Township · Michigan

Secord Township, Michigan

Secord Township, township, in Gladwin County, Michigan. Secord Township had 1,074 residents on July 1, 2025 by the Census Bureau's estimate, up 3.0% since 2020; the 2020 Census counted 1,046 and the ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates put it at 984 (±149). GEOID 2605172240.

Residents, July 2025 estimate

1,074

Census Bureau estimate (no margin published)
2020 Census count: 1,046 · ACS 2020-2024: 984 ±149

Median household income

$70,125

±$10,169 (90% margin)
Michigan: $72,875

Median home value

$219,300

±$25,007 (90% margin)
Michigan: $231,600

Median gross rent

not published


Michigan: $1,129

Where is Secord Township and what county is it in?

Secord Township is a township in Gladwin County, Michigan. It covers 22.0 square miles of land, 47 residents per square mile in 2020.

Secord Township (marked with a dot) in Gladwin County, Michigan. Boundaries: Census Bureau 2024.

Source: 2024 Gazetteer and 2020 place-by-county files, U.S. Census Bureau · Census reference files

How many people live in Secord Township, and is it growing?

The Census Bureau estimates that 1,074 people lived in Secord Township on July 1, 2025, up 3.0% since 2020, faster than Michigan (+0.5%). The 2020 Census counted 1,046 residents. The 2020-2024 American Community Survey, a five-year sample, puts the population at 984 (±149).

  • July 2020→2021 +4 (1,047)
  • 2021→2022 +8 (1,055)
  • 2022→2023 +12 (1,067)
  • 2023→2024 +1 (1,068)
  • 2024→2025 +6 (1,074)
ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (counts) with the change from 2015-2019
MeasureSecord TownshipGladwin CountyMichiganChange since 2015-2019
Total population984±14925,69310,077,761no clear change
Households525±6511,2804,076,369no clear change
Average household size1.87±0.182.262.42no clear change
Housing units1,274±11617,0374,622,236−168

Secord Township's population since 2000

From 1,140 in 2000 to 1,074 in 2025: down 5.8%. The 2000, 2010 and 2020 figures are census counts, each for Secord Township as it was drawn that year: a place that annexed land, or a community that has since incorporated, covered a different area then. The 2005 figure is the Census Bureau's intercensal estimate, revised to fit the 2000 and 2010 counts and drawn on 2010 boundaries; 2015 and 2025 are July 1 estimates made from the census before them.

  • 2000 Census 1,140
  • 2005 (estimate) 1,195
  • 2010 Census 1,151
  • 2015 (estimate) 1,134
  • 2020 Census 1,046
  • 2025 (estimate) 1,074

Source: The 2000, 2010 and 2020 Census counts and the Census Bureau's population estimates (intercensal 2000-2010, Vintage 2020, Vintage 2025) · Census population estimates

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026); Census PEP Vintage 2025 (SUB-EST2025, CO-EST2025); 2020 Census P.L. 94-171 · Check it at data.census.gov

Who lives in Secord Township?

The median resident of Secord Township is 64.0 years old; 4.9% are under 18 and 45.6% are 65 or older. The largest group is non-Hispanic white residents at 92.9%, then non-Hispanic Black residents at 2.2%.

Age, origin, education and moves, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Race groups are non-Hispanic; Hispanic includes any race.
MeasureSecord TownshipGladwin CountyMichiganChange since 2015-2019
Median age64.0±1.350.740.2no clear change
Under 18 years4.9%±2.2 pts18.9%21.2%–
65 years and over45.6%±7.0 pts27.3%18.6%–
Male48.6%±3.0 pts50.8%49.6%–
Hispanic or Latino (any race)1.2%±1.0 pts2.2%5.9%–
White alone, not Hispanic92.9%±3.7 pts92.7%72.4%−6.3 pts
Black or African American alone, not Hispanic2.2%±2.7 pts0.3%13.1%–
Asian alone, not Hispanic2.0%±2.0 pts0.4%3.4%–
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic0.0%±3.0 pts0.4%0.3%–
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic0.0%±3.0 pts0.0%0.0%–
Two or more races, not Hispanic1.6%±1.1 pts3.6%4.5%–
Some other race alone, not Hispanic0.0%±3.0 pts0.3%0.5%–
Born outside the United States3.2%±2.2 pts1.2%7.2%–
Speak a language other than English at home (age 5+)4.2%±2.8 pts3.8%10.4%–
Civilian veterans (age 18+)12.0%±3.7 pts8.5%5.8%–
With a disability26.1%±6.1 pts20.1%14.3%–
No health insurance coverage4.0%±2.9 pts8.1%4.9%–
High school graduate or higher (age 25+)92.0%±2.7 pts89.1%92.1%–
Bachelor's degree or higher (age 25+)21.1%±4.3 pts16.9%32.4%+6.1 pts
Graduate or professional degree (age 25+)8.6%±3.2 pts5.8%12.7%–
Lived in the same house a year earlier91.8%±3.7 pts89.9%88.8%–
Moved from another state in the past year0.3%±0.6 pts1.3%1.4%–

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profiles DP02, DP05) · Check it at data.census.gov

What do households in Secord Township earn?

Half of Secord Township's 525 households earn less than $70,125 a year (±$10,169), against $55,349 in Gladwin County and $72,875 in Michigan. In 2015-2019 the median was $54,527 in 2024 dollars, so it rose by $15,598 after inflation. 18.7% of residents live below the poverty line.

Income and poverty in 2024 dollars, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates; 2015-2019 dollars adjusted with the R-CPI-U-RS
MeasureSecord TownshipGladwin CountyMichiganChange since 2015-2019
Median household income$70,125±$10,169$55,349$72,875+$15,598
Mean household income$88,119±$19,160$74,057$98,700–
Per capita income$46,902±$10,825$32,710$40,735no clear change
People below the poverty line18.7%±8.8 pts14.9%13.2%no clear change
Children under 18 below the poverty line41.3%±29.0 pts19.7%17.6%–
Households receiving SNAP11.2%±4.7 pts16.2%13.5%–
Households with a computer94.3%±2.7 pts90.9%95.1%–
Households with a broadband subscription88.4%±4.4 pts86.0%90.5%–

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP03) · Check it at data.census.gov

What does housing cost in Secord Township?

Owners occupy 97.1% of Secord Township's occupied homes and renters 2.9%. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $219,300 by its owner (±$25,007).

Housing, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Home values are owners' own estimates.
MeasureSecord TownshipGladwin CountyMichiganChange since 2015-2019
Median home value (owner-occupied)$219,300±$25,007$162,300$231,600no clear change
Renters paying 35% or more of income on rent100.0%±100.0 pts36.4%41.4%–
Median monthly owner costs, with a mortgage$1,537±$124$1,233$1,569–
Owner-occupied homes97.1%±2.0 pts86.1%73.2%no clear change
Renter-occupied homes2.9%±2.0 pts13.9%26.8%–
Housing units1,274±11617,0374,622,236−168
Homeowner vacancy rate2.7%±3.4 pts1.1%0.8%–
Rental vacancy rate0.0%±73.6 pts2.9%5.1%–
Single-family detached homes87.0%±4.2 pts83.4%72.0%–
Mobile homes13.0%±4.2 pts11.3%5.0%–
Built 2020 or later0.2%±0.3 pts0.9%1.0%–
Built 2010 to 20193.5%±2.1 pts3.7%4.9%–
Built 1939 or earlier1.7%±1.5 pts5.9%14.6%–
Households with no vehicle1.9%±1.5 pts7.8%7.0%–

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP04) · Check it at data.census.gov

How do people in Secord Township work and get to work?

79.3% of Secord Township's workers drive alone and 12.1% work from home. The average trip to work takes 35.5 minutes.

Work and commuting, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (workers 16 and over)
MeasureSecord TownshipGladwin CountyMichiganChange since 2015-2019
In the labor force (age 16+)35.7%±6.6 pts47.4%61.3%–
Unemployment rate14.9%±12.6 pts6.8%5.7%–
Drove alone to work79.3%±9.1 pts80.8%74.3%–
Carpooled5.7%±4.3 pts5.8%7.9%–
Public transportation0.0%±10.2 pts0.0%0.9%–
Walked0.7%±1.2 pts1.1%2.0%–
Worked from home12.1%±7.2 pts9.9%13.5%no clear change
Mean travel time to work35.5 min±7.629.8 min24.2 minno clear change

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP03) · Check it at data.census.gov

What census tracts are in Secord Township?

No census tract lies mostly in Secord Township; 3 tracts reach into it (2020 census blocks).

Census tracts in Secord Township, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
TractResidents, 2020-2024Median household incomeMedian home valueShare of tract in Secord Township
Tract 2Gladwin County1,258 $57,969 $200,60038%
Tract 3Gladwin County1,819 $56,477 $153,10017%
Tract 6Gladwin County2,113 $61,172 $159,5008%

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026); 2020 block assignment files (tract share = share of the tract's census blocks in Secord Township) · Census block assignment files

How does Secord Township compare with other places in Michigan?

By the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimates, Secord Township is the 7,356th-most populous of the 16,079 U.S. towns and townships that have one and the 908th-most populous of 1,240 in Michigan.

Secord Township ranks 726th of 1,354 places in Michigan with 1,000 or more residents and a reliable estimate, by median household income.

Secord Township's rank in Michigan (1 = highest): by population among the state's towns and townships with a 2025 estimate; by the other measures among places of 1,000+ residents with a reliable estimate
MeasureRankOf
Population, July 2025 estimate908th1,240
Growth 2020-2025 (PEP)252nd1,281
Residents per square mile1,110th1,356
Median household income726th1,354
Per capita income253rd1,355
Median home value577th1,354
Poverty rate182nd1,213
Bachelor's degree or higher753rd1,350
Median age5th1,356
Owner-occupied share48th1,356
Work from home409th1,062
Travel time to work82nd1,356

Secord Township's figures with every place in Michigan (CSV)

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Source: PlainCities ranks computed from the American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) and PEP Vintage 2025 · How ranks are computed

How reliable are the figures for Secord Township?

23 of the 56 figures for Secord Township on this page carry a coefficient of variation over 40% and are marked with a ring: they come from a small sample, so read them as rough.

The American Community Survey samples about one household in eight over five years, so every figure is an estimate with a 90% margin of error (shown under each value). A ring marks an estimate whose coefficient of variation is over 40%. A change is called only when the gap between the two periods is larger than their combined 90% margin (the square root of the sum of the two squared margins), the Census Bureau's test. How to read a margin of error.

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026): margins of error as published · ACS technical documentation

How these figures are made: methodology and release checks · reading a margin of error · every state · corrections

Not on this page: crime, weather and schools for Secord Township are other agencies' records. Crime: the FBI's Crime Data Explorer · climate: NOAA's U.S. Climate Normals · schools: the National Center for Education Statistics' school search.