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.Unlike some villages where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Ortonville is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Ortonville is a village of service providers, professionals, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Ortonville who work in food service (10.81%), office and administrative support (9.54%), and sales jobs (7.95%). 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. A relatively large number of people in Ortonville telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 11.88% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 34.98 minutes every day commuting to work. 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.The percentage of people in Ortonville who are college-educated is somewhat higher than the average US community of 21.84%: 25.66% of adults in Ortonville 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.
