Branch County vs Tuscola County

A side-by-side comparison of Branch County and Tuscola County: population, income, housing, and more.

Branch County and Tuscola County are counties in Michigan. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Tuscola County has the higher population (53,071 vs 44,914 in Branch County). Tuscola County has the higher median household income ($62,847 vs $61,958 in Branch County). Branch County has the higher median home value ($147,500 vs $136,900 in Tuscola County).

Population, income & housing

	Branch County	Tuscola County
Population	44,914	53,071
Median age	40.8 yrs	44.6 yrs
Median household income	$61,958	$62,847
Median home value	$147,500	$136,900
Median gross rent	$900	$796
Housing units	20,879	24,005
Homeownership rate	77.5%	85.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.9%	15.5%
Unemployment rate	5.2%	6.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Branch County	Tuscola County
Population	43,513 → 44,914 (+3.2%)	52,939 → 53,071 (+0.2%)
Median household income	$51,947 → $61,958 (+19.3%)	$49,988 → $62,847 (+25.7%)
Median home value	$109,800 → $147,500 (+34.3%)	$104,000 → $136,900 (+31.6%)
Median gross rent	$753 → $900 (+19.5%)	$715 → $796 (+11.3%)

Branch County

Population

43,51344,914

Median household income

$51,947$61,958

Median home value

$109,800$147,500

Median gross rent

$753$900

Tuscola County

Population

52,93953,071

Median household income

$49,988$62,847

Median home value

$104,000$136,900

Median gross rent

$715$796

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Branch County	Tuscola County
Under 5	6.3%	5.0%
5 to 17	17.2%	15.3%
18 to 24	7.4%	7.0%
25 to 34	12.0%	11.5%
35 to 44	11.9%	11.6%
45 to 54	11.8%	12.4%
55 to 64	14.4%	15.8%
65 to 74	11.6%	12.8%
75 and over	7.4%	8.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Branch County	Tuscola County
White (non-Hispanic)	87.6%	92.0%
Black or African American	1.9%	1.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.3%
Asian	0.4%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.1%
Two or more races	3.6%	2.6%
Hispanic or Latino	6.3%	3.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Branch County	Tuscola County
No high school diploma	11.4%	7.8%
High school graduate	39.0%	46.2%
Some college or associate's	32.8%	30.4%
Bachelor's degree	12.0%	10.5%
Graduate or professional degree	4.9%	5.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Branch County	Tuscola County
Drove alone	79.1%	83.1%
Carpooled	12.0%	9.3%
Public transit	0.2%	0.2%
Walked	1.8%	1.6%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.1%
Worked from home	5.0%	4.9%
Other means	1.7%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Branch County	Tuscola County
1-unit, detached	74.5%	82.8%
1-unit, attached	1.9%	1.2%
2 to 4 units	3.7%	3.0%
5 to 19 units	4.6%	2.8%
20 or more units	2.3%	1.5%
Mobile home & other	13.0%	8.7%

Poverty & households

	Branch County	Tuscola County
Poverty rate	15.4%	12.6%
Average household size	2.54	2.43
Mean commute (minutes)	23	29
Median year structure built	1969	1970