With 20,885 people, Ogemaw County is a county in Michigan. The median age is 51.2, about 12 years above the US median. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 17% of adults. Owners hold 84% of the housing stock. The typical home is worth $154,900, having more than doubled since 2000. 2% of residents were born outside the United States.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $54,666, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 51.2
US median: 38.9
Less educated
17% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Ogemaw County
What changed most since 1990
Median age36.9 → 51.2(+14.3 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
White share98.2% → 92.5%(−5.7 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Adults with a bachelor's degree7.2% → 17.2%(+10.0 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)20.5%(368)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)14.8%(266)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era43.2%(777)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War3.4%(62)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.2%(4)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 1,798 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Ogemaw County, decade by decade
Ogemaw County population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
18,681
$42,397
$95,283
7.2%
4.4
2000
21,645
$55,513
$140,450
9.6%
8.3
2010
21,699
$51,743
$152,345
10.7%
9.3
2020
20,770
$50,605
$125,082
12.3%
17.3
2024
20,885
$54,666
$154,900
17.2%
17.7
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
