Demographics of Iosco County, Michigan

Iosco County, Michigan had 25,266 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +77 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Iosco County, in four figures

25,266
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +0.3%
Change since July 2020: +77 people.; 53.5 ±0.5
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $50,066 ±$2,086
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. Each year's change is births less deaths, net moves from abroad and net moves from elsewhere in the country, with the Bureau's small residual. The 2020 row's components run 3 months, from the April census to July 1.

Iosco County, Michigan's population grew 0.3% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Iosco County, Michigan's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change

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Iosco County, Michigan's population grew 0.3% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Iosco County, Michigan's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	25,189	100.0	100.0
2021	25,360	100.7	100.2
2022	25,451	101.0	100.7
2023	25,404	100.9	101.6
2024	25,425	100.9	102.5
2025	25,266	100.3	103.1

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Population of Iosco County, Michigan on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	25,189	−43	−61	0	+16
2021	25,360	+171	−289	+6	+472
2022	25,451	+91	−324	+16	+380
2023	25,404	−47	−226	+29	+155
2024	25,425	+21	−247	+27	+246
2025	25,266	−159	−255	+14	+83

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 53.5 ±0.5: for men 52.6 ±0.4 and for women 54.6 ±0.3. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Iosco County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Michigan	United States
Under 5	1,189 ±56	4.7% ±0.2	5.4% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	3,119 ±223	12.3% ±0.9	15.9% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,473 ±154	5.8% ±0.6	9.2% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	4,711 ±209	18.6% ±0.8	25.3% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	6,983 ±284	27.5% ±1.1	25.6% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	7,872 ±361	31.1% ±1.4	18.6% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $50,066 ±$2,086, and income per person $32,108 ±$1,262, in 2024 dollars. The median is $72,875 ±$293 in Michigan and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Iosco County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Michigan	United States
Under $25,000	3,014 ±308	25.7% ±2.5	15.8% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	2,832 ±293	24.2% ±2.4	18.7% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	2,296 ±240	19.6% ±2.0	16.8% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	1,427 ±168	12.2% ±1.4	13.2% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,206 ±140	10.3% ±1.2	17.3% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	419 ±106	3.6% ±0.9	8.6% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	519 ±90	4.4% ±0.8	9.5% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Iosco County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Michigan	United States
All ages	4,449 ±423	17.7% ±1.7	13.2% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	994 ±175	23.4% ±3.7	17.6% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,926 ±214	18.0% ±1.9	12.7% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	1,529 ±201	15.0% ±1.9	10.5% ±0.1	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Iosco County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Iosco County	Michigan	United States
Housing units	20,061 ±99	4,622,236 ±795	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	58.4% ±1.6	88.2% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	41.6% ±1.6	11.8% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	82.1% ±1.9	73.2% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	17.9% ±2.2	26.8% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$142,200 ±$9,162	$231,600 ±$642	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$719 ±$74	$1,129 ±$4	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1972 ±2	1972 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Iosco County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Michigan	United States
Hispanic or Latino	719 ±0	2.8% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	23,131 ±119	91.3% ±0.5	72.4% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	232 ±70	0.9% ±0.3	13.1% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	198 ±34	0.8% ±0.1	3.4% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	16 to 60	0.1% to 0.2%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 21	0% to 0.1%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	40 to 164	0.2% to 0.6%	0.5% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	927 ±139	3.7% ±0.5	4.5% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Iosco County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Michigan	United States
Born in the state	20,901 ±293	82.5% ±1.2	76.0% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	3,750 ±292	14.8% ±1.2	16.0% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	179 ±67	0.7% ±0.3	0.9% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	517 ±112	2.0% ±0.4	7.2% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	362 ±89	1.4% ±0.4	4.1% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	155 ±58	0.6% ±0.2	3.1% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Iosco County among the counties of Michigan

58th of 83 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Michigan page.

Counties of Michigan near Iosco County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Gladwin County	26,077	+2.8%
Charlevoix County	26,036	> −0.1%
Dickinson County	25,827	−0.3%
Cheboygan County	25,793	+0.9%
Manistee County	25,656	+2.3%
Iosco County	25,266	+0.3%
Antrim County	24,698	+5.3%
Roscommon County	23,914	+1.9%
Osceola County	23,516	+2.7%
Leelanau County	22,982	+3.0%
Menominee County	22,941	−2.2%

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Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026