Demographics of Otsego County, Michigan

Otsego County, Michigan had 26,080 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +943 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.

Otsego County, in four figures

26,080
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +3.8%
Change since July 2020: +943 people.; 44.4 ±0.3
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $68,183 ±$4,808
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.

Otsego County, Michigan's population grew 3.8% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Otsego 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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Otsego County, Michigan's population grew 3.8% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Otsego 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	25,137	100.0	100.0
2021	25,342	100.8	100.2
2022	25,582	101.8	100.7
2023	25,811	102.7	101.6
2024	26,117	103.9	102.5
2025	26,080	103.8	103.1

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Population of Otsego 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	25,137	+46	−11	0	+53
2021	25,342	+205	−98	+2	+302
2022	25,582	+240	−134	+15	+354
2023	25,811	+229	−77	+36	+271
2024	26,117	+306	−55	+33	+328
2025	26,080	−37	−62	+19	+5

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 44.4 ±0.3: for men 43.5 ±0.8 and for women 45.3 ±0.6. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Otsego County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Michigan	United States
Under 5	1,213 ±47	4.7% ±0.2	5.4% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	4,115 ±279	16.1% ±1.1	15.9% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,785 ±197	7.0% ±0.8	9.2% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	5,921 ±278	23.1% ±1.1	25.3% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	6,896 ±298	27.0% ±1.2	25.6% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	5,654 ±386	22.1% ±1.5	18.6% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $68,183 ±$4,808, and income per person $38,321 ±$1,998, 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 Otsego County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Michigan	United States
Under $25,000	1,588 ±294	14.1% ±2.6	15.8% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	2,207 ±337	19.7% ±2.9	18.7% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	2,321 ±330	20.7% ±2.9	16.8% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	1,567 ±242	14.0% ±2.1	13.2% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	2,060 ±280	18.3% ±2.4	17.3% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	747 ±142	6.7% ±1.2	8.6% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	741 ±171	6.6% ±1.5	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 Otsego County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Michigan	United States
All ages	2,033 ±376	8.0% ±1.5	13.2% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	551 ±148	10.4% ±2.7	17.6% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	816 ±195	6.5% ±1.5	12.7% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	666 ±187	8.9% ±2.5	10.5% ±0.1	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Otsego County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Otsego County	Michigan	United States
Housing units	14,882 ±68	4,622,236 ±795	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	75.5% ±2.4	88.2% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	24.5% ±2.3	11.8% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	77.2% ±2.4	73.2% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	22.8% ±2.2	26.8% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$219,700 ±$9,361	$231,600 ±$642	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,008 ±$83	$1,129 ±$4	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1982 ±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 Otsego County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Michigan	United States
Hispanic or Latino	521 ±0	2.0% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	23,780 ±82	92.9% ±0.3	72.4% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	167 ±66	0.7% ±0.3	13.1% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	157 ±54	0.6% ±0.2	3.4% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	33 to 107	0.1% to 0.4%	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	0 to 76	0% to 0.3%	0.5% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	851 ±128	3.3% ±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 Otsego County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Michigan	United States
Born in the state	21,144 ±483	82.6% ±1.9	76.0% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	3,923 ±458	15.3% ±1.8	16.0% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	45 to 169	0.2% to 0.7%	0.9% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	410 ±150	1.6% ±0.6	7.2% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	90 to 308	0.4% to 1.2%	4.1% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	211 ±104	0.8% ±0.4	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%.

Otsego County among the counties of Michigan

52nd of 83 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Michigan page.

Counties of Michigan near Otsego County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Clare County	31,543	+2.3%
Huron County	30,530	−2.7%
Mason County	29,040	< +0.1%
Alpena County	28,853	−0.1%
Oceana County	27,177	+1.7%
Otsego County	26,080	+3.8%
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%

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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