Otsego is a very small city located in the state of Michigan. With a population of 4,054 people and two associated neighborhoods, Otsego is the 225th largest community in Michigan. Otsego has an unusually large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic cities.When you are in Otsego, you'll notice that it is more blue-collar than most other communities in America. 39.02% of Otsego’s employed work in blue-collar jobs, while America averages only 27.7% that do. Overall, Otsego is a city of production and manufacturing workers, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Otsego who work in management occupations (9.77%), office and administrative support (8.56%), and sales jobs (8.05%). Also of interest is that Otsego has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. Being a small city, Otsego does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The population of Otsego has a very low overall level of education: only 9.96% of people over 25 hold a 4-year college degree or higher. The per capita income in Otsego in 2022 was $29,059, which is middle income relative to Michigan, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $116,236 for a family of four. However, Otsego contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Otsego is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Otsego home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Otsego residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Otsego include Irish, English, German, Dutch, and European. The most common language spoken in Otsego is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Spanish.
