Oakland County, Michigan

Interactive maps and statistics for Oakland County, Michigan: income, age, education, housing, health and more, set beside Michigan and the United States.

Oakland County, Michigan is among the highest in the country for total population (33rd of 3,222 counties), and among the highest in the country for bachelor's degree or higher (87th of 3,222 counties).

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Key figures

Statistic	Oakland County, Michigan	Michigan	United States	Rank
Total Population	1,279,825	10,077,761	334,922,499	33rd of 3,222
Median Household Income	$97,760	$72,875	$80,734	185th of 3,221
Median Age	41.3	40.2	38.9	1713th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	51.0%	32.4%	35.7%	87th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$343,600	$231,600	$332,700	448th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$1,376	$1,129	$1,413	334th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	7.7%	13.2%	12.5%	2901st of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	4.8%	5.7%	5.2%	1368th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	1,475.5	178.0	n/a	116th of 3,222
Foreign Born	13.3%	7.2%	14.1%	241st of 3,222
Life Expectancy	79.4	n/a	n/a	406th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	72.7%	73.2%	65.2%	1903rd of 3,222
Average Commute Time	25.8	24.2	26.4	1228th of 3,221
Worked from Home	20.2%	13.5%	15.1%	132nd of 3,222
Uninsured	4.6%	n/a	n/a	3064th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	48.6%	46.1%	46.9%	1739th of 3,222
Broadband Access	92.6%	n/a	n/a	137th of 3,135

Rank is among all US counties with published data, counting down from the highest value. Figures come from the American Community Survey, CDC, BLS, BEA and other federal sources. Open the map for 1,147 statistics and the year and margin of error behind each one.

Race and ethnicity in Oakland County, Michigan

Statistic	Oakland County, Michigan	Michigan	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	68.2%	72.4%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	5.0%	5.9%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	12.7%	13.1%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	8.5%	3.4%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	4.8%	4.5%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.3%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.0%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.5%	0.5%	0.6%
Diversity Index	50.6	45.3	61.4

Age in Oakland County, Michigan

Statistic	Oakland County, Michigan	Michigan	United States
Median Age	41.3	40.2	38.9
Under 18 %	20.3%	21.2%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	7.8%	9.2%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	13.6%	13.2%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	12.9%	12.2%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	27.0%	25.6%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	18.4%	18.6%	17.2%

Households and families in Oakland County, Michigan

Statistic	Oakland County, Michigan	Michigan	United States
Households	530,460	4,076,369	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.4	2.4	2.5
Family Households	61.9%	62.4%	64.2%
Households with Children	26.4%	27.1%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	13.2%	16.4%	17.3%
People Living Alone	31.5%	30.7%	28.7%
Never Married	32.8%	34.2%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Oakland County, Michigan

Statistic	Oakland County, Michigan	Michigan	United States
Per Capita Income	$56,696	$40,735	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	10.8%	15.8%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	13.9%	16.8%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	18.6%	17.3%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	18.5%	9.5%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	7.7%	13.2%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	18.0%	29.3%	28.2%
SNAP Households	7.7%	13.5%	n/a

Housing in Oakland County, Michigan

Statistic	Oakland County, Michigan	Michigan	United States
Housing Units	561,348	4,622,236	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	67.7%	72.0%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	18.4%	13.3%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	5.5%	11.8%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,975.0	1,972.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	27.3%	26.8%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	27.8%	30.2%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$4,371	$2,904	n/a

Education in Oakland County, Michigan

Statistic	Oakland County, Michigan	Michigan	United States
Less than High School	4.9%	7.9%	10.4%
High School Graduate	17.7%	28.0%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	26.3%	31.7%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	28.8%	19.7%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	22.2%	12.7%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Oakland County, Michigan

Statistic	Oakland County, Michigan	Michigan	United States
Labour Force Participation	66.3%	61.3%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	71.3%	74.3%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.3%	0.9%	3.2%
Walked to Work	1.1%	2.0%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	22.3%	29.1%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	5.6%	6.0%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	5.3%	7.0%	n/a

Origins and language in Oakland County, Michigan

Statistic	Oakland County, Michigan	Michigan	United States
Born in State of Residence	70.3%	76.0%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	7.2%	4.1%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	6.1%	3.1%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	84.0%	89.6%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	2.9%	3.1%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	14.9%	8.5%	16.7%

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