COMPARING TWO PLACES
Okemos vs Holt
PLACE A
Okemos, Michigan
VS
PLACE B
Holt, Michigan
Okemos and Holt are close in size. Okemos earns more, with a median household income $16,140 higher. Okemos has grown faster since 2000 (18% vs 7%).
OKEMOSHOLTDIFFERENCE
Total population26,39625,316+4% vs Holt
Population density1,5661,617−51
Population growth17.6%6.9%+10.7 pts
Median age34.039.1−5.1
Male49.9%47.7%+2.3 pts
Female50.1%52.3%−2.3 pts
Foreign-born22.1%6.3%+15.8 pts
White, non-Hispanic61.3%73.1%−11.8 pts
Black3.5%7.6%−4.1 pts
Hispanic / Latino6.4%8.6%−2.2 pts
Asian19.5%4.2%+15.3 pts
Other9.3%6.4%+2.9 pts
Median household income$102,612$86,472+$16,140
Per capita income$56,396$41,904+$14,492
Poverty rate14.5%11.3%+3.2 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4990.398+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher72.7%40.7%+32.1 pts
Graduate degree40.5%16.7%+23.7 pts
Unemployment rate2.9%5.5%−2.6 pts
Labor force participation65.2%67.9%−2.7 pts
Median home value$359,200$226,400+$132,800
Median gross rent$1,298$1,317−$19
Owner-occupied59.2%65.4%−6.2 pts
Housing vacancy rate8.9%5.5%+3.5 pts
Rent-burdened households46.6%43.9%+2.7 pts
Average commute19.422.3−2.9
Worked from home23.6%16.5%+7.1 pts
Public transit to work3.0%0.6%+2.4 pts
Uninsured2.5%4.1%−1.6 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024