HemlockMI
A town of 1,529, settled in 1895.
Is Hemlock a good place to live?
11% of residents are 65 or older in Hemlock, against 19% in Michigan’s towns and 18% across U.S. towns. The biggest park or preserve is Richland Township Commnity Park, at 32 acres. We don’t grade Hemlock yet; the figures below are still real.
95% of working residents leave Hemlock for work
Where Hemlock’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2021
Moving to Hemlock: who provides what
Hemlock is unincorporated, so Saginaw County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Hemlock.
Hemlock has 0.6 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Half the trips to work are shorter than 14 miles. Employers in Hemlock shed 1,526 jobs between 2011 and 2021, to 362. Only 5% of working residents stay in Hemlock for work; the rest commute out. Also worth knowing: its typical journey to work stands at 30 minutes, where Michigan’s towns sit at 25 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes.
| Hemlock | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 30 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $102,000 | $77,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 4.6% | 5.9% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2021 · ACS
More middle-aged adults than Michigan overall
Among adults 25 and older, 29% have a four-year degree or more, against 32% across Michigan. For Hemlock, the midpoint age is 41.4 years.
| Hemlock | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 41.4 years | 42.5 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 29% | 26% | 29% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±6.1 points. Across Michigan, 50.4% of residents are women.
| Hemlock | MI | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 11.1% | 11.2% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 11.2% | 10.1% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 8.5% | 9.2% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 11.2% | 13.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 15.6% | 12.2% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 22.8% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 8.7% | 13.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 7.1% | 11.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 3.9% | 7.4% | 7% |
| No diploma | 4.2% | 7.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 26.2% | 28% | 26% |
| Some college | 25.3% | 21.9% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 15.4% | 9.8% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 19.9% | 19.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 9.1% | 12.7% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 1,500, single groups can be off by several points
Hemlock: snowy winters and pleasant summers
Expect July afternoons of 83° and January nights of 16°, with about 49 inches of snow a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Hemlock has a low natural-hazard risk, chiefly from inland flooding
Hemlock’s FEMA hazard score comes in at 39 of 100. 53% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by cold waves at 18%. Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 61% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
How healthy Hemlock is
For adults in Hemlock, the share who had a checkup this year is 81%. 32% of adults in Hemlock sleep under 7 hours; 33% have obesity.
| Hemlock | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 27% | 23% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 34% | 36% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 33% | 37% | 35% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 81% | 80% | 79% |
| What stands out | Hemlock | MI |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 9.3% | 11.9% |
| Fewer adults without reliable transportation | 6.9% | 8.3% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10% | 8.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Richland Township Commnity Park | — | 32 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
The typical home in Hemlock is valued at about $248K
The share of households in Hemlock who own their home: 87%. In the year to September 2026, typical home values climbed 4.8%. The town’s midpoint rent stands at $1,011 a month.
| Hemlock | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 87% | 84% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,011 a month | $1,046 a month | $1,185 a month |
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
USS Edson and 14 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Hemlock. Close and well known come first.
23 mi MuseumUSS Edson
14 mi GardenDow Gardens
13 mi City parkChippewa Nature Center
39 mi MuseumSloan Museum
23 mi MuseumSaginaw Valley Naval Ship Museum15 mi Zoo & aquariumChildren's Zoo at Celebration SquarePhoto credits
USS Edson: U.S. Navy, Public domain · Dow Gardens: Chris.Schiemann, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Chippewa Nature Center: Christian Collins, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Sloan Museum: Amancour, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Saginaw Valley Naval Ship Museum: John McCullough, CC BY-SA 2.5
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Everything we know about Hemlock
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Hemlock
About 6 of every 100 Hemlock residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Michigan.
About Hemlock
Census-designated place & unincorporated community in Michigan, United States
Hemlock is an unincorporated community in Richland Township, Saginaw County in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is also a census-designated place (CDP) for statistical purposes, but without any legal status as an incorporated municipality. The population of the CDP was 1,408 at the 2020 census. The area included in the CDP is in the south central portion of Richland Township. The Hemlock post office, with ZIP code 48626, serves nearly all of Richland Township, as well as portions of Fremont Township to the south, small areas of Thomas and Swan Creek townships to the southeast, and part of Ingersoll Township to the north in Midland County.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 2.5 sq mi
- Elevation
- 650 ft
- ZIP code
- 48626
Questions about Hemlock
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Hemlock, MI a good place to live?
We don’t grade Hemlock yet; the figures below are still real.