Roscommon County, Michigan

Roscommon County has a population of 23,737 and has grown 1.9% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $158,700, about 2.9 times the county's median household income of $55,246.

Home price
$158,700
Income
$55,246
Population
23,737
Unemployment
4.7%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$158,700county
Median gross rent$816county
Median year homes here were built1976county
Share of homes built before 198058.6%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile8.9%county
Share of homes that are vacant50.1%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented14.6%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use46.8%county
Typical monthly rent$1,480(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$973county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$742county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,242county
Home insurance / yr$2,924(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living90.1(statewide)
Median household income$55,246county
Family health premium / yr$24,252(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$10,023(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$4.148(statewide)
Poverty rate15.5%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home11.2%county
Unemployment rate4.7%county
Share of adults in the labor force42.3%county
Share of workers who are self-employed8.1%county
Share of workers employed by government16.0%county
Share of workers in the largest industry21.8%county
Economic output per resident$35,966county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate1.01%county
Top state income tax4.25%(statewide)
Capital gains tax4.25%(statewide)
Combined sales tax6.00%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time24.3 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service53 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport393108county
Miles to nearest general aviation field1.0 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here4county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station106 micounty
Households without a vehicle6.8%county
Traffic deaths96.9county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,0000.9(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher20.2%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher91.8%county
Public schools in the county8county
Public school enrollment2617county
Students per full-time teacher11.3county
Free lunch eligible69.9%county
Elementary schools2county
Middle schools1county
High schools3county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution54 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians47county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county0county
Hospitals here with an emergency department0county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3(statewide)
Fine particulate matter6.9 µgcounty
Without health insurance4.9%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year13.5%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year13.5%county
Frequent mental distress15.6%county
No leisure-time physical activity27.4%county
Diagnosed diabetes15.3%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population23,737county
Land area in square miles520county
People per square mile of land45.7county
Supermarkets and grocery stores4county
Convenience stores3county
Share living far from a food store16.9%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract25.6%county
Population change since 2020+1.9%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-12county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents0county
Median age57.7 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1814.3%county
Share of residents 65 and over34.5%county
Share of households that are one person35.1%county
Share of residents born outside the United States1.3%county
Second languages1.4%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls21.3%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents158county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents10county
Households that moved in872county
Households that moved away755county
Average income of arriving households$65,209county
Average income of departing households$55,482county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes3county
Housing units authorised in the latest year75county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings0.0%county
Violent crime rate434(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature45°Fcounty
Annual precipitation30.1 incounty
Annual snowfall93.9 incounty
Average daily solar energy3.71 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F8 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing174 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 6acounty
Frost-free days131 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMay 20county
Average first fall frostSep 27county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$120county
Electric utilities serving this county1county
Electricity price per kWh19.1¢county
Household electricity use628 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$13.21(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity7.9%county
Homes heated by utility gas68.9%county
Homes heated by propane16.9%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.2%county
Homes heated by wood4.2%county
Households with broadband87.8%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk71.9county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk0.0county
Landslide risk38.3county
Hail risk64.7county
Earthquake risk17.7county
Tornado risk47.1county
Tropical cyclone risk25.9county
Extreme heat risk18.1county
Winter weather risk87.3county
Strong wind risk55.6county
Wildfire risk69.7county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Roscommon County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the Michigan figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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