Ontonagon County, Michigan (MI)

Back to: Michigan, Michigan smaller cities, Michigan smallest towns, All US cities.

County population in 2005: 7,363 (all rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 2,935
Renter-occupied apartments: 521

% of renters here:	15%
State:	26%

Land area: 1312 sq. mi.
Water area: 2429.9 sq. mi.

Population density: 6 people per square mile

(very low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This county:	10.4%
Whole state:	10.5%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:

This county:	4.0%
Whole state:	4.8%

Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (21.2%), Manufacturing (15.1%), Arts,entertainment,recreation,accommodation and food services (14.4%), Retail trade (11.3%).

Type of workers:

Private wage or salary: 72%
Government: 19%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 8%
Unpaid family work: 1%

Ontonagon County, Michigan business tout: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Races in Ontonagon County, Michigan:

White Non-Hispanic (96.8%)
American Indian (2.0%)
Two or more races (1.3%)
Hispanic (0.7%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Median resident age:	45.9 years
Michigan median age:	35.5 years

Males: 3,961	(50.7%)
Females: 3,857	(49.3%)

Average wage per job in 2003: $26,786
County population in 2003: 7,597
Jobs in 2003: 2,415

Ontonagon County,MI real estate house value trend

Total labor force in 2004: 3,592
Unemployment rate in 2004: 7.7%

Average household size:

Ontonagon County:	2.2 people
Michigan:	2.6 people

Estimated median household income in 2005: $30,460 ($29,552 in 2000)

This county	$30,460
Michigan:	$46,039

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $56,038

Ontonagon County	$56,038
Michigan:	$149,300

Median montly rent in 2000: $321
Institutionalized population: 130
Median monthly costs for houses with a mortgage in Ontonagon County in 2000: $532

Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

Murders: 0
Rapes: 0
Robberies: 0
Assaults: 5
Burglaries: 6
Thefts: 12
Auto thefts: 3

Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

Murders: 0
Rapes: 0
Robberies: 0
Assaults: 4
Burglaries: 13
Thefts: 34
Auto thefts: 3

Ontonagon County races chart

Ontonagon County, MI map from a distance

2004 Presidential Election results in Ontonagon County Michigan:

Bush/Cheney (Republican): 54.0%
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 44.4%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $587 (1.4%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Ontonagon County is $415 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $503 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $615 a month.

Cities in this county include: Ontonagon, Greater Galesburg.

Neighboring counties: Gogebic County , Houghton County , Iron County .

Click to draw/clear county borders

Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in Ontonagon County: Abbott-Fox Camp (A), Mass Station (B), Old Hilger Camp (C), Camp 10 (D), Camp 11 (E), Camp 12 (F), Camp 13 (G), Camp 14 (H), Camp 16 (I), Camp 17 (J), Camp 18 (K), Camp 3 (L), Camp 4 (M), Camp 5 (N), Camp 6 (O), Camp 7 (P), Camp 8 (Q), Camp 9 (R), Ontonagon County Park Campground and Picnic Area (S), Section 17 Cabin (T). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Ontonagon County include: Wainola Church (A), North Bruce Church (B), Agate Church (C), Gospel Mission Church (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Bruce Crossing Cemetery (1), Barelay Cemetery (2), Irish Hollow Cemetery (3), Maple Grove Cemetery (4), Woodawn Cemetery (5), Agate Cemetery (6), Forest Lawn Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Locust Pond (A), Amber Lake (B), Lost Lake (C), Avant Pond (D), Mattie Lake (E), Barclay Pond (F), Bass Lake (G), Millet Pond (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Rivers and creeks: Adventure Creek (A), Aho Creek (B), Konteka Creek (C), Aldridge Creek (D), Amundsan Creek (E), Anderson Creek (F), Argentine Creek (G), Ash Creek (H), Austin Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Ontonagon County include: Ontonagon County Park (1), Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park (2), Ewen Pines Roadside Park (3). Display/hide their locations on the map

Beach: Santa Monica Beach (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Unemployment in September 2007:

Here:	7.2%
Michigan:	7.0%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)

Current college students: 186
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 83.8%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 13.0%

Number of foreign born residents: 111 (43% naturalized citizens)

Ontonagon County:	1.4%
Whole state:	5.3%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population

1995 to March 2000: 7
1990 to 1994: 5
1985 to 1989: 6
1980 to 1984: 6
1975 to 1979: 2
1970 to 1974: 0
1970 to 1974: 8
1965 to 1969: 77

Mean travel time to work: 21.7 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 76.0%

Ontonagon County marital status for males

Ontonagon County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 4,575
One, attached: 35
Two: 70
3 or 4: 89
5 to 9: 42
10 to 19: 48
20 or more: 35
Mobile homes: 480
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 30

Housing units in Ontonagon County with a mortgage: 714 (21 second mortgage, 27 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,110

Agriculture in Ontonagon County
Average size of farms: 312 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $22343
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $38.33
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 0.00%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 79.71%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $20468
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 37.94%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $47202
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 92.59%
Average age of principal farm operators: 57 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 9.14
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 19.17%
Corn for grain: 66 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 25 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 11 acres

Ontonagon County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly below Michigan state average. It is 56.8 times below overall U.S. average.

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males:

Paper (15%)
Construction (13%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (10%)
Educational services (6%)
Accommodation and food services (6%)
Public administration (6%)
Arts, entertainment, and recreation (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (21%)
Accommodation and food services (15%)
Educational services (9%)
Food and beverage stores (7%)
Public administration (5%)
Finance and insurance (5%)
Arts, entertainment, and recreation (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
Carpenters (4%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (3%)

Most common occupations for females

Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (7%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
Waiters and waitresses (5%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (5%)
Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (4%)
Cashiers (4%)

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:

Germany (29%)
Canada (20%)
United Kingdom (19%)
Other Northern Europe (11%)
Korea (5%)
Poland (5%)
Japan (4%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Ontonagon County:

Finnish (33%)
German (15%)
Polish (7%)
English (6%)
Irish (5%)
French (except Basque) (5%)
United States or American (5%)

Ontonagon County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 2,268 (73%)
Carpooled: 411 (13%)
Bus or trolley bus: 31 (1%)
Bicycle: 2 (0%)
Walked: 190 (6%)
Other means: 25 (1%)
Worked at home: 163 (5%)

People in group quarters in Ontonagon County, Michigan

115 people in nursing homes
30 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
15 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
11 people in other group homes
6 people in homes for the mentally ill

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $38,258.

4.58% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($40,488 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.58%
Michigan average:	5.24%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
2.78% relocated from other counties in Michigan ($18,864 average AGI)
1.79% relocated from other states ($21,616 average AGI)
Ontonagon County: 1.79%
Michigan average: 1.38%

Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from Gogebic County, MI	0.59% ($33,250 average AGI)
from Houghton County, MI	0.37% ($13,600)

6.40% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($27,646 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.40%
Michigan average:	5.98%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.52% relocated to other counties in Michigan ($12,787 average AGI)
2.87% relocated to other states ($14,860 average AGI)
Ontonagon County: 2.87%
Michigan average: 2.21%

Percentage of residents relocating to other counties or countries

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to Gogebic County, MI	0.79% ($23,227 average AGI)
to Houghton County, MI	0.61% ($21,824)
to Marquette County, MI	0.47% ($20,846)
to Baraga County, MI	0.36% ($22,900)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.1
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 6.7

Births per 1000 population in Ontonagon County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.8
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 14.5

Deaths per 1000 population in Ontonagon County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.1
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 0.0

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Ontonagon County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 1,999 (1,713 aged, 286 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 11%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 9%

Household type by relationship

Households: 7,642

In family households: 6,231 (1,870 male householders, 339 female householders)
1,892 spouses, 1,849 children (1,719 natural, 56 adopted, 74 stepchildren), 52 grandchildren, 35 brothers or sisters, 29 parents, 46 other relatives, 119 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 1,411 (628 male householders (544 living alone)), 606 female householders (543 living alone)), 177 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 176 (137 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 1,227 2-persons, 461 3-persons, 321 4-persons, 165 5-persons, 25 6-persons, 10 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,087 1-person, 125 2-persons, 13 3-persons, 4 4-persons, 5 5-persons.

1,135 married couples with children.
348 single-parent households (122 men, 226 women).

93.0% of residents of Ontonagon County speak English at home.
0.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (77% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 11% speak English not well).
1.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (87% speak English very well, 7% speak English well, 7% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).
4.6% of residents speak other language at home (77% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 6% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $63,395,000 ($8410 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $2,356,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $29,423,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $13,186,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $140,000
Federal grants: $11,506,000
Federal procurement contracts: $5,542,000 ($1,618,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $3,598,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $291,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $741,000
Federal Government insurance: $2,330,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 267

Here:	36 per 1000 residents
State:	68 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 607

Here:	82 per 1000 residents
State:	45 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +3

Here:	+0 per 1000 residents
State:	+12 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: -101

Here:	-14 per 1000 residents
State:	-16 per 1000 residents

Population growth in Ontonagon County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.44 millions of gallons per day (23% from ground, 77% from surface)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.6
State:	6.1

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.4
State:	4.1

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 53
1995 to 1998: 256
1990 to 1994: 318
1980 to 1989: 483
1970 to 1979: 685
1960 to 1969: 618
1950 to 1959: 645
1940 to 1949: 592
1939 or earlier: 1,754

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Ontonagon County, Michigan:

1 room: 8
2 rooms: 29
3 rooms: 132
4 rooms: 425
5 rooms: 794
6 rooms: 727
7 rooms: 445
8 rooms: 197
9 or more rooms: 178

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Ontonagon County, Michigan:

1 room: 15
2 rooms: 37
3 rooms: 104
4 rooms: 115
5 rooms: 101
6 rooms: 61
7 rooms: 45
8 rooms: 22
9 or more rooms: 21

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Ontonagon County:

no bedroom: 14
1 bedroom: 155
2 bedrooms: 804
3 bedrooms: 1,412
4 bedrooms: 469
5 or more bedrooms: 81

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Ontonagon County:

no bedroom: 17
1 bedroom: 150
2 bedrooms: 136
3 bedrooms: 153
4 bedrooms: 51
5 or more bedrooms: 14

Cars and other vehicles available in Ontonagon County in owner-occupied houses/condos:

no vehicle: 152
1 vehicle: 893
2 vehicles: 1,363
3 vehicles: 434
4 vehicles: 71
5 or more vehicles: 22

Cars and other vehicles available in Ontonagon County in renter-occupied apartments

no vehicle: 96
1 vehicle: 233
2 vehicles: 148
3 vehicles: 40
4 vehicles: 4
5 or more vehicles: 0

71% of Ontonagon County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 56% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Michigan.

Ontonagon County:	71.5%
State average:	58.3%

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 5947
Northeast: 82
Midwest: 1305
South: 171
West: 175

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $33,800

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 13%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 12%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:

Utility gas (34%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (23%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (23%)
Wood (16%)
Electricity (3%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:

Utility gas (41%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (20%)
Electricity (17%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (16%)
Wood (7%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 7

Here:	0.9%
Michigan:	11.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 6

Here:	1.4%
Michigan:	8.7%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 23

Here:	15.1%
Michigan:	16.5%

Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninstitutionalized)

Ontonagon County government finances in 2002:

Charges - Air Transportation: $6,000
Charges - All Other: $1,857,000
Parks & Recreation: $21,000
Current Operations - Regular Highways: $4,866,000
Housing & Community Development: $1,245,000

General - Other: $879,000

Police Protection: $412,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $360,000

Health Services - Other: $351,000

Transit Utilities: $335,000

Financial Administration: $226,000

Corrections - Other: $189,000

Welfare - Other: $130,000

Central Staff Services: $114,000

General Public Buildings: $61,000

Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $32,000

Libraries: $23,000

Parks & Recreation: $20,000

Air Transportation: $16,000
Federal Intergovernmental - Housing & Community Development: $1,055,000
Transit Utilities: $513,000

Public Welfare: $120,000

All Other: $11,000

Highways: $5,000
Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Health: $78,000
Intergovernmental to State - General: $66,000
Local Intergovernmental - Highways: $141,000
Housing & Community Development: $1,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $454,000
Interest Earnings: $198,000

Rents: $9,000

Property Sale Other: $2,000
Other Capital Outlay - Transit Utilities: $616,000
Regular Highways: $257,000

Police Protection: $55,000

General - Other: $2,000

Judicial: $1,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $2,571,000
Revenue - Transit Utilities: $55,000
State Intergovernmental - Highways: $2,554,000
All Other: $304,000

Transit Utilities: $301,000

General Support: $169,000

Public Welfare: $146,000

Health & Hospitals: $37,000
Tax - Property: $2,128,000
NEC: $4,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $3,588,000

Back to: Michigan, Michigan smaller cities, Michigan smallest towns, All US cities.

Home sales trends information Powered by On Board LLC
Copyright © 2008 On Board LLC. Information is deemed reliable but not guaranteed.

city-data.com does not guarantee the accuracy or timeliness of any information on this site. Use at your own risk.
Some parts © 2003-2008 Advameg, Inc.