Onaway is home to 263 people in Idaho. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 10% of adults. The median age is 45.3, about 6 years above the US median. 2% of residents were born outside the United States. Owners hold 77% of the housing stock. There are 1,753 people per square mile.
At a glance
Average income
median household income $78,750, near the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 45.3
US median: 38.9
Less educated
10% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 86%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Onaway
What changed most since 1990
Median home value (2024 dollars)$86,642 → $242,300(+180%)US over the same years: +67%
Adults with a bachelor's degree5.3% → 9.9%(+4.6 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Median household income (2024 dollars)$47,253 → $78,750(+67%)US over the same years: +14%
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)33.3%(12)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)11.1%(4)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era16.7%(6)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War13.9%(5)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 36 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Onaway, decade by decade
Onaway population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
162
$47,253
$86,642
5.3%
1.5
2000
230
$72,540
$130,613
13.3%
16.5
2010
187
$77,683
$184,569
10.9%
2.6
2020
196
–
$162,898
10.2%
15.0
2024
263
$78,750
$242,300
9.9%
34.8
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
