CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Onsted

Michigan · 798 residents · 1.07 sq mi

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Onsted is home to 798 people in Michigan. 49% of homes are owner-occupied. About 9% of adults have finished a four-year degree. This skews young, with a median age of 28.8. The typical home is worth $44,600. That trails the Michigan median by roughly 18%.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 28.8

US median: 33.0

Less educated

9% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 49%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

798

−2%vs 2000

vs 813 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

28.8

−21%vs 2000

vs 36.2 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

1.07 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20241K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 511.8%(94)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 910.2%(81)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 145.8%(46)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197%(56)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.9%(55)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3417.3%(138)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4410.5%(84)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 548.8%(70)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.5%(76)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 745.4%(43)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 846.1%(49)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.8%(6)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$25,469

−3%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $34,539 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,550

−47%vs 2000

vs $19,862 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

12.4%

+4.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 8.0% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$44,600

−49%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $115,000 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$345

+14%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $399 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

49.3%

−12.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 62.0% in 2000

50.7% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic95.4%(776)

Black0.1%(1)

Hispanic / Latino2%(16)

Asian0.1%(1)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic98.1%(783)

Black0.9%(7)

Hispanic / Latino3%(24)

Asian0.3%(2)

Other0.8%(6)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican1.1%(13)

Puerto Rican0.3%(3)

Cuban0.1%(1)

South American0.1%(1)

Chilean0.1%(1)

Asian origin

Filipino0.6%(7)

Japanese0.3%(3)

Ancestry

English24.9%(288)

German22.5%(260)

Irish15.5%(179)

Scottish11.9%(138)

Finnish9.4%(109)

American7.6%(88)

Dutch5.7%(66)

Norwegian2.2%(25)

Polish2%(23)

French1.7%(20)

Armenian1.3%(15)

Greek1.3%(15)

+ 12 more ancestry groups with data

Italian1%(12)

Canadian0.5%(6)

Slovak0.4%(5)

Swedish0.3%(4)

Czech0.3%(3)

Austrian0.2%(2)

Belgian0.2%(2)

French Canadian0.2%(2)

Lithuanian0.2%(2)

Scotch-Irish0.2%(2)

Ukrainian0.2%(2)

Macedonian0.1%(1)

RANKED:Largest English population · Largest German population · Largest Irish population · Largest Scottish population · Largest Finnish population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

9.2%

−1.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 10.3% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

80.9%

−4.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 85.7% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.0%

+0.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 2.1% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

26.0 min

+24%vs 2000

vs 20.9 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married31%(134)

Married56%(242)

Widowed3.2%(14)

Divorced9.7%(42)

Women 15+

Never married31.1%(158)

Married51.6%(262)

Widowed4.1%(21)

Divorced13.2%(67)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

4.5%

−1.4 ptssince 2013

from 5.9% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

60.8%

−0.9 ptssince 2020

from 61.7% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

9.3%

−0.5 ptssince 2020

from 9.8% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

16.3%

−1.7 ptssince 2020

from 18.0% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

30.0%

−2.2 ptssince 2020

from 32.2% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.2%

+1.0 ptssince 2020

from 2.2% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

67.3%

−1.9 ptssince 2020

from 69.2% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

44.5%

−0.4 ptssince 2020

from 44.9% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

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)13%(6)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)19.6%(9)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era32.6%(15)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II4.3%(2)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 46 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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