Genesee County vs Oakland County

A side-by-side comparison of Genesee County and Oakland County: population, income, housing, and more.

Genesee County and Oakland County are counties in Michigan. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Oakland County has the higher population (1,272,294 vs 404,087 in Genesee County). Oakland County has the higher median household income ($95,296 vs $60,673 in Genesee County). Oakland County has the higher median home value ($320,400 vs $172,900 in Genesee County).

Population, income & housing

	Genesee County	Oakland County
Population	404,087	1,272,294
Median age	40.6 yrs	41.2 yrs
Median household income	$60,673	$95,296
Median home value	$172,900	$320,400
Median gross rent	$936	$1,319
Housing units	183,729	557,978
Homeownership rate	70.8%	72.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.8%	50.2%
Unemployment rate	8.3%	4.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Genesee County	Oakland County
Population	407,875 → 404,087 (-0.9%)	1,253,185 → 1,272,294 (+1.5%)
Median household income	$48,588 → $60,673 (+24.9%)	$79,698 → $95,296 (+19.6%)
Median home value	$111,100 → $172,900 (+55.6%)	$242,700 → $320,400 (+32.0%)
Median gross rent	$767 → $936 (+22.0%)	$1,080 → $1,319 (+22.1%)

Genesee County

Population

407,875404,087

Median household income

$48,588$60,673

Median home value

$111,100$172,900

Median gross rent

$767$936

Oakland County

Population

1,253,1851,272,294

Median household income

$79,698$95,296

Median home value

$242,700$320,400

Median gross rent

$1,080$1,319

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Genesee County	Oakland County
Under 5	5.6%	5.2%
5 to 17	16.7%	15.3%
18 to 24	8.2%	7.9%
25 to 34	12.8%	13.4%
35 to 44	11.7%	12.8%
45 to 54	12.5%	13.3%
55 to 64	14.0%	14.2%
65 to 74	11.1%	10.7%
75 and over	7.3%	7.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Genesee County	Oakland County
White (non-Hispanic)	70.6%	69.2%
Black or African American	19.2%	12.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.1%
Asian	0.9%	8.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.5%	0.5%
Two or more races	4.4%	4.3%
Hispanic or Latino	4.1%	4.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Genesee County	Oakland County
No high school diploma	9.1%	5.1%
High school graduate	31.6%	17.8%
Some college or associate's	36.5%	26.9%
Bachelor's degree	14.9%	28.4%
Graduate or professional degree	8.0%	21.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Genesee County	Oakland County
Drove alone	79.1%	73.4%
Carpooled	8.8%	6.1%
Public transit	1.1%	0.3%
Walked	1.0%	1.1%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.2%
Worked from home	9.2%	18.0%
Other means	0.7%	0.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Genesee County	Oakland County
1-unit, detached	73.7%	67.8%
1-unit, attached	5.4%	6.4%
2 to 4 units	3.1%	4.6%
5 to 19 units	7.5%	10.8%
20 or more units	4.5%	7.6%
Mobile home & other	5.7%	2.8%

Poverty & households

	Genesee County	Oakland County
Poverty rate	15.9%	7.7%
Average household size	2.40	2.38
Mean commute (minutes)	27	26
Median year structure built	1969	1975