Scores by category

Each category averages its indicators' percentile scores among US cities and towns.

Safety51#7,708/15,637
Economy47#8,334/15,631
Housing48#7,777/14,977
Health36#10,061/15,609
Healthcare56#6,953/15,650
Environment14#13,334/15,453
Education28#11,306/15,649
Infrastructure71#4,493/15,650
Community61#6,159/15,651
Leisure & amenities25#11,669/15,651

Strengths · Weaknesses

Indicators where Fraser, Michigan ranks highest and lowest among US cities and towns (score = percentile, 100 = best). Values marked “Macomb County value” are the county’s: the source publishes no figure for this city or town, and the county holding most of its residents stands in.

Strengths

Voter turnout · high76.3%
89/100Michigan 74.6%United States 65.2%2024U.S. Election Assistance CommissionMacomb County value
Access to exercise opportunities · high96.8%
86/100Michigan 85.7%United States 84.5%2022 & 2024University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteMacomb County value
Traffic deaths · low6.5 /100k
86/100Michigan 11.0 /100kUnited States 12.3 /100k2020-2024National Highway Traffic Safety AdministrationProvisional dataMacomb County value
Dentists · high95 /100k
85/100Michigan 82 /100kUnited States 75 /100k2023University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteMacomb County value
Dental care shortage · low0.0
84/100Michigan 6.3United States 5.7Oct 2026Health Resources and Services AdministrationMacomb County value
Pharmacies · high2.2 /10k
81/100Michigan 1.9 /10kUnited States 1.8 /10k2025U.S. Bureau of Labor StatisticsMacomb County value

Weaknesses

Hospital quality rating · low1.7
3/100Michigan 3.1United States 3.2Jul 2026Centers for Medicare & Medicaid ServicesMacomb County value
Preventable hospital stays · high4,336 /100k
6/100Michigan 3,367 /100kUnited States 2,769 /100k2023University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteMacomb County value
Depression · high28.9%
8/100Michigan 26.5%United States 20.7%2023Centers for Disease Control and PreventionModel-based estimate
Social associations · low5.5 /10k
9/100Michigan 9.6 /10kUnited States 9.1 /10k2023University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteMacomb County value
Time spent in the emergency room · high222 min
11/100Michigan 163 minUnited States 170 minOct 2024–Sep 2025Centers for Medicare & Medicaid ServicesMacomb County value
Effective property tax rate · high1.80%
12/100Michigan 1.19%United States 0.94%2020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B25090

Trends

The largest changes over about five years, next to the country's over the same periods.

New homes permittedWorsening
0.5 /1k (2021) → 0.0 /1k (Sep 2025–Aug 2026)
−100%5 yearsUS 5.2 /1k → 4.2 /1k
Broadband subscriptionsImproving
84.8% (2015-2019) → 93.4% (2020-2024)
+8.6 pts5 yearsCensus table B28002US 82.7% → 91.0%
Rent-burdened householdsImproving
48.8% (2015-2019) → 42.1% (2020-2024)
−6.6 pts5 yearsCensus table B25070US 49.6% → 51.1%
Home price to income ratioWorsening
2.5× (2015-2019) → 3.4× (2020-2024)
+33%5 yearsCensus table B25077US 3.5× → 4.1×
Child poverty rateWorsening
11.4% (2015-2019) → 17.1% (2020-2024)
+5.7 pts5 yearsCensus table B17001US 16.8% → 15.5%
Income inequality (Gini index)Worsening
0.409 (2015-2019) → 0.475 (2020-2024)
+16%5 yearsCensus table B19083US 0.482 → 0.483

What changed in five years

How each measure moved between two periods about five years apart, read against whether more or less is better, the published margin of error and the same change in other places.

Over about five years, Fraser, Michigan improved on 1 of 14 measures with a comparison and declined on 2. 11 moved within the margin of error and 0 barely changed.

Earlier (2015-2019)
Latest (2020-2024)
Lower standingHigher standing

Position is the place's standing among cities and towns: further right is better, whichever way the measure counts.

Improved1

Broadband+8.6 points84.8% → 93.4%

Declined2

Inequality+0.0660.409 → 0.475
Price / income+0.8×2.5× → 3.4×

All 14 measures

Change of every measure of Fraser, Michigan between two periods about five years apart
Measure	Before	After	Change	Reading	Favourable vs peers
Average commute time	26.9 min2015-2019	23.5 min2020-2024	−3.4 min	Within the margin of error	82%
Bachelor's degree or higher	24.1%2015-2019	22.7%2020-2024	−1.3 points	Within the margin of error	19%
Broadband subscriptions	84.8%2015-2019	93.4%2020-2024	+8.6 points	Improved	52%
Child poverty rate	11.4%2015-2019	17.1%2020-2024	+5.7 points	Within the margin of error	19%
Effective property tax rate	1.94%2015-2019	1.80%2020-2024	−0.1 points	Within the margin of error	45%
High school diploma or higher	92.4%2015-2019	91.4%2020-2024	−0.9 points	Within the margin of error	23%
Home price to income ratio	2.5×2015-2019	3.4×2020-2024	+0.8×	Declined	29%
Income inequality (Gini index)	0.4092015-2019	0.4752020-2024	+0.066	Declined	11%
Median household income	$59,0892015-2019	$64,3542020-2024	+8.9%	Within the margin of error	15%
Poverty rate	9.9%2015-2019	10.4%2020-2024	+0.5 points	Within the margin of error	38%
Rent as share of income	29.5%2015-2019	27.5%2020-2024	−2 points	Within the margin of error	69%
Rent-burdened households	48.8%2015-2019	42.1%2020-2024	−6.6 points	Within the margin of error	76%
Unemployment rate	4.1%2015-2019	4.3%2020-2024	+0.2 points	Within the margin of error	44%
Uninsured residents (under 65)	6.2%2015-2019	6.2%2020-2024	−0.1 points	Within the margin of error	48%

“Against peers” compares the change with the same change in the 14640 cities and towns that have the same two periods. It describes how common a change is, not why it happened.

Sources: American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates. Values are the latest and the one five years earlier of the same publisher dataset; datasets that changed publisher in between are never compared.

Survey estimates (American Community Survey) compare the two most recent 5-year windows that do not share years, so the margin of error of the difference holds. The 2015-2019 window predates the pandemic and 2020-2024 includes it.
A change counts only when it is larger than 1.645 times the square root of the two standard errors squared, summed (a 90% margin). Measures published without a margin must change by at least 5% to count.
“Against peers” compares the change with the same change in the 15651 cities and towns that have the same two periods. It describes how common a change is, not why it happened.
Standing is a percentile among the same places: 0 is the lowest value on the measure (or the worst when lower is better), 100 the best.

Cities and towns like Fraser, Michigan five years ago that improved

The places whose measures looked most like those of Fraser, Michigan in the earlier period, ranked by how many measures improved beyond the margin of error, minus how many declined. A comparison of published data, not a forecast and not advice.

For comparison, Fraser, Michigan itself moved −3.3 points in standing on average over the same 10 measures (standings of all places average about zero).

How the ranking works

Similarity is the root-mean-square difference of standings in the earlier period over the measures most places have. Places are ranked by measures that improved beyond the margin of error minus those that declined (a count that estimation noise in small places cannot inflate), then by the mean change of standing over the measures a place has in both periods. Only places with more improvements than declines and a rise in standing are listed. Standings are relative, so a place can improve in absolute terms and still lose standing.

Who lives here

Age, race and education of residents, from the American Community Survey. Shares are of all residents (age), residents of every origin (race) or adults 25 and over (education).

Age and sex

14,583 residents (±41)

Men
Women

80 and over†
70–79
60–69
50–59
40–49
30–39
20–29
10–19
Under 10†

Share of all residents, each sex

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: Under 10 women (−2.8 points).

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B01001View table on data.census.gov

Race and Hispanic origin

14,583 residents (±41)

Fraser, Michigan
Michigan share

White79%11,586
Black10%1,460
Hispanic or Latino2.6%†376
Asian1.7%†243
American Indian and Alaska Native0.4%†64
Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander0.1%†13
Other or two or more races5.8%†841

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: White (−7.9 points).

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B03002View table on data.census.gov

Education

10,671 residents (±481)

Fraser, Michigan
Michigan share

No high school diploma8.6%915
High school or GED30%3,175
Some college27%2,883
Associate degree12%1,272
Bachelor's degree17%1,836
Graduate degree5.5%590

No change since 2015–2019 is larger than the margin of error.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B15003View table on data.census.gov

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Income

How household income is spread, not just the middle: each bar is the share of households in that income range.

Household income

6,592 households (±299)

Fraser, Michigan
Michigan share

Under $25k16%1,049
$25k–50k25%1,671
$50k–75k15%992
$75k–100k11%706
$100k–150k16%1,056
$150k–200k8.6%564
$200k or more8.4%554

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: $200k or more (+5.3 points).

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B19001View table on data.census.gov

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Homes

Who owns and who rents, what homes cost, and what the housing stock looks like.

Owners and renters

6,592 households (±299)

Fraser, Michigan
Michigan share

Own73%4,829
Rent27%1,763

No change since 2015–2019 is larger than the margin of error.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B25003View table on data.census.gov

Rent paid

1,716 households (±331)

Fraser, Michigan
Michigan share

Under $75034%†583
$750–1,00032%†555
$1,000–1,50018%†306

Home values

4,829 homes (±326)

Fraser, Michigan
Michigan share

Under $150k19%905
$150k–250k49%2,388
$250k–400k28%1,356

Age of homes

6,870 homes (±328)

Fraser, Michigan
Michigan share

2010 or later1.0%†71
2000–20093.7%†253
1980–199927%1,855

Size of homes

6,870 homes (±328)

Fraser, Michigan
Michigan share

Studio0.8%†55
1 bedroom11%†783
2 bedrooms25%1,714

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Getting to work

How workers travel to their job and how long it takes them.

How people get to work

7,644 workers (±337)

Fraser, Michigan
Michigan share

Drive alone80%6,080
Carpool2.7%†207
Public transit0.7%†50
Walk1.3%†103
Bike0.0%0
Work from home14%†1,067
Other1.8%†137

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: Work from home (+11.0 points).

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B08301View table on data.census.gov

Time to get to work

6,577 workers (±456)

Fraser, Michigan
Michigan share

Under 15 min21%1,355
15–29 min47%3,086
30–44 min22%1,426

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Jobs and pay

What the largest occupations here pay, from the Bureau of Labor Statistics' Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes pay by metro area, not by county or city. The metro area page lists its largest occupations and lets you look up any job.

Pay in the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI

Local businesses

Employer businesses and sole proprietors by industry, per resident and against the state and the nation. Counts of businesses next to counts of people, not a measure of demand.

The Census Bureau publishes business counts by county, not by city, so these are the figures of Macomb County, the county holding most of Fraser's residents.

Macomb County has 19,593 employer establishments, 223 for every 10,000 residents (0.90× the US rate of 248; 0.98× Michigan's), with 328,741 paid employees at an average annual pay of $61,971. The Census Bureau also counts 84,740 nonemployer businesses, mostly sole proprietors.

Establishments: 19,593; 84,740 nonemployers
Per 10,000 residents: 223; US 248 · Michigan 228
Paid employees: 328,741
Average annual pay: $61,971; US $68,342

Employer establishments, employees, average pay and nonemployers of Macomb County by industry, with the density per resident against the nation

Ambulatory health care services	2,201	25.1	1.20×About typical	23,896	$61,256	3,728
Restaurants and other eating places	1,551	17.7	0.96×About typical	26,499	$20,387	473
Specialty trade contractors	1,400	16	1.03×About typical	13,812	$85,719	6,356
Truck transportation	860	9.8	1.94×More than typical	4,869	$60,591	4,073
Offices of physicians	817	9.3	1.44×More than typical	9,240	$82,727	384
Limited-service restaurants	780	8.9	1.11×About typical	13,242	$18,456	188
Services to buildings and dwellings	650	7.4	1.10×About typical	4,969	$49,528	6,021
Full-service restaurants	629	7.2	0.93×About typical	11,917	$22,180	170
Automotive repair and maintenance	583	6.6	1.32×More than typical	3,474	$45,691	964
Construction of buildings	583	6.6	0.88×About typical	2,309	$68,196	2,918
Lessors of real estate	564	6.4	0.52×Fewer than typical	2,514	$48,851	7,394
Building equipment contractors	499	5.7	0.95×About typical	7,108	$88,931	1,098

Rank places for an industry Open Macomb County

County Business Patterns (2023); Nonemployer Statistics (2024)

Per-resident figures divide by the population estimate of 2023: 877,396 residents here, 336,755,052 in the United States. County Business Patterns counts establishments in 2023; the Nonemployer Statistics count businesses in 2024.
“More than typical” is a density at least 1.25 times the nation's per resident, “fewer” at most 0.8 times, with at least 10 establishments. It compares counts of businesses with counts of people: it says nothing about demand, incomes, size, quality or profit, and visitors and commuters are not residents.
The Census Bureau adds noise to employment and payroll to protect confidentiality, and withholds some figures: an industry with few establishments can show employees or pay as unavailable.
Industries overlap: a narrower industry (full-service restaurants) is part of a broader one (restaurants), so the rows do not add up.
Industries follow the North American Industry Classification System; the two surveys use different editions (NAICS 2017 and 2022), which this page matches industry by industry.

Federal contracts performed here

In FY2026, an estimated $2.5M of federal contract obligations were for work performed in Fraser, Michigan: $168 per resident (US $1,994).

Obligations: $2.5M; +0.7% vs FY2025
Per resident: $168; US $1,994
Sole-source: 20%; US 30%
Single offer: 9.8%; US 8.8%

A signal is a reason to look closer, not evidence of wrongdoing: most sole-source awards are lawful and justified.

Top buying agencies

Top recipients

SPECIALTY COATINGS, INC.$1.4M58%
FAIRLANE TOOL COMPANY, INC.$785.3K32%
HEALTHMARK INDUSTRIES CO., INC.$107K4.4%
SUPREME GEAR CO.$70.4K2.9%
NASCENCE GROUP LLC$54.2K2.2%

Spending by fiscal year

4.4MFY2017
2.9MFY2018
5MFY2019
2.2MFY2020
1.4MFY2021
1.9MFY2022
2.4MFY2023
4M

Top industries (NAICS)

Paint, coating, and adhesive manufacturing · 3255$850.3K35%
Motor vehicle parts manufacturing · 3363$418.1K17%
Machine shops and screw, nut, and bolt manufacturing · 3327$284.8K12%
Medical equipment and supplies manufacturing · 3391$178K7.2%
Other electrical equipment and component manufacturing · 3359$160K6.5%
Engine, turbine, and power transmission equipment manufacturing · 3336$111.2K

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Source: Federal contract transactions (Federal Procurement Data System) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov), data current to Oct 3, 2026, loaded Oct 3, 2026.

How this is estimated

Agencies report each contract action's place of performance as a county and a ZIP code. A ZIP code's money is split among the cities it covers by the share of its land inside each (Census 2020 ZIP code tabulation areas); the part outside city limits stays with the county.

The place of performance is what the contracting agency reports, often the contractor's office rather than where the work happens.
Shares are of land, not of people or businesses: a ZIP code that is mostly rural land but has its offices in town gives the town less than it should.
ZIP codes that are not mapped areas (post office boxes, the unique ZIP codes of large federal sites and companies) stay with their county, unless one city covers nearly all of it.
Counts of actions and awards include those only partly in Fraser, Michigan, so they do not add up across cities.

Fraser, Michigan's figures are part of those of Macomb County, MI ($1.8B in FY2026), never added to them: 0.1% of that total.

Grants and other federal assistance are counted by county here, not split among cities: Fraser is mostly in Macomb County.

See federal money in Macomb County

Representation in Congress

Members serving today, with their record in the current Congress (party-unity votes cast with their caucus, roll calls missed). Not a grade.

Fraser, Michigan is split between congressional districts: each representative is shown with the share of its residents in their district (current boundaries).

House

Senate

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County

A city can lie in several counties. Some indicators are published for counties only: the page marks them.

Macomb County58100% of residents

Metro area

The metro or micro area the city belongs to.

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI61

Other cities and towns in Macomb County

Largest first.

Similar cities and towns

Closest indicator profiles across the country (no model: score distances).

Data and sources

Latest published value of each indicator; periods differ by source. Values flagged by their publisher are marked.

PLACES: Local Data for Better HealthCenters for Disease Control and Prevention · release 2025
Local Area Unemployment StatisticsU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics · release 2025
American Community Survey 5-Year EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2017-2024
Building Permits SurveyU.S. Census Bureau · release 2026-08
Population Estimates ProgramU.S. Census Bureau · release 2025
Small Area Health Insurance EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2024
Small Area Income and Poverty EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2024
County Health Rankings & RoadmapsUniversity of Wisconsin Population Health Institute · release 2022-2025+2026-03-supplement

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