Ontonagon County vs Oscoda County

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

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

Oscoda County has the higher population (8,338 vs 5,870 in Ontonagon County). Ontonagon County has the higher median household income ($51,844 vs $50,581 in Oscoda County). Oscoda County has the higher median home value ($126,000 vs $101,000 in Ontonagon County).

Population, income & housing

	Ontonagon County	Oscoda County
Population	5,870	8,338
Median age	59.4 yrs	52.1 yrs
Median household income	$51,844	$50,581
Median home value	$101,000	$126,000
Median gross rent	$571	$675
Housing units	5,256	7,705
Homeownership rate	87.3%	86.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.7%	14.8%
Unemployment rate	7.6%	8.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Ontonagon County	Oscoda County
Population	5,877 → 5,870 (-0.1%)	8,248 → 8,338 (+1.1%)
Median household income	$41,546 → $51,844 (+24.8%)	$42,335 → $50,581 (+19.5%)
Median home value	$70,000 → $101,000 (+44.3%)	$90,500 → $126,000 (+39.2%)
Median gross rent	$523 → $571 (+9.2%)	$750 → $675 (-10.0%)

Ontonagon County

Population

5,8775,870

Median household income

$41,546$51,844

Median home value

$70,000$101,000

Median gross rent

$523$571

Oscoda County

Population

8,2488,338

Median household income

$42,335$50,581

Median home value

$90,500$126,000

Median gross rent

$750$675

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Ontonagon County	Oscoda County
Under 5	2.6%	5.3%
5 to 17	8.9%	14.7%
18 to 24	5.4%	5.4%
25 to 34	6.1%	8.5%
35 to 44	7.8%	9.5%
45 to 54	11.0%	9.6%
55 to 64	20.4%	18.5%
65 to 74	22.1%	17.8%
75 and over	15.6%	10.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Ontonagon County	Oscoda County
White (non-Hispanic)	93.1%	93.5%
Black or African American	0.8%	0.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.3%
Asian	0.5%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.1%
Two or more races	3.3%	3.6%
Hispanic or Latino	1.7%	2.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Ontonagon County	Oscoda County
No high school diploma	5.9%	13.9%
High school graduate	41.1%	36.1%
Some college or associate's	36.3%	35.2%
Bachelor's degree	10.4%	10.4%
Graduate or professional degree	6.3%	4.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Ontonagon County	Oscoda County
Drove alone	74.1%	69.8%
Carpooled	9.7%	8.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.8%	1.5%
Bicycle	0.2%	5.3%
Worked from home	10.8%	13.1%
Other means	1.3%	1.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Ontonagon County	Oscoda County
1-unit, detached	90.1%	80.8%
1-unit, attached	0.2%	0.6%
2 to 4 units	2.6%	1.0%
5 to 19 units	1.5%	0.4%
20 or more units	0.4%	1.0%
Mobile home & other	5.1%	16.2%

Poverty & households

	Ontonagon County	Oscoda County
Poverty rate	12.6%	15.8%
Average household size	1.95	2.27
Mean commute (minutes)	26	26
Median year structure built	1962	1974