Roscommon County is a county of 23,737 people in Michigan. At a median age of 57.7, this is an older place than the country as a whole. 85% of homes are owner-occupied. 20% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. Home values have more than doubled since 2000, reaching $158,700. The foreign-born share is 1%.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $55,246, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 57.7
US median: 38.9
Less educated
20% 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 Roscommon County
What changed most since 1990
Median age44.6 → 57.7(+13.1 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
White share98.5% → 92.4%(−6.0 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 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)13.8%(284)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)13.6%(280)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era50.6%(1,043)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War4.9%(101)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.4%(8)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 2,061 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
Roscommon County, decade by decade
Roscommon 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
19,776
$40,914
$105,363
7.9%
3.8
2000
25,469
$54,702
$139,539
10.9%
6.5
2010
24,449
$48,253
$154,503
13.6%
8.6
2020
23,459
$50,697
$134,900
16.3%
16.1
2024
23,737
$55,246
$158,700
20.2%
17.9
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.
