Demographics of Oscoda County, Michigan

Oscoda County, Michigan had 8,723 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +493 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.

Oscoda County, in four figures

8,723
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +6.0%
Change since July 2020: +493 people.; 52.5 ±0.5
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $49,515 ±$3,496
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.

Oscoda County, Michigan's population grew 6.0% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Oscoda 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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Oscoda County, Michigan's population grew 6.0% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Oscoda 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	8,230	100.0	100.0
2021	8,314	101.0	100.2
2022	8,389	101.9	100.7
2023	8,564	104.1	101.6
2024	8,629	104.8	102.5
2025	8,723	106.0	103.1

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Population of Oscoda 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	8,230	+11	−8	0	+22
2021	8,314	+84	−89	0	+182
2022	8,389	+75	−91	+2	+152
2023	8,564	+175	−59	+2	+229
2024	8,629	+65	−39	+2	+102
2025	8,723	+94	−41	+2	+134

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 52.5 ±0.5: for men 51.6 ±0.5 and for women 53.6 ±0.7. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Oscoda County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Michigan	United States
Under 5	414 ±11	4.9% ±0.1	5.4% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,240 ±104	14.7% ±1.2	15.9% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	440 ±74	5.2% ±0.9	9.2% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	1,549 ±120	18.4% ±1.4	25.3% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	2,308 ±134	27.4% ±1.6	25.6% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	2,474 ±176	29.4% ±2.1	18.6% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $49,515 ±$3,496, and income per person $27,888 ±$1,727, 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 Oscoda County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Michigan	United States
Under $25,000	866 ±119	22.9% ±3.0	15.8% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,047 ±136	27.6% ±3.4	18.7% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	800 ±114	21.1% ±2.9	16.8% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	527 ±112	13.9% ±2.9	13.2% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	301 ±79	7.9% ±2.0	17.3% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	160 ±65	4.2% ±1.7	8.6% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	87 ±42	2.3% ±1.1	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 Oscoda County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Michigan	United States
All ages	1,440 ±250	17.2% ±3.0	13.2% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	408 ±99	25.0% ±5.5	17.6% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	602 ±143	17.5% ±4.0	12.7% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	430 ±80	13.1% ±2.3	10.5% ±0.1	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Oscoda County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Oscoda County	Michigan	United States
Housing units	7,719 ±62	4,622,236 ±795	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	49.1% ±2.1	88.2% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	50.9% ±2.0	11.8% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	87.2% ±1.1	73.2% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	12.8% ±2.6	26.8% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$125,500 ±$10,898	$231,600 ±$642	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$681 ±$58	$1,129 ±$4	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1974 ±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 Oscoda County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Michigan	United States
Hispanic or Latino	177 ±0	2.1% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	7,841 ±57	93.1% ±0.7	72.4% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	2 to 70	< 0.1% to 0.8%	13.1% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	2 to 30	< 0.1% to 0.4%	3.4% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 56	0% to 0.7%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 16	0% to 0.2%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 22	0% to 0.3%	0.5% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	318 ±61	3.8% ±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 Oscoda County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Michigan	United States
Born in the state	7,060 ±165	83.8% ±2.0	76.0% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	1,264 ±162	15.0% ±1.9	16.0% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	6 to 38	0.1% to 0.5%	0.9% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	79 ±37	0.9% ±0.4	7.2% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	14 to 84	0.2% to 1.0%	4.1% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	10 to 50	0.1% to 0.6%	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%.

Oscoda County among the counties of Michigan

77th of 83 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Michigan page.

Counties of Michigan near Oscoda County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Presque Isle County	13,128	+1.0%
Iron County	11,757	+1.1%
Mackinac County	11,236	+3.8%
Alcona County	10,556	+3.7%
Montmorency County	9,842	+7.3%
Oscoda County	8,723	+6.0%
Alger County	8,641	−2.3%
Schoolcraft County	8,187	+1.7%
Baraga County	8,169	+0.3%
Luce County	6,339	−1.1%
Ontonagon County	5,823	+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