COUNTY · 2000 CENSUS

Tuscola County

Michigan · 58,266 residents · 805 sq mi

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Tuscola County is home to 58,266 people in Michigan. Owners hold 84% of the housing stock. 11% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 24% national rate. Home values have more than doubled since 1990, reaching $88,300. Median rent is $445 a month. Poverty is uncommon here, at 8.2% of people here.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $42,589

Mid-age

median age 37.0

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

58,266

+5%since 1990

from 55,498 in 1990

1990 – 2025

Median age

37.0

+12%since 1990

from 32.9 in 1990

US average: 35.2

Land area

805 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202453K

Age distribution, 2000

Under 56%(3,517)

US avg: 6.8%

5 to 97.3%(4,276)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148%(4,654)

US avg: 7.3%

15 to 198.2%(4,755)

US avg: 7.2%

20 to 245.5%(3,178)

US avg: 6.7%

25 to 3412%(7,001)

US avg: 14.2%

35 to 4416.1%(9,379)

US avg: 16%

45 to 5414.1%(8,230)

US avg: 13.4%

55 to 6410%(5,826)

US avg: 8.6%

65 to 746.6%(3,845)

US avg: 6.5%

75 to 844.7%(2,733)

US avg: 4.4%

85 and over1.5%(872)

US avg: 1.5%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$40,174

+11%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $27,374 in 1990

US average: $42,589

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$17,985

+56%since 1990

from $11,543 in 1990

US average: $21,522

Poverty rate

8.2%

−4.7 ptssince 1990

from 12.9% in 1990

US average: 12.4%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$88,300

+46%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $45,800 in 1990

US average: $120,530

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$445

−6%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $358 in 1990

US average: $602

Owner-occupied

84.1%

+2.8 ptssince 1990

from 81.2% in 1990

15.9% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

1990

White, non-Hispanic97.3%(54,010)

Black0.8%(449)

Hispanic / Latino2%(1,107)

Asian0.3%(160)

2000

White, non-Hispanic94.7%(55,200)

Black1.1%(613)

Hispanic / Latino2.3%(1,342)

Asian0.3%(175)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican3.1%(1,649)

Cuban0.2%(94)

Spaniard0.1%(58)

Puerto Rican0.1%(46)

Dominican0%(9)

Central American0%(1)

Guatemalan0%(1)

Asian origin

Filipino0.2%(90)

Hmong0.1%(37)

Pakistani0%(26)

Vietnamese0%(17)

Korean0%(16)

Thai0%(2)

Japanese0%(1)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.1%(47)

Ancestry

German30.6%(16,186)

English12.9%(6,855)

Irish11.7%(6,190)

Polish9%(4,779)

American4.8%(2,548)

French3.9%(2,076)

Italian2.5%(1,347)

Scottish2.3%(1,196)

French Canadian1.4%(765)

Dutch1.3%(702)

Hungarian1.1%(577)

Scotch-Irish0.7%(375)

+ 33 more ancestry groups with data

Swedish0.6%(344)

Russian0.5%(275)

Canadian0.5%(247)

Belgian0.4%(189)

Norwegian0.3%(183)

Finnish0.3%(174)

Welsh0.3%(172)

Danish0.3%(140)

British0.2%(124)

Czech0.2%(121)

Arab0.2%(97)

Croatian0.2%(95)

Ukrainian0.2%(90)

Austrian0.1%(74)

Greek0.1%(73)

Romanian0.1%(67)

Swiss0.1%(67)

Lithuanian0.1%(58)

West Indian0.1%(55)

Jamaican0.1%(55)

Moroccan0.1%(44)

Slovak0.1%(29)

Subsaharan African0%(25)

Iranian0%(24)

Portuguese0%(24)

Serbian0%(22)

Slovene0%(20)

Bulgarian0%(16)

Lebanese0%(15)

Nigerian0%(7)

Syrian0%(3)

Australian0%(2)

Ghanaian0%(2)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

10.6%

+2.5 ptssince 1990

from 8.1% in 1990

US average: 24.4%

High school or higher

81.2%

+8.2 ptssince 1990

from 73.0% in 1990

US average: 80.3%

Graduate degree

3.5%

+1.0 ptssince 1990

from 2.6% in 1990

US average: 8.8%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

21.5 min

−18%since 1990

from 26.0 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 married26.7%(6,055)

Married61.6%(13,981)

Widowed2.6%(600)

Divorced9.1%(2,069)

Women 15+

Never married19%(4,381)

Married61.5%(14,179)

Widowed10.1%(2,336)

Divorced9.4%(2,174)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

4.6%

−7.9 ptssince 2013

from 12.5% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

57.4%

−1.1 ptssince 2020

from 58.5% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

14.3%

−0.8 ptssince 2020

from 15.1% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

26.7%

+2.3 ptssince 2020

from 24.4% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

25.6%

+1.7 ptssince 2020

from 23.9% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.9%

−0.2 ptssince 2020

from 3.1% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

68.8%

−1.2 ptssince 2020

from 70.0% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

47.7%

+2.8 ptssince 2020

from 44.9% 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)13.5%(376)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)21.2%(593)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era41%(1,145)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War6.2%(174)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0.3%(9)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 2,791 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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