Housing data for Onekama Township, MI
Onekama Township, MI has an estimated 1,365 residents and 1,263 homes (US Census Bureau, 2020–2024 American Community Survey).
It is a township in Manistee County.
13.2% of households rent.
The median gross rent is $1,517 a month.
Figures last updated on .
- Residents
- 1,365 (±236)
- Housing units
- 1,263 (±114)
- Households that rent
- 13.2%
- Median gross rent
- $1,517
- Residents since 2015–2019
- +3.4%
What stands out in Onekama Township
Working from home: 25.0% (±13.7 points) in Onekama Township, higher than in Manistee County (10.8%).
Median home value: $282,200 (±$74,849) in Onekama Township, higher than in Manistee County ($182,200).
Median real estate taxes: $2,981 (±$598) in Onekama Township, higher than in Manistee County ($1,898).
- Commute and cars in Onekama Township
- Home values in Onekama Township
- Property taxes in Onekama Township
Housing in Onekama Township at a glance
- Median rent: $1,517 median gross rent a month (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Rent burden: 69.0% of renters pay 30% or more of income (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Renters and owners: 13.2% of households rent
- Income and affordability: $70,380 median household income
- Home values: $282,200 median home value
- Homeowner costs: $1,600 median monthly cost with a mortgage
- Property taxes: $2,981 median real estate taxes a year
- Types of homes: 0.9% of homes are in buildings of 5 or more units
- Bedrooms: 66.5% of homes have 3 or more bedrooms
- Age of homes: 66.0% of homes were built before 1980
- Vacancy rate: 6.5% rental vacancy rate (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Heating fuel: 62.5% heat with utility gas
- Commute and cars: 24.8 minutes average trip to work
- Growth: +3.4% residents since 2015–2019
- How long people stay: 18.9% moved in since 2020
- Crowding and facilities: 1.4% of homes have more than 1 person per room (Small sample: wide margin of error)
Onekama Township against Manistee County, its state and the nation
| Onekama Township | Manistee County | Michigan | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents | 1,365 (±236) | 25,350 (exact) | 10,077,761 (exact) | 334,922,499 |
| Housing units | 1,263 (±114) | 15,713 (±42) | 4,622,236 (±795) | 143,775,355 |
| Households that rent | 13.2% (±5.6 points) | 14.2% (±1.6 points) | 26.8% (±0.2 points) | 34.8% |
| Median gross rent | $1,517 (±$1,186) | $842 (±$48) | $1,129 (±$4) | $1,413 |
| Median household income | $70,380 (±$9,952) | $63,516 (±$2,576) | $72,875 (±$293) | $80,734 |
| Median home value | $282,200 (±$74,849) | $182,200 (±$10,645) | $231,600 (±$642) | $332,700 |
| Median real estate taxes (a year) | $2,981 (±$598) | $1,898 (±$76) | $2,904 (±$9) | $3,119 |
| Built before 1980 | 66.0% (±9.8 points) | 61.8% (±3.1 points) | 62.1% (±0.2 points) | 49.7% |
| Average commute | 24.8 minutes (±3.5) | 21.7 minutes (±0.9) | 24.2 minutes (±0.1) | 26.4 minutes |
| Households with broadband | 89.4% (±4.1 points) | 86.1% (±1.7 points) | 90.5% (±0.1 points) | 91.0% |
| Median age of residents | 62.6 years (±2.4) | 50.3 years (±0.3) | 40.2 years (±0.1) | 38.9 years |
Onekama Township covers 18.4 square miles of land, about 74 residents per square mile (Census Bureau Gazetteer).
How Onekama Township has changed since 2015–2019
| 2015–2019 | 2020–2024 | Amount of change | Verdict | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents | 1,320 (±136) | 1,365 (±236) | +3.4% | Not a measurable change |
| Housing units | 1,357 (±78) | 1,263 (±114) | −6.9% | Not a measurable change |
| Median gross rent | $613 (±$115) | $1,517 (±$1,186) | +147.5% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Median home value | $252,300 (±$23,891) | $282,200 (±$74,849) | +11.9% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Median household income | $71,429 (±$9,739) | $70,380 (±$9,952) | −1.5% | Down after inflation |
| Median owner cost with a mortgage | $1,426 (±$181) | $1,600 (±$300) | +12.2% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Median real estate taxes | $2,918 (±$351) | $2,981 (±$598) | +2.2% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Households that rent | 10.2% (±3.8 points) | 13.2% (±5.6 points) | +3.0 percentage points | Not a measurable change |
| Rental vacancy rate | 22.1% (±17.5 points) | 6.5% (±11.7 points) | −15.6 percentage points | Not a measurable change |
The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.
Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.
The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.
Crime reported to police in Manistee County
Onekama Township has no police department of its own in the FBI’s figures, so this is the figure for Manistee County as a whole.
In 2025, the police departments that report for Manistee County recorded 200 violent and 677 property crimes per 100,000 residents.
A county-wide figure describes the whole county, not this place; crime varies from one community to the next.
ZIP codes in Onekama Township
| ZIP code | Share of the ZIP’s land in this place | Residents | Median gross rent | Median home value | Median household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 49675 | 97% | 901 | $575 | $272,800 | $64,844 |
A ZIP code is a mail route rather than a boundary, so the Census Bureau publishes figures for ZIP Code Tabulation Areas built from census blocks; the share column says how much of each one’s land lies in this place.
Places near Onekama Township
| Place | Distance | Median gross rent | Median home value | Households that rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bear Lake | 4.7 mi | — | $155,400 | 5.3% |
| Bear Lake Township (Manistee County) | 4.7 mi | $1,100 | $224,700 | 7.2% |
| Arcadia Township (Manistee County) | 6.3 mi | — | $239,600 | 3.9% |
| Manistee Township | 6.9 mi | $666 | $193,900 | 11.0% |
| Pleasanton Township | 7.4 mi | — | $232,900 | 2.4% |
| Brown Township | 7.6 mi | — | $238,700 | 4.8% |
| Eastlake | 10 mi | — | $122,400 | 11.0% |
| Kaleva | 10 mi | $1,594 | $94,200 | 19.6% |
Places in Michigan most like Onekama Township
| Place | Median gross rent | Median home value | Median household income | Households that rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Macon Township | $1,604 | $268,200 | $78,813 | 4.6% |
| Clarence Township | $1,477 | $221,700 | $66,955 | 17.3% |
| Skandia Township | $1,339 | $205,400 | $69,485 | 6.0% |
| Sullivan Township | $1,575 | $215,700 | $65,156 | 4.4% |
| Johnstown Township | $1,300 | $216,400 | $81,875 | 16.8% |
| Blaine Township | $1,180 | $248,500 | $75,313 | 9.6% |
Matched on rent, home value, income, the share who rent, the age of the homes, the share in apartment buildings and the commute, each measured against the spread across Michigan.
HUD Fair Market Rent for Onekama Township, fiscal year 2027
| Studio | 1 bedroom | 2 bedrooms | 3 bedrooms | 4 bedrooms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $761 | $822 | $1,067 | $1,360 | $1,402 |
HUD income limits for Onekama Township, fiscal year 2026
| Household size | Extremely low (30%) | Very low (50%) | Low (80%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 person | $18,000 | $29,950 | $47,900 |
| 2 people | $21,640 | $34,200 | $54,750 |
| 3 people | $27,320 | $38,500 | $61,600 |
| 4 people | $33,000 | $42,750 | $68,400 |
| 5 people | $38,680 | $46,200 | $73,900 |
| 6 people | $44,360 | $49,600 | $79,350 |
| 7 people | $50,040 | $53,050 | $84,850 |
| 8 people | $55,720 | $56,450 | $90,300 |
These are the limits HUD sets for its housing programs in the Manistee County, MI, where HUD’s median family income for fiscal year 2026 is $85,500.
A program can use its own limits; tax-credit and local programs often do.
The figures for Onekama Township include the places inside it that have pages of their own: Onekama.
Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.
Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.
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Questions about Onekama Township
How many renters are there in Onekama Township?
Onekama Township has an estimated 86 (±45) renting households, 13.2% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What is the median household income in Onekama Township?
The median household income in Onekama Township is $70,380 (±$9,952) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What is the average home value in Onekama Township, MI?
The Census Bureau publishes the median: $282,200 (±$74,849) for owner-occupied homes in Onekama Township (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What is the average mortgage payment in Onekama Township?
The Census Bureau publishes total owner costs rather than the mortgage alone: the median for owners with a mortgage in Onekama Township, MI is $1,600 (±$300) a month, including taxes, insurance and utilities.
How much are property taxes in Onekama Township?
The median real estate tax paid by homeowners in Onekama Township, MI is $2,981 (±$598) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
How many homes are in Onekama Township?
Onekama Township, MI has an estimated 1,263 (±114) housing units, occupied and vacant (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
Is Onekama Township growing?
In Onekama Township, the number of residents went from 1,320 in 2015–2019 to 1,365 in 2020–2024 (+3.4%), not a measurable change.
What ZIP codes are in Onekama Township?
The ZIP code that covers Onekama Township is 49675.
What is the median rent in ZIP code 49675?
The median gross rent in ZIP Code Tabulation Area 49675 is $575 (±$334) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
Sources
- Demographic and Housing Estimates (DP05), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Onekama township, Manistee County, Michigan
- Selected Housing Characteristics (DP04), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Onekama township, Manistee County, Michigan
- Selected Economic Characteristics (DP03), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Onekama township, Manistee County, Michigan
- Median Real Estate Taxes Paid by Mortgage Status (B25103), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Onekama township, Manistee County, Michigan
- Selected Social Characteristics (DP02), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Onekama township, Manistee County, Michigan
- Total Population (B01003), 2015–2019 ACS 5-year estimates — Onekama township, Manistee County, Michigan
- Median Gross Rent (B25064), 2015–2019 ACS 5-year estimates — Onekama township, Manistee County, Michigan
- HUD Fair Market Rents, fiscal year 2027: Manistee County, MI
- HUD Income Limits, fiscal year 2026: Manistee County, MI
- US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates for ZIP Code Tabulation Areas
- Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), US city average, all items, US Bureau of Labor Statistics: annual averages 2019 and 2024
- US Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files
To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) for Onekama township, Manistee County, Michigan (county subdivision:60760, in state:26 county:101).
Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).
The 2015–2019 figures are B01003_001E, B01003_001M, B25064_001E, B25064_001M from the 2019 release.
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DP05_0001E, DP05_0001M, DP04_0001E, DP04_0001M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M, DP03_0062E, DP03_0062M, DP04_0089E, DP04_0089M
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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.
Figures last updated on .