One downside of living in Algonac, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 33.59 minutes every day commuting to work. However, local public transit is widely used. For those who would prefer to avoid driving entirely and leave their car at home, it may be an option to use the transit instead.
For a small city, Algonac has a lot of people who use public transit to get to work, and those that do mostly ride a ferryboat. This suggests that a real need for low-cost transportation in Algonac exists, and local transit is helping to meet that need.
In terms of college education, the citizens of Algonac rank slightly lower than the national average. 16.27% of adults 25 and older in Algonac have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, while 21.84% of adults have a 4-year degree or higher in the average American community.
The per capita income in Algonac in 2022 was $28,758, which is middle income relative to Michigan, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $115,032 for a family of four. However, Algonac contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call Algonac home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Algonac residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Algonac include German, Irish, Polish, English, and Italian.
The most common language spoken in Algonac is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Italian.
