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Ogemaw County, MI

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

AI Overview

Ogemaw County is a small, rural Michigan county of about 20,853 residents with an economy reflected in a GDP per capita of $27,275 and median household income of $54,666. The workforce is constrained, with a labor force participation rate of just 47.7%, an unemployment rate of 7.3%, and only 15.9% of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher, though 89.7% have a high school diploma. Housing costs are low—median home value of $138,600 and median gross rent of $828/month—with an 83.7% homeownership rate, though the county faces a 17.5% poverty rate and a slight population decline of 0.4% over five years.

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

Population

20,853

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$54,666

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

51.2 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-0.4% since 2018

Ogemaw County lost population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone19,455 (93.2%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races601 (2.9%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race374 (1.8%)
  • Asian Alone162 (0.8%)
  • Black or African American Alone117 (0.6%)
  • Some Other Race Alone114 (0.5%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish113
  2. 2.Other Indo-European104
  3. 3.German or other West Germanic63
  4. 4.Russian, Polish, or other Slavic30
  5. 5.Other Asian and Pacific Island20

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

18.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

54.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

27.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

1.9%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

1,798

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$27,275

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$30,529

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

7.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

17.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance2,009
  2. 2.Retail Trade (Group)1,246
  3. 3.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services809
  4. 4.Manufacturing (Group)800
  5. 5.Construction (Group)685

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations2,600
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations1,719
  3. 3.Service Occupations1,423
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations1,270
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations865

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 2.09×)258
  2. 2.Retail Trade (LQ 1.49×)1,256
  3. 3.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation (LQ 1.35×)917
  4. 4.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.11×)2,003
  5. 5.Construction (LQ 1.07×)572

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$138,600

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$828/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

83.7%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $200,000 to $249,999912 (11.6%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999796 (10.1%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999722 (9.2%)
  • $100,000 to $124,999721 (9.2%)
  • $300,000 to $399,999713 (9.1%)
  • $125,000 to $149,999453 (5.8%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

15.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

89.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

47.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$34,380

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

26.9 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

6.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone6,135 (79.5%)
  • Worked At Home739 (9.6%)
  • Carpooled628 (8.1%)
  • Walked142 (1.8%)
  • Other54 (0.7%)
  • Public Transit14 (0.2%)

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.