Vassar, MI Population

By | June 30, 2019
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Population: 2,823. Estimated population in July 2020: 2,776 (-1.7% change)
Males: 1,456 (51.6%), Females: 1,367 (48.4%)

Tuscola County

Zip code: 48768

Median resident age: 30.5 years
Median household income: $38,087
Median house value: $69,000

Races in Vassar:

  • White Non-Hispanic (87.0%)
  • Black (8.3%)
  • Hispanic (2.9%)
  • Two or more races (1.6%)
  • Other race (1.3%)
  • American Indian (0.9%)

Ancestries: German (28.4%), English (11.2%), Irish (10.9%), United States (5.7%), French (5.2%), Polish (5.0%).

Elevation: 640 feet

Land area: 2.2 square miles

Map of Vassar, MI

Population

For population 25 years and over in Vassar

  • High school or higher: 82.8%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 13.5%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 4.9%
  • Unemployed: 7.2%
  • Mean travel time to work: 25.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Vassar city

  • Never married: 34.3%
  • Now married: 48.9%
  • Separated: 1.6%
  • Widowed: 5.8%
  • Divorced: 9.3%

0.2% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: +208 (+8.0%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Vassar:

  • CARO CENTER (about 16 miles; CARO, MI)
  • CARO COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 16 miles; CARO, MI)
  • ST MARY’S MEDICAL CENTER (about 24 miles; SAGINAW, MI)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Vassar:

  • BISHOP INTERNATIONAL (about 31 miles; FLINT, MI; Abbreviation: FNT)
  • MBS INTL (about 35 miles; SAGINAW, MI; Abbreviation: MBS)
  • OAKLAND COUNTY INTERNATIONAL (about 51 miles; PONTIAC, MI; Abbreviation: PTK)

Other public-use airports nearest to Vassar:

  • WM ‘TINY’ ZEHNDER FIELD (about 10 miles; FRANKENMUTH, MI; Abbreviation: 66G)
  • TUSCOLA AREA (about 12 miles; CARO, MI; Abbreviation: 78D)
  • DUFORD FIELD (about 18 miles; GENESEE, MI; Abbreviation: 68G)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Vassar:

  • KETTERING UNIVERSITY (about 25 miles; FLINT, MI; Full-time enrollment: 2,900)
  • UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN-FLINT (about 26 miles; FLINT, MI; Full-time enrollment: 4,544)
  • MOTT COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 26 miles; FLINT, MI; Full-time enrollment: 4,616)
  • BAKER COLLEGE OF FLINT (about 29 miles; FLINT, MI; Full-time enrollment: 2,734)
  • SAGINAW VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY (about 32 miles; UNIVERSITY CENTER, MI; Full-time enrollment: 6,216)
  • DELTA COLLEGE (about 32 miles; UNIVERSITY CENTER, MI; Full-time enrollment: 5,117)
  • NORTHWOOD UNIVERSITY (about 51 miles; MIDLAND, MI; Full-time enrollment: 2,784)

Schools

Public high schools in Vassar:

  • VASSAR SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 541; Location: 220 ATHLETIC STREET; Grades: 09 – 12)
  • PIONEER WORK & LEARN CENTER (Students: 283; Location: 150 ENTERPRISE DRIVE; Grades: 07 – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in Vassar:

  • CENTRAL SCHOOL (Students: 474; Location: 220 ATHLETIC STREET; Grades: 03 – 06)
  • TOWNSEND NORTH SCHOOL (Students: 316; Location: 220 ATHLETIC STREET; Grades: KG – 02)
  • VASSAR JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 247; Location: 220 ATHLETIC STREET; Grades: 07 – 08)

Private primary/middle school in Vassar:

  • ST LUKE S LUTHERAN SCHOOL (Students: 62; Location: 1056 WELS LANE; Grades: PK – 8)

Libraries

Library in Vassar:

  • BULLARD SANFORD MEMORIAL LIBRARY (Operating income: $260,347; Location: 520 WEST HURON AVENUE; 40,231 books; 836 audio materials; 756 video materials; 124 serial subscriptions)