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Waterford School District, MI

78,168 Population
34.1 square miles 2,290.4 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

42.1 ±5.8 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Oakland County: 41.3 ±0.2
  • a little higher than the figure in Michigan: 40.4 ±0.2
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$42,184 ±$3,148 Per capita income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Oakland County: $56,680 ±$1,330
  • a little higher than the amount in Michigan: $40,990 ±$308
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$76,655 ±$6,828 Median household income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Oakland County: $98,709 ±$3,098
  • a little higher than the amount in Michigan: $72,389 ±$567
  • a little less than the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

9.6% ±3.5% (7,488  ±2,729) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Oakland County: 7.5% 96,636 (±0.7% / ±8,654)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Michigan: 13.5% 1,334,859 (±0.3% / ±27,543)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

27.6 minutes ±0.5 (944,080  ±34,784) Mean travel time to work * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Oakland County: 25.8 13,420,370 (±0.2 / ±143,722)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Michigan: 24.2 97,245,590 (±0.1 / ±399,652)
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

34,875 ±2,057 Number of households
  • Oakland County: 524,981 ±4,431
  • Michigan: 4,131,281 ±12,742
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.2 ±0.2 (77,619  ±2,959) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Oakland County: 2.4 1,283,488 (±0 / ±168)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Michigan: 2.4 9,921,923
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

4.3% ±2.1% (774  ±389) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Oakland County: 3.5% † 10,069 (±0.6% / ±1,737)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Michigan: 4.9% 112,620 (±0.3% / ±5,715)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

35,952 ±2,170 Number of housing units
  • Oakland County: 567,215 ±135
  • Michigan: 4,669,109 ±1,252
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$275,000 ±$15,894 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Oakland County: $365,500 ±$5,325
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Michigan: $254,200 ±$1,616
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

10.1% ±2.8% (7,848  ±2,167.7) Moved since previous year
  • a little less than the rate in Oakland County: 10.6% 136,906 (±0.9% / ±11,033.5)
  • a little less than 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

94% ±2.6% (55,726  ±3,638.5) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Oakland County: 95.3% 895,814 (±1.5% / ±14,369.6)
  • about the same as 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)
30.6% ±2.7% (18,128  ±1,908.6) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Oakland County: 52.2% 490,373 (±1% / ±9,477.7)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Michigan: 33.3% 2,366,945 (±0.3% / ±23,456.2)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

5.7% ±1.6% (4,425  ±1,284) Foreign-born population
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Oakland County: 13.8% 179,433
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Michigan: 7.7% 778,787
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

6.9% ±1.7% (4,623  ±1,161) Population with veteran status
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Oakland County: 3.9% 40,232 (±0.3% / ±3,086)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Michigan: 5.4% 435,461 (±0.1% / ±8,995)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
4,623 Total veterans ±1,161 4,569 Male ±1,161 54 Female ±91

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