Wixom

Population: 17,126
Median household income: $68,319
Median home value: $336,200

Located in Oakland County, Michigan, Wixom is a community with a population of 17,126. Its median household income of $68,319 runs below the Oakland County figure of $95,296.

From 2019 to 2023, Wixom's population grew 23.2% from 13,902 to 17,126, while its median home value rose 34.9% from $249,300 to $336,200.

36.8% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1985.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 17,126
Median age: 36.3 yrs
Median household income: $68,319
Median home value: $336,200
Median gross rent: $974
Housing units: 8,743
Homeownership rate: 46.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 46.6%
Unemployment rate: 2.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

13,90217,126

Median household income

$53,259$68,319

Median home value

$249,300$336,200

Median gross rent

$745$974

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	13,902	$53,259	$249,300	$745
2020	13,970	$58,886	$257,200	$757
2021	16,853	$72,579	$280,000	$823
2022	17,007	$72,896	$321,000	$912
2023	17,126	$68,319	$336,200	$974

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

Age distribution

Under 56.7%

5 to 179.5%

18 to 249.8%

25 to 3421.2%

35 to 4413.4%

45 to 5411.9%

55 to 6413.9%

65 to 748.7%

75 and over5.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,144	6.7%
5 to 17	1,624	9.5%
18 to 24	1,676	9.8%
25 to 34	3,626	21.2%
35 to 44	2,289	13.4%
45 to 54	2,031	11.9%
55 to 64	2,376	13.9%
65 to 74	1,483	8.7%
75 and over	877	5.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	12,627	73.7%
Black or African American	1,575	9.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	24	0.1%
Asian	1,199	7.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	49	0.3%
Two or more races	669	3.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	983	5.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma2.2%

High school graduate17.3%

Some college or associate's33.9%

Bachelor's degree29.0%

Graduate or professional degree17.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	281	2.2%
High school graduate	2,193	17.3%
Some college or associate's	4,300	33.9%
Bachelor's degree	3,673	29.0%
Graduate or professional degree	2,235	17.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone76.8%

Carpooled6.6%

Public transit0.0%

Walked3.0%

Bicycle0.2%

Worked from home12.6%

Other means0.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	8,375	76.8%
Carpooled	718	6.6%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	328	3.0%
Bicycle	25	0.2%
Worked from home	1,373	12.6%
Other means	87	0.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,326	24.4%
15 to 29 min	3,521	36.9%
30 to 44 min	2,403	25.2%
45 to 59 min	988	10.4%
60+ min	295	3.1%

Households

Average household size: 1.99
Poverty rate: 8.7% (1,479 of 17,063)

	Count	Share
Family households	4,000	46.5%
Nonfamily households	4,593	53.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1985

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	8,593	98.3%
Vacant	150	1.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	3,979	46.3%
Renter-occupied	4,614	53.7%

1-unit, detached36.8%

1-unit, attached9.2%

2 to 4 units4.2%

5 to 19 units22.6%

20 or more units27.1%

Mobile home & other0.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	3,216	36.8%
1-unit, attached	808	9.2%
2 to 4 units	364	4.2%
5 to 19 units	1,976	22.6%
20 or more units	2,372	27.1%
Mobile home & other	7	0.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2688140
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 9.14 sq mi
Water area: 0.22 sq mi
Center point: 42.5228, -83.5302