Reed City

Population: 2,505
Median household income: $48,646
Median home value: $105,400

Reed City, a community in Osceola County, Michigan, has 2,505 residents. At $48,646, its median household income sits below Osceola County's $57,050.

From 2019 to 2023, Reed City's population grew 1.3% from 2,472 to 2,505, while its median home value rose 48.9% from $70,800 to $105,400.

Owners occupy 59.7% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 40.8 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,505
Median age: 40.8 yrs
Median household income: $48,646
Median home value: $105,400
Median gross rent: $587
Housing units: 1,187
Homeownership rate: 59.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.7%
Unemployment rate: 7.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,4722,505

Median household income

$35,658$48,646

Median home value

$70,800$105,400

Median gross rent

$563$587

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,472	$35,658	$70,800	$563
2020	2,033	$33,646	$75,400	$587
2021	2,465	$40,938	$87,600	$565
2022	2,481	$47,250	$101,300	$560
2023	2,505	$48,646	$105,400	$587

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

Age distribution

Under 53.6%

5 to 1713.5%

18 to 249.4%

25 to 3413.5%

35 to 4416.4%

45 to 549.5%

55 to 6412.9%

65 to 7411.3%

75 and over10.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	89	3.6%
5 to 17	338	13.5%
18 to 24	235	9.4%
25 to 34	339	13.5%
35 to 44	411	16.4%
45 to 54	238	9.5%
55 to 64	322	12.9%
65 to 74	283	11.3%
75 and over	250	10.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,271	90.7%
Black or African American	28	1.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	34	1.4%
Asian	8	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	79	3.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	85	3.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma19.4%

High school graduate36.4%

Some college or associate's29.6%

Bachelor's degree8.7%

Graduate or professional degree5.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	358	19.4%
High school graduate	670	36.4%
Some college or associate's	545	29.6%
Bachelor's degree	161	8.7%
Graduate or professional degree	109	5.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone73.4%

Carpooled11.8%

Public transit0.0%

Walked4.6%

Bicycle0.5%

Worked from home9.8%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	705	73.4%
Carpooled	113	11.8%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	44	4.6%
Bicycle	5	0.5%
Worked from home	94	9.8%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	295	34.0%
15 to 29 min	281	32.4%
30 to 44 min	191	22.0%
45 to 59 min	32	3.7%
60+ min	68	7.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.30
Poverty rate: 20.8% (498 of 2,389)

	Count	Share
Family households	574	55.6%
Nonfamily households	459	44.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1960

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,033	87.0%
Vacant	154	13.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	617	59.7%
Renter-occupied	416	40.3%

1-unit, detached65.2%

1-unit, attached4.0%

2 to 4 units4.9%

5 to 19 units12.6%

20 or more units5.1%

Mobile home & other8.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	774	65.2%
1-unit, attached	48	4.0%
2 to 4 units	58	4.9%
5 to 19 units	150	12.6%
20 or more units	61	5.1%
Mobile home & other	96	8.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2667820
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 2.1 sq mi
Water area: 0.03 sq mi
Center point: 43.8728, -85.5070