Dickinson County vs Oceana County

A side-by-side comparison of Dickinson County and Oceana County: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Oceana County has the higher population (26,788 vs 25,940 in Dickinson County). Oceana County has the higher median household income ($63,624 vs $61,882 in Dickinson County). Oceana County has the higher median home value ($167,600 vs $130,300 in Dickinson County).

Population, income & housing

	Dickinson County	Oceana County
Population	25,940	26,788
Median age	47.4 yrs	43.9 yrs
Median household income	$61,882	$63,624
Median home value	$130,300	$167,600
Median gross rent	$744	$768
Housing units	13,941	15,645
Homeownership rate	81.8%	85.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	24.3%	21.0%
Unemployment rate	4.1%	5.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dickinson County	Oceana County
Population	25,439 → 25,940 (+2.0%)	26,416 → 26,788 (+1.4%)
Median household income	$51,645 → $61,882 (+19.8%)	$50,104 → $63,624 (+27.0%)
Median home value	$101,800 → $130,300 (+28.0%)	$118,800 → $167,600 (+41.1%)
Median gross rent	$665 → $744 (+11.9%)	$729 → $768 (+5.3%)

Dickinson County

Population

25,43925,940

Median household income

$51,645$61,882

Median home value

$101,800$130,300

Median gross rent

$665$744

Oceana County

Population

26,41626,788

Median household income

$50,104$63,624

Median home value

$118,800$167,600

Median gross rent

$729$768

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dickinson County	Oceana County
Under 5	5.0%	5.1%
5 to 17	14.8%	16.6%
18 to 24	6.6%	7.4%
25 to 34	10.2%	10.9%
35 to 44	11.4%	11.3%
45 to 54	11.7%	11.2%
55 to 64	16.6%	15.8%
65 to 74	13.7%	13.4%
75 and over	10.0%	8.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dickinson County	Oceana County
White (non-Hispanic)	93.0%	80.3%
Black or African American	0.8%	0.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.4%	0.5%
Asian	0.5%	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.2%	0.0%
Some other race	0.6%	0.1%
Two or more races	2.7%	2.6%
Hispanic or Latino	1.8%	15.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dickinson County	Oceana County
No high school diploma	4.2%	9.4%
High school graduate	33.5%	37.6%
Some college or associate's	38.0%	32.0%
Bachelor's degree	17.0%	13.7%
Graduate or professional degree	7.4%	7.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dickinson County	Oceana County
Drove alone	79.8%	77.4%
Carpooled	8.1%	12.8%
Public transit	0.4%	0.2%
Walked	2.5%	2.1%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.1%
Worked from home	7.9%	6.4%
Other means	1.1%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dickinson County	Oceana County
1-unit, detached	82.2%	78.1%
1-unit, attached	1.3%	0.2%
2 to 4 units	4.1%	2.4%
5 to 19 units	5.2%	1.8%
20 or more units	2.3%	0.4%
Mobile home & other	4.8%	17.0%

Poverty & households

	Dickinson County	Oceana County
Poverty rate	9.8%	13.3%
Average household size	2.16	2.55
Mean commute (minutes)	17	24
Median year structure built	1970	1978