Oscoda vs Whittemore

A side-by-side comparison of Oscoda and Whittemore: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Oscoda has the higher population (757 vs 447 in Whittemore). Oscoda has the higher median household income ($37,188 vs $33,056 in Whittemore). Oscoda has the higher median home value ($71,800 vs $59,600 in Whittemore).

Population, income & housing

	Oscoda	Whittemore
Population	757	447
Median age	54.5 yrs	35.8 yrs
Median household income	$37,188	$33,056
Median home value	$71,800	$59,600
Median gross rent	—	$425
Housing units	585	232
Homeownership rate	77.8%	66.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.6%	8.3%
Unemployment rate	7.3%	9.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Oscoda	Whittemore
Population	743 → 757 (+1.9%)	432 → 447 (+3.5%)
Median household income	$40,078 → $37,188 (-7.2%)	$31,042 → $33,056 (+6.5%)
Median home value	$84,300 → $71,800 (-14.8%)	$50,300 → $59,600 (+18.5%)
Median gross rent	$586 → $724 (+23.5%)	$425 → $425 (+0.0%)

Oscoda

Population

743757

Median household income

$40,078$37,188

Median home value

$84,300$71,800

Median gross rent

$586$724

Whittemore

Population

432447

Median household income

$31,042$33,056

Median home value

$50,300$59,600

Median gross rent

$425$425

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Oscoda	Whittemore
Under 5	0.0%	10.1%
5 to 17	8.3%	21.7%
18 to 24	12.8%	6.3%
25 to 34	9.9%	11.4%
35 to 44	11.9%	7.6%
45 to 54	9.1%	6.7%
55 to 64	26.4%	18.1%
65 to 74	10.8%	12.5%
75 and over	10.7%	5.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Oscoda	Whittemore
White (non-Hispanic)	89.0%	91.7%
Black or African American	0.5%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	6.6%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.4%
Two or more races	2.6%	6.3%
Hispanic or Latino	1.2%	1.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Oscoda	Whittemore
No high school diploma	9.2%	22.4%
High school graduate	26.8%	32.5%
Some college or associate's	43.4%	36.8%
Bachelor's degree	15.2%	5.4%
Graduate or professional degree	5.4%	2.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Oscoda	Whittemore
Drove alone	81.3%	78.7%
Carpooled	9.6%	11.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.0%	3.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	2.4%
Worked from home	6.1%	3.1%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Oscoda	Whittemore
1-unit, detached	74.2%	69.0%
1-unit, attached	1.4%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	7.0%	1.7%
5 to 19 units	11.3%	2.2%
20 or more units	6.2%	18.1%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	9.1%

Poverty & households

	Oscoda	Whittemore
Poverty rate	14.4%	21.8%
Average household size	1.91	2.46
Mean commute (minutes)	11	31
Median year structure built	1965	1971