Demographics of Ogemaw County, Michigan

Ogemaw County, Michigan had 21,121 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +340 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.

Ogemaw County, in four figures

21,121
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +1.6%
Change since July 2020: +340 people.; 51.2 ±0.4
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $54,666 ±$2,368
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.

Ogemaw County, Michigan's population grew 1.6% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Ogemaw 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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Ogemaw County, Michigan's population grew 1.6% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Ogemaw 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	20,781	100.0	100.0
2021	20,785	100.0	100.2
2022	20,884	100.5	100.7
2023	21,033	101.2	101.6
2024	21,042	101.3	102.5
2025	21,121	101.6	103.1

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Population of Ogemaw 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	20,781	+12	−23	0	+38
2021	20,785	+4	−173	+3	+169
2022	20,884	+99	−255	+17	+324
2023	21,033	+149	−112	+25	+234
2024	21,042	+9	−127	+11	+124
2025	21,121	+79	−131	+8	+206

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 51.2 ±0.4: for men 50.6 ±0.5 and for women 51.9 ±0.6. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Ogemaw County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Michigan	United States
Under 5	875 ±16	4.2% ±0.1	5.4% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	2,845 ±137	13.6% ±0.7	15.9% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,260 ±115	6.0% ±0.5	9.2% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	4,174 ±177	20.0% ±0.8	25.3% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	5,897 ±216	28.2% ±1.0	25.6% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	5,834 ±245	27.9% ±1.2	18.6% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $54,666 ±$2,368, and income per person $31,408 ±$1,176, 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 Ogemaw County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Michigan	United States
Under $25,000	2,010 ±221	21.5% ±2.3	15.8% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	2,359 ±205	25.2% ±2.1	18.7% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,870 ±180	20.0% ±1.8	16.8% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	1,179 ±129	12.6% ±1.3	13.2% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,140 ±137	12.2% ±1.4	17.3% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	542 ±115	5.8% ±1.2	8.6% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	270 ±55	2.9% ±0.6	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 Ogemaw County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Michigan	United States
All ages	3,430 ±420	16.7% ±2.0	13.2% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	857 ±177	23.4% ±4.5	17.6% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,660 ±244	18.4% ±2.6	12.7% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	913 ±129	11.6% ±1.6	10.5% ±0.1	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Ogemaw County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Ogemaw County	Michigan	United States
Housing units	15,325 ±42	4,622,236 ±795	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	61.1% ±1.9	88.2% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	38.9% ±1.8	11.8% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	83.7% ±1.0	73.2% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	16.3% ±1.8	26.8% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$154,900 ±$6,468	$231,600 ±$642	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$823 ±$31	$1,129 ±$4	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1976 ±1	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 Ogemaw County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Michigan	United States
Hispanic or Latino	470 ±0	2.3% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	19,326 ±130	92.5% ±0.6	72.4% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	101 ±45	0.5% ±0.2	13.1% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	160 ±37	0.8% ±0.2	3.4% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	19 to 61	0.1% to 0.3%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 5	0% to < 0.1%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	8 to 94	< 0.1% to 0.5%	0.5% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	735 ±137	3.5% ±0.7	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 Ogemaw County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Michigan	United States
Born in the state	17,857 ±262	85.5% ±1.3	76.0% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	2,554 ±239	12.2% ±1.1	16.0% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	82 ±33	0.4% ±0.2	0.9% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	392 ±97	1.9% ±0.5	7.2% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	253 ±64	1.2% ±0.3	4.1% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	69 to 209	0.3% to 1.0%	3.1% ±0.1	6.8% ±<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%.

Ogemaw County among the counties of Michigan

64th of 83 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Michigan page.

Counties of Michigan near Ogemaw County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
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%
Ogemaw County	21,121	+1.6%
Kalkaska County	18,693	+4.3%
Benzie County	18,568	+3.1%
Missaukee County	15,274	+1.4%
Arenac County	15,068	+0.5%
Gogebic County	14,285	−0.4%

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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