Pontiac

Population: 61,914
Median household income: $42,791
Median home value: $110,600

Pontiac is a community in Oakland County, Michigan, home to 61,914 residents. At $42,791, its median household income sits below Oakland County's $95,296.

From 2019 to 2023, Pontiac's population grew 3.3% from 59,955 to 61,914, while its median home value rose 64.8% from $67,100 to $110,600.

The typical home was built around 1960. 25.6% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 61,914
Median age: 35.5 yrs
Median household income: $42,791
Median home value: $110,600
Median gross rent: $1,007
Housing units: 28,276
Homeownership rate: 44.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.2%
Unemployment rate: 10.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

59,95561,914

Median household income

$33,568$42,791

Median home value

$67,100$110,600

Median gross rent

$815$1,007

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	59,955	$33,568	$67,100	$815
2020	59,714	$34,673	$73,800	$811
2021	61,498	$36,214	$78,900	$856
2022	61,965	$40,307	$100,100	$947
2023	61,914	$42,791	$110,600	$1,007

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

Age distribution

Under 57.2%

5 to 1716.9%

18 to 249.5%

25 to 3415.5%

35 to 4412.8%

45 to 5413.1%

55 to 6412.0%

65 to 748.2%

75 and over4.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	4,454	7.2%
5 to 17	10,490	16.9%
18 to 24	5,878	9.5%
25 to 34	9,617	15.5%
35 to 44	7,945	12.8%
45 to 54	8,104	13.1%
55 to 64	7,404	12.0%
65 to 74	5,074	8.2%
75 and over	2,948	4.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	13,882	22.4%
Black or African American	28,471	46.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	134	0.2%
Asian	2,309	3.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	415	0.7%
Two or more races	3,248	5.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	13,455	21.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma18.4%

High school graduate35.0%

Some college or associate's30.5%

Bachelor's degree11.2%

Graduate or professional degree5.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	7,545	18.4%
High school graduate	14,383	35.0%
Some college or associate's	12,521	30.5%
Bachelor's degree	4,584	11.2%
Graduate or professional degree	2,059	5.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 22 min

Drove alone73.2%

Carpooled16.3%

Public transit1.1%

Walked3.1%

Bicycle0.4%

Worked from home4.1%

Other means1.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	18,738	73.2%
Carpooled	4,179	16.3%
Public transit	294	1.1%
Walked	799	3.1%
Bicycle	98	0.4%
Worked from home	1,040	4.1%
Other means	435	1.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	8,371	34.1%
15 to 29 min	9,017	36.7%
30 to 44 min	4,604	18.8%
45 to 59 min	1,485	6.1%
60+ min	1,066	4.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.35
Poverty rate: 25.6% (15,454 of 60,299)

	Count	Share
Family households	13,108	51.2%
Nonfamily households	12,497	48.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1960

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	25,605	90.6%
Vacant	2,671	9.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	11,329	44.2%
Renter-occupied	14,276	55.8%

1-unit, detached61.0%

1-unit, attached4.8%

2 to 4 units9.6%

5 to 19 units12.0%

20 or more units10.8%

Mobile home & other1.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	17,241	61.0%
1-unit, attached	1,347	4.8%
2 to 4 units	2,702	9.6%
5 to 19 units	3,406	12.0%
20 or more units	3,062	10.8%
Mobile home & other	518	1.8%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2665440
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 20 sq mi
Water area: 0.37 sq mi
Center point: 42.6492, -83.2874