Gladwin County vs Otsego County

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

Gladwin 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.

Gladwin County has the higher population (25,543 vs 25,352 in Otsego County). Otsego County has the higher median household income ($67,285 vs $55,576 in Gladwin County). Otsego County has the higher median home value ($196,500 vs $153,200 in Gladwin County).

Population, income & housing

	Gladwin County	Otsego County
Population	25,543	25,352
Median age	50.8 yrs	44.5 yrs
Median household income	$55,576	$67,285
Median home value	$153,200	$196,500
Median gross rent	$689	$880
Housing units	17,003	14,893
Homeownership rate	87.1%	78.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.4%	25.8%
Unemployment rate	6.2%	4.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Gladwin County	Otsego County
Population	25,279 → 25,543 (+1.0%)	24,490 → 25,352 (+3.5%)
Median household income	$44,619 → $55,576 (+24.6%)	$54,332 → $67,285 (+23.8%)
Median home value	$110,000 → $153,200 (+39.3%)	$139,500 → $196,500 (+40.9%)
Median gross rent	$617 → $689 (+11.7%)	$768 → $880 (+14.6%)

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

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)

	Gladwin County	Otsego County
Under 5	4.9%	5.1%
5 to 17	14.0%	15.8%
18 to 24	6.2%	6.9%
25 to 34	9.2%	11.1%
35 to 44	9.7%	11.7%
45 to 54	11.7%	12.1%
55 to 64	17.4%	15.6%
65 to 74	16.3%	13.5%
75 and over	10.6%	8.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Gladwin County	Otsego County
White (non-Hispanic)	93.4%	93.4%
Black or African American	0.3%	0.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.4%	0.2%
Asian	0.4%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.1%
Two or more races	3.3%	2.9%
Hispanic or Latino	2.1%	1.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Gladwin County	Otsego County
No high school diploma	11.1%	6.1%
High school graduate	37.7%	32.9%
Some college or associate's	35.8%	35.2%
Bachelor's degree	10.8%	16.6%
Graduate or professional degree	4.7%	9.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Gladwin County	Otsego County
Drove alone	81.4%	77.3%
Carpooled	6.0%	11.0%
Public transit	0.1%	0.4%
Walked	1.1%	0.6%
Bicycle	0.3%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.9%	10.1%
Other means	2.2%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Gladwin County	Otsego County
1-unit, detached	83.3%	80.5%
1-unit, attached	0.8%	1.5%
2 to 4 units	0.8%	4.9%
5 to 19 units	1.9%	3.5%
20 or more units	1.2%	2.9%
Mobile home & other	12.0%	6.7%

Poverty & households

	Gladwin County	Otsego County
Poverty rate	13.2%	9.6%
Average household size	2.29	2.27
Mean commute (minutes)	30	20
Median year structure built	1980	1981