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Escanaba, Michigan: commercial real estate data.
Escanaba is a Census city of 12,354 people across 12.74 square miles of land, in Delta County. Median household income is $45,369, 63.9 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 18 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $17.4 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Escanaba
What Escanaba is
- Census place typecity
- Land area12.74 sq mi
- Water area3.62 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land969
- County holding the largest share of its areaDelta County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How many people live in Escanaba
- Population12,354
- Median age44.4
- Population under 182,495
- Share under 1820.2 percent
- Population 65 and over2,873
- Share 65 and over23.3 percent
- Households5,715
- Family households2,775
- Share of households that are families48.6 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Escanaba
- Median household income$45,369
- Per capita income$32,014
- Civilian labor force5,214
- Employed4,941
- Unemployed273 plus or minus 146
- Unemployment rate5.2 percent plus or minus 2.8
- Adults 25 and over8,835
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher89.6 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher19.8 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree6.1 percent plus or minus 1.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Escanaba
- Housing units6,464
- Occupied units5,715
- Vacant units749 plus or minus 220
- Vacancy rate11.6 percent plus or minus 3.4
- Owner occupied3,653
- Renter occupied2,062
- Ownership rate63.9 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$125,200
- Median gross rent, monthly$657
- Annual rent as a share of median income17.4 percent
- Single family units4,266
- Share single family66.0 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more1,849
- Share in buildings of two or more28.6 percent
- Mobile homes349 plus or minus 105
- Median year structure built1952
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Escanaba gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute4,575
- Commuting under 15 minutes3,575
- Share commuting under 15 minutes78.1 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more295 plus or minus 110
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more6.4 percent plus or minus 2.4
- Drove alone76.8 percent
- Carpooled10.5 percent plus or minus 3.2
- Public transport0.8 percent plus or minus 0.7
- Walked3.0 percent plus or minus 1.8
- Worked from home6.1 percent plus or minus 2.4
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Escanaba (7(a))
- Approvals18
- Gross approval$17,398,200
- Average approval$966,567
- Median approval$604,000
- Largest approval$5,000,000
- Jobs supported191
- Jobs per approval10.6
- Loans with a final outcome6
- Paid in full6
- Charged off0
- Median term135 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more33.3 percent
- Share to franchises38.9 percent
- Distinct lenders11
- Distinct industries by NAICS12
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Escanaba, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 6 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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Flood risk in Escanaba
- NFIP communityCity of Escanaba
- NFIP community number260061
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date03/07/23
The City of Escanaba participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 260061 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Delta County, not Escanaba
Delta County context, not Escanaba figures
- Establishments in Delta County991
- Covered employment, Delta County13,848
- Average annual pay, Delta County$47,978
- Housing units permitted, Delta County38
Every figure in this section is published for Delta County as a whole and is not a measurement of Escanaba.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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Common questions
Escanaba questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Escanaba, Michigan?
12,354, in 5,715 households. Escanaba city covers 12.74 square miles of land, which is 969 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Escanaba in?
Delta County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Escanaba?
$45,369. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $125,200. Median gross rent is $657 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Escanaba businesses?
18 7(a) approvals totaling $17.4 m since FY2020, across 11 lenders, median approval $604,000. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Escanaba, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Escanaba borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Escanaba. Only 6 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Escanaba in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Escanaba appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Escanaba, city of, community 260061, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Escanaba figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Delta County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Escanaba.
Is zoning published for Escanaba?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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