Township · Michigan

Stambaugh Township, Michigan

Stambaugh Township, township, in Iron County, Michigan. Stambaugh Township had 1,212 residents on July 1, 2025 by the Census Bureau's estimate, up 1.3% since 2020; the 2020 Census counted 1,200 and the ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates put it at 1,223 (±150). GEOID 2607176080.

Residents, July 2025 estimate

1,212

Census Bureau estimate (no margin published)
2020 Census count: 1,200 · ACS 2020-2024: 1,223 ±150

Median household income

$70,673

±$11,789 (90% margin)
Michigan: $72,875

Median home value

$188,100

±$23,324 (90% margin)
Michigan: $231,600

Median gross rent

$1,150

±$120 (90% margin)
Michigan: $1,129

Where is Stambaugh Township and what county is it in?

Stambaugh Township is a township in Iron County, Michigan. It covers 181.5 square miles of land, 7 residents per square mile in 2020.

Stambaugh Township (marked with a dot) in Iron County, Michigan. Boundaries: Census Bureau 2024.

Source: 2024 Gazetteer and 2020 place-by-county files, U.S. Census Bureau · Census reference files

How many people live in Stambaugh Township, and is it growing?

The Census Bureau estimates that 1,212 people lived in Stambaugh Township on July 1, 2025, up 1.3% since 2020, faster than Michigan (+0.5%). The 2020 Census counted 1,200 residents. The 2020-2024 American Community Survey, a five-year sample, puts the population at 1,223 (±150).

  • July 2020→2021 −1 (1,195)
  • 2021→2022 +10 (1,205)
  • 2022→2023 +7 (1,212)
  • 2023→2024 +1 (1,213)
  • 2024→2025 −1 (1,212)
ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (counts) with the change from 2015-2019
MeasureStambaugh TownshipIron CountyMichiganChange since 2015-2019
Total population1,223±15011,66710,077,761no clear change
Households541±655,5474,076,369no clear change
Average household size2.20±0.182.052.42no clear change
Housing units1,312±1209,1564,622,236no clear change

Stambaugh Township's population since 2000

From 1,248 in 2000 to 1,212 in 2025: down 2.9%. The 2000, 2010 and 2020 figures are census counts, each for Stambaugh Township as it was drawn that year: a place that annexed land, or a community that has since incorporated, covered a different area then. The 2005 figure is the Census Bureau's intercensal estimate, revised to fit the 2000 and 2010 counts and drawn on 2010 boundaries; 2015 and 2025 are July 1 estimates made from the census before them.

  • 2000 Census 1,248
  • 2005 (estimate) 1,177
  • 2010 Census 1,140
  • 2015 (estimate) 1,089
  • 2020 Census 1,200
  • 2025 (estimate) 1,212

Source: The 2000, 2010 and 2020 Census counts and the Census Bureau's population estimates (intercensal 2000-2010, Vintage 2020, Vintage 2025) · Census population estimates

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026); Census PEP Vintage 2025 (SUB-EST2025, CO-EST2025); 2020 Census P.L. 94-171 · Check it at data.census.gov

Who lives in Stambaugh Township?

The median resident of Stambaugh Township is 59.8 years old; 15.7% are under 18 and 37.9% are 65 or older. The largest group is non-Hispanic white residents at 94.7%, then non-Hispanic residents of two or more races at 3.0%.

Age, origin, education and moves, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Race groups are non-Hispanic; Hispanic includes any race.
MeasureStambaugh TownshipIron CountyMichiganChange since 2015-2019
Median age59.8±4.953.140.2no clear change
Under 18 years15.7%±4.5 pts17.5%21.2%–
65 years and over37.9%±5.9 pts31.4%18.6%–
Male52.5%±3.6 pts50.6%49.6%–
Hispanic or Latino (any race)1.1%±1.5 pts2.3%5.9%–
White alone, not Hispanic94.7%±3.0 pts90.6%72.4%no clear change
Black or African American alone, not Hispanic0.4%±1.0 pts0.9%13.1%–
Asian alone, not Hispanic0.7%±1.2 pts0.6%3.4%–
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic0.1%±0.2 pts0.8%0.3%–
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic0.0%±2.4 pts0.0%0.0%–
Two or more races, not Hispanic3.0%±2.8 pts3.7%4.5%–
Some other race alone, not Hispanic0.0%±2.4 pts1.0%0.5%–
Born outside the United States0.0%±2.4 pts0.9%7.2%–
Speak a language other than English at home (age 5+)1.4%±1.1 pts3.4%10.4%–
Civilian veterans (age 18+)11.1%±3.7 pts11.1%5.8%–
With a disability18.9%±4.8 pts22.9%14.3%–
No health insurance coverage6.7%±5.3 pts5.0%4.9%–
High school graduate or higher (age 25+)91.4%±4.8 pts94.7%92.1%–
Bachelor's degree or higher (age 25+)31.1%±5.5 pts22.5%32.4%no clear change
Graduate or professional degree (age 25+)11.0%±3.5 pts7.2%12.7%–
Lived in the same house a year earlier88.7%±4.2 pts89.4%88.8%–
Moved from another state in the past year7.2%±4.2 pts4.4%1.4%–

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profiles DP02, DP05) · Check it at data.census.gov

What do households in Stambaugh Township earn?

Half of Stambaugh Township's 541 households earn less than $70,673 a year (±$11,789), against $55,940 in Iron County and $72,875 in Michigan. In 2015-2019 it was $73,422 in 2024 dollars; the margins of error cannot tell the two periods apart. 5.9% of residents live below the poverty line.

Income and poverty in 2024 dollars, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates; 2015-2019 dollars adjusted with the R-CPI-U-RS
MeasureStambaugh TownshipIron CountyMichiganChange since 2015-2019
Median household income$70,673±$11,789$55,940$72,875no clear change
Mean household income$96,964±$16,660$71,732$98,700–
Per capita income$43,745±$8,265$34,784$40,735no clear change
People below the poverty line5.9%±2.7 pts17.0%13.2%no clear change
Children under 18 below the poverty line3.2%±4.3 pts21.6%17.6%–
Households receiving SNAP8.1%±3.5 pts13.3%13.5%–
Households with a computer97.0%±2.1 pts89.2%95.1%–
Households with a broadband subscription87.6%±4.2 pts83.1%90.5%–

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP03) · Check it at data.census.gov

What does housing cost in Stambaugh Township?

Owners occupy 94.8% of Stambaugh Township's occupied homes and renters 5.2%. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $188,100 by its owner (±$23,324). The median renter pays $1,150 a month including utilities.

Housing, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Home values are owners' own estimates.
MeasureStambaugh TownshipIron CountyMichiganChange since 2015-2019
Median home value (owner-occupied)$188,100±$23,324$109,100$231,600no clear change
Median gross rent$1,150±$120$716$1,129–
Renters paying 35% or more of income on rent44.4%±36.3 pts30.9%41.4%–
Median monthly owner costs, with a mortgage$1,277±$117$1,165$1,569–
Owner-occupied homes94.8%±2.8 pts84.5%73.2%no clear change
Renter-occupied homes5.2%±2.8 pts15.5%26.8%–
Housing units1,312±1209,1564,622,236no clear change
Homeowner vacancy rate3.8%±4.4 pts1.4%0.8%–
Rental vacancy rate26.3%±34.3 pts4.5%5.1%–
Single-family detached homes95.4%±2.3 pts88.7%72.0%–
Mobile homes3.5%±1.7 pts3.8%5.0%–
Built 2020 or later0.6%±0.6 pts0.3%1.0%–
Built 2010 to 20199.1%±3.6 pts5.1%4.9%–
Built 1939 or earlier10.7%±3.7 pts24.5%14.6%–
Households with no vehicle4.1%±3.4 pts6.6%7.0%–

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP04) · Check it at data.census.gov

How do people in Stambaugh Township work and get to work?

82.2% of Stambaugh Township's workers drive alone and 12.7% work from home. The average trip to work takes 26.2 minutes.

Work and commuting, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (workers 16 and over)
MeasureStambaugh TownshipIron CountyMichiganChange since 2015-2019
In the labor force (age 16+)40.4%±5.9 pts47.9%61.3%–
Unemployment rate0.5%±1.1 pts5.4%5.7%–
Drove alone to work82.2%±6.3 pts76.5%74.3%–
Carpooled2.4%±2.7 pts6.6%7.9%–
Public transportation0.0%±7.0 pts0.0%0.9%–
Walked2.2%±2.1 pts3.0%2.0%–
Worked from home12.7%±4.9 pts11.6%13.5%–
Mean travel time to work26.2 min±7.220.0 min24.2 minno clear change

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP03) · Check it at data.census.gov

What census tracts are in Stambaugh Township?

No census tract lies mostly in Stambaugh Township; 3 tracts reach into it (2020 census blocks).

Census tracts in Stambaugh Township, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
TractResidents, 2020-2024Median household incomeMedian home valueShare of tract in Stambaugh Township
Tract 2Iron County1,767 $64,479 $162,60032%
Tract 4Iron County2,558 $54,390 $83,90015%
Tract 5Iron County2,759 $62,313 $94,0002%

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026); 2020 block assignment files (tract share = share of the tract's census blocks in Stambaugh Township) · Census block assignment files

How does Stambaugh Township compare with other places in Michigan?

By the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimates, Stambaugh Township is the 6,862nd-most populous of the 16,079 U.S. towns and townships that have one and the 846th-most populous of 1,240 in Michigan.

Stambaugh Township ranks 703rd of 1,354 places in Michigan with 1,000 or more residents and a reliable estimate, by median household income.

Stambaugh Township's rank in Michigan (1 = highest): by population among the state's towns and townships with a 2025 estimate; by the other measures among places of 1,000+ residents with a reliable estimate
MeasureRankOf
Population, July 2025 estimate846th1,240
Growth 2020-2025 (PEP)490th1,281
Residents per square mile1,352nd1,356
Median household income703rd1,354
Per capita income342nd1,355
Median home value778th1,354
Median gross rent322nd1,212
Poverty rate985th1,213
Bachelor's degree or higher368th1,350
Median age44th1,356
Owner-occupied share152nd1,356
Work from home377th1,062
Travel time to work585th1,356

Stambaugh Township's figures with every place in Michigan (CSV)

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Source: PlainCities ranks computed from the American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) and PEP Vintage 2025 · How ranks are computed

How reliable are the figures for Stambaugh Township?

20 of the 57 figures for Stambaugh Township on this page carry a coefficient of variation over 40% and are marked with a ring: they come from a small sample, so read them as rough.

The American Community Survey samples about one household in eight over five years, so every figure is an estimate with a 90% margin of error (shown under each value). A ring marks an estimate whose coefficient of variation is over 40%. A change is called only when the gap between the two periods is larger than their combined 90% margin (the square root of the sum of the two squared margins), the Census Bureau's test. How to read a margin of error.

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026): margins of error as published · ACS technical documentation

How these figures are made: methodology and release checks · reading a margin of error · every state · corrections

Not on this page: crime, weather and schools for Stambaugh Township are other agencies' records. Crime: the FBI's Crime Data Explorer · climate: NOAA's U.S. Climate Normals · schools: the National Center for Education Statistics' school search.