| | People QuickFacts | Oakland County | Michigan |
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Population, 2011 estimate | NA | 9,876,187 |
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Population, 2010 | 1,202,362 | 9,883,640 |
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Population, percent change, 2000 to 2010 | 0.7% | -0.6% |
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Population, 2000 | 1,194,156 | 9,938,444 |
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Persons under 5 years, percent, 2010 | 5.7% | 6.0% |
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Persons under 18 years, percent, 2010 | 23.5% | 23.7% |
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Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2010 | 13.2% | 13.8% |
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Female persons, percent, 2010 | 51.5% | 50.9% |
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White persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 77.3% | 78.9% |
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Black persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 13.6% | 14.2% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 0.3% | 0.6% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 5.6% | 2.4% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2010 (a) | Z | Z |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2010 | 2.2% | 2.3% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2010 (b) | 3.5% | 4.4% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2010 | 75.1% | 76.6% |
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Living in same house 1 year & over, 2006-2010 | 86.5% | 85.5% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2006-2010 | 11.2% | 5.9% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2006-2010 | 14.1% | 8.9% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 | 92.2% | 88.0% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 | 42.2% | 25.0% |
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Veterans, 2006-2010 | 73,095 | 731,023 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2006-2010 | 26.0 | 23.7 |
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Housing units, 2010 | 527,255 | 4,532,233 |
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Homeownership rate, 2006-2010 | 74.6% | 74.2% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2006-2010 | 22.4% | 18.0% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2006-2010 | $204,300 | $144,200 |
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Households, 2006-2010 | 481,040 | 3,843,997 |
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Persons per household, 2006-2010 | 2.47 | 2.53 |
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Per capita money income in past 12 months (2010 dollars) 2006-2010 | $36,138 | $25,135 |
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Median household income 2006-2010 | $66,390 | $48,432 |
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Persons below poverty level, percent, 2006-2010 | 8.7% | 14.8% |
| | Business QuickFacts | Oakland County | Michigan |
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Private nonfarm establishments, 2009 | 38,614 | 221,6821 |
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Private nonfarm employment, 2009 | 614,878 | 3,383,6151 |
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Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2009 | -22.3% | -16.9%1 |
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Nonemployer establishments, 2009 | 95,534 | 632,618 |
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Total number of firms, 2007 | 128,040 | 816,972 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 8.3% | 8.9% |
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American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 0.5% | 0.7% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 4.7% | 2.6% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 0.0% | 0.1% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 1.0% | 1.3% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 28.6% | 30.4% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) | 25,885,162 | 234,455,768 |
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Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) | 29,825,742 | 107,109,349 |
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Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) | 18,183,680 | 109,102,594 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2007 | $15,131 | $10,855 |
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Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) | 2,284,814 | 14,536,648 |
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Building permits, 2010 | 1,230 | 9,0751 |
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Federal spending, 2009 | 8,049,501 | 91,316,1371 |