City safety & data profile

Port HuronMI

Port Huron, MI is a 29K-resident city in St. Clair County with a median household income of $50,366.

St. Clair County, Michigan. Federal health, economic, and safety indicators for Port Huron, drawn from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey, CDC PLACES, and CMS Hospital Compare. Port Huron has a population larger than 62% of the 4,640 U.S. cities Areazine tracks, a median home value of $149,300, and 2 hospitals serving the surrounding area.

Data updated 2026-08-21

29K
Population (place)
Top 38%
By size
$50,366
Median income (place)
$149,300
Median home (place)
22.6%
Poverty rate (place)
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The read on Port Huron

Port Huron posts a median household income higher than 10% of U.S. cities Areazine tracks, where 2 hospitals serve the Port Huron area.

Bottom 11%
by median income, US cities
2
hospitals in & near Port Huron

Where Port Huron income ranks nationally

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

$50,366 Bottom 10% higher than 10% of 3,889 places Areazine profiles

Port Huron $0 $260,000 every profiled place, bucketed by value

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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 Port Huron, MI beyond the headline numbers

Port Huron sits inside St. Clair County, Michigan, at roughly 42.97°N, -82.42°W. Population 29,330, $50,366 median household income. Median home value $149,300, median rent $982. Poverty rate 22.6%, read against that income figure since two cities on the same median can differ underneath it.

2 hospitals in/around Port Huron, 3/5 avg rating, 2 with an ER.

22.6% of Port Huron, 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 Port Huron runs about 3.0 years of median household income, in the cheapest quarter of reporting cities.

Only 5.7% of Port Huron 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, current smoking departs furthest from its peer median: 21.4% in Port Huron, the highest-prevalence quarter of the 3,759 cities reporting that measure.

2.6% of Port Huron workers commute by public transit, a larger share than at least three quarters of reporting cities.

Sources: U.S. Census ACS, CDC PLACES, CMS Hospital Compare, plus live alerts for Port Huron 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)
29,330
Port Huron · Census Place
Median Income (place)
$50,366
-44% vs avg
Median Home Value (place)
$149,300
-64% vs avg
Median Age (place)
38.6
years · ACS place

10-Year Trends 2013–2024

County-level trend (St. Clair County): Port Huron'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
160K-1%
Median Income
$71,270+48%
Median Home Value
$224,600+85%
Poverty Rate
11.3%-24%
Unemployment
5.7%-61%

Economics

Economics indicators for Port Huron, MI
IndicatorValue
Median Rent
$982/mo
Poverty Rate
22.6% +82% vs avg
Unemployment 8.9%
Bachelor's Degree+ 18.1%
Work From Home 5.7%
Public Transit 2.6%

Population

White 81.5%
African American 6.6%
Asian 1.1%
Two or More Ethnicities 4.5%

Health Profile 15 measures

Health Indicators

Obesity
40.6%
High Blood Pressure
40.1%
Short Sleep Duration
38.8%
Physical Inactivity
31.7%
Frequent Mental Distress
21.5%
Current Smoking
21.4%
Frequent Physical Distress
17.7%
Binge Drinking
15%
Diabetes
14%
Current Asthma
12.8%

Preventive Care

Dental Visit 58.7%
Annual Checkup 79.6%

Other Measures

Lack of Health Insurance
9.4%
Coronary Heart Disease
8.3%
Stroke
4.5%

Hospitals 2 total

Rating Distribution
★★★★★
0
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1
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0
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1
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0
Average Rating
3/5
Total Hospitals
2
With ER
2
LAKE HURON MEDICAL CENTER
PORT HURON · Acute Care Hospitals · ER
★★★★☆
MCLAREN PORT HURON
PORT HURON · Acute Care Hospitals · ER
★★☆☆☆

Alerts & News - Port Huron Area

No area-tagged alerts are on record for Port Huron 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 Port Huron, MI? ▼
Port Huron, MI has a population of 29,330 people, located in St. Clair County, Michigan.
What is the median household income in Port Huron? ▼
The median household income in Port Huron, MI is $50,366 per year, per the U.S. Census ACS. The poverty rate is 22.6%.
What is the median home value in Port Huron? ▼
The median home value in Port Huron, MI is $149,300. Median rent is $982/month.
What are the top health concerns in Port Huron? ▼
The top health indicators in Port Huron include Obesity (40.6%), High Blood Pressure (40.1%), Short Sleep Duration (38.8%). Data from CDC PLACES.
How many hospitals are in Port Huron? ▼
Port Huron has 2 hospitals with an average rating of 3/5 stars. 2 have emergency departments.
What is the median age in Port Huron? ▼
The median age in Port Huron, MI is 38.6 years. 18.1% of residents have a bachelor's degree or higher.

Safety Context

Port Huron, MI is located in St. Clair County, Michigan. With a population of 29K and a $50,366 median household income, the community faces health challenges including obesity and high blood pressure. Residents have access to 2 hospitals with an average rating of 3/5 stars. Safety alerts for the Port Huron area are monitored from federal and state agencies including FEMA, NOAA, FDA, and CPSC.

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Health-impact reference for every AQI category

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Nationwide cities with similar poverty or income 8

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

Similar poverty rate

Nearest place-level ACS poverty rates outside MI (22.6% here).

New Orleans, LA 22.6% Las Cruces, NM 22.6% Harvey, IL 22.6% Del City, OK 22.6%

Similar median income

Nearest place-level ACS median household incomes outside MI ($50,366 here).

Mendota, CA $50,342 Richmond, TX $50,337 Washington, IN $50,331 Bristol, VA $50,404

Nearby Cities 8

New Baltimore, MI 12K Mount Clemens, MI 16K Clinton Township, MI 100K Saint Clair Shores, MI 60K Shelby, MI 74K Fraser, MI 15K Roseville, MI 48K Grosse Pointe Woods, MI 16K
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Using Port Huron'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 (St. Clair 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.