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Manistee, Michigan: commercial real estate data.
Manistee is a Census city of 6,275 people across 3.28 square miles of land, in Manistee County. Median household income is $60,541, 73.2 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 11 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $6.2 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Manistee
What Manistee is
- Census place typecity
- Land area3.28 sq mi
- Water area1.25 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,914
- County holding the largest share of its areaManistee 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.
Manistee
How many people live in Manistee
- Population6,275
- Median age45.0
- Population under 181,215
- Share under 1819.4 percent
- Population 65 and over1,574
- Share 65 and over25.1 percent
- Households2,880
- Family households1,697
- Share of households that are families58.9 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Manistee
- Median household income$60,541
- Per capita income$34,895
- Civilian labor force2,909
- Employed2,714
- Unemployed195 plus or minus 96
- Unemployment rate6.7 percent plus or minus 3.3
- Adults 25 and over4,469
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher91.8 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher23.1 percent plus or minus 4.9
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree9.0 percent plus or minus 2.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Manistee
- Housing units3,633
- Occupied units2,880
- Vacant units753 plus or minus 206
- Vacancy rate20.7 percent plus or minus 5.6
- Owner occupied2,107
- Renter occupied773
- Ownership rate73.2 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$164,100
- Median gross rent, monthly$768
- Annual rent as a share of median income15.2 percent
- Single family units2,821
- Share single family77.6 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more812 plus or minus 198
- Share in buildings of two or more22.4 percent plus or minus 5.3
- Mobile homes0
- Median year structure built1953
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Manistee gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute2,339
- Commuting under 15 minutes1,478
- Share commuting under 15 minutes63.2 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more361 plus or minus 130
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more15.4 percent plus or minus 5.4
- Drove alone76.1 percent
- Carpooled6.8 percent plus or minus 3.6
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked3.1 percent plus or minus 2.0
- Worked from home12.6 percent plus or minus 4.0
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Manistee (7(a))
- Approvals11
- Gross approval$6,168,600
- Average approval$560,782
- Median approval$250,000
- Largest approval$2,501,000
- Jobs supported74
- Jobs per approval6.7
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Paid in full1
- Charged off0
- Median term144 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more36.4 percent
- Share to franchises9.1 percent
- Distinct lenders6
- Distinct industries by NAICS10
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Manistee, 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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SBA loans in Manistee (504)
- Approvals2
- Gross approval$1,971,000
- Average approval$985,500
- Median approval$985,500
- Largest approval$1,679,000
- Jobs supported28
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Charged off0
- Median term300 months
- Distinct CDCs2
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Manistee, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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Flood risk in Manistee
- NFIP communityCity of Manistee
- NFIP community number260131
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date06/02/21
The City of Manistee participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 260131 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.
Manistee County, not Manistee
Manistee County context, not Manistee figures
- Establishments in Manistee County574
- Covered employment, Manistee County7,281
- Average annual pay, Manistee County$51,233
- Housing units permitted, Manistee County248
Every figure in this section is published for Manistee County as a whole and is not a measurement of Manistee.
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
Manistee questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Manistee, Michigan?
6,275, in 2,880 households. Manistee city covers 3.28 square miles of land, which is 1,914 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Manistee in?
Manistee 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 Manistee?
$60,541. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $164,100. Median gross rent is $768 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Manistee businesses?
11 7(a) approvals totaling $6.2 m since FY2020, across 6 lenders, median approval $250,000, plus 2 504 approvals worth $2.0 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Manistee, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Manistee borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Manistee. 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 Manistee in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Manistee appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Manistee, city of, community 260131, 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 Manistee figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Manistee 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 Manistee.
Is zoning published for Manistee?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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