EwenMI
The town was settled in 1894 and has 281 residents today.
Is Ewen a good place to live?
Ewen’s age of the median resident is 59.1 years, above both Michigan’s towns (42.5 years) and U.S. towns (40.5 years). Among 702 Michigan towns, just 2 have a lower January low than Ewen. Ewen has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
What makes Ewen stand out
Where Ewen beats most towns.
281 people, and everyone knows the way
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The data
Ordered by what stands out in Ewen.
With 2.6 jobs for every working resident, Ewen draws in 173 commuters
Just over a fifth of Ewen residents live below the poverty line. Most people who work leave Ewen to do it: just 9% work in town. The town’s average commute is 16 minutes. Employers in Ewen added 173 jobs between 2011 and 2021, to 179.
| Ewen | Typical Michigan town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 22% | 8.9% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 16 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $61,000 | $77,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 8.7% | 5.9% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2021 · ACS
40% of residents are 65 or older
Michigan has 32% of adults 25 and older with a bachelor’s degree or more; here it is 29%.
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
48% women, 52% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±7.9 points. Across Michigan, 50.4% of residents are women.
| Ewen | MI | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 2.1% | 11.2% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 12.8% | 10.1% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 3.6% | 9.2% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 3.2% | 13.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 13.2% | 12.2% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 9.3% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 15.7% | 13.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 31.3% | 11.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 8.9% | 7.4% | 7% |
| No diploma | 6.6% | 7.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 35.8% | 28% | 26% |
| Some college | 17% | 21.9% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 11.8% | 9.8% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 19.7% | 19.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 9.2% | 12.7% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 300, single groups can be off by several points
Ewen has a low natural-hazard risk, chiefly from inland flooding
Compared with 77% of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage in Ewen is lower. Nearly three fifths of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by cold waves at 23%.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The climate in Ewen brings snowy winters and pleasant summers
Expect July afternoons of 79° and January nights of 4°, with about 180 inches of snow a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Ewen is
The share of adults in Ewen who binge drink is 15%. Across all 32 CDC measures, Ewen beats Michigan on 5 and trails on 8. Two figures for adults in the town: 15% have diabetes, 29% feel lonely.
| Ewen | Typical Michigan town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 45% | 36% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 12% | 12% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 32% | 33% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 83% | 80% | 79% |
| What stands out | Ewen | MI |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 9% | 11.9% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 7% | 8.7% |
| More adults with heart disease | 10% | 7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
A home in Ewen sells for about $74K at the median
80% of households are owner-occupiers in Ewen.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Ewen
Moving to Ewen: who provides what
Ewen is unincorporated, so Ontonagon County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.
Every workday, about 173 people come to Ewen for work
Where Ewen’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2021
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Ewen; the nearest are
About 2 of every 100 Ewen residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Michigan.
About Ewen
Census-designated place & unincorporated community in Michigan, United States
Ewen ( YEW-in) is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in McMillan Township, Ontonagon County, Michigan, United States. It is situated on the Upper Peninsula of Michigan along Highway M-28, which leads east 39 miles (63 km) to Covington and west 35 miles (56 km) to Wakefield. As of the 2020 census, Ewen had a population of 229. Ewen was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census.
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- Area
- 0.8 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,142 ft
- ZIP code
- 49925
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