Another notable thing is that Oscoda is an extremely popular vacation destination. A significant portion of the population is seasonal. During the vacation season, the town experiences a large influx of people who take up residence in second homes they own in the area. As the vacation season ends, the population drops again, leaving behind a substantially quieter and smaller town.
The town is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Oscoda has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Oscoda a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.
One of the benefits of Oscoda is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 11.11 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.
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.
The education level of Oscoda citizens, measured as those with bachelor's degrees or advanced degrees, is similar to the national average for all American cities and towns. 20.60% of adults 25 and older in Oscoda have a college 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.
