Onamia

Population: 731
Median household income: $26,827
Median home value: $126,200

Onamia, a community in Mille Lacs County, Minnesota, has 731 residents. Its median household income of $26,827 runs below the Mille Lacs County figure of $71,455.

From 2019 to 2023, Onamia's population declined 22.7% from 946 to 731, while its median home value rose 44.6% from $87,300 to $126,200.

The typical home was built around 1969. 27.9% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 731
Median age: 44.8 yrs
Median household income: $26,827
Median home value: $126,200
Median gross rent: $600
Housing units: 378
Homeownership rate: 52.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.8%
Unemployment rate: 4.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

946731

Median household income

$33,274$26,827

Median home value

$87,300$126,200

Median gross rent

$654$600

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	946	$33,274	$87,300	$654
2020	929	$30,592	$92,100	$675
2021	871	$25,972	$93,300	$614
2022	796	$25,417	$112,900	$635
2023	731	$26,827	$126,200	$600

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

Age distribution

Under 57.3%

5 to 1719.4%

18 to 243.3%

25 to 346.8%

35 to 4413.4%

45 to 546.3%

55 to 6412.2%

65 to 7412.4%

75 and over18.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	53	7.3%
5 to 17	142	19.4%
18 to 24	24	3.3%
25 to 34	50	6.8%
35 to 44	98	13.4%
45 to 54	46	6.3%
55 to 64	89	12.2%
65 to 74	91	12.4%
75 and over	138	18.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	610	83.4%
Black or African American	12	1.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	33	4.5%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	4	0.5%
Two or more races	64	8.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	8	1.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma11.1%

High school graduate40.0%

Some college or associate's31.1%

Bachelor's degree9.6%

Graduate or professional degree8.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	57	11.1%
High school graduate	205	40.0%
Some college or associate's	159	31.1%
Bachelor's degree	49	9.6%
Graduate or professional degree	42	8.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 23 min

Drove alone65.1%

Carpooled6.6%

Public transit0.0%

Walked16.5%

Bicycle0.9%

Worked from home10.8%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	138	65.1%
Carpooled	14	6.6%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	35	16.5%
Bicycle	2	0.9%
Worked from home	23	10.8%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	83	43.9%
15 to 29 min	49	25.9%
30 to 44 min	18	9.5%
45 to 59 min	5	2.6%
60+ min	34	18.0%

Households

Average household size: 1.84
Poverty rate: 27.9% (169 of 606)

	Count	Share
Family households	128	38.9%
Nonfamily households	201	61.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1969

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	329	87.0%
Vacant	49	13.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	171	52.0%
Renter-occupied	158	48.0%

1-unit, detached54.8%

1-unit, attached1.9%

2 to 4 units3.7%

5 to 19 units16.9%

20 or more units16.9%

Mobile home & other5.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	207	54.8%
1-unit, attached	7	1.9%
2 to 4 units	14	3.7%
5 to 19 units	64	16.9%
20 or more units	64	16.9%
Mobile home & other	22	5.8%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2748310
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 0.98 sq mi
Water area: 0.02 sq mi
Center point: 46.0703, -93.6671