Alpena vs Ossineke

A side-by-side comparison of Alpena and Ossineke: population, income, housing, and more.

Alpena and Ossineke are places in Michigan. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Alpena has the higher population (10,178 vs 888 in Ossineke). Ossineke has the higher median household income ($54,625 vs $47,604 in Alpena). Ossineke has the higher median home value ($157,100 vs $110,400 in Alpena).

Population, income & housing

	Alpena	Ossineke
Population	10,178	888
Median age	45.2 yrs	53.3 yrs
Median household income	$47,604	$54,625
Median home value	$110,400	$157,100
Median gross rent	$599	$698
Housing units	5,444	558
Homeownership rate	65.1%	81.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.2%	11.9%
Unemployment rate	8.8%	12.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Alpena	Ossineke
Population	10,034 → 10,178 (+1.4%)	899 → 888 (-1.2%)
Median household income	$40,012 → $47,604 (+19.0%)	$46,544 → $54,625 (+17.4%)
Median home value	$74,600 → $110,400 (+48.0%)	$88,900 → $157,100 (+76.7%)
Median gross rent	$620 → $599 (-3.4%)	$520 → $698 (+34.2%)

Alpena

Population

10,03410,178

Median household income

$40,012$47,604

Median home value

$74,600$110,400

Median gross rent

$620$599

Ossineke

Population

899888

Median household income

$46,544$54,625

Median home value

$88,900$157,100

Median gross rent

$520$698

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Alpena	Ossineke
Under 5	3.8%	3.5%
5 to 17	13.8%	7.1%
18 to 24	6.7%	8.7%
25 to 34	12.0%	13.7%
35 to 44	13.5%	9.2%
45 to 54	12.1%	8.6%
55 to 64	16.3%	23.1%
65 to 74	11.6%	16.0%
75 and over	10.2%	10.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Alpena	Ossineke
White (non-Hispanic)	91.8%	98.9%
Black or African American	1.9%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.8%	1.1%
Hispanic or Latino	3.5%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Alpena	Ossineke
No high school diploma	7.1%	4.6%
High school graduate	36.2%	40.3%
Some college or associate's	41.5%	43.2%
Bachelor's degree	9.2%	8.4%
Graduate or professional degree	6.0%	3.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Alpena	Ossineke
Drove alone	77.5%	82.5%
Carpooled	8.2%	8.5%
Public transit	1.3%	0.0%
Walked	2.0%	1.5%
Bicycle	1.7%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.0%	7.6%
Other means	3.3%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Alpena	Ossineke
1-unit, detached	69.5%	83.2%
1-unit, attached	0.8%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	15.4%	2.5%
5 to 19 units	6.6%	0.0%
20 or more units	7.6%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	14.3%

Poverty & households

	Alpena	Ossineke
Poverty rate	19.2%	10.4%
Average household size	2.02	2.21
Mean commute (minutes)	12	22
Median year structure built	1954	1973