Gladwin County vs Oceana County

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

Gladwin 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 25,543 in Gladwin County). Oceana County has the higher median household income ($63,624 vs $55,576 in Gladwin County). Oceana County has the higher median home value ($167,600 vs $153,200 in Gladwin County).

Population, income & housing

	Gladwin County	Oceana County
Population	25,543	26,788
Median age	50.8 yrs	43.9 yrs
Median household income	$55,576	$63,624
Median home value	$153,200	$167,600
Median gross rent	$689	$768
Housing units	17,003	15,645
Homeownership rate	87.1%	85.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.4%	21.0%
Unemployment rate	6.2%	5.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Gladwin County	Oceana County
Population	25,279 → 25,543 (+1.0%)	26,416 → 26,788 (+1.4%)
Median household income	$44,619 → $55,576 (+24.6%)	$50,104 → $63,624 (+27.0%)
Median home value	$110,000 → $153,200 (+39.3%)	$118,800 → $167,600 (+41.1%)
Median gross rent	$617 → $689 (+11.7%)	$729 → $768 (+5.3%)

Gladwin County

Population

25,27925,543

Median household income

$44,619$55,576

Median home value

$110,000$153,200

Median gross rent

$617$689

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)

	Gladwin County	Oceana County
Under 5	4.9%	5.1%
5 to 17	14.0%	16.6%
18 to 24	6.2%	7.4%
25 to 34	9.2%	10.9%
35 to 44	9.7%	11.3%
45 to 54	11.7%	11.2%
55 to 64	17.4%	15.8%
65 to 74	16.3%	13.4%
75 and over	10.6%	8.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Gladwin County	Oceana County
White (non-Hispanic)	93.4%	80.3%
Black or African American	0.3%	0.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.4%	0.5%
Asian	0.4%	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.1%
Two or more races	3.3%	2.6%
Hispanic or Latino	2.1%	15.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Gladwin County	Oceana County
No high school diploma	11.1%	9.4%
High school graduate	37.7%	37.6%
Some college or associate's	35.8%	32.0%
Bachelor's degree	10.8%	13.7%
Graduate or professional degree	4.7%	7.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Gladwin County	Oceana County
Drove alone	81.4%	77.4%
Carpooled	6.0%	12.8%
Public transit	0.1%	0.2%
Walked	1.1%	2.1%
Bicycle	0.3%	0.1%
Worked from home	8.9%	6.4%
Other means	2.2%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Gladwin County	Oceana County
1-unit, detached	83.3%	78.1%
1-unit, attached	0.8%	0.2%
2 to 4 units	0.8%	2.4%
5 to 19 units	1.9%	1.8%
20 or more units	1.2%	0.4%
Mobile home & other	12.0%	17.0%

Poverty & households

	Gladwin County	Oceana County
Poverty rate	13.2%	13.3%
Average household size	2.29	2.55
Mean commute (minutes)	30	24
Median year structure built	1980	1978