Ontonagon township, MI

Ontonagon County, MI

2022 population: 2,074 ( 505 from 2010 )
Land area: 193.8 square miles
Population density: 10.7 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	1,954	94.21%	21.8%
Black:	46	2.22%	2200.0%
Indian:	1	0.05%	93.8%
Asian:	17	0.82%	325.0%
2+ races:	29	1.40%	3.6%
Hispanic:	22	1.06%	15.4%

Total non-White:	120	5.79%	51.9%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-546	-25.7
Change in Non-White pop.:	41	1.9

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
2,579
2,500	96.94%
2	0.08%
16	0.62%
4	0.16%
28	1.09%
26	1.01%
79	3.06%

2000
2,958
2,862	96.75%
0	0.00%
26	0.88%
2	0.07%
32	1.08%
36	1.22%
96	3.25%

1990
3,238
3,163	97.68%
0	0.00%
56	1.73%
2	0.06%
n/a
17	0.53%
75	2.32%

1980
3,525
3,488	98.95%
0	0.00%
33	0.94%
2	0.06%
n/a
2	0.06%
37	1.05%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-362	-12.2
-17	-0.6

Number	Rate
1990's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-301	-9.3
21	0.6

Number	Rate
1980's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-325	-9.2
38	1.1

Age, Family & Household Data for Ontonagon township, MI

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
60.4
160	7.7%
1,914	92.3%
845	40.7%

1,036
1.94

610	58.9%
505	82.8%
30	4.9%
426	41.1%

2010
Number	Percent
51.5
445	17.3%
2,134	82.7%
655	25.4%

1,214
2.07

718	59.1%
585	81.5%
48	6.7%
496	40.9%

2000
Number	Percent
45.5
637	21.5%
2,321	78.5%
655	22.1%

1,278
2.20

807	63.1%
675	83.6%
56	6.9%
471	36.9%

1990
Number	Percent
39.7
763	23.6%
2,475	76.4%
659	20.4%

1,329
2.34

893	67.2%
755	84.5%
63	7.1%
436	32.8%

1980
Number	Percent
34.4
1,067	30.3%
2,458	69.7%
594	16.9%

1,274
2.67

954	74.9%
823	86.3%
47	4.9%
320	25.1%

2022 Housing Data for Ontonagon township, MI

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	53	5.1%
$10,000 to $14,999	57	5.5%
$15,000 to $19,999	63	6.1%
$20,000 to $24,999	83	8.0%
$25,000 to $29,999	59	5.7%
$30,000 to $34,999	77	7.4%
$35,000 to $39,999	35	3.4%
$40,000 to $44,999	65	6.3%
$45,000 to $49,999	25	2.4%
$50,000 to $59,999	93	9.0%
$60,000 to $74,999	117	11.3%
$75,000 to $99,999	141	13.6%
$100,000 to $124,999	105	10.1%
$125,000 to $149,999	12	1.2%
$150,000 to $199,999	38	3.7%
$200,000 or more	13	1.3%

Median Household Income	50,132
Per Capita Income	30,787

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	102	9.8%
Public Assistance	32	3.1%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	178	17.2%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	695	64.8%
Unemployed	39	3.6%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	734	68.5%
Not in Labor Force	338	31.5%

Real Unemployment Rate		35.2%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	242	186	56.5%
Non-Profit	41	62	39.8%
Self-Employed	33	11	75.0%

Local Government	35	114	23.5%
State Government	12	24	33.3%
Federal Government	6	7	46.2%

Total Private + Self	275	197	58.3%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	94	207	31.2%
Total	369	404	47.7%

Pct. Govt.	25.6%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	91	11.8%
Sales and Office Occupations	155	20.1%
Professional, Technical	151	19.5%
Service Occupations	179	23.2%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	17	2.2%
All others	197	25.5%

White Collar		51.4%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	122	15.8%
Retail trade	102	13.2%
Educational services	76	9.8%
Construction	70	9.1%
Accommodation and food services	56	7.2%
Manufacturing	49	6.3%
Utilities	46	6.0%
Finance and insurance	44	5.7%
Public administration	43	5.6%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	39	5.0%
Other services	37	4.8%
Information	25	3.2%
Transportation and warehousing	24	3.1%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	16	2.1%
Professional, scientific, technical	9	1.2%
Real estate and rental and leasing	5	0.6%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	4	0.5%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	3	0.4%
Wholesale trade	3	0.4%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	22	1.06%
Puerto Rican	0	0.00%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	0	0.00%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	0	0.00%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	0	0.00%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Filipino	10	0.48%
Chinese	4	0.19%
Japanese	3	0.14%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	1,988	98.1%
German, other Germanic	11	0.5%
Spanish	8	0.4%
Tagalog	6	0.3%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	5	0.2%
Other	4	0.2%
French, Haitian, Cajun	4	0.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
Finnish	534	25.7%
German	481	23.2%
English	261	12.6%
Irish	190	9.2%
Polish	182	8.8%
French	151	7.3%
American	126	6.1%
Swedish	124	6.0%
Italian	107	5.2%
Norwegian	79	3.8%
Dutch	69	3.3%
French Canadian	57	2.7%
Croatian	42	2.0%
Russian	34	1.6%
Danish	22	1.1%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	2,065	99.6%
Not a citizen	9	0.4%

Native	2,010	96.9%
Foreign-born	64	3.1%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
22	1.2%	88	4.9%	734	41.1%	630	35.3%	205	11.5%	106	5.9%
Average years of education: 13.1

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	22	1.2%
9-12 Years	88	4.9%
H.S. Grad or GED	734	41.1%
Some College	630	35.3%
Bach. Degree	205	11.5%
Grad Degree	106	5.9%
Average years of education: 13.1

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +96	D +30	D + 7.3%
D +126
2020 vs. 2012	R +146	R +172	R + 11.2%
D -26
2020 vs. 2008	R +170	R +330	R + 23.8%
D -160

2016 vs. 2008	R +74	R +360	R + 31.0%
D -286
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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	77%	Donald Trump* (R)	865	61.3%	Joe Biden (D)	523	37.1%	23	1.6%	1,411	14	15	0.03%
2016	64%	Donald Trump (R)	769	61.6%	Hillary Clinton (D)	397	31.8%	82	6.6%	1,248	14	16	0.03%
2012	62%	Mitt Romney (R)	719	55.7%	Barack Obama* (D)	549	42.6%	22	1.7%	1,290	11	9	0.03%
2008	65%	John McCain (R)	695	49.0%	Barack Obama (D)	683	48.2%	39	2.8%	1,417	8	3	0.03%
2004	67%	George W. Bush* (R)	862	57.4%	John Kerry (D)	621	41.4%	18	1.2%	1,501	10	7	0.03%
2000	64%	George W. Bush (R)	949	63.4%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	493	32.9%	55	3.7%	1,497	17	15	0.04%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Ontonagon township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

523

37.1%

Donald Trump* (R)

865

61.3%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

0.9%

Other

0.8%

TOTAL

1,411

Turnout: 77%	Diff (St): 14	Diff (US): 15

2016 President, Ontonagon township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

397

31.8%

Donald Trump (R)

769

61.6%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

4.4%

Other

2.2%

TOTAL

1,248

Turnout: 64%	Diff (St): 14	Diff (US): 16

2012 President, Ontonagon township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

549

42.6%

Mitt Romney (R)

719

55.7%

Other

1.7%

TOTAL

1,290

Turnout: 62%	Diff (St): 11	Diff (US): 9

2008 President, Ontonagon township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

683

48.2%

John McCain (R)

695

49.0%

Other

2.8%

TOTAL

1,417

Turnout: 65%	Diff (St): 8	Diff (US): 3

2004 President, Ontonagon township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

862

57.4%

John Kerry (D)

621

41.4%

Ralph Nader (I)

0.7%

Other

0.5%

TOTAL

1,501

Turnout: 67%	Diff (St): 10	Diff (US): 7

2000 President, Ontonagon township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

949

63.4%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

493

32.9%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

2.8%

Other

0.9%

TOTAL

1,497

Turnout: 64%	Diff (St): 17	Diff (US): 15

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Ontonagon township, MI

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	G	66%	Tudor Dixon (R)	698	58.0%	Gretchen Whitmer* (D)	477	39.7%	28 [+]	2.3%	1,203	14	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Mary Buzuma (Libertarian) 12 (1.0%); Donna Brandenburg (U.S. Taxpayers) 10 (0.8%); Kevin Hogan (Green) 4 (0.3%); Daryl Simpson (Natural Law) 2 (0.2%);
2020	S2	76%	John James (R)	827	59.8%	Gary Peters* (D)	533	38.5%	23 [+]	1.7%	1,383	12	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Valerie Willis (U.S. Taxpayers) 11 (0.8%); Marcia Squier (Green) 7 (0.5%); Other (Write-in) 5 (0.4%);
2018	S1	61%	John James (R)	653	56.7%	Debbie Stabenow* (D)	467	40.6%	31 [+]	2.7%	1,151	11	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Marcia Squier (Green) 14 (1.2%); George Huffman (U.S. Taxpayers) 11 (1.0%); Other (Write-in) 6 (0.5%);
2018	G	61%	Bill Schuette (R)	660	57.2%	Gretchen Whitmer (D)	441	38.2%	52 [+]	4.5%	1,153	13	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Other (Write-in) 28 (2.4%); Bill Gelineau (Libertarian) 14 (1.2%); Todd Schleiger (U.S. Taxpayers) 10 (0.9%);
2014	S2	48%	Terri Lynn Land (R)	509	53.1%	Gary Peters (D)	415	43.3%	34 [+]	3.5%	958	12	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Jim Fulner (Libertarian) 14 (1.5%); Richard Matkin (U.S. Taxpayers) 10 (1.0%); Chris Wahmhoff (Green) 10 (1.0%);
2014	G	48%	Rick Snyder* (R)	513	53.0%	Mark Schauer (D)	420	43.4%	35 [+]	3.6%	968	2	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Mary Buzuma (Libertarian) 15 (1.5%); Paul Homeniuk (Green) 11 (1.1%); Mark McFarlin (U.S. Taxpayers) 9 (0.9%);

*: incumbent +: ran on additional party lines Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election RO: runoff election PSV: percent of state vote

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	1,556
Median Value	$91,600

Occupied	1,036	66.6%
Vacant	520	33.4%

Owned	850	82.0%
Rented	186	18.0%
Median Rent	$522

Single-Family Units	1,342	86.2%
Detached	1,334	85.7%
Attached	8	0.5%
Buldings with 5+ Units	52	3.3%
Mobile Homes	46	3.0%

Ontonagon township, MI

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Ontonagon township, MI

2022 Housing Data for Ontonagon township, MI

2022 Income & Employment Data for Ontonagon township, MI

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Ontonagon township, MI

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Ontonagon township, MI

Historical Presidential Election Results for Ontonagon township, MI

Historical Statewide Election Results for Ontonagon township, MI