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
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
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.
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
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.
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
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
Questions about Ewen
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Ewen, MI a good place to live?
Ewen has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.