDC PLACES; hospital counts reflect facilities in and around the city. County-level trends are labeled when shown.

Data Sources

All data on this page comes from official U.S. government sources. Population and economic data from the Census Bureau American Community Survey (2024 5-year estimates, place geography). Health data from the CDC PLACES program (2023). Hospital ratings from CMS Hospital Compare (2024). Climate data from NOAA. Education data from NCES. Cost of living from Bureau of Economic Analysis. Crime statistics, where referenced on Areazine, originate from the FBI Crime Data Explorer. Housing market figures referenced on Areazine come from HUD Fair Market Rents. Census economics and population are at place geography; some health and hospital indicators are reported at the county level (Delta County) where that is the smallest published unit.

Every figure on Areazine is published directly from official U.S. government sources, no number is typed in by an editor. City demographic and health figures are compiled directly from U.S. Census (place-level ACS), CDC, and CMS releases, updated quarterly within 30 days of upstream release. County-level trends are labeled when shown. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026.