Compare Oakland County, MI vs Detroit Metro Area, MI vs Michigan (MI) vs United States

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Metric Oakland County, MI
County
Detroit Metro Area, MI
Metro Area
Michigan (MI)
State
United States
Country
Overview
Total population 1,279,825 4,376,828 10,077,761 334,922,499
Rent $1,376 $1,207 $1,129 $1,413
Year built 1975 1968 1972 1980
Household income $97,760 $76,664 $72,875 $80,734
Per capita income $56,696 $43,384 $40,735 $44,673
Poverty rate 7.7% 13.6% 13.2% 12.5%
Unemployment rate 3.7% 4.5% 4.7% 4.0%
Household size 2.4 2.5 2.4 2.5
Rent over 30% of income 42.2% 46.9% 46.4% 47.6%
Demographics
Total population 1,279,825 4,376,828 10,077,761 334,922,499
Adults over 25 920,268 3,077,577 7,008,507 230,807,303
Total households 530,460 1,768,816 4,076,369 129,227,496
Household size 2.4 2.5 2.4 2.5
Income & Poverty
Household income $97,760 $76,664 $72,875 $80,734
Per capita income $56,696 $43,384 $40,735 $44,673
Poverty rate 7.7% 13.6% 13.2% 12.5%
Unemployment rate 3.7% 4.5% 4.7% 4.0%
Rent over 30% of income 42.2% 46.9% 46.4% 47.6%
Housing
Rent $1,376 $1,207 $1,129 $1,413
Year built 1975 1968 1972 1980
Households that rent 27.3% 28.8% 26.8% 34.8%
Households that own 72.7% 71.2% 73.2% 65.2%
Rooms per home (all homes) 6.1 5.9 5.9 5.5
Race
White 69.2% 64.6% 73.7% 61%
Black 12.8% 21.4% 13.3% 12.2%
Asian 8.6% 5.1% 3.4% 6%
Two or more races 7.5% 6.7% 7.1% 12.6%
Ethnicity
Hispanic or Latino 5% 5.3% 5.9% 19.3%
Not Hispanic or Latino 95% 94.7% 94.1% 80.7%
Commute
Commute rate 79.8% 84.3% 86.5% 84.9%
Commute time to work 26.0 min 26.0 min 24.0 min 26.0 min
Work from home 20.2% 15.7% 13.5% 15.1%
Education
Less than high school 22.3% 29% 28.5% 27.5%
High school graduate or GED 17.7% 25.7% 28% 26%
Some college or associate degree 8.9% 10.5% 11.1% 10.7%
Bachelor’s degree or higher 51% 34.8% 32.4% 35.7%