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Onaway, Michigan Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools

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Population: 993. Estimated population in July 2024: 961 (-3.2% change)
Males: 457 (46.0%), Females: 536 (54.0%)

Presque Isle County

Zip code: 49765

Demographics

Median resident age: 38.3 years
Median household income: $20,787
Median house value: $46,000

Population by Race

Races in Onaway:

  • White Non-Hispanic (95.4%)
  • American Indian (3.0%)
  • Two or more races (2.3%)
  • Hispanic (1.4%)

Ancestries: German (22.5%), English (11.5%), Irish (10.8%), United States (9.5%), French (8.6%), Dutch (4.4%).

Elevation: 258 feet

Land area: 1.7 square miles

Map of Onaway, MI

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Onaway

  • High school or higher: 69.2%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 8.0%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 2.9%
  • Unemployed: 15.9%
  • Mean travel time to work: 24.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Onaway city

  • Never married: 32.5%
  • Now married: 35.0%
  • Separated: 2.3%
  • Widowed: 15.8%
  • Divorced: 14.4%

1.1% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: -53 (-5.1%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Onaway:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Onaway:

  • OTSEGO COUNTY (about 41 miles; GAYLORD, MI; Abbreviation: GLR)
  • PELLSTON REGIONAL AIRPORT OF EMMET COUNTY (about 42 miles; PELLSTON, MI; Abbreviation: PLN)
  • ALPENA COUNTY REGIONAL (about 51 miles; ALPENA, MI; Abbreviation: APN)

Other public-use airports nearest to Onaway:

  • LEO E. GOETZ COUNTY (about 1 miles; ONAWAY, MI; Abbreviation: Y96)
  • HOFFMAN’S BLACK MOUNTAIN AERODROME (about 13 miles; CHEBOYGAN, MI; Abbreviation: 2M7)
  • PBEAAYE (about 25 miles; TOPINABEE, MI; Abbreviation: Y30)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Onaway:

  • LAKE SUPERIOR STATE UNIVERSITY (about 77 miles; SAULT STE MARIE, MI; Full-time enrollment: 2,677)
  • NORTHWESTERN MICHIGAN COLLEGE (about 101 miles; TRAVERSE CITY, MI; Full-time enrollment: 2,343)
  • NORTHWOOD UNIVERSITY (about 121 miles; MIDLAND, MI; Full-time enrollment: 2,784)
  • SAGINAW VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY (about 125 miles; UNIVERSITY CENTER, MI; Full-time enrollment: 6,216)
  • DELTA COLLEGE (about 125 miles; UNIVERSITY CENTER, MI; Full-time enrollment: 5,117)
  • CENTRAL MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY (about 131 miles; MT PLEASANT, MI; Full-time enrollment: 21,353)
  • FERRIS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 144 miles; BIG RAPIDS, MI; Full-time enrollment: 8,593)

Schools

Public high schools in Onaway:

  • ONAWAY SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 225; Location: 4549 S. M-33 HIGHWAY; Grades: 09 – 12)
  • PRESQUE ISLE ACADEMY II (Students: 43; Location: 4549 S. M-33; Grades: 09 – 12)
  • RUSSELL HOUSE (Students: 15; Location: 3598 NORTH VETERANS DRIVE; Grades: 07 – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in Onaway:

  • ONAWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 404; Location: 4549 S. M-33 HIGHWAY; Grades: KG – 07)
  • ONAWAY MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 140; Location: 4549 S. M-33 HIGHWAY; Grades: 06 – 09)

Private primary/middle school in Onaway:

  • ONAWAY ADVENTIST SCHOOL (Students: 25; Location: 21440 M68 W HWY; Grades: 1 – 9)

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