COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Ontonagon County

Michigan · 8,854 residents · 1,311 sq mi

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Ontonagon County is home to 8,854 people in Michigan. At a median age of 40.4, this is an older place than the country as a whole. Owners hold 81% of the housing stock. Median home value sits at $28,100. 9% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. That trails the Michigan median by roughly 32%.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 40.4

US median: 33.0

Less educated

9% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 18%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

8,854

+13%vs 2000

vs 7,818 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

40.4

−12%vs 2000

vs 45.9 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

1,311 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20246K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.1%(536)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 95.9%(526)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147%(620)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.9%(614)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 244.1%(360)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3412.9%(1,138)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414%(1,238)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5412.2%(1,080)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6411.5%(1,022)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7410.5%(929)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 847.5%(668)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.4%(123)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$21,147

−6%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $29,552 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,939

−34%vs 2000

vs $16,695 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

13.2%

+2.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 10.4% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$28,100

−18%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $45,300 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$248

+2%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $321 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

81.0%

−4.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 85.0% in 2000

19.0% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic96.8%(7,567)

Black0%(2)

Hispanic / Latino0.7%(58)

Asian0.2%(14)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic98.3%(8,706)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino0.5%(43)

Asian0.1%(11)

Other1.5%(137)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican0.9%(52)

Puerto Rican0.5%(29)

Spaniard0.3%(15)

Central American0%(1)

Guatemalan0%(1)

Asian origin

Filipino0.2%(11)

Korean0.1%(8)

Japanese0.1%(4)

Chinese0%(1)

Pacific Islander origin

Chamorro0%(2)

Ancestry

Finnish25.2%(1,475)

German24.7%(1,446)

English11.9%(695)

Irish10.6%(621)

Polish6.8%(398)

Swedish6.1%(359)

French4.7%(275)

Norwegian4.1%(239)

Italian3.3%(193)

American3%(178)

French Canadian2%(117)

Scottish1.8%(103)

+ 24 more ancestry groups with data

Croatian1.3%(75)

Dutch1.2%(70)

Danish1.1%(63)

Russian0.9%(53)

Czech0.8%(47)

Swiss0.8%(44)

Austrian0.6%(35)

Scotch-Irish0.5%(32)

Belgian0.5%(29)

Hungarian0.4%(21)

Welsh0.3%(20)

Canadian0.2%(13)

Ukrainian0.2%(13)

Greek0.2%(12)

Serbian0.2%(12)

Slovak0.2%(11)

British0.1%(7)

Lithuanian0%(2)

Romanian0%(2)

Slovene0%(2)

Arab0%(1)

Lebanese0%(1)

Armenian0%(1)

Subsaharan African0%(1)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

9.2%

−3.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 13.0% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

74.6%

−9.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 83.8% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.7%

−1.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.3% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

20.7 min

+22%vs 2000

vs 17.0 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 married24%(662)

Married57.3%(1,582)

Widowed4.2%(116)

Divorced14.5%(399)

Women 15+

Never married16.6%(429)

Married60.6%(1,564)

Widowed13.4%(346)

Divorced9.4%(243)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

5.5%

−8.2 ptssince 2013

from 13.7% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

47.4%

+0.4 ptssince 2020

from 47.0% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

24.1%

+0.4 ptssince 2020

from 23.7% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

42.9%

+2.2 ptssince 2020

from 40.7% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

22.8%

+1.3 ptssince 2020

from 21.5% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

8.3%

+0.5 ptssince 2020

from 7.8% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

68.0%

+2.1 ptssince 2020

from 65.9% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

60.8%

+2.6 ptssince 2020

from 58.2% 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)13.9%(101)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)19.7%(143)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era44.2%(321)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War1.4%(10)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 726 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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