Vassar

Population: 2,704
Median household income: $61,827
Median home value: $134,600

Located in Tuscola County, Michigan, Vassar is a community with a population of 2,704. Its median household income of $61,827 runs in line with the Tuscola County figure of $62,847.

From 2019 to 2023, Vassar's population grew 5.0% from 2,576 to 2,704, while its median home value rose 57.4% from $85,500 to $134,600.

The median resident is 36.3 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 19.6% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,704
Median age: 36.3 yrs
Median household income: $61,827
Median home value: $134,600
Median gross rent: $726
Housing units: 1,169
Homeownership rate: 64.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.5%
Unemployment rate: 10.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,5762,704

Median household income

$36,631$61,827

Median home value

$85,500$134,600

Median gross rent

$636$726

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,576	$36,631	$85,500	$636
2020	2,549	$40,719	$102,200	$628
2021	2,738	$49,018	$103,700	$639
2022	2,718	$55,833	$126,800	$725
2023	2,704	$61,827	$134,600	$726

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

Age distribution

Under 55.0%

5 to 1719.6%

18 to 2413.3%

25 to 3410.9%

35 to 4413.2%

45 to 5415.1%

55 to 648.0%

65 to 7410.1%

75 and over4.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	134	5.0%
5 to 17	530	19.6%
18 to 24	360	13.3%
25 to 34	296	10.9%
35 to 44	356	13.2%
45 to 54	408	15.1%
55 to 64	215	8.0%
65 to 74	273	10.1%
75 and over	132	4.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,201	81.4%
Black or African American	66	2.4%
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	117	4.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	320	11.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma7.7%

High school graduate47.7%

Some college or associate's29.1%

Bachelor's degree10.7%

Graduate or professional degree4.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	129	7.7%
High school graduate	802	47.7%
Some college or associate's	489	29.1%
Bachelor's degree	180	10.7%
Graduate or professional degree	80	4.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 26 min

Drove alone78.3%

Carpooled15.2%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.2%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home5.0%

Other means0.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	882	78.3%
Carpooled	171	15.2%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	14	1.2%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	56	5.0%
Other means	4	0.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	397	37.1%
15 to 29 min	236	22.0%
30 to 44 min	170	15.9%
45 to 59 min	116	10.8%
60+ min	152	14.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.31
Poverty rate: 14.3% (362 of 2,527)

	Count	Share
Family households	645	59.1%
Nonfamily households	446	40.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1967

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,091	93.3%
Vacant	78	6.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	702	64.3%
Renter-occupied	389	35.7%

1-unit, detached67.2%

1-unit, attached1.0%

2 to 4 units12.8%

5 to 19 units11.7%

20 or more units6.5%

Mobile home & other0.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	785	67.2%
1-unit, attached	12	1.0%
2 to 4 units	150	12.8%
5 to 19 units	137	11.7%
20 or more units	76	6.5%
Mobile home & other	9	0.8%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2681840
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 2.15 sq mi
Water area: 0.05 sq mi
Center point: 43.3708, -83.5775