Another notable thing is that Oscoda is an extremely popular destination for tourists and seasonal residents. So much of the population is seasonal such that the town’s population swells significantly during the vacation season, and drops again when the season ends. Because of this, much of the local economy is centered around tourism; some businesses may be operated only during the high season. During the low season, year-round residents will notice that the city is a substantially quieter place to live.
It is a fairly quiet town because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Oscoda has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Oscoda has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Oscoda than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Oscoda may be for you.
Residents of the town have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 11.11 minutes getting to work every day.
Being a small town, Oscoda does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
The percentage of adults in Oscoda who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 21.84%: 20.60% of the adults in Oscoda have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Oscoda in 2022 was $24,667, which is low income relative to Michigan and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $98,668 for a family of four. However, Oscoda contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call Oscoda home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Oscoda residents report their race to be White, followed by Native American. Important ancestries of people in Oscoda include German, English, Irish, French, and Polish.
The most common language spoken in Oscoda is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Polish.
