Sylvan Lake

Population: 1,672
Median household income: $106,806
Median home value: $356,800

Sylvan Lake is a community in Oakland County, Michigan, home to 1,672 residents. The median household income of $106,806 is above the Oakland County median ($95,296).

Between 2019 and 2023, Sylvan Lake's population declined 8.0% from 1,818 to 1,672, while its median home value rose 52.6% from $233,800 to $356,800.

White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 88.0% of the population. 80.8% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,672
Median age: 52.9 yrs
Median household income: $106,806
Median home value: $356,800
Median gross rent: $1,132
Housing units: 873
Homeownership rate: 82.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 52.7%
Unemployment rate: 2.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,8181,672

Median household income

$85,000$106,806

Median home value

$233,800$356,800

Median gross rent

$1,712$1,132

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,818	$85,000	$233,800	$1,712
2020	1,799	$92,500	$248,100	$1,646
2021	1,778	$97,596	$276,100	$1,538
2022	1,729	$96,900	$310,000	$1,239
2023	1,672	$106,806	$356,800	$1,132

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

Age distribution

Under 50.0%

5 to 1712.0%

18 to 245.5%

25 to 3411.7%

35 to 4410.6%

45 to 5414.4%

55 to 6426.3%

65 to 7411.5%

75 and over8.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	0	0.0%
5 to 17	200	12.0%
18 to 24	92	5.5%
25 to 34	196	11.7%
35 to 44	177	10.6%
45 to 54	241	14.4%
55 to 64	439	26.3%
65 to 74	192	11.5%
75 and over	135	8.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,471	88.0%
Black or African American	41	2.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	13	0.8%
Asian	10	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	39	2.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	98	5.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma0.3%

High school graduate13.4%

Some college or associate's33.6%

Bachelor's degree28.1%

Graduate or professional degree24.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	4	0.3%
High school graduate	185	13.4%
Some college or associate's	464	33.6%
Bachelor's degree	388	28.1%
Graduate or professional degree	339	24.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone80.8%

Carpooled0.7%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.8%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home16.6%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	788	80.8%
Carpooled	7	0.7%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	18	1.8%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	162	16.6%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	160	19.7%
15 to 29 min	356	43.8%
30 to 44 min	180	22.1%
45 to 59 min	60	7.4%
60+ min	57	7.0%

Households

Average household size: 1.92
Poverty rate: 3.6% (61 of 1,672)

	Count	Share
Family households	417	47.8%
Nonfamily households	456	52.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1956

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	873	100.0%
Vacant	0	0.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	717	82.1%
Renter-occupied	156	17.9%

1-unit, detached90.7%

1-unit, attached0.6%

2 to 4 units1.9%

5 to 19 units3.8%

20 or more units3.0%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	792	90.7%
1-unit, attached	5	0.6%
2 to 4 units	17	1.9%
5 to 19 units	33	3.8%
20 or more units	26	3.0%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2677860
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 0.52 sq mi
Water area: 0.33 sq mi
Center point: 42.6168, -83.3335