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Otsego County, MI

Demographic and economic profile of Otsego County, MI, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Otsego County is a small northern Michigan county of 25,352 residents that grew 3.9% over five years, with a median household income of $68,183 and median worker earnings of $38,521. The workforce of roughly 62.1% labor force participation skews older—median age 44.4—with 25.8% holding a bachelor's degree or higher and 93.9% holding at least a high school diploma. Housing costs remain low relative to state norms, with a median home value of $196,500 and median gross rent of $880/month, and a 4.5% unemployment rate pairs with a poverty rate of just 9.6%.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

25,352

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$68,183

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

44.4 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+3.9% since 2018

Otsego County added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone23,830 (93.1%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races707 (2.8%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race518 (2.0%)
  • Black or African American Alone193 (0.8%)
  • Asian Alone157 (0.6%)
  • Some Other Race Alone109 (0.4%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Other Indo-European118
  2. 2.German or other West Germanic108
  3. 3.Spanish88
  4. 4.Russian, Polish, or other Slavic67
  5. 5.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)58

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

20.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

57.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

21.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

1.6%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

2,049

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$45,828

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$36,269

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

4.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

9.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance2,756
  2. 2.Retail Trade (Group)1,894
  3. 3.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services1,446
  4. 4.Manufacturing (Group)1,385
  5. 5.Construction (Group)1,112

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations4,285
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations2,563
  3. 3.Service Occupations2,479
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations2,078
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations1,268

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 2.13×)416
  2. 2.Public Administration (LQ 1.32×)764
  3. 3.Retail Trade (LQ 1.29×)1,721
  4. 4.Wholesale Trade (LQ 1.24×)349
  5. 5.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation (LQ 1.21×)1,303

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$196,500

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$880/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

77.2%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $300,000 to $399,9991,486 (17.1%)
  • $200,000 to $249,9991,326 (15.3%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999971 (11.2%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999866 (10.0%)
  • $100,000 to $124,999765 (8.8%)
  • $175,000 to $199,999636 (7.3%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

25.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

93.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

62.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$38,521

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

20.2 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

5.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone9,343 (75.8%)
  • Carpooled1,450 (11.8%)
  • Worked At Home1,256 (10.2%)
  • Other90 (0.7%)
  • Walked88 (0.7%)
  • Public Transit66 (0.5%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.