COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Osceola County

Michigan · 20,146 residents · 566 sq mi

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Osceola County is home to 20,146 people in Michigan. 80% of homes are owner-occupied. The typical home is worth $37,800. About 9% of adults have finished a four-year degree. Households here earn about 33% less than in Michigan as a whole. The median household earns $20,880, about 31% below the national median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 33.5

US median: 33.0

Less educated

9% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 31%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

20,146

−13%vs 2000

vs 23,197 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

33.5

−11%vs 2000

vs 37.6 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

566 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202423K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.6%(1,525)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98.6%(1,736)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.4%(1,688)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.7%(1,546)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.8%(1,160)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3414.2%(2,866)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413.4%(2,705)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.5%(2,120)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.9%(1,986)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 748.6%(1,739)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.2%(856)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.1%(219)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$20,880

−19%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $34,102 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,258

−41%vs 2000

vs $15,632 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

18.5%

+5.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 12.7% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$37,800

−31%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $72,600 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$300

−3%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $409 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

79.9%

−1.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 81.4% in 2000

20.1% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic96.8%(22,461)

Black0.3%(79)

Hispanic / Latino1%(230)

Asian0.2%(48)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic98.5%(19,844)

Black0.4%(88)

Hispanic / Latino0.6%(126)

Asian0.1%(25)

Other0.9%(189)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican1.3%(297)

Puerto Rican0.4%(100)

Spaniard0.1%(31)

South American0.1%(28)

Colombian0.1%(25)

Central American0.1%(12)

Nicaraguan0.1%(12)

Cuban0%(8)

Dominican0%(8)

Argentine0%(3)

Asian origin

Filipino0.2%(41)

Hmong0.1%(34)

Chinese0%(10)

Japanese0%(5)

Laotian0%(4)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0%(6)

Samoan0%(5)

Ancestry

German20%(4,647)

English14.1%(3,284)

Irish9.6%(2,237)

American5.1%(1,185)

Dutch4.4%(1,014)

Polish3.6%(827)

French2.7%(629)

Scottish2%(461)

Swedish2%(455)

Italian1.5%(360)

French Canadian1.1%(254)

Scotch-Irish0.5%(127)

+ 31 more ancestry groups with data

Welsh0.5%(107)

Norwegian0.5%(106)

Russian0.4%(90)

Danish0.4%(88)

British0.4%(84)

Hungarian0.3%(78)

Czech0.3%(76)

Finnish0.3%(75)

Canadian0.3%(70)

Arab0.3%(63)

Swiss0.3%(59)

Lebanese0.2%(51)

Austrian0.2%(45)

Belgian0.2%(36)

Ukrainian0.2%(36)

West Indian0.1%(30)

Lithuanian0.1%(28)

Romanian0.1%(27)

Greek0.1%(23)

Armenian0.1%(20)

Haitian0.1%(20)

Brazilian0.1%(12)

Egyptian0%(9)

Slovene0%(6)

Croatian0%(5)

Slovak0%(5)

Portuguese0%(4)

Palestinian0%(3)

Subsaharan African0%(2)

Jamaican0%(2)

Ethiopian0%(1)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest English population · Largest Irish population · Largest American population · Largest Dutch population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

8.7%

−2.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 11.3% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

72.1%

−8.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 80.5% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.6%

−0.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.5% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

20.9 min

+34%vs 2000

vs 15.6 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married28.4%(2,750)

Married56%(5,419)

Widowed3%(292)

Divorced12.5%(1,210)

Women 15+

Never married23.6%(2,217)

Married54.3%(5,097)

Widowed9.1%(858)

Divorced13%(1,222)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

9.3%

−5.3 ptssince 2013

from 14.6% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

50.1%

−1.6 ptssince 2020

from 51.7% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

11.6%

−1.9 ptssince 2020

from 13.5% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

26.5%

+1.6 ptssince 2020

from 24.9% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

27.1%

+1.4 ptssince 2020

from 25.7% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.1%

+0.7 ptssince 2020

from 2.4% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

60.3%

−2.7 ptssince 2020

from 63.0% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

47.9%

+1.2 ptssince 2020

from 46.7% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

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)15.5%(284)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)18.6%(341)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era43.8%(802)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War3.8%(70)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0.5%(9)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 1,830 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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