Who is the Saginaw County County Clerk?

Vanessa Guerra (Democratic) is the County Clerk of Saginaw County, Michigan.

Who is the Saginaw County Prosecuting Attorney?

John A. McColgan Jr. (Democratic) is the Prosecuting Attorney of Saginaw County, Michigan.

Who is the Saginaw County Public Works Commissioner?

Brian J. Wendling (Democratic) is the Public Works Commissioner of Saginaw County, Michigan.

Who is the Saginaw County Register of Deeds?

Katie Albosta Kelly (Democratic) is the Register of Deeds of Saginaw County, Michigan.

Who is the Saginaw County Sheriff?

William L. Federspiel (Democratic) is the Sheriff of Saginaw County, Michigan.

Who is the Saginaw County County Treasurer?

Timothy Novak (Democratic) is the County Treasurer of Saginaw County, Michigan.

Who are the Saginaw County commissioners?

Mark Piotrowski (District 1); Jack Tany (District 2); Rich Spitzer (District 3); Sheldon Matthews (District 4); Tracey Slodowski (District 5); Denny Harris (District 6); John L. Kaczynski (District 7); Gerald Little (District 8); Christopher S. Boyd (District 9); Lisa Coney (District 10); Michael Webster (District 11).

What is the population of Saginaw County?

About 188,665 people, with a median age of 41.2; the median household income is $60,622 and 18.2% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).

What is the unemployment rate in Saginaw County?

5.1% in September 2026 (preliminary): 4,022 people unemployed in a labor force of 78,729, against 5.5% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).

How many local governments are there in Saginaw County?

61 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 8 municipal, 27 township, 12 school district and 13 special district governments.

Saginaw County, MI elected officials: county commissioners, sheriff, school board and cities

Who holds every elected county, school board, city and special-district office in Saginaw County: 17 seats on 7 elected bodies.

Board of Commissioners

Saginaw County Board of Commissioners

Each member is elected by the voters of their district.

Office	Who holds it now
County Commissioner, District 1	Mark Piotrowski Republican source
County Commissioner, District 2	Jack Tany Democratic source
County Commissioner, District 3	Rich Spitzer Republican source
County Commissioner, District 4	Sheldon Matthews Democratic source
County Commissioner, District 5	Tracey Slodowski Republican source
County Commissioner, District 6	Denny Harris Republican source
County Commissioner, District 7	John L. Kaczynski Republican source
County Commissioner, District 8	Gerald Little Democratic source
County Commissioner, District 9	Christopher S. Boyd Democratic source
County Commissioner, District 10	Lisa Coney Democratic source
County Commissioner, District 11	Michael Webster Democratic source

County officers

Office	Who holds it now
County Clerk	Vanessa Guerra Democratic source
Prosecuting Attorney	John A. McColgan Jr. Democratic source
Public Works Commissioner	Brian J. Wendling Democratic source
Register of Deeds	Katie Albosta Kelly Democratic source
Sheriff	William L. Federspiel Democratic source
County Treasurer	Timothy Novak Democratic source

How many local governments Saginaw County has

The Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments counts 61 local governments in Saginaw County. This page lists the ones whose offices are elected.

Kind of government	Census count (2022)	Listed on this page
County government	1	1
Cities, towns, villages and townships (8 municipal, 27 township)	35	0
School districts (school boards)	12	0
Special districts (elected boards)	13	0

Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments: Government Units Listing (census.gov).

About these counts

The Census Bureau counts every independent local government once, in the county it assigns it to: the one it mostly serves or where it's based. A city or district that crosses county lines is counted in only one county, so it may be listed on this page but counted elsewhere, or the other way around. Many special districts, such as housing authorities, have appointed boards, and some places have more than one elected body, so the two columns measure different things. School systems run by a county, city or the state aren't counted as separate governments, though their boards may be listed here; in some states the Bureau counts community or state colleges as school districts. The counts are as of 2022.

Who lives in Saginaw County

188,665people

41.2median ageU.S.: 38.9

$60,622 household incomeU.S.: $80,734

18.2%below the U.S.: 12.5%

24.4%of adults 25+ with a bachelor's degreeU.S.: 35.7%

$152,800median home valueU.S.: $332,700

6.4%unemployed (of the labor force)U.S.: 5.2%

2.4%born outside the U.S.U.S.: 14.1%

6.6%of adults are veteransU.S.: 6.2%

4.5%U.S.: 8.4%

55%of renting households pay of income on rentU.S.: 51.1%

22.3%of homeowners with a mortgage pay of income on housing costsU.S.: 28.1%

Race and Hispanic origin: Hispanic or Latino 9.2% · White 67.8% · Black 18.1% · Asian 1.2% · Other or more than one race 3.7% (Hispanic or Latino people can be of any race; the other groups are non-Hispanic.)

Census Bureau, 2020–2024 5-year estimates (data.census.gov).

About these figures

The American Community Survey asks about 3.5 million households a year about who lives there, their work, income, schooling and housing. The 5-year estimates pool 2020–2024 answers so that every county and district has enough of them. They're estimates with a (larger for smaller places), and they're different from the once-a-decade census count. "Median" means half are above and half below. Household income is before taxes and includes everyone in the household. The unemployment share here is the survey's five-year average, so it differs from the monthly rate in the BLS jobs report. Race and Hispanic origin are as people describe themselves.

Health insurance means any coverage, private or public (such as Medicaid or Medicare), when people answered; the share is of everyone except people on active military duty and people living in institutions such as prisons and nursing homes. The housing shares are of renting households, and of homeowners with a mortgage, for whom the Census Bureau can compute them (households with no income, or renters who pay no cash rent, are left out). Rent here is gross rent, rent plus utilities; owner costs include the mortgage, property taxes, insurance, utilities and fees.

Jobs in Saginaw County

5.1%September 2026, preliminary. A year earlier: 5.5%. Michigan: 4.8%.

4,022people unemployedSeptember 2026, preliminary.

74,707people employedSeptember 2026, preliminary. Counted where they live, not where they work.

78,729in the September 2026, preliminary.

Yearly average unemployment rate, 2016–2025.

Every month, last two years

Month	Rate	Unemployed	Employed	Labor force
September 2026 (preliminary)	5.1%	4,022	74,707	78,729
August 2026	5.8%	4,683	75,744	80,427
July 2026	5.9%	4,743	76,017	80,760
June 2026	5.7%	4,583	75,209	79,792
May 2026	6.1%	4,920	75,748	80,668
April 2026	5.7%	4,605	76,418	81,023
March 2026	6.2%	5,154	77,559	82,713
February 2026	6.2%	5,127	77,704	82,831
January 2026	7.3%	6,109	77,981	84,090
December 2025	5.9%	4,914	78,893	83,807
November 2025	5.4%	4,550	80,239	84,789
October 2025	not collected (2025 federal shutdown)
September 2025	5.5%	4,765	81,607	86,372
August 2025	6.2%	5,362	80,892	86,254
July 2025	6.9%	5,958	80,457	86,415
June 2025	6.6%	5,631	80,192	85,823
May 2025	6.4%	5,500	80,342	85,842
April 2025	6.4%	5,504	80,090	85,594
March 2025	7.0%	6,079	80,207	86,286
February 2025	7.4%	6,360	79,337	85,697
January 2025	7.2%	6,209	79,510	85,719
December 2024	6.2%	5,297	80,400	85,697
November 2024	5.6%	4,853	81,653	86,506
October 2024	5.5%	4,732	80,826	85,558

Yearly averages

Year	Rate	Unemployed	Employed	Labor force
2025 (11 months)	6.5%	5,530	80,161	85,691
2024	5.8%	4,975	80,494	85,469
2023	5.2%	4,377	80,375	84,752
2022	5.4%	4,480	78,728	83,208
2021	6.7%	5,514	76,273	81,787
2020	10.3%	8,774	76,359	85,133
2019	4.8%	4,189	82,777	86,966
2018	4.8%	4,151	83,027	87,178
2017	5.3%	4,634	83,014	87,648
2016	5.3%	4,713	84,616	89,329

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, : BLS publishes county figures only that way, so they rise and fall with the seasons; compare a month with the same month a year earlier rather than with the month before. Michigan's figure above is on the same basis; seasonally adjusted, as in BLS's monthly state release, it was 5.0% in September 2026. The latest month is preliminary and is revised the next month, and BLS revises earlier years each spring. People are counted where they live. October 2025 wasn't collected during the 2025 federal government shutdown, so 2025's yearly average covers 11 months.

Crime reported in Saginaw County

754.9 per 100,0002021. Michigan: 491.1.

1,061.5 per 100,0002021. Michigan: 1,366.9.

29murders2021, 1,549 violent crimes in all.

2021 is the latest year with complete reporting here: at least one of the county's police agencies didn't send the FBI a full year of figures since, so later totals would be undercounts.

Earlier years

Year	Violent	Rate	Property	Rate
2021	1,549	754.9	2,178	1,061.5
2020	1,430	700.6	2,368	1,160.2
2019	1,093	534.5	2,662	1,301.7
2018	1,173	567.9	2,893	1,400.6
2017	1,140	550.8	3,058	1,477.6
2016	1,091	525.5	3,251	1,565.8

By police agency (16)

Agency	Year	Violent	Property	People served
Saginaw Police Department	2025	966	811	42,727
Saginaw Township Police Department	2025	77	622	40,841
Saginaw County Sheriff's Office	2025	73	408	40,537
Thomas Township Police Department	2025	20	98	11,922
Tittabawassee Township Police Department	2024	10	37	10,947
Bridgeport Township Police Department	2025	53	111	9,828
Buena Vista Township Police Department	2025	75	124	7,444
Carrollton Township Police Department	2025	21	42	5,565
Frankenmuth Police Department	2025	7	44	5,224
Richland Township Police Department, Saginaw County	2025	11	18	3,878
Chesaning Police Department	2025	2	16	2,387
St. Charles Police Department	2025	7	15	1,932
Birch Run Police Department	2025	4	66	1,531
Zilwaukee Police Department	2023	3	6	1,494
Reese Police Department	2025	2	6	1,256
Oakley Police Department	2021	0	0	269

Crimes to the county's city and county police agencies (FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, Return A), per 100,000 people they serve. Years with incomplete reporting are left out. Crime in Michigan · the U.S.

Police staffing

1.10 per 1,000 residents2022, 16 agencies serving 190,584 people.

210sworn officers2022, full-time, as of October 31.

29civilian staff2022, full-time.

2022 is the latest year every agency here sent the FBI its staff count.

Agencies counted (16), 2022

Agency	Officers	Civilians	People served
Saginaw County Sheriff's Office	54	6	41,308
Saginaw Police Department	45	12	43,651
Saginaw Township Police Department	42	6	41,334
Buena Vista Township Police Department	11	1	7,588
Bridgeport Township Police Department	9	1	9,975
Thomas Township Police Department	8	1	11,903
Frankenmuth Police Department	8	0	5,368
Tittabawassee Township Police Department	7	1	10,855
Birch Run Police Department	6	1	1,555
Carrollton Township Police Department	6	0	5,669
Richland Township Police Department, Saginaw County	5	0	3,916
St. Charles Police Department	3	0	1,971
Chesaning Police Department	2	0	2,440
Reese Police Department	2	0	1,251
Oakley Police Department	1	0	285
Zilwaukee Police Department	1	0	1,515

Earlier years

Year	Officers	Per 1,000	Civilians	Agencies
2022	210	1.10	29	16
2018	210	1.09	68	15

Full-time employees of the county's city police departments and sheriff's office, as each reported them to the FBI (Uniform Crime Reporting, Law Enforcement Employees), per 1,000 people in the areas those agencies serve (the FBI's population figures). A year is shown only when every one of these agencies sent a count; a count under half or over double the agency's own counts in nearby years is treated as not sent. Towns policed under contract by another agency are counted through that agency. State police, campus and other agencies aren't included. Sheriffs' offices often also run the county jail and courthouse security, so their staff counts include those jobs.

Quick answers

Who is the Saginaw County County Clerk?: Vanessa Guerra (Democratic) is the County Clerk of Saginaw County, Michigan.
Who is the Saginaw County Prosecuting Attorney?: John A. McColgan Jr. (Democratic) is the Prosecuting Attorney of Saginaw County, Michigan.
Who is the Saginaw County Public Works Commissioner?: Brian J. Wendling (Democratic) is the Public Works Commissioner of Saginaw County, Michigan.
Who is the Saginaw County Register of Deeds?: Katie Albosta Kelly (Democratic) is the Register of Deeds of Saginaw County, Michigan.
Who is the Saginaw County Sheriff?: William L. Federspiel (Democratic) is the Sheriff of Saginaw County, Michigan.
Who is the Saginaw County County Treasurer?: Timothy Novak (Democratic) is the County Treasurer of Saginaw County, Michigan.
Who are the Saginaw County commissioners?: Mark Piotrowski (District 1); Jack Tany (District 2); Rich Spitzer (District 3); Sheldon Matthews (District 4); Tracey Slodowski (District 5); Denny Harris (District 6); John L. Kaczynski (District 7); Gerald Little (District 8); Christopher S. Boyd (District 9); Lisa Coney (District 10); Michael Webster (District 11).
What is the population of Saginaw County?: About 188,665 people, with a median age of 41.2; the median household income is $60,622 and 18.2% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).
What is the unemployment rate in Saginaw County?: 5.1% in September 2026 (preliminary): 4,022 people unemployed in a labor force of 78,729, against 5.5% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).
How many local governments are there in Saginaw County?: 61 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 8 municipal, 27 township, 12 school district and 13 special district governments.

Officeholders as of November 6, 2026, from each county clerk's official results of the November 5, 2024 general election (certified by the county board of canvassers); officials appointed since then may differ; each name links to its source. Officials change between elections (appointments, resignations), and the body's own website is the authority. Party is shown only for offices elected on a partisan ballot.

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