Dickinson County vs Otsego County

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

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

Dickinson County has the higher population (25,940 vs 25,352 in Otsego County). Otsego County has the higher median household income ($67,285 vs $61,882 in Dickinson County). Otsego County has the higher median home value ($196,500 vs $130,300 in Dickinson County).

Population, income & housing

	Dickinson County	Otsego County
Population	25,940	25,352
Median age	47.4 yrs	44.5 yrs
Median household income	$61,882	$67,285
Median home value	$130,300	$196,500
Median gross rent	$744	$880
Housing units	13,941	14,893
Homeownership rate	81.8%	78.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	24.3%	25.8%
Unemployment rate	4.1%	4.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dickinson County	Otsego County
Population	25,439 → 25,940 (+2.0%)	24,490 → 25,352 (+3.5%)
Median household income	$51,645 → $61,882 (+19.8%)	$54,332 → $67,285 (+23.8%)
Median home value	$101,800 → $130,300 (+28.0%)	$139,500 → $196,500 (+40.9%)
Median gross rent	$665 → $744 (+11.9%)	$768 → $880 (+14.6%)

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

Otsego County

Population

24,49025,352

Median household income

$54,332$67,285

Median home value

$139,500$196,500

Median gross rent

$768$880

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dickinson County	Otsego County
Under 5	5.0%	5.1%
5 to 17	14.8%	15.8%
18 to 24	6.6%	6.9%
25 to 34	10.2%	11.1%
35 to 44	11.4%	11.7%
45 to 54	11.7%	12.1%
55 to 64	16.6%	15.6%
65 to 74	13.7%	13.5%
75 and over	10.0%	8.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dickinson County	Otsego County
White (non-Hispanic)	93.0%	93.4%
Black or African American	0.8%	0.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.4%	0.2%
Asian	0.5%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.2%	0.0%
Some other race	0.6%	0.1%
Two or more races	2.7%	2.9%
Hispanic or Latino	1.8%	1.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dickinson County	Otsego County
No high school diploma	4.2%	6.1%
High school graduate	33.5%	32.9%
Some college or associate's	38.0%	35.2%
Bachelor's degree	17.0%	16.6%
Graduate or professional degree	7.4%	9.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dickinson County	Otsego County
Drove alone	79.8%	77.3%
Carpooled	8.1%	11.0%
Public transit	0.4%	0.4%
Walked	2.5%	0.6%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.9%	10.1%
Other means	1.1%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dickinson County	Otsego County
1-unit, detached	82.2%	80.5%
1-unit, attached	1.3%	1.5%
2 to 4 units	4.1%	4.9%
5 to 19 units	5.2%	3.5%
20 or more units	2.3%	2.9%
Mobile home & other	4.8%	6.7%

Poverty & households

	Dickinson County	Otsego County
Poverty rate	9.8%	9.6%
Average household size	2.16	2.27
Mean commute (minutes)	17	20
Median year structure built	1970	1981