Otsego County

Otsego County, Michigan

At a Glance

Population	25,091
County Seat	Otsego County Building
State FIPS	26
County FIPS	137
Num Towns	2
Census-Designated Places	0
Total Town Population	4,784
Census Source	Census ACS 5-Year 2022

People & Demographics

Population (official)	25,221
Median Age	44.6
Veterans	2,094
Housing Units	14,881
Uninsured	200
Net Migration (recent)	1,262
Growing	Yes

Economy & Employment

Total Establishments	824
Total Employees	9,321
Avg Annual Pay	$53,154
Median Household Income	$62,865
Poverty Rate	10.7%
Unemployment Rate	4.8%
Avg AGI per Return (IRS)	$63,187
Federal Spending FY2024	$194,427,821
Federal Spending Per Capita	$7,749

Housing & Cost of Living

Median Home Value	$178,400
Median Rent	$865
FMR Studio	$769
FMR 1BR	$774
FMR 2BR	$995
FMR 3BR	$1,334
FMR 4BR	$1,539

Health & Safety

Hospitals	2
EMS Stations	6
Fire Stations	6
Police Stations	6
Adult Smoking	18.3%
Adult Obesity	34.7%
Overdose Deaths Rate/100k	34.0
Air Quality Good Days	N/A

Infrastructure

Electricity Price (¢/kWh)	19.3
Electric Customers	4516367
Towns with Broadband Data	2
Towns with 90%+ Coverage	2

Community

Churches	10
Libraries	2
Historic Places (NRHP)	3
Homeless Population	N/A
Schools	6
SNAP Stores	33
Bank Branches	6

Agriculture

Total Farms	56
Land in Farms (acres)	43,915
Avg Farm Size (acres)	784.2
Year	2,022

Recent Federal Disaster Declarations (7)

Type	Title	Date
DR	SEVERE WINTER STORM	2025-07-22
DR	COVID-19 PANDEMIC	2020-03-27
EM	COVID-19	2020-03-13
EM	HURRICANE KATRINA EVACUATION	2005-09-07
EM	MI - SEVERE WEATHER 1/2 /99	1999-01-27
EM	BLIZZARDS & SNOWSTORMS	1978-01-27
EM	DROUGHT	1977-03-02

Detailed Topics

Communities in Otsego County

Gaylord — pop 4,286
Vanderbilt — pop 498

Data sources: Census ACS, BLS QCEW, IRS SOI, USAspending.gov, County Health Rankings, EPA AQI, HUD FMR, NCES, FEMA, National Register of Historic Places, CDC, EIA.