Oak Park

Population: 29,370
Median household income: $65,882
Median home value: $198,500

Oak Park, a community in Oakland County, Michigan, has 29,370 residents. Its median household income of $65,882 runs below the Oakland County figure of $95,296.

From 2019 to 2023, Oak Park's population declined 1.2% from 29,726 to 29,370, while its median home value rose 68.6% from $117,700 to $198,500.

Owners occupy 59.3% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 37.9 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 29,370
Median age: 37.9 yrs
Median household income: $65,882
Median home value: $198,500
Median gross rent: $1,354
Housing units: 13,036
Homeownership rate: 59.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 39.5%
Unemployment rate: 9.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

29,72629,370

Median household income

$52,584$65,882

Median home value

$117,700$198,500

Median gross rent

$1,120$1,354

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	29,726	$52,584	$117,700	$1,120
2020	29,446	$54,202	$129,800	$1,123
2021	29,677	$58,700	$143,700	$1,176
2022	29,495	$61,991	$176,900	$1,274
2023	29,370	$65,882	$198,500	$1,354

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

Age distribution

Under 54.6%

5 to 1714.3%

18 to 247.3%

25 to 3418.8%

35 to 4413.7%

45 to 5413.1%

55 to 6411.0%

65 to 7411.3%

75 and over6.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,339	4.6%
5 to 17	4,202	14.3%
18 to 24	2,136	7.3%
25 to 34	5,507	18.8%
35 to 44	4,014	13.7%
45 to 54	3,850	13.1%
55 to 64	3,240	11.0%
65 to 74	3,321	11.3%
75 and over	1,761	6.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	10,508	35.8%
Black or African American	15,595	53.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	31	0.1%
Asian	798	2.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	41	0.1%
Some other race	587	2.0%
Two or more races	1,493	5.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	317	1.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.9%

High school graduate17.4%

Some college or associate's36.3%

Bachelor's degree24.7%

Graduate or professional degree14.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,489	6.9%
High school graduate	3,774	17.4%
Some college or associate's	7,872	36.3%
Bachelor's degree	5,351	24.7%
Graduate or professional degree	3,207	14.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 22 min

Drove alone68.3%

Carpooled8.1%

Public transit0.5%

Walked1.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home21.1%

Other means0.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	9,984	68.3%
Carpooled	1,191	8.1%
Public transit	77	0.5%
Walked	152	1.0%
Bicycle	7	0.0%
Worked from home	3,085	21.1%
Other means	131	0.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,889	25.0%
15 to 29 min	5,006	43.4%
30 to 44 min	3,044	26.4%
45 to 59 min	249	2.2%
60+ min	354	3.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.31
Poverty rate: 14.2% (4,163 of 29,288)

	Count	Share
Family households	6,875	54.0%
Nonfamily households	5,847	46.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1958

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	12,722	97.6%
Vacant	314	2.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	7,544	59.3%
Renter-occupied	5,178	40.7%

1-unit, detached73.6%

1-unit, attached7.6%

2 to 4 units3.1%

5 to 19 units7.9%

20 or more units7.7%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	9,599	73.6%
1-unit, attached	996	7.6%
2 to 4 units	408	3.1%
5 to 19 units	1,034	7.9%
20 or more units	999	7.7%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2659920
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 5.15 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 42.4649, -83.1824