Demographics of Osceola County, Michigan

Osceola County, Michigan had 23,516 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +610 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.

Osceola County, in four figures

23,516
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +2.7%
Change since July 2020: +610 people.; 43.9 ±0.3
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $58,267 ±$1,942
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.

Osceola County, Michigan's population grew 2.7% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Osceola 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).

Source: The Census Bureau

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Osceola County, Michigan's population grew 2.7% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Osceola 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	22,906	100.0	100.0
2021	23,203	101.3	100.2
2022	23,262	101.6	100.7
2023	23,326	101.8	101.6
2024	23,571	102.9	102.5
2025	23,516	102.7	103.1

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Population of Osceola 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	22,906	+21	0	0	+18
2021	23,203	+297	−19	+2	+311
2022	23,262	+59	−63	+12	+118
2023	23,326	+64	−25	+16	+78
2024	23,571	+245	−6	+29	+222
2025	23,516	−55	−12	+13	−57

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 43.9 ±0.3: for men 42.8 ±0.4 and for women 44.8 ±0.2. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Osceola County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Michigan	United States
Under 5	1,249 ±25	5.4% ±0.1	5.4% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	3,924 ±149	16.9% ±0.6	15.9% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,578 ±125	6.8% ±0.5	9.2% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	5,173 ±145	22.3% ±0.6	25.3% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	6,184 ±208	26.6% ±0.9	25.6% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	5,119 ±206	22.0% ±0.9	18.6% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $58,267 ±$1,942, and income per person $30,791 ±$988, 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 Osceola County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Michigan	United States
Under $25,000	1,652 ±164	17.7% ±1.7	15.8% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	2,201 ±175	23.5% ±1.8	18.7% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,966 ±183	21.0% ±1.9	16.8% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	1,335 ±149	14.3% ±1.6	13.2% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,334 ±132	14.3% ±1.4	17.3% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	518 ±85	5.5% ±0.9	8.6% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	350 ±63	3.7% ±0.7	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 Osceola County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Michigan	United States
All ages	3,627 ±329	15.8% ±1.4	13.2% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	933 ±136	18.7% ±2.6	17.6% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,704 ±183	15.6% ±1.6	12.7% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	990 ±160	14.2% ±2.2	10.5% ±0.1	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Osceola County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Osceola County	Michigan	United States
Housing units	12,638 ±66	4,622,236 ±795	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	74.0% ±1.6	88.2% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	26.0% ±1.5	11.8% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	83.7% ±0.6	73.2% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	16.3% ±1.7	26.8% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$155,400 ±$4,920	$231,600 ±$642	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$807 ±$46	$1,129 ±$4	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1978 ±3	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 Osceola County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Michigan	United States
Hispanic or Latino	494 ±0	2.1% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	21,270 ±125	91.6% ±0.5	72.4% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	256 ±46	1.1% ±0.2	13.1% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	97 ±23	0.4% ±0.1	3.4% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	32 to 98	0.1% to 0.4%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 3	0% to < 0.1%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	86 to 276	0.4% to 1.2%	0.5% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	863 ±111	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 Osceola County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Michigan	United States
Born in the state	19,949 ±262	85.9% ±1.1	76.0% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	2,994 ±240	12.9% ±1.0	16.0% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	85 ±35	0.4% ±0.2	0.9% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	199 ±50	0.9% ±0.2	7.2% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	111 ±43	0.5% ±0.2	4.1% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	88 ±29	0.4% ±0.1	3.1% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Osceola County among the counties of Michigan

61st of 83 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Michigan page.

Counties of Michigan near Osceola County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
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%
Ogemaw County	21,121	+1.6%
Kalkaska County	18,693	+4.3%
Benzie County	18,568	+3.1%

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Rankings this appears in

No. 18 Counties by population growth in Michigan
No. 61 Counties by population in Michigan

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

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026