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
median household income $102,612, 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
Unique to this place
What stands out about Okemos
What changed most since 1990
Asian share4.8% → 19.5%(+14.6 pts)US over the same years: +3.1 pts
Median home value (2024 dollars)$306,489 → $359,200(+17%)US over the same years: +67%
White share88.7% → 61.3%(−27.4 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Okemos's population equals 9.3% of Ingham County's. Its number of foreign-born residents equals 22% of the county's. Its number of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher equals 16% of the county's.
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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Over time
Okemos, decade by decade
Okemos population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
20,216
$114,721
$306,489
61.2%
26.1
2000
22,805
$114,418
$311,685
66.8%
38.4
2010
21,369
$104,680
$317,205
71.1%
52.5
2020
25,121
$95,261
$320,342
75.8%
66.5
2024
26,396
$102,612
$359,200
72.7%
71.5
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
