Gaylord

Population: 4,307
Median household income: $44,052
Median home value: $170,300

Gaylord, a community in Otsego County, Michigan, has 4,307 residents. At $44,052, its median household income sits below Otsego County's $67,285.

From 2019 to 2023, Gaylord's population grew 17.6% from 3,663 to 4,307, while its median home value rose 79.3% from $95,000 to $170,300.

42.1% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1979.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 4,307
Median age: 38.0 yrs
Median household income: $44,052
Median home value: $170,300
Median gross rent: $844
Housing units: 2,294
Homeownership rate: 36.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 20.8%
Unemployment rate: 3.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

3,6634,307

Median household income

$32,295$44,052

Median home value

$95,000$170,300

Median gross rent

$690$844

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	3,663	$32,295	$95,000	$690
2020	3,644	$33,353	$95,900	$723
2021	4,204	$33,952	$120,500	$716
2022	4,261	$38,697	$164,700	$818
2023	4,307	$44,052	$170,300	$844

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

Age distribution

Under 54.6%

5 to 1719.0%

18 to 248.4%

25 to 3413.0%

35 to 4415.5%

45 to 5410.6%

55 to 649.3%

65 to 7411.7%

75 and over7.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	197	4.6%
5 to 17	817	19.0%
18 to 24	363	8.4%
25 to 34	560	13.0%
35 to 44	669	15.5%
45 to 54	458	10.6%
55 to 64	402	9.3%
65 to 74	503	11.7%
75 and over	338	7.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	3,976	92.3%
Black or African American	97	2.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	21	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	191	4.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	22	0.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.6%

High school graduate30.8%

Some college or associate's39.8%

Bachelor's degree15.0%

Graduate or professional degree5.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	253	8.6%
High school graduate	902	30.8%
Some college or associate's	1,165	39.8%
Bachelor's degree	440	15.0%
Graduate or professional degree	170	5.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 16 min

Drove alone66.4%

Carpooled16.3%

Public transit2.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home13.8%

Other means1.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,333	66.4%
Carpooled	328	16.3%
Public transit	41	2.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	278	13.8%
Other means	28	1.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,163	67.2%
15 to 29 min	181	10.5%
30 to 44 min	136	7.9%
45 to 59 min	182	10.5%
60+ min	68	3.9%

Households

Average household size: 1.88
Poverty rate: 9.8% (406 of 4,163)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,078	49.0%
Nonfamily households	1,123	51.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1979

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,201	95.9%
Vacant	93	4.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	792	36.0%
Renter-occupied	1,409	64.0%

1-unit, detached42.1%

1-unit, attached0.8%

2 to 4 units20.9%

5 to 19 units18.7%

20 or more units16.1%

Mobile home & other1.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	965	42.1%
1-unit, attached	19	0.8%
2 to 4 units	479	20.9%
5 to 19 units	428	18.7%
20 or more units	369	16.1%
Mobile home & other	34	1.5%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2631720
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 5.2 sq mi
Water area: 0.02 sq mi
Center point: 45.0190, -84.6809

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