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Zilwaukee, Michigan: commercial real estate data.
Zilwaukee is a Census city of 1,609 people across 2.21 square miles of land, in Saginaw County. Median household income is $57,756, 81.7 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Zilwaukee
What Zilwaukee is
- Census place typecity
- Land area2.21 sq mi
- Water area0.16 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land728 plus or minus 167
- County holding the largest share of its areaSaginaw 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.
Zilwaukee
How many people live in Zilwaukee
- Population1,609 plus or minus 370
- Median age44.0 plus or minus 15.2
- Population under 18233 plus or minus 82
- Share under 1814.5 percent plus or minus 3.9
- Population 65 and over313 plus or minus 70
- Share 65 and over19.5 percent plus or minus 6.3
- Households763 plus or minus 153
- Family households432 plus or minus 132
- Share of households that are families56.6 percent plus or minus 13.1
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Zilwaukee
Income and work in Zilwaukee
- Median household income$57,756
- Per capita income$36,525
- Civilian labor force872 plus or minus 220
- Employed824 plus or minus 216
- Unemployed48 plus or minus 25
- Unemployment rate5.5 percent plus or minus 2.5
- Adults 25 and over1,187 plus or minus 263
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher94.3 percent plus or minus 27.0
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher17.0 percent plus or minus 9.2
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree2.4 percent plus or minus 2.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Zilwaukee
Housing in Zilwaukee
- Housing units787
- Occupied units763 plus or minus 153
- Vacant units24 plus or minus 29
- Vacancy rate3.0 percent plus or minus 3.6
- Owner occupied623 plus or minus 150
- Renter occupied140 plus or minus 44
- Ownership rate81.7 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$95,300
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,195
- Annual rent as a share of median income24.8 percent plus or minus 5.1
- Single family units746 plus or minus 152
- Share single family94.8 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more38 plus or minus 32
- Share in buildings of two or more4.8 percent plus or minus 4.0
- Mobile homes3 plus or minus 4
- Median year structure built1959
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Zilwaukee
How Zilwaukee gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute737 plus or minus 212
- Commuting under 15 minutes318 plus or minus 116
- Share commuting under 15 minutes43.1 percent plus or minus 9.6
- Commuting 30 minutes or more98 plus or minus 40
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more13.3 percent plus or minus 3.8
- Drove alone83.7 percent
- Carpooled6.9 percent plus or minus 7.8
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home9.5 percent plus or minus 3.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Zilwaukee
Flood risk in Zilwaukee
- NFIP communityCity of Zilwaukee
- NFIP community number260285
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classClass 9
- Currently effective map date08/15/23
The City of Zilwaukee participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 260285 and carries Community Rating System class 9, a flood insurance premium discount for policies written there.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Saginaw County, not Zilwaukee
Saginaw County context, not Zilwaukee figures
- Establishments in Saginaw County4,092
- Covered employment, Saginaw County79,478
- Average annual pay, Saginaw County$58,049
- Housing units permitted, Saginaw County141
Every figure in this section is published for Saginaw County as a whole and is not a measurement of Zilwaukee.
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.
Coverage
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
Zilwaukee questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Zilwaukee, Michigan?
1,609, in 763 households. Zilwaukee city covers 2.21 square miles of land, which is 728 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Zilwaukee in?
Saginaw 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 Zilwaukee?
$57,756. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $95,300. Median gross rent is $1,195 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Zilwaukee in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Zilwaukee appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Zilwaukee, city of, community 260285, carrying Community Rating System class 9, which is a premium discount for exceeding the program minimum. 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 Zilwaukee figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Saginaw 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 Zilwaukee.
Is zoning published for Zilwaukee?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.