Onaway

Population: 701
Median household income: $40,159
Median home value: $59,100

Onaway is a community in Presque Isle County, Michigan, home to 701 residents. At $40,159, its median household income sits below Presque Isle County's $56,713.

Between 2019 and 2023, Onaway's population declined 13.1% from 807 to 701, while its median home value rose 38.7% from $42,600 to $59,100.

The typical home was built around 1947. 21.7% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 701
Median age: 51.8 yrs
Median household income: $40,159
Median home value: $59,100
Median gross rent: $600
Housing units: 476
Homeownership rate: 65.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.0%
Unemployment rate: 6.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

807701

Median household income

$28,813$40,159

Median home value

$42,600$59,100

Median gross rent

$525$600

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	807	$28,813	$42,600	$525
2020	760	$27,697	$51,000	$546
2021	796	$28,162	$53,000	$494
2022	813	$35,625	$57,100	$623
2023	701	$40,159	$59,100	$600

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 54.9%

5 to 176.6%

18 to 2414.1%

25 to 3412.7%

35 to 445.8%

45 to 5411.6%

55 to 6419.1%

65 to 7411.3%

75 and over14.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	34	4.9%
5 to 17	46	6.6%
18 to 24	99	14.1%
25 to 34	89	12.7%
35 to 44	41	5.8%
45 to 54	81	11.6%
55 to 64	134	19.1%
65 to 74	79	11.3%
75 and over	98	14.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	631	90.0%
Black or African American	1	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	6	0.9%
Asian	9	1.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	1	0.1%
Two or more races	24	3.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	29	4.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma17.0%

High school graduate35.1%

Some college or associate's38.9%

Bachelor's degree5.2%

Graduate or professional degree3.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	89	17.0%
High school graduate	183	35.1%
Some college or associate's	203	38.9%
Bachelor's degree	27	5.2%
Graduate or professional degree	20	3.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone78.0%

Carpooled15.8%

Public transit0.0%

Walked3.1%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home2.3%

Other means0.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	202	78.0%
Carpooled	41	15.8%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	8	3.1%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	6	2.3%
Other means	2	0.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	100	39.5%
15 to 29 min	39	15.4%
30 to 44 min	48	19.0%
45 to 59 min	36	14.2%
60+ min	30	11.9%

Households

Average household size: 1.74
Poverty rate: 21.7% (151 of 697)

	Count	Share
Family households	197	49.1%
Nonfamily households	204	50.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1947

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	401	84.2%
Vacant	75	15.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	264	65.8%
Renter-occupied	137	34.2%

1-unit, detached79.0%

1-unit, attached1.3%

2 to 4 units3.6%

5 to 19 units5.3%

20 or more units4.8%

Mobile home & other6.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	376	79.0%
1-unit, attached	6	1.3%
2 to 4 units	17	3.6%
5 to 19 units	25	5.3%
20 or more units	23	4.8%
Mobile home & other	29	6.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2660680
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 1.63 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 45.3585, -84.2272