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Okemos

Michigan · 26,396 residents · 16.9 sq mi
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Okemos is a city of 26,396 people in Michigan. 73% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, against 36% nationally. Few US cities rank higher on income. Households here earn about 41% more than in Michigan as a whole. The median age is 34.0, younger than the US median of 38.9. The foreign-born share is 22%.

At a glance
Wealthier
above the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 34.0
US median: 38.9
More educated
73% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
26,396
+16%since 2000
from 22,805 in 2000
1990 – 2024
Population density
1,566 / sq mi
+22%since 2009
from 1,287 / sq mi in 2009
US average: 281
Median age
34.0
−4%since 2000
from 35.3 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
16.9 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
20K21K23K25K27K19902000201020202024Okemos
202426K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 54.4%(1,166)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 97.2%(1,898)
US avg: 6%
10 to 146.5%(1,704)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 196.9%(1,831)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 2416%(4,216)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3410.1%(2,656)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4413.4%(3,546)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5412.3%(3,240)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 649.1%(2,389)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 748%(2,114)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 844.6%(1,205)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over1.6%(431)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$102,612
−10%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $62,810 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$56,396
+69%since 2000
from $33,401 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
61.5%
+11.5 ptssince 2009
from 50.0% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
14.5%
+4.9 ptssince 2000
from 9.6% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.499
+6%since 2010
from 0.470 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Other services7.7%
US avg: 6.7%
Retail trade7.1%
US avg: 9.9%
Public administration6%
US avg: 4.8%
Information5.9%
US avg: 10.8%
Transportation & warehousing2.7%
US avg: 2.2%
Finance & insurance2.1%
US avg: 5.9%
Professional, scientific, technical1.9%
US avg: 5.1%
Wholesale trade1.9%
US avg: 6.9%
Arts, entertainment, food1.4%
US avg: 1.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing0.2%
US avg: 1.6%
Construction0.2%
US avg: 1.2%
Education & health services0.1%
US avg: 0.9%
Manufacturing0.1%
US avg: 0.4%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$359,200
+15%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $171,100 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$1,298
+6%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $674 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
59.2%
−5.7 ptssince 2000
from 64.9% in 2000
40.8% rent
Vacancy rate
8.9%
+0.3 ptssince 2009
from 8.6% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.60 people
+7%since 2009
from 2.43 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
13.0%
−8.7 ptssince 2009
from 21.7% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
46.6%
−1.9 ptssince 2009
from 48.4% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
3.5
+14%since 2009
from 3.1 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
Gentrification Score
41
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic82.6%(18,836)
Black4.2%(954)
Hispanic / Latino2.2%(509)
Asian8.7%(1,977)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic61.3%(16,183)
Black3.5%(933)
Hispanic / Latino6.4%(1,686)
Asian19.5%(5,141)
Other9.3%(2,453)
Diversity Score
72
+48%since 2009
from 48 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Mexican4%(1,067)
Spaniard0.5%(125)
Dominican0.4%(95)
Cuban0.3%(70)
Chilean0.2%(63)
Argentine0.2%(55)
Guatemalan0.2%(40)
Puerto Rican0.1%(34)
Ecuadorian0.1%(17)
+ 1 more hispanic origin group with data
Asian origin
Asian Indian8.9%(2,349)
Chinese4.9%(1,283)
Korean1.9%(499)
Taiwanese1.2%(319)
Vietnamese0.6%(158)
Filipino0.5%(128)
Japanese0.4%(93)
Pakistani0.2%(55)
Burmese0.1%(38)
Thai0.1%(22)
Sri Lankan0.1%(15)
Pacific Islander origin
Fijian0%(7)
Ancestry
German17.3%(4,565)
English14.6%(3,860)
Irish9%(2,376)
Italian4.9%(1,303)
Polish4.1%(1,071)
Dutch2.2%(578)
American2.1%(558)
French2.1%(553)
Scottish2%(519)
Swedish1.3%(345)
Norwegian1.2%(319)
Greek1.2%(317)
+ 39 more ancestry groups with data
Turkish1.2%(309)
Arab1.2%(304)
Iranian0.9%(225)
Welsh0.8%(220)
Russian0.8%(201)
Scotch-Irish0.7%(184)
Czech0.6%(150)
Hungarian0.5%(143)
Canadian0.5%(139)
Lebanese0.4%(118)
Swiss0.4%(113)
Ukrainian0.4%(110)
Ethiopian0.4%(101)
Brazilian0.4%(98)
Danish0.4%(93)
Nigerian0.3%(80)
Finnish0.3%(76)
Iraqi0.3%(75)
Croatian0.3%(72)
Belgian0.2%(56)
Lithuanian0.2%(51)
Palestinian0.2%(49)
Romanian0.2%(49)
Portuguese0.2%(46)
British0.1%(35)
Latvian0.1%(33)
Jordanian0.1%(30)
Slovak0.1%(30)
Macedonian0.1%(23)
Austrian0.1%(22)
Armenian0.1%(19)
Syrian0.1%(15)
Serbian0%(9)
Slovene0%(8)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
72.7%
+6.0 ptssince 2000
from 66.8% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
97.7%
+0.6 ptssince 2000
from 97.0% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
40.5%
+4.3 ptssince 2000
from 36.2% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
19.4 min
+47%since 2000
from 13.1 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
62.3%
−16.2 ptssince 2009
from 78.5% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
5.7%
−0.8 ptssince 2009
from 6.5% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
3.0%
−1.7 ptssince 2009
from 4.7% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
23.6%
+18.6 ptssince 2009
from 5.0% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
2.4%
−0.1 ptssince 2009
from 2.5% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
1.3%
−0.7 ptssince 2009
from 2.0% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
6.9%
+1.4 ptssince 2009
from 5.5% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
2.9%
−2.5 ptssince 2011
from 5.3% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
65.2%
+0.2 ptssince 2011
from 65.0% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
75.3%
+1.1 ptssince 2020
from 74.2% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
21.4%
−3.0 ptssince 2009
from 24.4% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
65.3%
−0.5 ptssince 2009
from 65.8% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
49.9%
+0.8 ptssince 2009
from 49.1% in 2009
Female
50.1%
−0.8 ptssince 2009
from 50.9% in 2009
Foreign born
22.1%
+5.4 ptssince 2009
from 16.7% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
3.6%
−3.5 ptssince 2009
from 7.1% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
7.3%
+0.5 ptssince 2012
from 6.8% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
2.5%
−3.3 ptssince 2013
from 5.8% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
93.2%
+6.1 ptssince 2017
from 87.1% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
98.0%
+0.1 ptssince 2020
from 97.9% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
80.4%
+3.4 ptssince 2020
from 77.0% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
72.9%
−7.6 ptssince 2016
from 80.6% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
2.7%
+1.1 ptssince 2016
from 1.6% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married43.7%(4,753)
Married49.9%(5,428)
Widowed2.2%(236)
Divorced4.3%(469)
Women 15+
Never married33.2%(3,569)
Married52.6%(5,648)
Widowed5.6%(598)
Divorced8.6%(927)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
2.5%
−3.3 ptssince 2013
from 5.8% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
75.2%
+0.2 ptssince 2020
from 75.0% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
18.0%
+2.7 ptssince 2020
from 15.3% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
13.8%
+0.9 ptssince 2020
from 12.9% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
9.6%
−0.2 ptssince 2020
from 9.8% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
1.1%
+0.2 ptssince 2020
from 0.9% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
87.8%
+1.2 ptssince 2020
from 86.6% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
21.3%
−1.1 ptssince 2020
from 22.4% 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)30.4%(225)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)17.9%(133)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era39.3%(291)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War1.8%(13)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II1.3%(10)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 741 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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Frequently asked

How many people live in Okemos, Michigan?

Okemos, Michigan has about 26,396 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Okemos, Michigan?

The typical household in Okemos, Michigan earns about $102,612 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Okemos, Michigan expensive?

In Okemos, Michigan, the median home is worth about $359,200, and the typical rent is about $1,298 a month.

How educated are people in Okemos, Michigan?

About 72.7% of adults age 25 and over in Okemos, Michigan hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Okemos, Michigan?

About 14.5% of people in Okemos, Michigan live below the federal poverty line.

Has Okemos, Michigan grown since 1990?

Yes, Okemos, Michigan has grown since 1990. The population has added about 6,180 residents, a change of about 31 percent over that period.

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