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Saranac, Michigan: commercial real estate data.
Saranac is a Census village of 2,013 people across 1.15 square miles of land, in Ionia County. Median household income is $66,944, 58.8 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 3 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $117,800 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Saranac
What Saranac is
- Census place typevillage
- Land area1.15 sq mi
- Water area0.05 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,750 plus or minus 364
- County holding the largest share of its areaIonia 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 Saranac
- Population2,013 plus or minus 419
- Median age35.6 plus or minus 8.6
- Population under 18416 plus or minus 128
- Share under 1820.7 percent plus or minus 4.7
- Population 65 and over265 plus or minus 63
- Share 65 and over13.2 percent
- Households770
- Family households448 plus or minus 110
- Share of households that are families58.2 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Saranac
- Median household income$66,944 plus or minus $13,442
- Per capita income$27,497
- Civilian labor force1,111 plus or minus 325
- Employed1,062 plus or minus 324
- Unemployed49 plus or minus 41
- Unemployment rate4.4 percent plus or minus 3.5
- Adults 25 and over1,231
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher92.9 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher19.7 percent plus or minus 8.8
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree8.9 percent plus or minus 8.1
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Saranac
- Housing units774
- Occupied units770
- Vacant units4 plus or minus 8
- Vacancy rate0.5 percent plus or minus 1.0
- Owner occupied453 plus or minus 104
- Renter occupied317 plus or minus 82
- Ownership rate58.8 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$202,800
- Median gross rent, monthly$538 plus or minus $193
- Annual rent as a share of median income9.6 percent plus or minus 4.0
- Single family units518 plus or minus 109
- Share single family66.9 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more252 plus or minus 74
- Share in buildings of two or more32.6 percent plus or minus 7.7
- Mobile homes4 plus or minus 7
- Median year structure built1966
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Saranac gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute899 plus or minus 244
- Commuting under 15 minutes149 plus or minus 71
- Share commuting under 15 minutes16.6 percent plus or minus 6.5
- Commuting 30 minutes or more298 plus or minus 85
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more33.1 percent
- Drove alone81.8 percent plus or minus 34.6
- Carpooled2.7 percent plus or minus 2.1
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.6 percent plus or minus 0.8
- Worked from home14.1 percent plus or minus 8.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Saranac (7(a))
- Approvals3
- Gross approval$117,800
- Average approval$39,267
- Median approval$35,000
- Largest approval$57,800
- Jobs supported8
- Jobs per approval2.7
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Paid in full1
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more0.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders1
- Distinct industries by NAICS2
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Saranac, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 1 loan has 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 Saranac
- NFIP communityVillage of Saranac
- NFIP community number260421
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date01/16/15(M)
The Village of Saranac participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 260421 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.
Ionia County, not Saranac
Ionia County context, not Saranac figures
- Establishments in Ionia County904
- Covered employment, Ionia County18,530
- Average annual pay, Ionia County$48,605
- Housing units permitted, Ionia County94
Every figure in this section is published for Ionia County as a whole and is not a measurement of Saranac.
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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What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Saranac questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Saranac, Michigan?
2,013, in 770 households. Saranac village covers 1.15 square miles of land, which is 1,750 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Saranac in?
Ionia 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 Saranac?
$66,944. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $202,800. Median gross rent is $538 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Saranac businesses?
3 7(a) approvals totaling $117,800 since FY2020, across 1 lenders, median approval $35,000. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Saranac, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Saranac borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Saranac. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Saranac in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Saranac appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Saranac, village of, community 260421, 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 Saranac figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Ionia 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 Saranac.
Is zoning published for Saranac?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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