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Oakland County, MI

1,270,426 Population
867.4 square miles 1,464.6 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

41.4 ±0.3 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Michigan: 40.5 ±0.2
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$53,537 ±$1,232 Per capita income
  • about 1.4 times the amount in Michigan: $38,952 ±$306
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in United States: $43,313 ±$91
$92,015 ±$2,003 Median household income
  • about 1.3 times the amount in Michigan: $69,183 ±$694
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in United States: $77,719 ±$186

8.1% ±0.7% (102,276  ±8,947) Persons below poverty line
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Michigan: 13.5% 1,326,740 (±0.3% / ±27,989)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,763,044 (±0.1% / ±277,214)

26.2 minutes ±0.5 (14,341,345  ±356,862) Mean travel time to work
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Michigan: 24.5 102,049,984 (±0.2 / ±869,478)
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 26.8 3,749,033,000 (±0 / ±7,372,533)

Families

533,533 ±3,904 Number of households
  • Michigan: 4,107,809 ±11,889
  • United States: 131,332,360 ±130,190
2.4 ±0 (1,256,599  ±379) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in Michigan: 2.4 9,821,269
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,701,630

5% ±0.6% (14,031  ±1,774) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about the same as the rate in Michigan: 4.8% 108,698 (±0.3% / ±5,883)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,018,933 (±0.1% / ±41,679)

Housing

563,476 ±213 Number of housing units
  • Michigan: 4,642,957 ±1,572
  • United States: 145,333,460 ±10,062

$338,000 ±$4,906 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 1.4 times the amount in Michigan: $236,100 ±$1,315
  • about the same as the amount in United States: $340,200 ±$571

10.5% ±0.8% (132,194  ±9,824.1) Moved since previous year
  • a little less than the rate in Michigan: 11% 1,091,018 (±0.3% / ±24,644.9)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 12.1% 40,001,900 (±0.1% / ±198,133.8)

Social

95.1% ±1.5% (872,161  ±13,835.1) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in Michigan: 92% 6,449,479 (±0.5% / ±37,332.5)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.8% 208,092,664 (±0.1% / ±278,776.4)
51.1% ±1.1% (468,700  ±9,697) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Michigan: 32.7% 2,289,862 (±0.3% / ±21,961.1)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 36.2% 83,816,088 (±0.1% / ±181,834.5)

16.1% ±0.7% (193,550  ±8,051) Persons with language other than English spoken at home
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Michigan: 10.5% 999,553 (±0.2% / ±19,725.7)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 22.5% 71,109,120 (±0.1% / ±222,236.2)

13.8% (175,713  ±8,057) Foreign-born population
  • nearly double the rate in Michigan: 7.4% 737,552
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 14.3% 47,831,412

4.7% ±0.3% (47,288  ±3,318) Population with veteran status
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Michigan: 5.6% 441,439 (±0.1% / ±9,758)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 6.1% 15,813,955 (±0% / ±66,116)
47,288 Total veterans ±3,318 42,570 Male ±2,934 4,718 Female ±1,279

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