COUNTY · 2000 CENSUS

Osceola County

Michigan · 23,197 residents · 566 sq mi

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With 23,197 people, Osceola County is a county in Michigan. Owners hold 81% of the housing stock. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 11% of adults. That trails the Michigan median by roughly 24%. The typical home is worth $72,600, having more than doubled since 1990. Median rent is $409 a month.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $42,589

Older

median age 37.6

US median: 35.2

Less educated

11% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 24%

Less affordable

home values up 46%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $120,530

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

23,197

+15%since 1990

from 20,146 in 1990

1990 – 2025

Median age

37.6

+12%since 1990

from 33.5 in 1990

US average: 35.2

Land area

566 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202423K

Age distribution, 2000

Under 56.2%(1,428)

US avg: 6.8%

5 to 97.3%(1,702)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.4%(1,952)

US avg: 7.3%

15 to 198%(1,860)

US avg: 7.2%

20 to 245.2%(1,207)

US avg: 6.7%

25 to 3411.2%(2,603)

US avg: 14.2%

35 to 4415.3%(3,545)

US avg: 16%

45 to 5413.4%(3,114)

US avg: 13.4%

55 to 6410.8%(2,502)

US avg: 8.6%

65 to 748.1%(1,887)

US avg: 6.5%

75 to 844.6%(1,077)

US avg: 4.4%

85 and over1.4%(320)

US avg: 1.5%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$34,102

+24%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $20,880 in 1990

US average: $42,589

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$15,632

+69%since 1990

from $9,258 in 1990

US average: $21,522

Poverty rate

12.7%

−5.8 ptssince 1990

from 18.5% in 1990

US average: 12.4%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$72,600

+46%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $37,800 in 1990

US average: $120,530

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$409

+3%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $300 in 1990

US average: $602

Owner-occupied

81.4%

+1.6 ptssince 1990

from 79.9% in 1990

18.6% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

1990

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

Black0.4%(88)

Hispanic / Latino0.6%(126)

Asian0.1%(25)

2000

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

Black0.3%(79)

Hispanic / Latino1%(230)

Asian0.2%(48)

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

11.3%

+2.6 ptssince 1990

from 8.7% in 1990

US average: 24.4%

High school or higher

80.5%

+8.5 ptssince 1990

from 72.1% in 1990

US average: 80.3%

Graduate degree

3.5%

+0.9 ptssince 1990

from 2.6% in 1990

US average: 8.8%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

15.6 min

−26%since 1990

from 20.9 min in 1990

US average: 17.6

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status

Men 15+

Never married23.1%(2,050)

Married63.5%(5,624)

Widowed2.4%(214)

Divorced11%(975)

Women 15+

Never married19.2%(1,776)

Married59.9%(5,528)

Widowed10.5%(971)

Divorced10.4%(956)

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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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