Oscoda is a very small town located in the state of Michigan. With a population of 1,024 people and four constituent neighborhoods, Oscoda is the 514th largest community in Michigan.

Unlike some towns, Oscoda isn't mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Oscoda are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Oscoda is a town of sales and office workers, service providers, and construction workers and builders. There are especially a lot of people living in Oscoda who work in office and administrative support jobs (20.05%), sales jobs (11.53%), and food service (8.52%).

Of important note, Oscoda is also a town of artists. Oscoda has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Oscoda's character.

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 14.69 minutes getting to work every day.

Oscoda is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.

Oscoda Information and Demographics

In terms of college education, the citizens of Oscoda rank slightly lower than the national average. 12.37% of adults 25 and older in Oscoda have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, while 14.96% of adults have a 4-year degree or higher in the average American community.

The per capita income in Oscoda in 2000 was $16,191, which is lower middle income relative to Michigan and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $64,764 for a family of four.

The people who call Oscoda home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Oscoda is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in Oscoda include German, English, Polish, Irish, French Canadian, French, Finnish, Swedish, and Italian.

The most common language spoken in Oscoda is English.