Onaway vs Posen

A side-by-side comparison of Onaway and Posen: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Onaway has the higher population (701 vs 285 in Posen). Posen has the higher median household income ($46,696 vs $40,159 in Onaway). Posen has the higher median home value ($78,800 vs $59,100 in Onaway).

Population, income & housing

	Onaway	Posen
Population	701	285
Median age	51.8 yrs	26.9 yrs
Median household income	$40,159	$46,696
Median home value	$59,100	$78,800
Median gross rent	$600	$427
Housing units	476	144
Homeownership rate	65.8%	63.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	9.0%	2.5%
Unemployment rate	6.7%	9.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Onaway	Posen
Population	807 → 701 (-13.1%)	185 → 285 (+54.1%)
Median household income	$28,813 → $40,159 (+39.4%)	$25,833 → $46,696 (+80.8%)
Median home value	$42,600 → $59,100 (+38.7%)	$76,400 → $78,800 (+3.1%)
Median gross rent	$525 → $600 (+14.3%)	$344 → $427 (+24.1%)

Onaway

Population

807701

Median household income

$28,813$40,159

Median home value

$42,600$59,100

Median gross rent

$525$600

Posen

Population

185285

Median household income

$25,833$46,696

Median home value

$76,400$78,800

Median gross rent

$344$427

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Onaway	Posen
Under 5	4.9%	9.8%
5 to 17	6.6%	14.7%
18 to 24	14.1%	19.3%
25 to 34	12.7%	9.5%
35 to 44	5.8%	4.9%
45 to 54	11.6%	12.3%
55 to 64	19.1%	9.1%
65 to 74	11.3%	17.2%
75 and over	14.0%	3.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Onaway	Posen
White (non-Hispanic)	90.0%	97.9%
Black or African American	0.1%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.9%	0.0%
Asian	1.3%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.4%	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino	4.1%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Onaway	Posen
No high school diploma	17.0%	8.8%
High school graduate	35.1%	40.6%
Some college or associate's	38.9%	48.1%
Bachelor's degree	5.2%	2.5%
Graduate or professional degree	3.8%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Onaway	Posen
Drove alone	78.0%	84.9%
Carpooled	15.8%	0.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.1%	9.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.3%	2.5%
Other means	0.8%	2.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Onaway	Posen
1-unit, detached	79.0%	75.0%
1-unit, attached	1.3%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	3.6%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	5.3%	0.0%
20 or more units	4.8%	23.6%
Mobile home & other	6.1%	1.4%

Poverty & households

	Onaway	Posen
Poverty rate	21.7%	23.2%
Average household size	1.74	2.16
Mean commute (minutes)	25	25
Median year structure built	1947	1962