COMPARING TWO PLACES
Royal Oak vs Madison Heights
PLACE A
Royal Oak, Michigan
VS
PLACE B
Madison Heights, Virginia
Royal Oak is 461% larger than Madison Heights. Royal Oak earns more, with a median household income $40,894 higher. Royal Oak has grown faster since 2000 (2% vs -3%).
ROYAL OAKMADISON HEIGHTSDIFFERENCE
Total population57,58310,266+461% vs Madison Heights
Population density4,883535+4,348
Population growth1.7%-3.5%+5.2 pts
Median age36.944.4−7.5
Male50.8%50.7%+0.2 pts
Female49.2%49.3%−0.2 pts
Foreign-born6.5%0.5%+6.0 pts
White, non-Hispanic80.3%67.4%+12.9 pts
Black6.0%23.1%−17.1 pts
Hispanic / Latino4.6%2.7%+1.9 pts
Asian3.5%0.3%+3.2 pts
Other5.6%6.5%−0.9 pts
Median household income$101,109$60,215+$40,894
Per capita income$66,293$33,871+$32,422
Poverty rate6.2%10.5%−4.3 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4340.420+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher64.1%17.4%+46.8 pts
Graduate degree25.6%6.2%+19.4 pts
Unemployment rate3.5%5.2%−1.7 pts
Labor force participation74.4%62.0%+12.4 pts
Median home value$328,700$191,300+$137,400
Median gross rent$1,381$871+$510
Owner-occupied68.0%71.4%−3.4 pts
Housing vacancy rate6.5%7.4%−0.9 pts
Rent-burdened households32.4%41.0%−8.6 pts
Average commute23.824.2−0.4
Worked from home27.4%8.7%+18.7 pts
Public transit to work0.1%0.0%+0.0 pts
Uninsured2.3%7.1%−4.8 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024