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Population (year 2000): 2,823. Estimated
population in July 2005: 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 (year 2000)
Median house value: $69,000 (year 2000)
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
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/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 certified for carrier operations nearest to
Vassar:
- BISHOP INTERNATIONAL (about 31 miles; FLINT, MI; ID:
FNT)
- MBS INTL (about 35 miles; SAGINAW, MI; ID: MBS)
- OAKLAND COUNTY INTERNATIONAL (about 51 miles;
PONTIAC, MI; ID: PTK)
Other public-use airports nearest to Vassar:
- WM 'TINY' ZEHNDER FIELD (about 10 miles;
FRANKENMUTH, MI; ID: 66G)
- TUSCOLA AREA (about 12 miles; CARO, MI; ID: 78D)
- DUFORD FIELD (about 18 miles; GENESEE, MI; ID: 68G)
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; FT enrollment: 4,544)
- MOTT COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 26 miles; FLINT, MI;
FT enrollment: 4,616)
- BAKER COLLEGE OF FLINT (about 29 miles; FLINT, MI;
FT enrollment: 2,734)
- SAGINAW VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY (about 32 miles;
UNIVERSITY CENTER, MI; FT enrollment: 6,216)
- DELTA COLLEGE (about 32 miles; UNIVERSITY CENTER,
MI; FT enrollment: 5,117)
- NORTHWOOD UNIVERSITY (about 51 miles; MIDLAND, MI;
FT enrollment: 2,784)
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)
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)
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