Scores by category

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

Safety55#7,075/15,637
Economy42#8,999/15,631
Housing54#6,820/14,977
Health32#10,557/15,609
Healthcare39#9,587/15,650
Environment30#10,875/15,453
Education23#12,050/15,649
Infrastructure37#9,784/15,650
Community40#9,402/15,651
Leisure & amenities19#12,676/15,651

Strengths · Weaknesses

Indicators where Marine City, Michigan ranks highest and lowest among US cities and towns (score = percentile, 100 = best). Values marked “St. Clair 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 · high76.8%
90/100Michigan 74.6%United States 65.2%2024U.S. Election Assistance CommissionSt. Clair County value
Home price to income ratio · low2.4×
84/100Michigan 3.2×United States 4.1×2020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B25077
Hot days · low7 days
80/100Michigan 5 daysUnited States 42 days2016-2025NOAA National Centers for Environmental InformationSt. Clair County value
Property crime rate · low690 /100k
77/100Michigan 1,259 /100kUnited States 1,535 /100k2025Federal Bureau of InvestigationSt. Clair County value
Job growth · high0.9%
75/100Michigan 0.3%United States 0.1%2026 Q1U.S. Bureau of Labor StatisticsProvisional dataSt. Clair County value
Natural hazard risk · low17.7
73/100Michigan 10.32025Federal Emergency Management AgencySt. Clair County value

Weaknesses

Depression · high29.4%
7/100Michigan 26.5%United States 20.7%2023Centers for Disease Control and PreventionModel-based estimate
Unemployment rate · high9.2%
11/100Michigan 5.2%United States 4.3%2020-2024U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Census table B23025High uncertainty
Days with unhealthy air · high3.0%
13/1002025U.S. Environmental Protection AgencySt. Clair County value
Gyms and fitness centers · low0.4 /10k
14/100Michigan 1.0 /10kUnited States 1.3 /10k2025U.S. Bureau of Labor StatisticsSt. Clair County value
Grocery stores · low1.0 /10k
14/100Michigan 1.5 /10kUnited States 1.7 /10k2025U.S. Bureau of Labor StatisticsSt. Clair County value
Frequent mental distress · high20.4%
17/100Michigan 20.0%United States 18.6%2023University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteModel-based estimate

Trends

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

Broadband subscriptionsImproving
82.2% (2015-2019) → 92.2% (2020-2024)
+10 pts5 yearsCensus table B28002US 82.7% → 91.0%
Child poverty rateImproving
17.9% (2015-2019) → 9.9% (2020-2024)
−7.9 pts5 yearsCensus table B17001US 16.8% → 15.5%
Bachelor's degree or higherImproving
11.3% (2015-2019) → 18.4% (2020-2024)
+7.1 pts5 yearsCensus table B15003US 32.1% → 35.7%
Median household incomeImproving
$50,236 (2015-2019) → $67,683 (2020-2024)
+35%5 yearsCensus table B19013US $65,712 → $81,604
High school diploma or higherWorsening
95.3% (2015-2019) → 88.4% (2020-2024)
−6.9 pts5 yearsCensus table B15003US 88.0% → 89.6%
Unemployment rateWorsening
4.6% (2015-2019) → 9.2% (2020-2024)
+4.7 pts5 yearsCensus table B23025US 3.7% → 4.0%

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, Marine City, Michigan improved on 3 of 13 measures with a comparison and declined on 0. 10 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.

Improved3

Bachelor's++7.1 points11.3% → 18.4%
Household income+35%$50,236 → $67,683
Broadband+10 points82.2% → 92.2%

Declined0

No measure declined by more than its margin of error.

All 13 measures

Change of every measure of Marine City, Michigan between two periods about five years apart
Measure	Before	After	Change	Reading	Favourable vs peers
Average commute time	30.6 min2015-2019	30.6 min2020-2024	−0.1 min	Within the margin of error	48%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.3%2015-2019	18.4%2020-2024	+7.1 points	Improved	80%
Broadband subscriptions	82.2%2015-2019	92.2%2020-2024	+10 points	Improved	59%
Effective property tax rate	1.62%2015-2019	1.37%2020-2024	−0.2 points	Within the margin of error	67%
High school diploma or higher	95.3%2015-2019	88.4%2020-2024	−6.9 points	Within the margin of error	3%
Home price to income ratio	2.4×2015-2019	2.4×2020-2024	−0.1×	Within the margin of error	82%
Income inequality (Gini index)	0.3722015-2019	0.4082020-2024	+0.037	Within the margin of error	23%
Median household income	$50,2362015-2019	$67,6832020-2024	+35%	Improved	65%
Poverty rate	11.5%2015-2019	7.6%2020-2024	−3.8 points	Within the margin of error	74%
Public transit commuters	0.0%2015-2019	0.0%2020-2024	0 points	Within the margin of error	60%
Rent as share of income	25.9%2015-2019	27.2%2020-2024	+1.3 points	Within the margin of error	45%
Rent-burdened households	36.9%2015-2019	39.9%2020-2024	+3 points	Within the margin of error	45%
Uninsured residents (under 65)	8.7%2015-2019	5.1%2020-2024	−3.6 points	Within the margin of error	80%

“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 Marine City, Michigan five years ago that improved

The places whose measures looked most like those of Marine City, 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, Marine City, Michigan itself moved −4.4 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

4,028 residents (±25)

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: 30–39 men (+3.1 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

4,028 residents (±25)

Marine City, Michigan
Michigan share

White94%3,781
Black0.0%0
Hispanic or Latino1.4%†56

Education

3,117 residents (±152)

Marine City, Michigan
Michigan share

No high school diploma12%†361
High school or GED36%1,121
Some college24%746

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

2,024 households (±156)

Marine City, Michigan
Michigan share

Under $25k14%†276
$25k–50k22%†454
$50k–75k17%†352
$75k–100k19%†380
$100k–150k9.7%†197
$150k–200k11%†219
$200k or more7.2%†146

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: Under $25k (−7.7 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 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

2,024 households (±156)

Marine City, Michigan
Michigan share

Own81%1,634
Rent19%390

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: Rent (−8.4 points).

Table view

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

Rent paid

390 households (±116)

Marine City, Michigan
Michigan share

Under $75024%†92
$750–1,00035%†138
$1,000–1,50041%†160

Home values

1,634 homes (±174)

Marine City, Michigan
Michigan share

Under $150k40%†649
$150k–250k51%835
$250k–400k6.8%†111

Age of homes

2,262 homes (±193)

Marine City, Michigan
Michigan share

2010 or later0.4%†8
2000–20090.0%0
1980–199914%†313

Size of homes

2,262 homes (±193)

Marine City, Michigan
Michigan share

Studio0.0%0
1 bedroom11%†247
2 bedrooms26%†596

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

1,885 workers (±199)

Marine City, Michigan
Michigan share

Drive alone88%1,654
Carpool4.6%†86
Public transit0.0%0
Walk3.1%†59
Bike0.0%0
Work from home4.6%†86
Other0.0%0

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: Drive alone (+10.5 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

1,799 workers (±185)

Marine City, Michigan
Michigan share

Under 15 min24%427
15–29 min29%518
30–44 min19%†336

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 St. Clair County, the county holding most of Marine City's residents.

St. Clair County has 3,080 employer establishments, 192 for every 10,000 residents (0.77× the US rate of 248; 0.84× Michigan's), with 41,206 paid employees at an average annual pay of $50,470. The Census Bureau also counts 11,645 nonemployer businesses, mostly sole proprietors.

Establishments: 3,080; 11,645 nonemployers
Per 10,000 residents: 192; US 248 · Michigan 228
Paid employees: 41,206
Average annual pay: $50,470; US $68,342

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

Ambulatory health care services	315	19.7	0.94×About typical	3,221	$61,997	463
Specialty trade contractors	286	17.8	1.15×About typical	1,659	$68,036	1,318
Restaurants and other eating places	225	14	0.76×Fewer than typical	4,569	$18,248	49
Offices of physicians	140	8.7	1.35×More than typical	1,227	$88,054	46
Construction of buildings	119	7.4	0.98×About typical	517	$58,180	515
Services to buildings and dwellings	113	7.1	1.05×About typical	381	$59,228	821
Full-service restaurants	110	6.9	0.89×About typical	2,324	$20,311	15
Limited-service restaurants	105	6.6	0.82×About typical	2,125	$16,187	23
Building equipment contractors	95	5.9	0.98×About typical	623	$66,002	245
Lessors of real estate	87	5.4	0.44×Fewer than typical	229	$41,817	1,104
Automotive repair and maintenance	79	4.9	0.98×About typical	313	$50,412	235
Landscaping services	79	4.9	1.41×More than typical	224	$79,411	301

Rank places for an industry Open St. Clair County

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

Per-resident figures divide by the population estimate of 2023: 160,279 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 $37.6K of federal contract obligations were for work performed in Marine City, Michigan: $9.34 per resident (US $1,995).

Obligations: $37.6K
Per resident: $9.34; US $1,995
Sole-source: 0.0%; US 30%
Single offer: 4.7%; 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

Defense Logistics Agency$37.6K100%

Top recipients

MIDWEST FIBERGLAS FABRICATORS, INCORPORATED$37.6K100%
QPI PRO, INC.$00.0%

Spending by fiscal year

114.3KFY2017
198.3KFY2018
140.4KFY2019
212.5KFY2020
172KFY2021
3.2MFY2022
152.1KFY2023
257K

Top industries (NAICS)

Other miscellaneous manufacturing · 3399$27.1K72%
Rubber product manufacturing · 3262$6,67418%
Plastics product manufacturing · 3261$4,23611%
Other fabricated metal product manufacturing · 3329$3,4119.1%
Resin, synthetic rubber, and artificial fibers manufacturing · 3252$1,4133.8%
Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning, and refrigeration equipment manufacturing · 3334$1,265

Source: Federal contract transactions (Federal Procurement Data System) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov), data current to Oct 6, 2026, loaded Oct 6, 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 Marine City, Michigan, so they do not add up across cities.

Marine City, Michigan's figures are part of those of St. Clair County, MI ($12M in FY2026), never added to them: 0.3% of that total.

Grants and other federal assistance are counted by county here, not split among cities: Marine City is mostly in St. Clair County.

See federal money in St. Clair 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.

Marine City, Michigan is represented in the 119th Congress by these members.

House

Lisa C. McClainR-MI-9 · 100% of residentsWith party 98%Missed 2.7%

Senate

Explore Congress The 2026 races

County

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

St. Clair County47100% of residents

Metro area

The metro or micro area the city belongs to.

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI61

Other cities and towns in St. Clair 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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