Ortonville is a very small village located in the state of Michigan. With a population of 1,331 people and four associated neighborhoods, Ortonville is the 422nd largest community in Michigan.
Ortonville real estate is some of the most expensive in Michigan, although Ortonville house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.
Also of interest is that Ortonville has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.
One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 11.88% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.
Ortonville’s overall crime rate ranks among the lowest in the nation, making it a very safe place to live.
One downside of living in Ortonville is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Ortonville, the average commute to work is 34.98 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.
Ortonville is a small village, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.
In terms of college education, Ortonville is somewhat better educated than the 21.84% who have a 4-year degree or higher in the typical US community: 25.66% of adults 25 and older in the village have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Ortonville in 2022 was $46,511, which is wealthy relative to Michigan and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $186,044 for a family of four. However, Ortonville contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call Ortonville home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Ortonville residents report their race to be White, followed by Native American. Important ancestries of people in Ortonville include German, Irish, English, Polish, and Norwegian.
The most common language spoken in Ortonville is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Polish.