Luce County vs Oscoda County

A side-by-side comparison of Luce County and Oscoda County: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Oscoda County has the higher population (8,338 vs 6,325 in Luce County). Luce County has the higher median household income ($54,338 vs $50,581 in Oscoda County). Oscoda County has the higher median home value ($126,000 vs $110,400 in Luce County).

Population, income & housing

	Luce County	Oscoda County
Population	6,325	8,338
Median age	44.6 yrs	52.1 yrs
Median household income	$54,338	$50,581
Median home value	$110,400	$126,000
Median gross rent	$799	$675
Housing units	4,081	7,705
Homeownership rate	78.7%	86.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.3%	14.8%
Unemployment rate	9.9%	8.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Luce County	Oscoda County
Population	6,338 → 6,325 (-0.2%)	8,248 → 8,338 (+1.1%)
Median household income	$45,469 → $54,338 (+19.5%)	$42,335 → $50,581 (+19.5%)
Median home value	$87,200 → $110,400 (+26.6%)	$90,500 → $126,000 (+39.2%)
Median gross rent	$717 → $799 (+11.4%)	$750 → $675 (-10.0%)

Luce County

Population

6,3386,325

Median household income

$45,469$54,338

Median home value

$87,200$110,400

Median gross rent

$717$799

Oscoda County

Population

8,2488,338

Median household income

$42,335$50,581

Median home value

$90,500$126,000

Median gross rent

$750$675

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Luce County	Oscoda County
Under 5	4.6%	5.3%
5 to 17	12.0%	14.7%
18 to 24	6.5%	5.4%
25 to 34	14.3%	8.5%
35 to 44	13.3%	9.5%
45 to 54	12.0%	9.6%
55 to 64	14.2%	18.5%
65 to 74	13.7%	17.8%
75 and over	9.5%	10.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Luce County	Oscoda County
White (non-Hispanic)	77.0%	93.5%
Black or African American	8.2%	0.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	6.9%	0.3%
Asian	0.3%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.2%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.1%
Two or more races	5.6%	3.6%
Hispanic or Latino	1.8%	2.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Luce County	Oscoda County
No high school diploma	7.3%	13.9%
High school graduate	40.4%	36.1%
Some college or associate's	33.0%	35.2%
Bachelor's degree	10.5%	10.4%
Graduate or professional degree	8.8%	4.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Luce County	Oscoda County
Drove alone	77.1%	69.8%
Carpooled	10.7%	8.6%
Public transit	0.5%	0.0%
Walked	3.3%	1.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	5.3%
Worked from home	7.3%	13.1%
Other means	1.1%	1.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Luce County	Oscoda County
1-unit, detached	84.8%	80.8%
1-unit, attached	0.6%	0.6%
2 to 4 units	0.7%	1.0%
5 to 19 units	2.0%	0.4%
20 or more units	1.3%	1.0%
Mobile home & other	10.7%	16.2%

Poverty & households

	Luce County	Oscoda County
Poverty rate	17.2%	15.8%
Average household size	2.19	2.27
Mean commute (minutes)	16	26
Median year structure built	1976	1974