Ontonagon County, Michigan

Ontonagon County has a population of 5,850 and has grown 0.3% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $111,700, about 2.0 times the county's median household income of $54,398.

Home price
$111,700
Income
$54,398
Population
5,850
Unemployment
5.3%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$111,700county
Median gross rent$540county
Median year homes here were built1963county
Share of homes built before 198070.6%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile5.0%county
Share of homes that are vacant39.9%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented12.9%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use33.6%county
Typical monthly rent$1,480(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$973county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$888county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,242county
Home insurance / yr$2,924(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living90.1(statewide)
Median household income$54,398county
Family health premium / yr$24,252(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$10,023(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$4.148(statewide)
Poverty rate12.5%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home11.7%county
Unemployment rate5.3%county
Share of adults in the labor force42.9%county
Share of workers who are self-employed6.5%county
Share of workers employed by government27.0%county
Share of workers in the largest industry19.7%county
Economic output per resident$28,923county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate1.16%county
Top state income tax4.25%(statewide)
Capital gains tax4.25%(statewide)
Combined sales tax6.00%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time25.0 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service42 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport7091county
Miles to nearest general aviation field9.5 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here1county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station198 micounty
Households without a vehicle4.7%county
Traffic deaths34.2county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,0000.9(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher18.4%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher94.5%county
Public schools in the county3county
Public school enrollment493county
Students per full-time teacher12.6county
Free lunch eligible68.6%county
Elementary schools0county
Middle schools0county
High schools0county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution45 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians34county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county0county
Hospitals here with an emergency department0county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3(statewide)
Fine particulate matter4.9 µgcounty
Without health insurance5.5%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year13.2%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year13.1%county
Frequent mental distress15.7%county
No leisure-time physical activity28.5%county
Diagnosed diabetes15.8%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population5,850county
Land area in square miles1,311county
People per square mile of land4.5county
Supermarkets and grocery stores3county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store21.0%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract30.5%county
Population change since 2020+0.3%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-12county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents0county
Median age59.8 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1811.4%county
Share of residents 65 and over38.2%county
Share of households that are one person36.5%county
Share of residents born outside the United States1.1%county
Second languages2.3%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls38.2%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents464county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents4county
Households that moved in121county
Households that moved away114county
Average income of arriving households$56,983county
Average income of departing households$41,412county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes2county
Housing units authorised in the latest year10county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings32.7%(statewide)
Violent crime rate434(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature41.7°Fcounty
Annual precipitation37.1 incounty
Annual snowfall191.2 incounty
Average daily solar energy3.61 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F1 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing182 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 6acounty
Frost-free days121 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMay 29county
Average first fall frostSep 26county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$85county
Electric utilities serving this county3county
Electricity price per kWh14.8¢county
Household electricity use561 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$13.21(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity5.9%county
Homes heated by utility gas43.6%county
Homes heated by propane32.1%county
Homes heated by fuel oil4.4%county
Homes heated by wood12.3%county
Households with broadband86.1%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk13.0county
Coastal flood risk15.0county
Drought risk22.4county
Landslide risk8.5county
Hail risk15.9county
Earthquake risk0.0county
Tornado risk7.5county
Tropical cyclone risk0.0county
Extreme heat risk5.9county
Winter weather risk57.8county
Strong wind risk16.7county
Wildfire risk31.6county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Ontonagon County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the Michigan figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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