Population: 2,823. Estimated population in 2021: 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
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)