People QuickFacts Pontiac Michigan Population, 2011 estimate 59,887 9,876,801 Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base 59,515 9,883,635 Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2011 0.6% -0.1% Population, 2010 59,515 9,883,640 Persons under 5 years, percent, 2010 8.5% 6.0% Persons under 18 years, percent, 2010 27.2% 23.7% Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2010 9.3% 13.8% Female persons, percent, 2010 50.9% 50.9%  White persons, percent, 2010 (a) 34.4% 78.9% Black persons, percent, 2010 (a) 52.1% 14.2% American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2010 (a) 0.6% 0.6% Asian persons, percent, 2010 (a) 2.3% 2.4% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2010 (a) Z 0.0% Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2010 4.5% 2.3% Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2010 (b) 16.5% 4.4% White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2010 26.6% 76.6%  Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2007-2011 74.8% 85.4% Foreign born persons, percent, 2007-2011 7.2% 6.0% Language other than English spoken at home, percent age 5+, 2007-2011 17.0% 9.0% High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 75.6% 88.4% Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 11.6% 25.3% Veterans, 2007-2011 2,964 711,613 Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2007-2011 23.9 23.9  Housing units, 2010 27,084 4,532,233 Homeownership rate, 2007-2011 50.9% 73.5% Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2007-2011 28.9% 18.1% Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2007-2011 $82,400 $137,300 Households, 2007-2011 23,345 3,825,182 Persons per household, 2007-2011 2.51 2.53 Per capita money income in the past 12 months (2011 dollars), 2007-2011 $15,991 $25,482 Median household income, 2007-2011 $29,189 $48,669 Persons below poverty level, percent, 2007-2011 34.0% 15.7%     Business QuickFacts Pontiac Michigan Total number of firms, 2007 3,786 816,972 Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 38.1% 8.9% American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 S 0.7% Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 4.4% 2.6% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 F 0.1% Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 4.9% 1.3% Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 44.8% 30.4%  Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) D 234,455,768 Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) 788,047 107,109,349 Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) 377,147 109,102,594 Retail sales per capita, 2007 $5,699 $10,855 Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) 82,837 14,536,648     Geography QuickFacts Pontiac Michigan Land area in square miles, 2010 19.97 56,538.90 Persons per square mile, 2010 2,980.1 174.8 FIPS Code 65440 26 Counties Oakland County (a) Includes persons reporting only one race. (b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories. FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data NA: Not available D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information X: Not applicable S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown F: Fewer than 100 firms Source: US Census Bureau State & County QuickFacts