Moving to Bad Axe, Michigan
Population: 3,462. Estimated population in July 2024: 3,246 (-6.2% change)
Males: 1,616 (46.7%), Females: 1,846 (53.3%)
Huron County
Zip code: 48413
Demographics
Median resident age: 38.7 years
Median household income: $32,125
Median house value: $70,800
Population by Race
Races in Bad Axe:
- White Non-Hispanic (96.5%)
- Hispanic (1.5%)
- Two or more races (1.0%)
- American Indian (0.7%)
Ancestries: German (31.5%), Polish (18.4%), English (14.2%), Irish (13.5%), French (8.8%), United States (5.8%).
Elevation: 765 feet
Land area: 2.1 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Bad Axe
- High school or higher: 76.7%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 16.4%
- Graduate or professional degree: 4.8%
- Unemployed: 6.4%
- Mean travel time to work: 13.8 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Bad Axe city
- Never married: 25.9%
- Now married: 49.7%
- Separated: 2.4%
- Widowed: 10.7%
- Divorced: 11.4%
2.0% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -98 (-2.8%).
Hospitals
Hospital/medical center in Bad Axe:
- HURON MEDICAL CENTER (1100 SOUTH VAN DYKE ROAD)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Bad Axe:
- HILLS AND DALE GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 19 miles; CASS CITY, MI)
- SCHEURER HOSPITAL (about 21 miles; PIGEON, MI)
- HARBOR BEACH COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 22 miles; HARBOR BEACH, MI)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Bad Axe:
- MBS INTL (about 77 miles; SAGINAW, MI; Abbreviation: MBS)
- BISHOP INTERNATIONAL (about 78 miles; FLINT, MI; Abbreviation: FNT)
- OAKLAND COUNTY INTERNATIONAL (about 85 miles; PONTIAC, MI; Abbreviation: PTK)
Other public-use airports nearest to Bad Axe:
- ENGLER FIELD (about 2 miles; BAD AXE, MI; Abbreviation: E53)
- HURON COUNTY MEMORIAL (about 3 miles; BAD AXE, MI; Abbreviation: BAX)
- GRINDSTONE AIR HARBOR (about 18 miles; PORT AUSTIN, MI; Abbreviation: 29C)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Bad Axe:
- SAGINAW VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY (about 71 miles; UNIVERSITY CENTER, MI; Full-time enrollment: 6,216)
- DELTA COLLEGE (about 71 miles; UNIVERSITY CENTER, MI; Full-time enrollment: 5,117)
- ST CLAIR COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 72 miles; PORT HURON, MI; Full-time enrollment: 2,287)
- UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN-FLINT (about 73 miles; FLINT, MI; Full-time enrollment: 4,544)
- MOTT COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 73 miles; FLINT, MI; Full-time enrollment: 4,616)
- KETTERING UNIVERSITY (about 73 miles; FLINT, MI; Full-time enrollment: 2,900)
- BAKER COLLEGE OF FLINT (about 75 miles; FLINT, MI; Full-time enrollment: 2,734)
Schools
Public high school in Bad Axe:
- BAD AXE HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 456; Location: 200 N. BARRIE ROAD; Grades: 09 – 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Bad Axe:
- BAD AXE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 329; Location: 750 S. VAN DYKE ROAD; Grades: 06 – 08)
- GEORGE E. GREENE ELEM. SCHOOL (Students: 289; Location: 309 N. OUTER DRIVE; Grades: KG – 02)
- BAD AXE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL (Students: 284; Location: 404 HATCHET DRIVE; Grades: 03 – 05)
- HURON LEARNING CENTER (Students: 105; Location: 1299 E. THOMAS ROAD; Grades: UG – UG)
- CHURCH SCHOOL (Students: 31; Location: 2927 CROCKARD ROAD; Grades: KG – 08)
- VERONA MILLS SCHOOL (Students: 30; Location: 3487 SCHOOL STREET; Grades: KG – 08)
- BIG BURNING SCHOOL (Students: 22; Location: 1509 N. VAN DYKE ROAD; Grades: KG – 08)
- ADAMS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 17; Location: 4151 SECTION LINE ROAD; Grades: KG – 08)
- RAPSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 10; Location: 2072 N. VERONA ROAD; Grades: KG – 08)
- HURON AREA TECHNICAL CENTER (Location: 1160 S. VAN DYKE ROAD; Grades: UG – UG)
Libraries
Library in Bad Axe:
- BAD AXE PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $187,823; Location: 200 SOUTH HANSELMAN STREET; 30,051 books; 2,221 audio materials; 2,999 video materials; 129 serial subscriptions)