Ontonagon County, Michigan

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Ontonagon County, Michigan is among the highest in the country for median age (10th of 3,222 counties), and among the lowest in the country for median gross rent.

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Key figures

Statistic	Ontonagon County, Michigan	Michigan	United States	Rank
Total Population	5,850	10,077,761	334,922,499	2824th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$54,398	$72,875	$80,734	2510th of 3,221
Median Age	59.8	40.2	38.9	10th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	18.4%	32.4%	35.7%	2279th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$111,700	$231,600	$332,700	2822nd of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$540	$1,129	$1,413	3129th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	12.5%	13.2%	12.5%	1824th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	5.3%	5.7%	5.2%	1041st of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	4.5	178.0	n/a	2870th of 3,222
Foreign Born	1.1%	7.2%	14.1%	2649th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	75.4	n/a	n/a	1695th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	87.1%	73.2%	65.2%	53rd of 3,222
Average Commute Time	25.0	24.2	26.4	1438th of 3,221
Worked from Home	11.7%	13.5%	15.1%	845th of 3,222
Uninsured	8.7%	n/a	n/a	1979th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	48.6%	46.1%	46.9%	1740th of 3,222
Broadband Access	81.9%	n/a	n/a	1875th of 3,135

Rank is among all US counties with published data, counting down from the highest value. Figures come from the American Community Survey, CDC, BLS, BEA and other federal sources. Open the map for 1,147 statistics and the year and margin of error behind each one.

Race and ethnicity in Ontonagon County, Michigan

Statistic	Ontonagon County, Michigan	Michigan	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	92.3%	72.4%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1.8%	5.9%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	0.5%	13.1%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.4%	3.4%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	4.2%	4.5%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.4%	0.3%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.0%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.4%	0.5%	0.6%
Diversity Index	14.5	45.3	61.4

Age in Ontonagon County, Michigan

Statistic	Ontonagon County, Michigan	Michigan	United States
Median Age	59.8	40.2	38.9
Under 18 %	11.4%	21.2%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	4.9%	9.2%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	6.2%	13.2%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	8.3%	12.2%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	31.0%	25.6%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	38.2%	18.6%	17.2%

Households and families in Ontonagon County, Michigan

Statistic	Ontonagon County, Michigan	Michigan	United States
Households	3,149	4,076,369	129,227,496
Average Household Size	1.8	2.4	2.5
Family Households	59.9%	62.4%	64.2%
Households with Children	14.3%	27.1%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	11.2%	16.4%	17.3%
People Living Alone	36.5%	30.7%	28.7%
Never Married	20.4%	34.2%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Ontonagon County, Michigan

Statistic	Ontonagon County, Michigan	Michigan	United States
Per Capita Income	$34,400	$40,735	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	20.0%	15.8%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	21.2%	16.8%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	14.4%	17.3%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	2.1%	9.5%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	12.5%	13.2%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	33.7%	29.3%	28.2%
SNAP Households	11.3%	13.5%	n/a

Housing in Ontonagon County, Michigan

Statistic	Ontonagon County, Michigan	Michigan	United States
Housing Units	5,238	4,622,236	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	89.8%	72.0%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	2.1%	13.3%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	39.9%	11.8%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,963.0	1,972.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	12.9%	26.8%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	22.3%	30.2%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$1,294	$2,904	n/a

Education in Ontonagon County, Michigan

Statistic	Ontonagon County, Michigan	Michigan	United States
Less than High School	5.5%	7.9%	10.4%
High School Graduate	37.9%	28.0%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	38.1%	31.7%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	12.0%	19.7%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	6.5%	12.7%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Ontonagon County, Michigan

Statistic	Ontonagon County, Michigan	Michigan	United States
Labour Force Participation	42.9%	61.3%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	68.1%	74.3%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.4%	0.9%	3.2%
Walked to Work	6.0%	2.0%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	43.7%	29.1%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	8.7%	6.0%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	4.7%	7.0%	n/a

Origins and language in Ontonagon County, Michigan

Statistic	Ontonagon County, Michigan	Michigan	United States
Born in State of Residence	67.7%	76.0%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	1.0%	4.1%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	0.1%	3.1%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	97.7%	89.6%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	0.6%	3.1%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	2.2%	8.5%	16.7%

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