Ortonville is a very small village located in the state of Michigan. With a population of 1,351 people and four associated neighborhoods, Ortonville is the 422nd largest community in Michigan.Unlike some villages, Ortonville isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Ortonville are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Ortonville is a village of service providers, professionals, and production and manufacturing workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Ortonville who work in management occupations (11.22%), food service (9.03%), and office and administrative support (7.66%). 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: 14.21% 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. Being a small village, Ortonville does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.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: 27.39% of adults 25 and older in the village have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Ortonville in 2022 was $48,496, which is wealthy relative to Michigan and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $193,984 for a family of four. However, Ortonville contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Ortonville is a somewhat ethnically-diverse village. 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 Black or African-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 Spanish.
