Ewen vs Ontonagon

A side-by-side comparison of Ewen and Ontonagon: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Ontonagon has the higher population (1,266 vs 286 in Ewen). Ontonagon has the higher median household income ($46,806 vs $39,792 in Ewen). Ontonagon has the higher median home value ($92,100 vs $71,200 in Ewen).

Population, income & housing

	Ewen	Ontonagon
Population	286	1,266
Median age	56.6 yrs	62.5 yrs
Median household income	$39,792	$46,806
Median home value	$71,200	$92,100
Median gross rent	—	$557
Housing units	161	905
Homeownership rate	74.5%	71.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	25.4%	15.2%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	7.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Ewen	Ontonagon
Population	267 → 286 (+7.1%)	1,450 → 1,266 (-12.7%)
Median household income	$38,750 → $39,792 (+2.7%)	$36,311 → $46,806 (+28.9%)
Median home value	$52,500 → $71,200 (+35.6%)	$63,700 → $92,100 (+44.6%)
Median gross rent	—	$496 → $557 (+12.3%)

Ewen

Population

267286

Median household income

$38,750$39,792

Median home value

$52,500$71,200

Ontonagon

Population

1,4501,266

Median household income

$36,311$46,806

Median home value

$63,700$92,100

Median gross rent

$496$557

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Ewen	Ontonagon
Under 5	0.0%	1.6%
5 to 17	12.6%	4.4%
18 to 24	3.5%	5.6%
25 to 34	5.9%	7.3%
35 to 44	11.2%	7.7%
45 to 54	14.3%	6.7%
55 to 64	13.6%	22.0%
65 to 74	29.4%	23.3%
75 and over	9.4%	21.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Ewen	Ontonagon
White (non-Hispanic)	96.2%	90.8%
Black or African American	0.0%	3.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	0.0%	1.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	1.0%
Two or more races	3.8%	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	1.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Ewen	Ontonagon
No high school diploma	8.3%	6.3%
High school graduate	37.5%	44.9%
Some college or associate's	28.7%	33.7%
Bachelor's degree	14.6%	10.7%
Graduate or professional degree	10.8%	4.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Ewen	Ontonagon
Drove alone	57.3%	76.3%
Carpooled	22.9%	4.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	12.5%	1.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	1.2%
Worked from home	7.3%	16.3%
Other means	0.0%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Ewen	Ontonagon
1-unit, detached	82.0%	78.8%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.1%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	13.9%
5 to 19 units	13.0%	2.4%
20 or more units	0.0%	2.5%
Mobile home & other	5.0%	1.2%

Poverty & households

	Ewen	Ontonagon
Poverty rate	17.5%	11.8%
Average household size	2.03	1.71
Mean commute (minutes)	17	19
Median year structure built	1964	1951