Moving to Onekama, Michigan
Population: 647. Estimated population in July 2024: 634 (-2.0% change)
Males: 346 (53.5%), Females: 301 (46.5%)
Manistee County
Zip code: 49675
Demographics
Median resident age: 38.9 years
Median household income: $29,091
Median house value: $82,700
Population by Race
Races in Onekama:
- White Non-Hispanic (76.8%)
- Hispanic (21.8%)
- Other race (13.1%)
- American Indian (1.1%)
- Two or more races (1.1%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: German (16.4%), Irish (10.7%), English (10.2%), French (5.9%), Swedish (5.7%), United States (5.1%).
Land area: 0.6 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Onekama
- High school or higher: 81.2%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 20.3%
- Graduate or professional degree: 6.6%
- Unemployed: 16.7%
- Mean travel time to work: 19.3 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Onekama village
- Never married: 31.7%
- Now married: 51.5%
- Separated: 1.1%
- Widowed: 6.1%
- Divorced: 9.7%
0.8% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +133 (+25.9%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Onekama:
- WEST SHORE MEDICAL CENTER (about 11 miles; MANISTEE, MI)
- PAUL OLIVER MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 19 miles; FRANKFORT, MI)
- MEMORIAL MED CENTER OF WEST MICHIGAN (about 32 miles; LUDINGTON, MI)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Onekama:
- CHERRY CAPITAL (about 51 miles; TRAVERSE CITY, MI; Abbreviation: TVC)
- MUSKEGON COUNTY (about 83 miles; MUSKEGON, MI; Abbreviation: MKG)
- DELTA COUNTY (about 112 miles; ESCANABA, MI; Abbreviation: ESC)
Other public-use airports nearest to Onekama:
- MANISTEE CO.-BLACKER (about 8 miles; MANISTEE, MI; Abbreviation: MBL)
- FRANKFORT DOW MEMORIAL FIELD (about 18 miles; FRANKFORT, MI; Abbreviation: 3D4)
- THOMPSONVILLE (about 20 miles; THOMPSONVILLE, MI; Abbreviation: 7Y2)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Onekama:
- NORTHWESTERN MICHIGAN COLLEGE (about 53 miles; TRAVERSE CITY, MI; Full-time enrollment: 2,343)
- FERRIS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 68 miles; BIG RAPIDS, MI; Full-time enrollment: 8,593)
- MUSKEGON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 78 miles; MUSKEGON, MI; Full-time enrollment: 2,365)
- GRAND VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY (about 98 miles; ALLENDALE, MI; Full-time enrollment: 15,124)
- GRAND RAPIDS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 104 miles; GRAND RAPIDS, MI; Full-time enrollment: 7,590)
- AQUINAS COLLEGE (about 106 miles; GRAND RAPIDS, MI; Full-time enrollment: 2,022)
- LAKELAND COLLEGE (about 108 miles; SHEBOYGAN, WI; Full-time enrollment: 2,103)
Public primary/middle schools in Onekama:
- ONEKAMA MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 283; Location: 5016 MAIN STREET; Grades: 06 – 12)
- ONEKAMA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 212; Location: 5016 MAIN STREET; Grades: PK – 05)