Tobacco, Michigan

Township in Gladwin County · population 2,459 (2020 Census)

Median home: $173,700
Household income: $64,000
Jan low / Jul high: 13° / 82°
Snow a year: 49 in
Tornadoes ≤10 mi since 1950: 6
Median age: 53.2

Tobacco is a township of 2,459 people in Gladwin County, Michigan. The median home is worth $173,700, below the typical Michigan town ($193,900). It ranks better for a vacation home than 71% of Michigan towns.

How Tobacco ranks

Percentile among Michigan towns with at least 500 people on The Town Files lifestyle rankings. 50 is typical for the state; 90 means better than 90% of Michigan towns.

The Town Files lifestyle rankings, built from federal demographic, school, crime and housing data (2025).

Homes and cost of living

The median home in Tobacco is worth $173,700, below the typical Michigan town ($193,900). Homes cost about 2.7 times the median household income of $64,000, which is more affordable than 61% of Michigan towns. Median rent is $844 a month. 86.2% of households own their home.

Census ACS 5-year estimates, 2020–2024. "Typical town" = median of Michigan towns with 500+ people.

Housing	Tobacco	Typical Michigan town
Median home value	$173,700	$193,900
Median rent	$844	$955
Median household income	$64,000	$69,792
Home value ÷ income	2.7×	2.8×
Homeownership	86.2%	86.8%
Median year built	1980	1975
Seasonal / vacation homes	28.6%	—

Who lives in Tobacco

People	Tobacco	Typical Michigan town
Median age	53.2	43.7
Age 65 and over	29.5%	20.7%
Under 18	18.7%	—
Bachelor's degree or higher	25.7%	21.5%
Below the poverty line	8.7%	10.4%
Veterans	8.4%	—
Born outside the U.S.	1.6%	—
Work from home	12.1%	9.1%
Average commute	27.7 min	25.6 min
Homes with broadband	90.8%	88.8%

Weather in Tobacco

July highs average 82.0°F and January lows 12.7°F. About 34.0 inches of rain and melted snow fall a year, with 48.5 inches of snow (typical Michigan town: 52.1 in). Expect about 8 days a year at 90°F or hotter and 165 nights at or below freezing.

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals: average daily high and low by month; precipitation and snowfall in inches. Temperatures from the Gladwin station (9.3 mi away); snowfall estimated from the 1 nearest snow stations, weighted by distance.

Tornadoes, storms and disasters

6 tornadoes have passed within 10 miles of Tobacco since 1950, compared with 10 for the typical Michigan town. 1 rated (E)F2 or stronger. The strongest, an F2, struck on June 7, 1955 about 1.5 miles from the town center. The most recent was on March 12, 2012.

NOAA Storm Events Database, tornado tracks (start to end point) passing within 10 miles of the town center, 1950–2026.

Hail of 1 inch or larger has been reported within 10 miles 14 times; the largest was 2.50 inches on July 21, 1983.

Severe weather in Gladwin County since 1996

NOAA Storm Events Database, Gladwin County, 1996–2026 (all event types recorded since 1996). 1 deaths recorded.

Gladwin County has been included in 12 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1953, most often for flood, drought, hurricane.

Declared	Incident	Declaration
July 9, 2020	Dam/Levee Break	DR-4547: Severe Storms And Flooding
May 21, 2020	Dam/Levee Break	EM-3525: Severe Storms And Flooding
March 27, 2020	Biological	DR-4494: Covid-19 Pandemic
March 13, 2020	Biological	EM-3455: Covid-19
August 2, 2017	Severe Storm	DR-4326: Severe Storms And Flooding

Jobs and pay in Gladwin County

Gladwin County had 4,593 jobs in 2024, paying an average of $48,143 a year. Unemployment was 5.9% in 2023; in Tobacco itself the ACS puts it at 8.5%.

BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024, private-sector jobs and average annual pay.

Annual average unemployment rate (BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics via USDA ERS).

Towns near Tobacco

Beaverton, MI
4.2 mi · 1,145 people · home $109,000
Billings, MI
4.5 mi · 2,318 people · home $166,300
Buckeye, MI
5.8 mi · 1,360 people · home $139,800
Edenville, MI
6.2 mi · 2,493 people · home $195,900
Hope, MI
6.4 mi · 1,373 people · home $218,200
Hay, MI
7.7 mi · 1,279 people · home $150,300
Beaverton, MI
7.8 mi · 1,863 people · home $155,700
Bentley, MI
8.8 mi · 829 people · home $153,200

Tobacco questions

Is Tobacco, Michigan a good place to retire?

On The Town Files lifestyle rankings, Tobacco scores better for retirees than 40% of Michigan towns and quieter than 49%. 29.5% of residents are 65 or older (median age 53.2).

How much does a house cost in Tobacco?

The median owner-occupied home in Tobacco is valued at $173,700 (Census ACS 2020–2024), against a median household income of $64,000, so homes cost about 2.7 times income. Median rent is $844 a month.

What is the weather like in Tobacco?

July highs average 82.0°F and January lows 12.7°F (NOAA 1991–2020 normals). It gets about 34.0 inches of precipitation a year and 48.5 inches of snow.

Does Tobacco get tornadoes?

6 tornadoes have passed within 10 miles of Tobacco since 1950 (NOAA Storm Events); the strongest was a F2 on June 7, 1955. The typical Michigan town has had 10.

How this page is made. Every number comes from public data, matched to Tobacco's Census boundary (GEOID 2605179860). Comparisons use the median of Michigan towns with at least 500 people. Weather comes from the nearest NOAA normals station; storm counts use NOAA tornado tracks within 10 miles of the town center.

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2020–2024)
U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 Census and 2025 Gazetteer (2020 / 2025)
NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals (1991–2020)
NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database (1950–2026)
FEMA OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations (this product uses the FEMA OpenFEMA API but is not endorsed by FEMA) (1953–2026)
NCES Common Core of Data (2023–24)
BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages; USDA ERS county unemployment (BLS LAUS) (2000–2024)
The Town Files lifestyle rankings, built from federal demographic, school, crime and housing data (2025)

Data snapshot 2026-11-13.