Brethren vs Onekama

A side-by-side comparison of Brethren and Onekama: population, income, housing, and more.

Brethren and Onekama are places in Michigan. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Brethren has the higher population (405 vs 323 in Onekama). Onekama has the higher median home value ($182,300 vs $104,500 in Brethren). Since 2019, Brethren's population has grown faster (-5.6% vs -29.9%).

Population, income & housing

	Brethren	Onekama
Population	405	323
Median age	41.3 yrs	59.8 yrs
Median household income	$42,434	—
Median home value	$104,500	$182,300
Median gross rent	—	$575
Housing units	204	286
Homeownership rate	94.6%	88.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	8.0%	23.7%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Brethren	Onekama
Population	429 → 405 (-5.6%)	461 → 323 (-29.9%)
Median household income	$34,018 → $42,434 (+24.7%)	$71,250 → $50,417 (-29.2%)
Median home value	$84,100 → $104,500 (+24.3%)	$150,000 → $182,300 (+21.5%)
Median gross rent	$829 → $963 (+16.2%)	$575 → $575 (+0.0%)

Brethren

Population

429405

Median household income

$34,018$42,434

Median home value

$84,100$104,500

Median gross rent

$829$963

Onekama

Population

461323

Median household income

$71,250$50,417

Median home value

$150,000$182,300

Median gross rent

$575$575

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Brethren	Onekama
Under 5	6.2%	2.2%
5 to 17	22.0%	17.3%
18 to 24	6.9%	2.2%
25 to 34	9.4%	9.0%
35 to 44	16.8%	1.2%
45 to 54	9.4%	12.7%
55 to 64	12.1%	15.8%
65 to 74	10.4%	31.3%
75 and over	6.9%	8.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Brethren	Onekama
White (non-Hispanic)	95.8%	93.8%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.5%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.2%	5.9%
Hispanic or Latino	1.5%	0.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Brethren	Onekama
No high school diploma	7.6%	0.0%
High school graduate	55.1%	20.2%
Some college or associate's	29.3%	56.1%
Bachelor's degree	4.6%	18.6%
Graduate or professional degree	3.4%	5.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Brethren	Onekama
Drove alone	82.6%	73.1%
Carpooled	10.4%	22.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.9%	4.6%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Brethren	Onekama
1-unit, detached	82.8%	93.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	2.8%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	3.5%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	17.2%	0.7%

Poverty & households

	Brethren	Onekama
Poverty rate	17.0%	1.9%
Average household size	2.76	1.92
Mean commute (minutes)	24	26
Median year structure built	1975	1958