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Oakland County, MI

1,296,888 Population
867.4 square miles 1,495.1 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

41.3 ±0.2 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Michigan: 40.4 ±0.2
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$56,680 ±$1,330 Per capita income
  • about 1.4 times the amount in Michigan: $40,990 ±$308
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$98,709 ±$3,098 Median household income
  • about 1.4 times the amount in Michigan: $72,389 ±$567
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

7.5% ±0.7% (96,636  ±8,654) Persons below poverty line
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Michigan: 13.5% 1,334,859 (±0.3% / ±27,543)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

26.4 minutes ±0.5 (14,876,025  ±390,476) Mean travel time to work
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Michigan: 24.4 103,755,816 (±0.2 / ±1,091,458)
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 27.2 3,895,171,300 (±0 / ±7,663,316)

Families

524,981 ±4,431 Number of households
  • Michigan: 4,131,281 ±12,742
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.4 ±0 (1,283,488  ±168) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in Michigan: 2.4 9,921,923
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

3.5% ±0.6% (10,069  ±1,737) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Michigan: 4.9% 112,620 (±0.3% / ±5,715)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

567,215 ±135 Number of housing units
  • Michigan: 4,669,109 ±1,252
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$365,500 ±$5,325 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 1.4 times the amount in Michigan: $254,200 ±$1,616
  • about the same as the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

10.6% ±0.9% (136,906  ±11,033.5) Moved since previous year
  • about the same as the rate in Michigan: 10.8% 1,081,686 (±0.3% / ±30,683.1)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

95.3% ±1.5% (895,814  ±14,369.6) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in Michigan: 92.2% 6,551,317 (±0.6% / ±39,951.7)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
52.2% ±1% (490,373  ±9,477.7) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Michigan: 33.3% 2,366,945 (±0.3% / ±23,456.2)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

16.8% ±0.8% (206,953  ±9,642) Persons with language other than English spoken at home
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Michigan: 11.1% 1,063,138 (±0.2% / ±19,574.8)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 23% 74,050,850 (±0.1% / ±226,318.1)

13.8% (179,433  ±7,357) Foreign-born population
  • nearly double the rate in Michigan: 7.7% 778,787
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

3.9% ±0.3% (40,232  ±3,086) Population with veteran status
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Michigan: 5.4% 435,461 (±0.1% / ±8,995)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
40,232 Total veterans ±3,086 37,324 Male ±3,066 2,908 Female ±785

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