Clawson

Population: 11,314
Median household income: $86,630
Median home value: $250,800

Clawson is a community in Oakland County, Michigan, home to 11,314 residents. At $86,630, its median household income sits below Oakland County's $95,296.

Between 2019 and 2023, Clawson's population declined 5.5% from 11,971 to 11,314, while its median home value rose 41.3% from $177,500 to $250,800.

Owners occupy 73.6% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 40.8 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 11,314
Median age: 40.8 yrs
Median household income: $86,630
Median home value: $250,800
Median gross rent: $1,253
Housing units: 5,865
Homeownership rate: 73.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 44.0%
Unemployment rate: 5.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

11,97111,314

Median household income

$67,717$86,630

Median home value

$177,500$250,800

Median gross rent

$933$1,253

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	11,971	$67,717	$177,500	$933
2020	11,909	$71,376	$190,000	$931
2021	11,482	$76,575	$204,700	$968
2022	11,388	$82,713	$237,000	$1,129
2023	11,314	$86,630	$250,800	$1,253

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 53.2%

5 to 1712.9%

18 to 245.4%

25 to 3421.1%

35 to 4412.4%

45 to 5410.5%

55 to 6415.5%

65 to 7412.9%

75 and over6.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	363	3.2%
5 to 17	1,454	12.9%
18 to 24	614	5.4%
25 to 34	2,385	21.1%
35 to 44	1,401	12.4%
45 to 54	1,190	10.5%
55 to 64	1,755	15.5%
65 to 74	1,461	12.9%
75 and over	691	6.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	9,819	86.8%
Black or African American	388	3.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	188	1.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	23	0.2%
Two or more races	431	3.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	465	4.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma3.3%

High school graduate22.0%

Some college or associate's30.7%

Bachelor's degree30.3%

Graduate or professional degree13.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	289	3.3%
High school graduate	1,953	22.0%
Some college or associate's	2,731	30.7%
Bachelor's degree	2,691	30.3%
Graduate or professional degree	1,219	13.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 23 min

Drove alone72.5%

Carpooled4.0%

Public transit0.3%

Walked1.7%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home21.2%

Other means0.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	4,688	72.5%
Carpooled	256	4.0%
Public transit	18	0.3%
Walked	112	1.7%
Bicycle	8	0.1%
Worked from home	1,373	21.2%
Other means	15	0.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,293	25.4%
15 to 29 min	2,238	43.9%
30 to 44 min	1,055	20.7%
45 to 59 min	294	5.8%
60+ min	217	4.3%

Households

Average household size: 1.94
Poverty rate: 5.4% (604 of 11,227)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,872	49.8%
Nonfamily households	2,898	50.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1958

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	5,770	98.4%
Vacant	95	1.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	4,246	73.6%
Renter-occupied	1,524	26.4%

1-unit, detached74.0%

1-unit, attached4.2%

2 to 4 units4.9%

5 to 19 units11.5%

20 or more units4.9%

Mobile home & other0.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	4,343	74.0%
1-unit, attached	244	4.2%
2 to 4 units	286	4.9%
5 to 19 units	676	11.5%
20 or more units	286	4.9%
Mobile home & other	30	0.5%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2616160
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 2.2 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 42.5367, -83.1504