Onekama vs Parkdale

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

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

Parkdale has the higher population (631 vs 323 in Onekama). Onekama has the higher median home value ($182,300 vs $148,600 in Parkdale). Since 2019, Parkdale's population has grown faster (-14.7% vs -29.9%).

Population, income & housing

	Onekama	Parkdale
Population	323	631
Median age	59.8 yrs	63.5 yrs
Median household income	—	$43,276
Median home value	$182,300	$148,600
Median gross rent	$575	—
Housing units	286	269
Homeownership rate	88.7%	91.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	23.7%	15.4%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Onekama	Parkdale
Population	461 → 323 (-29.9%)	740 → 631 (-14.7%)
Median household income	$71,250 → $50,417 (-29.2%)	$38,026 → $43,276 (+13.8%)
Median home value	$150,000 → $182,300 (+21.5%)	$93,300 → $148,600 (+59.3%)
Median gross rent	$575 → $575 (+0.0%)	$539 → $875 (+62.3%)

Onekama

Population

461323

Median household income

$71,250$50,417

Median home value

$150,000$182,300

Median gross rent

$575$575

Parkdale

Population

740631

Median household income

$38,026$43,276

Median home value

$93,300$148,600

Median gross rent

$539$875

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Onekama	Parkdale
Under 5	2.2%	5.9%
5 to 17	17.3%	10.6%
18 to 24	2.2%	7.6%
25 to 34	9.0%	9.5%
35 to 44	1.2%	3.8%
45 to 54	12.7%	3.5%
55 to 64	15.8%	13.8%
65 to 74	31.3%	16.5%
75 and over	8.4%	28.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Onekama	Parkdale
White (non-Hispanic)	93.8%	90.5%
Black or African American	0.0%	3.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	3.2%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.9%	0.6%
Hispanic or Latino	0.3%	1.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Onekama	Parkdale
No high school diploma	0.0%	17.1%
High school graduate	20.2%	34.0%
Some college or associate's	56.1%	33.4%
Bachelor's degree	18.6%	15.4%
Graduate or professional degree	5.1%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Onekama	Parkdale
Drove alone	73.1%	87.8%
Carpooled	22.3%	12.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.6%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Onekama	Parkdale
1-unit, detached	93.0%	84.8%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	2.8%	4.5%
5 to 19 units	3.5%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.7%	10.8%

Poverty & households

	Onekama	Parkdale
Poverty rate	1.9%	16.3%
Average household size	1.92	2.04
Mean commute (minutes)	26	12
Median year structure built	1958	1973