Ontonagon is a city of 1,355 people in Michigan. The median age is 59.5, about 21 years above the US median. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 19% of adults. The typical home is worth $105,200, having more than doubled since 2000. Median rent is $538 a month. The foreign-born share is 2%.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $50,164, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 59.5
US median: 38.9
Less educated
19% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 34%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Ontonagon
What changed most since 1990
Median age41.4 → 59.5(+18.1 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
Population2,040 → 1,355(−34%)US over the same years: +35%
White share99.1% → 90.8%(−8.3 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
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)12.6%(23)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)14.8%(27)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era48.9%(89)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War1.1%(2)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 182 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
Ontonagon, decade by decade
Ontonagon 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
2,040
$50,517
$73,442
11.4%
2.3
2000
1,769
$51,553
$78,513
16.4%
6.9
2010
1,494
$47,401
$90,055
14.4%
8.8
2020
1,285
$47,308
$78,661
16.3%
18.7
2024
1,355
$50,164
$105,200
18.7%
21.7
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.
