Moving to Bancroft, Michigan

Population: 616. Estimated population in July 2024: 609 (-1.1% change)
Males: 291 (47.2%), Females: 325 (52.8%)

Shiawassee County

Zip code: 48414

Demographics

Median resident age: 32.4 years
Median household income: $41,538
Median house value: $82,400

Population by Race

Races in Bancroft:

• White Non-Hispanic (96.3%)
• Two or more races (3.1%)
• American Indian (2.6%)
• Hispanic (1.1%)

Ancestries: German (24.0%), English (19.6%), Irish (11.5%), French (7.6%), United States (7.5%), Dutch (4.5%).

Elevation: 854 feet

Land area: 0.6 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Bancroft

• High school or higher: 77.3%
• Bachelor’s degree or higher: 4.5%
• Graduate or professional degree: 1.6%
• Unemployed: 8.8%
• Mean travel time to work: 34.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Bancroft village

• Never married: 26.0%
• Now married: 56.6%
• Separated: 1.0%
• Widowed: 4.4%
• Divorced: 11.9%

0.3% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: +4 (+0.7%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Bancroft:

• MEMORIAL HEALTHCARE CENTER (about 12 miles; OWOSSO, MI)
• SAINT JOSEPH MERCY LIVINGSTON HOSPITAL (about 21 miles; HOWELL, MI)
• MCLAREN REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 23 miles; FLINT, MI)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Bancroft:

• BISHOP INTERNATIONAL (about 24 miles; FLINT, MI; Abbreviation: FNT)
• CAPITAL CITY (about 37 miles; LANSING, MI; Abbreviation: LAN)
• MBS INTL (about 44 miles; SAGINAW, MI; Abbreviation: MBS)

Other public-use airports nearest to Bancroft:

• OWOSSO COMMUNITY (about 9 miles; OWOSSO, MI; Abbreviation: 5D3)
• MAPLE GROVE (about 12 miles; FOWLERVILLE, MI; Abbreviation: 65G)
• MAPLE GROVE (about 12 miles; FOWLERVILLE, MI; Abbreviation: E66)

Amtrak station near Bancroft:

• 7 miles: DURAND (200 RAILROAD ST.). Services: enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, taxi stand.

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Bancroft:

• KETTERING UNIVERSITY (about 26 miles; FLINT, MI; Full-time enrollment: 2,900)
• BAKER COLLEGE OF FLINT (about 27 miles; FLINT, MI; Full-time enrollment: 2,734)
• MOTT COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 28 miles; FLINT, MI; Full-time enrollment: 4,616)
• UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN-FLINT (about 28 miles; FLINT, MI; Full-time enrollment: 4,544)
• LANSING COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 29 miles; LANSING, MI; Full-time enrollment: 8,454)
• MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 31 miles; EAST LANSING, MI; Full-time enrollment: 38,639)
• WASHTENAW COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 46 miles; ANN ARBOR, MI; Full-time enrollment: 5,436)

Public primary/middle school in Bancroft:

• WILBUR BILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 174; Location: 251 W. PRIOR ROAD; Grades: PK – 05)