Population 504 · Census ACS 2020–24
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Population and households in Sands
Household size in Sands
| Period | Sands | Michigan | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 2.45 | 2.58 | 2.68 |
| 2010–14 | 2.34 | 2.58 | 2.73 |
| 2015–19 | 2.73 | 2.53 | 2.71 |
| 2020–24 | 3.03 | 2.51 | 2.65 |
| Change | +0.58 | −0.06 | −0.03 |
Sands is a place of big households: 3.03 people per home on average, compared with 2.65 nationally. Numbers like that usually point to plenty of families with kids. Household size has climbed from 2.45 in 2006–10, but in a place this small, survey estimates can swing a lot from one release to the next.
Household size: the average number of people living in each occupied home. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25010).
Median age in Sands
| Period | Sands | Michigan | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 46.2 | 38.9 | 37.7 |
| 2010–14 | 45.0 | 40.1 | 38.6 |
| 2015–19 | 38.0 | 41.0 | 39.6 |
| 2020–24 | 37.4 | 41.3 | 40.1 |
| Change | −8.8 | +2.4 | +2.3 |
Sands is a little younger than the country as a whole: its median age is 37.4, against 40.1 nationally.
Median age: the age that splits residents into two equal halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B01002).
Single-parent households in Sands
| Period | Sands | Michigan | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 4.6% | 11.3% | 12.3% |
| 2010–14 | 10.5% | 11.5% | 12.3% |
| 2015–19 | 1.8% | 10.9% | 11.6% |
| 2020–24 | 3.0% | 10.7% | 11.6% |
| Change | −1.6 pts | −0.6 pts | −0.6 pts |
Single parents head only 3.0% of households in Sands, well below the national share of 11.6%.
Single-parent households: households where one adult with no spouse present lives with children under 18. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B11003).
Housing in Sands
Renters in Sands
| Period | Sands | Michigan | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 14.6% | 25.8% | 33.3% |
| 2010–14 | 12.2% | 28.5% | 35.6% |
| 2015–19 | 13.6% | 28.8% | 36.0% |
| 2020–24 | 8.4% | 26.8% | 34.8% |
| Change | −6.2 pts | +1.0 pts | +1.5 pts |
Only 8.4% of households in Sands rent their homes, far below the national share of 34.8%, so most residents are owners who tend to stay put. Among homeowners, 36.5% have no mortgage at all, below the national share of 39.8%.
Renters: occupied homes that are rented rather than owned. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25003).
Vacant homes in Sands
| Period | Sands | Michigan | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 14.0% | 13.0% | 11.4% |
| 2010–14 | 12.3% | 13.0% | 11.4% |
| 2015–19 | 28.2% | 11.9% | 11.1% |
| 2020–24 | 14.7% | 10.2% | 9.6% |
| Change | +0.7 pts | −2.8 pts | −1.8 pts |
Vacancy is high in Sands: 14.7% of homes are empty, far above the national rate of 9.6%. In resort and lake areas that usually means seasonal and vacation homes; elsewhere it can point to weak demand.
Vacant homes: homes with no one living in them, including vacation homes and homes for sale or rent. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25002).
Age of homes in Sands
| Period | Sands | Michigan | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 1979 | 1969 | 1974 |
| 2010–14 | 1976 | 1970 | 1975 |
| 2015–19 | 1982 | 1971 | 1977 |
| 2020–24 | 1983 | 1972 | 1980 |
| Change | +4 | +3 | +6 |
Homes in Sands are about the same age as the nation's housing: the median home was built in 1983, versus 1980 nationally. Homes here are newer than in Michigan as a whole, where the median home dates to 1972.
Age of homes: the year that splits the housing stock into older and newer halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25035).
Rent in Sands
| Period | Sands | Michigan | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | $467 | $833 | $965 |
| 2010–14 | $515 | $886 | $1,040 |
| 2015–19 | $642 | $978 | $1,213 |
| 2020–24 | $700 | $1,228 | $1,571 |
| Change | +$233 | +$395 | +$606 |
Rent in Sands runs $700 a month at the median, utilities included, well below the U.S. median of $1,571. Rent takes 50.0% of the typical renter's income, well over the 30% mark often used to define affordable rent, so many renters here are stretched.
Rent: monthly rent plus the utilities renters pay themselves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25064).
Education in Sands
Bachelor's degrees in Sands
| Period | Sands | Michigan | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 38.8% | 26.1% | 28.4% |
| 2010–14 | 29.7% | 27.1% | 29.6% |
| 2015–19 | 33.9% | 29.5% | 32.1% |
| 2020–24 | 33.2% | 32.7% | 35.6% |
| Change | −5.6 pts | +6.6 pts | +7.2 pts |
College degrees are about as common in Sands as nationally: 33.2% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor's or higher, against 35.6%.
Bachelor's degrees: adults 25 and older with a bachelor's degree or higher. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).
High school graduates in Sands
| Period | Sands | Michigan | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 90.0% | 88.3% | 84.9% |
| 2010–14 | 94.6% | 89.3% | 86.1% |
| 2015–19 | 97.8% | 90.7% | 87.7% |
| 2020–24 | 96.1% | 91.8% | 89.3% |
| Change | +6.0 pts | +3.5 pts | +4.3 pts |
High school completion is high in Sands: 96.1% of adults 25 and older have a diploma or equivalent, well above the national rate of 89.3%.
High school graduates: adults 25 and older with a high school diploma, GED or more. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).
Jobs in Sands
| Period | Sands | Michigan | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 5.8% | 11.5% | 8.1% |
| 2010–14 | 9.9% | 11.7% | 9.4% |
| 2015–19 | 2.2% | 6.1% | 5.6% |
| 2020–24 | 3.0% | 5.9% | 5.4% |
| Change | −2.8 pts | −5.7 pts | −2.7 pts |
Unemployment in Sands has been low: just 3.0% of the labor force was out of work and looking, well below the national rate of 5.4%. Each figure pools five years of surveys (2020–24), so it describes that whole stretch rather than today's job market.
Unemployment: people looking for work as a share of everyone working or looking. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B23025).
Sands compared with nearby cities
| City | Household size | Median age | Single parents | Renters | Vacant homes | Median year built | Median rent | Bachelor's degree | High school diploma | Unemployment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sands | 3.03 | 37.4 | 3.0% | 8.4% | 14.7% | 1983 | $700 | 33.2% | 96.1% | 3.0% |
| Harvey | 2.36 | 44.8 | 4.2% | 9.8% | 9.8% | 1980 | $902 | 43.8% | 96.0% | 1.2% |
| K. I. Sawyer Air Force Base | 2.39 | 52.5 | 1.7% | 2.5% | 26.6% | 1978 | $1,128 | 38.7% | 97.5% | 0.3% |
| Green Garden | 2.20 | 48.1 | 3.2% | 9.4% | 7.8% | 1978 | $1,321 | 41.0% | 97.3% | 2.3% |
| Gwinn | 2.50 | 37.3 | 10.5% | 34.6% | 19.3% | 1968 | $769 | 21.0% | 93.0% | 4.4% |
| Skandia | 2.43 | 47.5 | 6.5% | 4.4% | 24.2% | 1977 | $1,222 | 39.8% | 96.4% | 3.8% |
| Marquette | 2.06 | 37.8 | 5.9% | 45.5% | 7.6% | 1969 | $1,100 | 45.9% | 96.4% | 3.8% |
| Palmer | 2.25 | 51.1 | 6.4% | 16.7% | 14.0% | 1960 | $689 | 17.3% | 93.0% | 8.7% |
| Little Lake | 2.20 | 57.2 | 3.3% | 2.3% | 25.2% | 1977 | $1,070 | 38.5% | 98.4% | 3.0% |
| Mangum | 2.50 | 40.2 | 3.8% | 15.6% | 11.5% | 1974 | $1,603 | 43.3% | 98.1% | 8.8% |
| Trowbridge Park | 2.23 | 42.1 | 5.4% | 33.9% | 11.8% | 1996 | $1,104 | 50.0% | 95.5% | 6.6% |
All figures 2020–24.
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About these numbers
Every figure on this page is a BestNeighborhood calculation from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS), built up from the Census block groups that make up Sands. Each ACS 5-year release pools five years of responses; this page shows the last 15 releases, 2006–10 through 2020–24. Neighboring releases share four of their five years, so they move gradually and small changes between them are within the survey's margin of error; in small places the lines can jump from one release to the next for the same reason. The maps show the same measures for each neighborhood, ranked against the whole country.
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