COMPARING TWO PLACES
Oak Park vs Southfield
PLACE A
Oak Park, Michigan
VS
PLACE B
Southfield, Michigan
Oak Park is 62% smaller than Southfield. Oak Park earns more, with a median household income $3,344 higher. Southfield has grown faster since 2000 (7% vs 1%).
OAK PARKSOUTHFIELDDIFFERENCE
Total population29,07276,111−62% vs Southfield
Population density5,6482,899+2,749
Population growth0.8%6.8%−6.0 pts
Median age38.142.3−4.2
Male47.5%46.1%+1.5 pts
Female52.5%53.9%−1.5 pts
Foreign-born8.3%7.1%+1.2 pts
White, non-Hispanic36.1%24.5%+11.6 pts
Black52.5%64.7%−12.3 pts
Hispanic / Latino1.8%1.7%+0.1 pts
Asian2.7%2.0%+0.7 pts
Other6.9%7.1%−0.2 pts
Median household income$71,510$68,166+$3,344
Per capita income$38,652$41,500−$2,848
Poverty rate12.0%10.3%+1.7 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4150.444−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher37.1%40.7%−3.5 pts
Graduate degree13.5%18.9%−5.4 pts
Unemployment rate10.8%6.9%+3.9 pts
Labor force participation68.4%61.6%+6.9 pts
Median home value$212,300$236,200−$23,900
Median gross rent$1,396$1,340+$56
Owner-occupied63.3%53.4%+9.9 pts
Housing vacancy rate4.9%9.0%−4.1 pts
Rent-burdened households45.4%51.7%−6.3 pts
Average commute23.323.7−0.4
Worked from home23.2%17.0%+6.2 pts
Public transit to work0.3%1.8%−1.5 pts
Uninsured3.3%3.8%−0.5 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025