COMPARING TWO PLACES
Southfield vs Oak Park
PLACE A
Southfield, Michigan
VS
PLACE B
Oak Park, Michigan
Southfield is 162% larger than Oak Park. Oak Park earns more, with a median household income $3,344 higher. Southfield has grown faster since 2000 (7% vs 1%).
SOUTHFIELDOAK PARKDIFFERENCE
Total population76,11129,072+162% vs Oak Park
Population density2,8995,648−2,749
Population growth6.8%0.8%+6.0 pts
Median age42.338.1+4.2
Male46.1%47.5%−1.5 pts
Female53.9%52.5%+1.5 pts
Foreign-born7.1%8.3%−1.2 pts
White, non-Hispanic24.5%36.1%−11.6 pts
Black64.7%52.5%+12.3 pts
Hispanic / Latino1.7%1.8%−0.1 pts
Asian2.0%2.7%−0.7 pts
Other7.1%6.9%+0.2 pts
Median household income$68,166$71,510−$3,344
Per capita income$41,500$38,652+$2,848
Poverty rate10.3%12.0%−1.7 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4440.415+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher40.7%37.1%+3.5 pts
Graduate degree18.9%13.5%+5.4 pts
Unemployment rate6.9%10.8%−3.9 pts
Labor force participation61.6%68.4%−6.9 pts
Median home value$236,200$212,300+$23,900
Median gross rent$1,340$1,396−$56
Owner-occupied53.4%63.3%−9.9 pts
Housing vacancy rate9.0%4.9%+4.1 pts
Rent-burdened households51.7%45.4%+6.3 pts
Average commute23.723.3+0.4
Worked from home17.0%23.2%−6.2 pts
Public transit to work1.8%0.3%+1.5 pts
Uninsured3.8%3.3%+0.5 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025