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Oakland County, MI


Metropolitan Statistical Area: Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI
Designated Market Area: Detroit, MI
American Communities Project County Type (2023): Urban Suburbs

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2024 population: 1,296,888   ( 22,517 from 2020)
Land area: 867.3 square miles
Population density: 1495.4 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:891,730 68.76% 1.4%
Black:174,82613.48% 0.9%
Indian:3,1140.24% 3.1%
Asian:128,5559.91% 22.1%
2+ races:29,6342.29% 8.7%
Hispanic:69,0295.32% 13.6%
Total non-White:405,15831.24% 9.6%

2020-2024 ComponentsNumberRate
Births:52,865 10.4
Deaths:50,6759.9
Net Migration: -25,452-5.0
Net Immigration: 44,8628.8
Change in White population:-12,993 -1.0
Change in Non-White pop.:35,510 2.8




Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change
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Year:
Total population:
White:
Black:
Indian:
Asian:
2+ races:
Hispanic:
Total non-White:

2020
1,274,371
904,72370.99%
173,26013.60%
3,0190.24%
105,3278.27%
27,2642.14%
60,7784.77%
369,64829.01%

2010
1,202,362
903,39875.14%
162,30313.50%
2,8720.24%
67,7895.64%
22,6411.88%
41,9203.49%
298,96424.86%

2000
1,194,156
971,75281.38%
119,70810.02%
2,8540.24%
49,4704.14%
19,6921.65%
28,9992.43%
222,40418.62%

1990
1,083,592
959,61888.56%
76,9397.10%
4,3040.40%
24,7832.29%
n/a
17,9481.66%
123,97411.44%

1980
1,011,793
934,48792.36%
47,2654.67%
2,7990.28%
12,6191.25%
n/a
13,9941.38%
77,3067.64%

1970
907,871
865,69595.35%
28,1163.10%
7200.08%
2,0340.22%
n/a
10,3251.14%
42,176 4.65%

Decade:
Components:
Births:
Deaths:
Net Migration:
Net Immigration:
Change in White population:
Change in Non-White pop.:
2010's
NumberRate
123,354 10.3
95,6768.0
-21,002-1.7
49,3314.1
1,325 0.1
70,684 5.9
2000's
NumberRate
138,094 11.6
83,9187.0
-71,961-6.0
35,2002.9
-68,354 -5.7
76,560 6.4
1990's
NumberRate
161,553 14.9
84,6707.8
-8,629-0.8
34,6453.2
12,134 1.1
98,430 9.1
1980's
NumberRate
146,180 14.4
76,205 7.5
7,227 0.7
n/a
25,131 2.5
46,668 4.6
1970's
NumberRate
n/a
n/a
20,925 2.3
n/a
68,792 7.6
35,130 3.9

Age, Family & Household Data for Oakland County, MI
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Year:
 
Median Age:
Under 18:
Voting Age Population:
Over 65:
Households:
Persons Per HH:
Families (%HH):
Married Couples (%Fams):
Single Mothers (%Fams):
Non-Family (%HH):

2022
NumberPercent
41.1
260,597 20.1%
1,036,291 79.9%
222,540 17.2%
524,762
2.40
326,975 62.3%
256,109 78.3%
23,491 7.2%
197,787 37.7%

2010
NumberPercent
40.2
282,105 23.5%
920,257 76.5%
159,124 13.2%
483,698
2.46
318,152 65.8%
245,359 77.1%
28,372 8.9%
165,546 34.2%

2000
NumberPercent
36.7
300,084 25.1%
894,072 74.9%
134,698 11.3%
471,390
2.50
316,669 67.2%
258,733 81.7%
23,061 7.3%
154,721 32.8%

1990
NumberPercent
33.8
268,461 24.8%
815,131 75.2%
117,709 10.9%
410,977
2.61
293,493 71.4%
244,104 83.2%
19,993 6.8%
117,484 28.6%

1980
NumberPercent
30.5
289,825 28.6%
721,968 71.4%
89,659 8.9%
356,132
2.81
270,841 76.1%
232,374 85.8%
18,415 6.8%
85,291 23.9%

2022 Housing Data for Oakland County, MI

Housing Data
 Number%
Housing Units555,313 
Median Value$302,800 
Occupied524,76294.5%
Vacant30,5515.5%
Owned377,36471.9%
Rented147,39828.1%
Median Rent$1,243 
Single-Family Units412,10974.2%
    Detached377,38468.0%
    Attached34,7256.3%
Buldings with 5+ Units102,30018.4%
Mobile Homes15,4022.8%

2022 Income & Employment Data for Oakland County, MI

Household Income
RangeNumber%
Less than $10,00019,0333.6%
$10,000 to $14,99914,2302.7%
$15,000 to $19,99911,8842.3%
$20,000 to $24,99914,7022.8%
$25,000 to $29,99916,4623.1%
$30,000 to $34,99915,9743.0%
$35,000 to $39,99916,3513.1%
$40,000 to $44,99915,5753.0%
$45,000 to $49,99915,9703.0%
$50,000 to $59,99931,0405.9%
$60,000 to $74,99942,4318.1%
$75,000 to $99,99966,84012.7%
$100,000 to $124,99955,33310.5%
$125,000 to $149,99943,7298.3%
$150,000 to $199,99958,81411.2%
$200,000 or more86,39416.5%
Median Household Income92,620 
Per Capita Income53,157 
Cost of Living Index   (100 = average)
Compared to state117 
Compared to U.S.99 
Welfare Households
 Number%
SSI21,5004.1%
Public Assistance11,5212.2%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps43,9738.4%
Labor Force, Ages 25-64
 Number%
Employed588,99675.1%
Unemployed29,2583.7%
In Armed Forces3900.0%
Total Labor Force618,64478.9%
Not in Labor Force165,47521.1%
Real Unemployment Rate 24.8%
Class of Worker
 MaleFemale% Male
Private Sector275,403207,62057.0%
Non-Profit17,06638,32230.8%
Self-Employed39,72823,82462.5%
Local Government12,44122,31135.8%
State Government5,0697,73039.6%
Federal Government5,3223,79558.4%
Total Private + Self315,131231,44457.7%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.39,89872,15835.6%
Total355,029303,60253.9%
Pct. Govt.8.6%  
Pct. Private + Self83.0%  
Occupation
 Number%
Management, Business, Science, Arts142,79021.6%
Sales and Office Occupations128,77219.5%
Professional, Technical204,28131.0%
Service Occupations84,99812.9%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing6830.1%
All others98,82315.0%
White Collar 72.1%
Industry
 Number%
Manufacturing131,28419.9%
Health care and social assistance91,60213.9%
Professional, scientific, technical72,63411.0%
Retail trade63,5099.6%
Educational services48,8707.4%
Finance and insurance40,1296.1%
Accommodation and food services35,8075.4%
Construction30,8544.7%
Other services26,9444.1%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.23,5613.6%
Transportation and warehousing18,9742.9%
Public administration18,0112.7%
Wholesale trade14,3322.2%
Real estate and rental and leasing13,4002.0%
Arts, entertainment, recreation13,2682.0%
Information10,0131.5%
Utilities3,1960.5%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting1,7350.3%
Management1,3570.2%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction1840.0%

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Oakland County, MI

Hispanic Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Mexican34,5702.72%
Puerto Rican7,4750.59%
Cuban1,4660.12%
Dominican7400.06%
Total Central American3,3280.26%
Costa Rican1660.01%
Guatemalan5680.04%
Honduran8340.07%
Nicaraguan2940.02%
Panamanian3020.02%
Salvadoran1,1100.09%
Other Central American540.00%
Total South American3,8850.31%
Argentinean9450.07%
Bolivian760.01%
Chilean2470.02%
Colombian1,2190.10%
Ecuadorian1900.01%
Paraguayan380.00%
Peruvian6670.05%
Uruguayan140.00%
Venezuelan4450.03%
Other South American440.00%
Other Hispanic6,3870.50%
Asian Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Indian50,3693.96%
Chinese17,2071.35%
Korean8,3130.65%
Japanese7,0200.55%
Filipino5,8910.46%
Vietnamese3,0580.24%
Hmong1,9060.15%
Bangladeshi8850.07%
Thai7210.06%
Language Spoken at Home
LanguageNumber%
English1,016,74884.3%
Other Indo-European42,7503.5%
Spanish31,9482.6%
Other Asian27,3912.3%
Arabic20,5271.7%
Chinese15,1861.3%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic15,0311.2%
Other14,0581.2%
German, other Germanic6,5430.5%
Ancestry
CountryNumber%
German202,80415.9%
Irish136,47510.7%
English126,5419.9%
Polish111,7748.8%
Italian75,1935.9%
American45,9973.6%
French39,2313.1%
Scottish30,9702.4%
European20,1611.6%
Russian18,4751.5%
French Canadian15,5921.2%
Assyrian/Chaldean/Syriac15,5291.2%
Dutch14,7101.2%
Hungarian11,8410.9%
Iraqi11,6460.9%
Citizenship & Nativity
 Number%
U.S. citizen1,195,85394.0%
Not a citizen76,4116.0%
Native1,106,08886.9%
Foreign-born166,17613.1%

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Oakland County, MI

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years9-12 YearsH.S. Grad or GEDSome CollegeBach. DegreeGrad Degree
16,905 1.9%30,758 3.4%163,353 18.0%246,673 27.2%253,140 27.9%196,101 21.6%
  Average years of education: 14.6
Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years 16,905 1.9%
9-12 Years 30,758 3.4%
H.S. Grad or GED 163,353 18.0%
Some College 246,673 27.2%
Bach. Degree 253,140 27.9%
Grad Degree 196,101 21.6%
Average years of education: 14.6

Source for the above data: U.S. Census Bureau / American Community Survey (5 year-estimates)


Historical Labor Force Data for Oakland County, MI

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
YearLabor
Force		EmployedUnemployedUnemp.
Rate		State
Avg.
1990 604,016 567,898 36,118 6.0% 7.7%
1991 604,297 558,581 45,716 7.6% 9.3%
1992 620,905 573,767 47,138 7.6% 9.1%
1993 626,502 588,614 37,888 6.0% 7.3%
1994 629,074 601,474 27,600 4.4% 6.1%
1995 636,689 613,590 23,099 3.6% 5.3%
1996 650,168 627,234 22,934 3.5% 4.9%
1997 658,166 638,086 20,080 3.1% 4.3%
1998 669,168 649,674 19,494 2.9% 4.0%
1999 686,162 666,978 19,184 2.8% 3.8%
2000 679,479 661,632 17,847 2.6% 3.6%
2001 661,894 634,603 27,291 4.1% 5.2%
2002 650,669 617,419 33,250 5.1% 6.2%
2003 645,129 609,109 36,020 5.6% 7.1%
2004 641,359 605,118 36,241 5.7% 7.0%
2005 637,354 602,050 35,304 5.5% 6.8%
2006 629,731 593,831 35,900 5.7% 7.0%
2007 621,588 584,886 36,702 5.9% 7.1%
2008 608,180 566,130 42,050 6.9% 8.2%
2009 599,894 526,060 73,834 12.3% 13.1%
2010 617,349 547,238 70,111 11.4% 12.2%
2011 608,692 552,687 56,005 9.2% 10.0%
2012 617,642 567,085 50,557 8.2% 9.0%
2013 630,193 581,499 48,694 7.7% 8.7%
2014 629,684 589,088 40,596 6.4% 7.2%
2015 630,756 601,330 29,426 4.7% 5.4%
2016 652,450 625,608 26,842 4.1% 5.0%
2017 665,629 642,418 23,211 3.5% 4.6%
2018 674,814 652,061 22,753 3.4% 4.2%
2019 682,088 658,244 23,844 3.5% 4.1%
2020 648,742 588,572 60,170 9.3% 9.9%
2021 660,789 630,128 30,661 4.6% 5.8%
2022 664,232 644,401 19,831 3.0% 4.2%
2023 687,933 667,877 20,056 2.9% 3.9%
2024 683,252 658,858 24,394 3.6% 4.7%
Link: Information about the TRUE unemployment rate from shadowstats.com