CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Oak Park

Michigan · 30,462 residents · 5.15 sq mi

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Oak Park is home to 30,462 people in Michigan. The typical home is worth $47,400. Owners hold 74% of the housing stock. That is roughly 16% ahead of the Michigan median. Median rent is $567 a month. The median household earns $36,090, about 20% above the national median.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 32.9

US median: 33.0

Average education

22% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 45%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

30,462

+2%vs 2000

vs 29,793 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

32.9

−5%vs 2000

vs 34.6 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

5.15 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202429K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 58.2%(2,500)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98.8%(2,675)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.2%(2,189)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.7%(2,046)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.7%(1,724)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3417.4%(5,314)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4415.6%(4,748)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.1%(3,083)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 647.9%(2,396)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 748%(2,444)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 843.4%(1,026)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1%(317)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$36,090

−2%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $48,697 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$14,544

−33%vs 2000

vs $21,677 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

10.9%

+1.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 9.4% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$47,400

−45%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $114,300 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$567

Unchangedinflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $748 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

73.8%

−1.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 74.8% in 2000

26.2% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic46.4%(13,813)

Black45.7%(13,622)

Hispanic / Latino1.3%(381)

Asian2.2%(645)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic62.6%(19,071)

Black34.5%(10,512)

Hispanic / Latino1.3%(410)

Asian2.2%(678)

Other0.7%(201)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican1%(282)

Puerto Rican0.2%(53)

South American0.1%(28)

Ecuadorian0.1%(26)

Dominican0.1%(18)

Central American0%(10)

Nicaraguan0%(10)

Cuban0%(3)

Peruvian0%(2)

Asian origin

Vietnamese1.2%(365)

Korean0.6%(173)

Asian Indian0.3%(81)

Chinese0.3%(75)

Filipino0.2%(53)

Japanese0.2%(49)

Hmong0%(7)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.4%(114)

Chamorro0.2%(67)

Ancestry

German5.8%(1,694)

Irish4.5%(1,320)

Polish4%(1,185)

Russian3.4%(1,001)

English3.3%(961)

Subsaharan African2.4%(698)

Italian1.8%(532)

American1.6%(465)

French1.1%(327)

Arab1.1%(313)

Scottish1%(299)

Hungarian0.7%(214)

+ 31 more ancestry groups with data

Norwegian0.7%(212)

British0.7%(199)

Belgian0.6%(163)

Iraqi0.5%(159)

West Indian0.5%(153)

Nigerian0.5%(148)

Romanian0.5%(142)

Jamaican0.4%(124)

Israeli0.4%(123)

Dutch0.4%(120)

Swedish0.3%(99)

Scotch-Irish0.3%(92)

Finnish0.3%(86)

Ukrainian0.3%(79)

Armenian0.3%(76)

French Canadian0.2%(68)

Austrian0.2%(58)

Welsh0.2%(52)

Lithuanian0.2%(51)

Portuguese0.1%(38)

Greek0.1%(32)

Czech0.1%(25)

Moroccan0.1%(24)

Ghanaian0.1%(23)

Lebanese0.1%(20)

Slovak0.1%(19)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0.1%(17)

Danish0%(14)

Syrian0%(13)

Iranian0%(12)

Canadian0%(11)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest Irish population · Largest Polish population · Largest Russian population · Largest English population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

22.2%

−5.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 27.2% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

80.8%

−1.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 82.2% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

7.6%

−2.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 9.8% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

20.0 min

+34%vs 2000

vs 14.9 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married50.6%(5,632)

Married39.6%(4,415)

Widowed1.8%(199)

Divorced8%(894)

Women 15+

Never married38.5%(5,148)

Married33.5%(4,482)

Widowed8.4%(1,123)

Divorced19.5%(2,607)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

3.3%

−14.8 ptssince 2013

from 18.1% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

61.3%

+2.6 ptssince 2020

from 58.7% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

11.8%

+0.6 ptssince 2020

from 11.2% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

20.1%

+0.6 ptssince 2020

from 19.5% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

27.1%

−1.0 ptssince 2020

from 28.1% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.0%

−0.2 ptssince 2020

from 1.2% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

70.1%

+2.8 ptssince 2020

from 67.3% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

41.8%

−0.8 ptssince 2020

from 42.6% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)28%(268)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)13%(124)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era40.9%(391)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0.8%(8)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0.5%(5)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 956 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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