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Population (year 2000): 4,415. Estimated population in July 2006: 4,331 (-1.9% change)
 

Males: 2,241  (50.8%)
Females: 2,174  (49.2%)

Oakland County

Median resident age:  37.5 years
Michigan median age:  35.5 years

Zip codes: 48390.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $67,900 (it was $65,682 in 2000)
Wolverine Lake  $67,900
Michigan:  $46,039

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $202,900 (it was $160,900 in 2000)
Wolverine Lake  $202,900
Michigan:  $149,300

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Races in Wolverine Lake:

  • White Non-Hispanic (97.0%)
  • Hispanic (1.0%)
  • Two or more races (0.8%)
  • American Indian (0.7%)

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Ancestries: German (25.4%), Irish (17.9%), Polish (17.6%), English (17.0%), French (8.4%), Scottish (7.8%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 930 feet

Land area: 1.30 square miles.

Population density: 3279 people per square mile 
 
 (average).

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For population 25 years and over in Wolverine Lake

  • High school or higher: 89.6%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 23.3%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 6.5%
  • Unemployed: 1.0%
  • Mean travel time to work: 27.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Wolverine Lake village

  • Never married: 22.4%
  • Now married: 62.3%
  • Separated: 1.2%
  • Widowed: 3.7%
  • Divorced: 10.5%

92 residents are foreign born (1.0% North America, 0.6% Europe, 0.5% Latin America).

This village:  2.1%
Michigan:  5.3%



According to our research there were 3 registered sex offenders living in Wolverine Lake, Michigan in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Wolverine Lake to the number of sex offenders is 1423 to 1.
The number of registered sex offenders compared to the number of residents in this village is a lot smaller than the state average.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Wolverine Lake:  1.3% ($2,129)
Michigan:  1.3% ($1,461)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: West Bloomfield Township, MI (7.6 miles , pop. 64,862).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Detroit, MI (29.0 miles , pop. 951,270).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (292.0 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Walled Lake, MI (1.5 miles ), Wixom, MI (3.3 miles ), Novi, MI (5.1 miles ), West Bloomfield Township, MI (7.6 miles ), Orchard Lake Village, MI (7.8 miles ), Milford, MI (7.8 miles ), Northville, MI (8.2 miles ), Farmington Hills, MI (9.1 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 7 buildings, average cost: $130,000
  • 1997: 5 buildings, average cost: $164,100
  • 1998: 4 buildings, average cost: $157,500
  • 1999: 3 buildings, average cost: $155,900
  • 2000: 4 buildings, average cost: $223,000
  • 2001: 5 buildings, average cost: $226,000
  • 2002: 2 buildings, average cost: $192,000
  • 2003: 0 buildings
  • 2004: 2 buildings, average cost: $394,800
  • 2005: 6 buildings, average cost: $164,900
  • 2006: 9 buildings, average cost: $178,000
  • 2007: 1 building, cost: $411,000

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Latitude: 42.55 N, Longitude: 83.49 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: -2,369 (-53.7%)
Workers who live and work in this village: 115 (4.3%)


Area code commonly used in this area: 248

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Population change in the 1990s: -325 (-6.9%).


Historical population


Historical housing units



Most common industries for males:



  • Transportation equipment (16%)
  • Construction (11%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (7%)
  • Machinery (6%)
  • Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (5%)
  • Educational services (4%)
  • Real estate and rental and leasing (4%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Educational services (13%)
  • Health care (11%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (7%)
  • Transportation equipment (6%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (6%)
  • Accommodation and food services (5%)
  • Real estate and rental and leasing (4%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Engineers (7%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
  • Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (5%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (4%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (12%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (8%)
  • Registered nurses (5%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
  • Cashiers (4%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (4%)


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Crime in Wolverine Lake by Year

Type 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Murders 000000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.00.00.0
Rapes 123120
    per 100,000 22.544.868.623.146.40.0
Robberies 000000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.00.00.0
Assaults 423323
    per 100,000 90.144.868.669.246.470.5
Burglaries 71194137
    per 100,000 157.7246.4205.892.3301.6164.4
Thefts 344039333737
    per 100,000 766.1895.9891.6761.1858.5869.0
Auto thefts 322133
    per 100,000 67.644.845.723.169.670.5
Arson 000100
    per 100,000 0.00.00.023.10.00.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 239.8) 83.1101.5122.371.0107.466.0

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 9 (8 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  1.87
US city average:  3.00

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Wolverine Lake-area historical tornado activity is above Michigan state average. It is 87% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 3/20/1976, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 5.3 miles away from the Wolverine Lake village center killed one person and injured 55 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

On 7/4/1957, a category 4 tornado 16.6 miles away from the village center injured 6 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Wolverine Lake:
  • HURON VALLEY-SINAI HOSPITAL (about 3 miles; COMMERCE, MI)
  • NORTHVILLE REGIONAL PSYCHIATRIC HOSP (about 9 miles; NORTHVILLE, MI)
  • ST MARY MERCY HOSPITAL (about 14 miles; LIVONIA, MI)

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Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Wolverine Lake:
  • OAKLAND COUNTY INTERNATIONAL (about 9 miles; PONTIAC, MI; ID: PTK)
  • WILLOW RUN (about 23 miles; DETROIT, MI; ID: YIP)
  • DETROIT METROPOLITAN WAYNE COUNTY (about 27 miles; DETROIT, MI; ID: DTW)
Other public-use airports nearest to Wolverine Lake:
  • OAKLAND SOUTHWEST (about 10 miles; NEW HUDSON, MI; ID: Y47)
  • CANTON-PLYMOUTH-METTETAL (about 15 miles; PLYMOUTH, MI; ID: 1D2)
  • BRIGHTON (about 20 miles; BRIGHTON, MI; ID: 45G)

Amtrak station near Wolverine Lake:
  • 15 miles: PONTIAC (1600 WIDE TRACK DR.). Services: partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public payphones, vending machines, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service, intercity bus service, public transit connection.

Local government website: www.wolverinelake.com

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Wolverine Lake:
  • SCHOOLCRAFT COLLEGE (about 12 miles; LIVONIA, MI; Full-time enrollment: 4,780)
  • MADONNA UNIVERSITY (about 16 miles; LIVONIA, MI; FT enrollment: 2,431)
  • OAKLAND COMMUNITY COLLEGE-BLOOMFIELD HILLS CAMPUS (about 19 miles; BLOOMFIELD HILLS, MI; FT enrollment: 11,634)
  • LAWRENCE TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY (about 20 miles; SOUTHFIELD, MI; FT enrollment: 2,479)
  • OAKLAND UNIVERSITY (about 23 miles; ROCHESTER HILLS, MI; FT enrollment: 11,424)
  • HENRY FORD COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 24 miles; DEARBORN, MI; FT enrollment: 6,572)
  • UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN-DEARBORN (about 24 miles; DEARBORN, MI; FT enrollment: 5,574)

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Drinking water stations with addresses in Wolverine Lake and their reported violations in the past:

NEW SONG COMMUNITY CHURCH (Population served: 150, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUN-2004, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif received (JUN-18-2004), St Public Notif requested (JUN-18-2004), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUN-18-2004), St Compliance achieved (JUL-02-2004)
Past monitoring violations:
  • 9 routine major monitoring violations
  • One regular monitoring violation

Average household size:
This village:  2.6 people
Michigan:  2.6 people

Percentage of family households:
This village:  75.0%
Whole state:  68.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This village:  4.4%
Whole state:  5.3%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This village:  2.7%
Whole state:  10.5%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This village:  0.9%
Whole state:  4.8%

Wolverine Lake compared to Michigan state average:

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  • Median household income above state average.
  • Median house value above state average.
  • Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
  • Renting percentage significantly below state average.


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Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)

Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Financial Administration 3$7,244$28,9760$0
Other Government Administration 2$9,281$55,6860$0
Police Protection - Officers 7$28,986$49,6900$0
Police - Other 1$1,990$23,8804$1,308
Streets and Highways 4$14,980$44,9400$0
Totals for Government 17$62,481$44,1044$1,308


Wolverine Lake government finances in 2002:
  • Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $272,000
  • Charges - All Other: $151,000
    Parks & Recreation: $7,000
  • Current Operations - Police Protection: $706,000
    Regular Highways: $627,000
    Solid Waste Management: $214,000
    Central Staff Services: $178,000
    General - Other: $131,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $93,000
    Water Utilities: $84,000
    Parks & Recreation: $70,000
    Financial Administration: $58,000
    General Public Buildings: $31,000
    Health Services - Other: $20,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Highways: $9,000
    Housing & Community Development: $8,000
    All Other: $1,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $1,000
  • Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $1,055,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $1,055,000
  • Miscellaneous - Special Assessments: $103,000
    Rents: $66,000
    Interest Earnings: $65,000
    General Revenue, NEC: $61,000
    Property Sale Other: $12,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Sewerage: $990,000
    Solid Waste Management: $35,000
    Police Protection: $34,000
    Parks & Recreation: $17,000
    General - Other: $12,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $1,800,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $72,000
  • State Intergovernmental - General Support: $437,000
    Highways: $242,000
    All Other: $2,000
  • Tax - Property: $1,240,000
    NEC: $61,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $819,000

5.74% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($50,911 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.74%
Michigan average:  5.24%

0.13% of residents moved from foreign countries ($1,316 average AGI)
Oakland County:  0.13%
Michigan average:  0.10%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Wayne County, MI  1.88% ($44,191 average AGI)
from Macomb County, MI  0.97% ($50,153)
from Genesee County, MI  0.21% ($41,786)


6.58% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($57,610 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.58%
Michigan average:  5.98%

0.10% of residents moved to foreign countries ($1,119 average AGI)
Oakland County:  0.10%
Michigan average:  0.05%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Wayne County, MI  1.35% ($44,508 average AGI)
to Macomb County, MI  1.04% ($43,477)
to Genesee County, MI  0.29% ($43,511)


Strongest AM radio stations in Wolverine Lake:
  • WPON (1460 AM; 1 kW; WALLED LAKE, MI; Owner: FOREIGN RADIO PROGRAMS, INC.)
  • WXYT (1270 AM; 50 kW; DETROIT, MI; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING CORP. OF DETROIT)
  • WWJ (950 AM; 50 kW; DETROIT, MI; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WJR (760 AM; 50 kW; DETROIT, MI; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • WCHB (1200 AM; 50 kW; TAYLOR, MI; Owner: RADIO ONE OF DETROIT, LLC)
  • WFDF (910 AM; 50 kW; FLINT, MI; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • WDFN (1130 AM; 50 kW; DETROIT, MI; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • WDEO (990 AM; 9 kW; YPSILANTI, MI; Owner: WORD BROADCASTERS, INC.)
  • WOAP (1080 AM; 50 kW; OWOSSO, MI)
  • WTKA (1050 AM; 10 kW; ANN ARBOR, MI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WXDX (1310 AM; 5 kW; DEARBORN, MI; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • WSDS (1480 AM; 4 kW; SALEM TOWNSHIP, MI; Owner: KOCH BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WAAM (1600 AM; 5 kW; ANN ARBOR, MI; Owner: WHITEHALL ENTERPRISES, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Wolverine Lake:
  • WRIF (101.1 FM; DETROIT, MI; Owner: GREATER BOSTON RADIO, INC.)
  • WKRK-FM (97.1 FM; DETROIT, MI; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WMGC-FM (105.1 FM; DETROIT, MI; Owner: GREATER BOSTON RADIO, INC.)
  • WCSX (94.7 FM; BIRMINGHAM, MI; Owner: GREATER BOSTON RADIO, INC.)
  • WYCD (99.5 FM; DETROIT, MI; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING CORPORATION OF MICHIGAN)
  • WDTJ (105.9 FM; DETROIT, MI; Owner: RADIO ONE OF DETROIT, LLC)
  • WDRQ (93.1 FM; DETROIT, MI; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • WDVD (96.3 FM; DETROIT, MI; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • WOVI (89.5 FM; NOVI, MI; Owner: BD. OF EDUC.NOVI COMMUNITY SCH.DIST.)
  • WMUZ (103.5 FM; DETROIT, MI; Owner: WMUZ RADIO, INC.)
  • WUOM (91.7 FM; ANN ARBOR, MI; Owner: THE REGENTS OF THE UNIV. OF MICH.)
  • WNIC (100.3 FM; DEARBORN, MI; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • WKQI (95.5 FM; DETROIT, MI; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • WFUM-FM (91.1 FM; FLINT, MI; Owner: THE REGENTS OF THE UNIV. OF MICHIGAN)
  • WMXD (92.3 FM; DETROIT, MI; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • WDTW (106.7 FM; DETROIT, MI; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • WDTR-FM (90.9 FM; DETROIT, MI; Owner: BOARD OF EDUCATION, CITY OF DETROIT)
  • WVMV (98.7 FM; DETROIT, MI; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WJLB (97.9 FM; DETROIT, MI; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • WDET-FM (101.9 FM; DETROIT, MI; Owner: WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY)

TV broadcast stations around Wolverine Lake:
  • WKBD (Channel 50; DETROIT, MI; Owner: VIACOM STATIONS GROUP OF DETROIT INC.)
  • WXYZ-TV (Channel 7; DETROIT, MI; Owner: CHANNEL 7 OF DETROIT, INC.)
  • WJBK (Channel 2; DETROIT, MI; Owner: FOX TELEVISION STATIONS, INC.)
  • WDIV-TV (Channel 4; DETROIT, MI; Owner: POST-NEWSWEEK STATIONS, MICHIGAN, INC.)
  • WWJ-TV (Channel 62; DETROIT, MI; Owner: CBS BROADCASTING INC.)
  • WDWB (Channel 20; DETROIT, MI; Owner: WXON LICENSE, INC.)
  • WTVS (Channel 56; DETROIT, MI; Owner: DETROIT EDUC. TV FOUNDATION)
  • WBXD-CA (Channel 5; DETROIT, MI; Owner: THE BOX WORLDWIDE LLC)
  • WFUM (Channel 28; FLINT, MI; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN)
  • WEYI-TV (Channel 25; SAGINAW, MI; Owner: WEYI BROADCASTING, LLC)
  • WPXD (Channel 31; ANN ARBOR, MI; Owner: PAXSON COMMUNICATIONS LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
  • W33BY (Channel 68; DETROIT, MI; Owner: HIGHLAND PARK BROADCASTING, L.P.)

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