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Brown City, Michigan: commercial real estate data.
Brown City is a Census city of 1,139 people across 1.13 square miles of land, lying across Sanilac County and Lapeer County. Median household income is $58,750, 68.8 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 4 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $745,000 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Brown City
What Brown City is
- Census place typecity
- Land area1.13 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,004
- County holding the largest share of its areaSanilac County, 95.9 percent
- Counties this place lies inSanilac County 95.9 percent, Lapeer County 4.1 percent
Brown City crosses a county line. The split above is measured from the Census boundary of the place against the county boundaries, by area, so it says where the ground is and not where the town hall is.
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 Brown City
- Population1,139
- Median age44.4
- Population under 18234 plus or minus 58
- Share under 1820.5 percent
- Population 65 and over212 plus or minus 44
- Share 65 and over18.6 percent
- Households490
- Family households350 plus or minus 73
- Share of households that are families71.4 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Brown City
- Median household income$58,750 plus or minus $13,756
- Per capita income$28,161
- Civilian labor force514 plus or minus 108
- Employed463 plus or minus 93
- Unemployed51 plus or minus 30
- Unemployment rate9.9 percent plus or minus 5.5
- Adults 25 and over800
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher89.6 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher11.4 percent plus or minus 4.3
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree3.1 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 Brown City
- Housing units499
- Occupied units490
- Vacant units9 plus or minus 15
- Vacancy rate1.8 percent plus or minus 3.0
- Owner occupied337 plus or minus 75
- Renter occupied153 plus or minus 44
- Ownership rate68.8 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$127,700
- Median gross rent, monthly$685 plus or minus $204
- Annual rent as a share of median income14.0 percent plus or minus 5.3
- Single family units392
- Share single family78.6 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more80 plus or minus 32
- Share in buildings of two or more16.0 percent plus or minus 6.0
- Mobile homes27 plus or minus 14
- Median year structure built1956
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Brown City gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute429 plus or minus 90
- Commuting under 15 minutes172 plus or minus 62
- Share commuting under 15 minutes40.1 percent plus or minus 11.8
- Commuting 30 minutes or more189 plus or minus 51
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more44.1 percent
- Drove alone87.4 percent
- Carpooled1.5 percent plus or minus 1.5
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked2.0 percent plus or minus 1.9
- Worked from home6.5 percent plus or minus 4.8
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Brown City (7(a))
- Approvals4
- Gross approval$745,000
- Average approval$186,250
- Median approval$97,500
- Largest approval$500,000
- Jobs supported16
- Jobs per approval4.0
- Loans with a final outcome2
- Paid in full2
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more25.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders3
- Distinct industries by NAICS3
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Brown City, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 2 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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SBA loans in Brown City (504)
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$269,000
- Average approval$269,000
- Median approval$269,000
- Largest approval$269,000
- Jobs supported2
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Charged off0
- Median term300 months
- Distinct CDCs1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Brown City, 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 Brown City
- NFIP communityCity of Brown City
- NFIP community number261331
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date01/06/12(M)
The City of Brown City participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 261331 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.
Sanilac County, not Brown City
Sanilac County context, not Brown City figures
- Establishments in Sanilac County848
- Covered employment, Sanilac County10,437
- Average annual pay, Sanilac County$48,626
- Housing units permitted, Sanilac County63
Every figure in this section is published for Sanilac County as a whole and is not a measurement of Brown City.
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
Brown City questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Brown City, Michigan?
1,139, in 490 households. Brown City city covers 1.13 square miles of land, which is 1,004 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Brown City in?
Brown City lies in more than one. By area it is 95.9 percent in Sanilac County, 4.1 percent in Lapeer County. This page sits under Sanilac County because that county holds the largest share. The split is measured from the Census boundary of the place against the county boundaries.
What is the median household income in Brown City?
$58,750. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $127,700. Median gross rent is $685 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Brown City businesses?
4 7(a) approvals totaling $745,000 since FY2020, across 3 lenders, median approval $97,500, plus 1 504 approvals worth $269,000 since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Brown City, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Brown City borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Brown City. Only 2 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 Brown City in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Brown City appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Brown City, city of, community 261331, 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 Brown City figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Sanilac 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 Brown City.
Is zoning published for Brown City?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.