Skidway Lake

Population: 2,800
Median household income: $34,320
Median home value: $53,700

Skidway Lake is a community in Ogemaw County, Michigan, home to 2,800 residents. Its median household income of $34,320 runs below the Ogemaw County figure of $51,983.

From 2019 to 2023, Skidway Lake's population declined 16.9% from 3,369 to 2,800, while its median home value rose 4.1% from $51,600 to $53,700.

The typical home was built around 1973. 37.9% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,800
Median age: 42.5 yrs
Median household income: $34,320
Median home value: $53,700
Median gross rent: $844
Housing units: 2,324
Homeownership rate: 84.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 6.1%
Unemployment rate: 16.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

3,3692,800

Median household income

$29,688$34,320

Median home value

$51,600$53,700

Median gross rent

$641$844

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	3,369	$29,688	$51,600	$641
2020	3,289	$31,425	$47,800	$640
2021	3,142	$31,894	$47,900	$659
2022	2,880	$33,503	$48,000	$775
2023	2,800	$34,320	$53,700	$844

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 56.1%

5 to 1717.7%

18 to 247.6%

25 to 3411.6%

35 to 4411.3%

45 to 548.3%

55 to 6417.2%

65 to 7413.1%

75 and over7.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	171	6.1%
5 to 17	496	17.7%
18 to 24	214	7.6%
25 to 34	324	11.6%
35 to 44	317	11.3%
45 to 54	233	8.3%
55 to 64	481	17.2%
65 to 74	366	13.1%
75 and over	198	7.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,620	93.6%
Black or African American	25	0.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	82	2.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	73	2.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma17.8%

High school graduate42.8%

Some college or associate's33.2%

Bachelor's degree3.0%

Graduate or professional degree3.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	342	17.8%
High school graduate	821	42.8%
Some college or associate's	638	33.2%
Bachelor's degree	58	3.0%
Graduate or professional degree	60	3.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 39 min

Drove alone89.3%

Carpooled3.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.6%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home4.7%

Other means1.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	658	89.3%
Carpooled	22	3.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	12	1.6%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	35	4.7%
Other means	10	1.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	126	17.9%
15 to 29 min	353	50.3%
30 to 44 min	35	5.0%
45 to 59 min	28	4.0%
60+ min	160	22.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.34
Poverty rate: 37.9% (1,023 of 2,702)

	Count	Share
Family households	717	60.0%
Nonfamily households	478	40.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1973

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,195	51.4%
Vacant	1,129	48.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,006	84.2%
Renter-occupied	189	15.8%

1-unit, detached85.5%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units1.0%

5 to 19 units0.5%

20 or more units1.9%

Mobile home & other11.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,988	85.5%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	23	1.0%
5 to 19 units	11	0.5%
20 or more units	44	1.9%
Mobile home & other	258	11.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2674200
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 11 sq mi
Water area: 0.49 sq mi
Center point: 44.1944, -84.0462