COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Oakland County

Michigan · 1,083,592 residents · 867 sq mi

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Oakland County is home to 1,083,592 people in Michigan. That is roughly 40% ahead of the Michigan median. About 30% of adults have finished a four-year degree. Households take in $43,407 a year at the median, 44% more than the country as a whole. 73% of homes are owner-occupied. The poverty rate is 6.0%, under the national 13.2%.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 33.8

US median: 33.0

More educated

30% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 28%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

1,083,592

−9%vs 2000

vs 1,194,156 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

33.8

−8%vs 2000

vs 36.7 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

867 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20241.3M

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.2%(77,897)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97%(75,322)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.6%(71,439)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.6%(71,090)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.5%(70,634)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3418.5%(200,252)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4417%(183,965)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5411.3%(122,394)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.6%(92,890)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 746.6%(71,184)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 843.2%(35,101)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.1%(11,424)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$43,407

−8%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $61,907 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$21,125

−35%vs 2000

vs $32,534 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

6.0%

+0.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 5.5% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$94,900

−28%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $173,800 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$557

+4%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $707 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

72.7%

−2.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 74.7% in 2000

27.3% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic81.4%(971,752)

Black10%(119,708)

Hispanic / Latino2.4%(28,999)

Asian4.1%(49,212)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic89.6%(970,706)

Black7.1%(77,255)

Hispanic / Latino1.7%(17,948)

Asian2.3%(24,453)

Other1%(11,178)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican3%(37,890)

Puerto Rican0.6%(7,141)

South American0.4%(4,660)

Central American0.3%(3,666)

Salvadoran0.1%(1,649)

Colombian0.1%(1,413)

Spaniard0.1%(1,357)

Cuban0.1%(1,343)

Venezuelan0.1%(891)

Dominican0.1%(859)

Honduran0.1%(821)

Argentine0.1%(806)

+ 10 more hispanic origin groups with data

Peruvian0%(608)

Guatemalan0%(562)

Ecuadorian0%(392)

Nicaraguan0%(352)

Chilean0%(262)

Panamanian0%(138)

Paraguayan0%(131)

Costa Rican0%(120)

Bolivian0%(119)

Uruguayan0%(21)

Asian origin

Asian Indian4.2%(53,915)

Chinese1.4%(18,123)

Korean0.7%(9,317)

Japanese0.5%(6,734)

Filipino0.5%(6,232)

Pakistani0.4%(4,894)

Vietnamese0.2%(2,987)

Hmong0.1%(1,789)

Taiwanese0.1%(872)

Thai0.1%(818)

Bangladeshi0%(631)

Laotian0%(622)

+ 9 more asian origin groups with data

Nepalese0%(570)

Sri Lankan0%(373)

Indonesian0%(187)

Cambodian0%(86)

Uzbek0%(65)

Malaysian0%(38)

Mongolian0%(26)

Kazakh0%(25)

Singaporean0%(16)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0%(520)

Chamorro0%(335)

Samoan0%(156)

Tongan0%(3)

Fijian0%(3)

Ancestry

German15.8%(201,687)

Irish10.6%(135,151)

English10.2%(131,106)

Polish8.5%(108,352)

Italian6%(77,036)

American3.7%(47,814)

French2.8%(35,267)

Arab2.4%(31,207)

Scottish2.4%(31,133)

Russian1.3%(16,385)

Dutch1.2%(14,863)

French Canadian1.1%(13,846)

+ 50 more ancestry groups with data

Hungarian0.9%(11,073)

Swedish0.8%(10,861)

Iraqi0.8%(10,364)

Ukrainian0.8%(10,190)

Subsaharan African0.7%(9,394)

Lebanese0.7%(8,924)

Scotch-Irish0.7%(8,812)

Finnish0.7%(8,588)

Greek0.7%(8,496)

Norwegian0.6%(7,726)

Romanian0.6%(7,094)

Canadian0.5%(6,300)

Belgian0.4%(5,483)

Welsh0.4%(5,291)

British0.4%(4,669)

Czech0.4%(4,558)

Armenian0.4%(4,494)

Lithuanian0.3%(4,145)

Austrian0.3%(3,778)

West Indian0.3%(3,592)

Danish0.3%(3,478)

Syrian0.3%(3,242)

Slovak0.2%(3,035)

Croatian0.2%(2,776)

Jamaican0.2%(2,210)

Macedonian0.2%(2,150)

Brazilian0.2%(2,125)

Nigerian0.2%(2,049)

Iranian0.2%(2,018)

Swiss0.1%(1,874)

Serbian0.1%(1,640)

Portuguese0.1%(1,531)

Egyptian0.1%(1,492)

Slovene0.1%(940)

Israeli0.1%(887)

Palestinian0.1%(840)

Bulgarian0.1%(743)

Australian0%(639)

Jordanian0%(621)

Latvian0%(620)

Haitian0%(585)

Turkish0%(432)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0%(366)

Ghanaian0%(324)

Moroccan0%(290)

Ethiopian0%(238)

Barbadian0%(136)

Guyanese0%(58)

Cape Verdean0%(11)

Kenyan0%(6)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest Irish population · Largest English population · Largest Polish population · Largest Italian population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

30.2%

−8.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 38.2% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

84.6%

−4.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 89.3% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

11.2%

−3.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 15.0% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

22.7 min

+26%vs 2000

vs 17.9 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married35.5%(186,318)

Married53.3%(279,273)

Widowed2.5%(13,202)

Divorced8.7%(45,528)

Women 15+

Never married30.2%(164,606)

Married49.5%(269,368)

Widowed8.1%(44,207)

Divorced12.2%(66,229)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

3.8%

−6.1 ptssince 2013

from 9.9% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

67.8%

−0.9 ptssince 2020

from 68.7% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

15.0%

−0.4 ptssince 2020

from 15.4% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

19.1%

+1.0 ptssince 2020

from 18.1% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

14.2%

+1.4 ptssince 2020

from 12.8% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.2%

−0.1 ptssince 2020

from 1.3% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

79.8%

−1.5 ptssince 2020

from 81.3% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

30.8%

+2.3 ptssince 2020

from 28.5% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

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)17.3%(7,754)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)19.2%(8,619)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era36.4%(16,298)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War5.7%(2,559)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II1.7%(764)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 44,825 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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