Oak Park, MI (Michigan) Houses and Residents

Back to: Oak Park, Michigan main profile, Michigan, Michigan smaller cities, Michigan small towns, Michigan forum, All US cities. Total population: 29,793 (All urban) Houses: 11,370 (11,104 occupied: 8,312 owner occupied, 2,792 renter occupied) % of renters here:   25% State:   26% Housing density: 2264 houses/condos per square mile Recent posts about housing in Oak Park, Michigan on our local forum with over 400,000 registered users: Oak Park  (31 replies) 16 Mile?  (187 replies) Best and Worst Detroit suburbs  (80 replies) Buying a home in Royal Oak/Berkley/North Oak Park/Ferndale  (1 reply) Why Not Move To Detroit? The Hype Isn't True.  (162 replies) How is everyone in MI dealing with the economy???  (101 replies) Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2000: $91,200 Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2000: $633 Median gross rent in Oak Park, MI in 2000: $748 Housing units in Oak Park with a mortgage: 6,059 (523 second mortgage, 809 home equity loan, 86 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 1,976 Household type by relationship Households: 29,770 In family households: 25,727 (5,118 male householders, 2,512 female householders) 4,990 spouses, 10,646 children (10,011 natural, 322 adopted, 313 stepchildren), 894 grandchildren, 418 brothers or sisters, 291 parents, 393 other relatives, 465 non-relatives In nonfamily households: 4,043 (1,262 male householders (952 living alone)), 2,199 female householders (2,004 living alone)), 582 nonrelatives In group quarters: 23 (0 institutionalized population) Size of family households: 2,794 2-persons, 1,970 3-persons, 1,420 4-persons, 766 5-persons, 368 6-persons, 312 7-or-more-persons. Size of nonfamily households: 2,956 1-person, 441 2-persons, 53 3-persons, 7 4-persons, 4 5-persons. 5,149 married couples with children. 2,250 single-parent households (374 men, 1,876 women). 81.3% of residents of Oak Park speak English at home. 1.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (76% speak English very well, 11% speak English well, 13% speak English not well). 5.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (51% speak English very well, 24% speak English well, 21% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all). 2.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (34% speak English very well, 34% speak English well, 20% speak English not well, 11% don't speak English at all). 9.3% of residents speak other language at home (46% speak English very well, 25% speak English well, 20% speak English not well, 9% don't speak English at all). Foreign born population: 4,426 (14.9%) (51.1% of them are naturalized citizens)

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Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2000 in Oak Park, MI: Less than $10,000: 0 $10,000 to $14,999: 0 $15,000 to $19,999: 12 $20,000 to $24,999: 18 $25,000 to $29,999: 21 $30,000 to $34,999: 17 $35,000 to $39,999: 49 $40,000 to $49,999: 97 $50,000 to $59,999: 211 $60,000 to $69,999: 277 $70,000 to $79,999: 316 $80,000 to $89,999: 583 $90,000 to $99,999: 958 $100,000 to $124,999: 2539 $125,000 to $149,999: 1719 $150,000 to $174,999: 710 $175,000 to $199,999: 324 $200,000 to $249,999: 149 $250,000 to $299,999: 6 $300,000 to $399,999: 22 $400,000 to $499,999: 7 $500,000 to $749,999: 0 $750,000 to $999,999: 0 $1,000,000 or more: 0

Rent paid by renters in 2000 in Oak Park: Less than $100: 13 $100 to $149: 31 $150 to $199: 72 $200 to $249: 162 $250 to $299: 49 $300 to $349: 86 $350 to $399: 70 $400 to $449: 87 $450 to $499: 117 $500 to $549: 181 $550 to $599: 205 $600 to $649: 263 $650 to $699: 324 $700 to $749: 254 $750 to $799: 255 $800 to $899: 468 $900 to $999: 44 $1,000 to $1,249: 30 $1,250 to $1,499: 0 $1,500 to $1,999: 0 $2,000 or more: 0 No cash rent: 73

Percentage of workers working in this county: 57.5%
Number of people working at home: 311 (2.4% of all workers)

Travel time to work Less than 5 minutes: 271 5 to 9 minutes: 977 10 to 14 minutes: 1296 15 to 19 minutes: 2171 20 to 24 minutes: 2667 25 to 29 minutes: 1124 30 to 34 minutes: 2429 35 to 39 minutes: 516 40 to 44 minutes: 414 45 to 59 minutes: 499 60 to 89 minutes: 260 90 or more minutes: 229

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 11,106 (84%) Carpooled: 1,253 (10%) Bus or trolley bus: 122 (1%) Taxi: 28 (0%) Bicycle: 25 (0%) Walked: 263 (2%) Other means: 56 (0%) Worked at home: 311 (2%)

Household income: Less than $10,000: 810 $10,000 to $14,999: 632 $15,000 to $19,999: 516 $20,000 to $24,999: 509 $25,000 to $29,999: 621 $30,000 to $34,999: 721 $35,000 to $39,999: 569 $40,000 to $44,999: 656 $45,000 to $49,999: 658 $50,000 to $59,999: 1199 $60,000 to $74,999: 1424 $75,000 to $99,999: 1408 $100,000 to $124,999: 730 $125,000 to $149,999: 311 $150,000 to $199,999: 170 $200,000 or more: 157

First ancestries reported:

• Other groups: 14282
• Assyrian/Chaldean/Syriac: 1798
• Russian: 1244
• Polish: 1240
• United States or American: 1184
• German: 901
• Irish: 621
• Arab:: 564
• English: 561
• Subsaharan African:: 481
• Italian: 479
• African: 295
• French Canadian: 253
• Iraqi: 242
• French (except Basque): 225
• European: 224
• Arab/Arabic: 220
• Scottish: 206
• Ukrainian: 178
• West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 171
• Hungarian: 147
• Jamaican: 139
• Scotch-Irish: 133
• Eastern European: 112
• Norwegian: 86
• Canadian: 79
• Nigerian: 74
• Finnish: 72
• Lithuanian: 64
• Other Subsaharan African: 63
• Romanian: 61
• Armenian: 57
• Syrian: 56
• Dutch: 53
• Slovak: 51
• Israeli: 46
• Swedish: 44
• Greek: 43
• Austrian: 42
• Ugandan: 41
• Czechoslovakian: 40
• Welsh: 34
• Serbian: 28
• Belgian: 27
• Yugoslavian: 24
• Czech: 20
• Barbadian: 15
• Egyptian: 14
• Afghan: 13
• Estonian: 13
• Danish: 13
• Other Arab: 12
• Moroccan: 12
• Macedonian: 11
• Jordanian: 8
• Somalian: 8
• West Indian: 8
• British: 7
• Australian: 6
• Croatian: 6
• Iranian: 5
• Celtic: 5
• Bahamian: 5
• Swiss: 4
• Belizean: 4
• Slovene: 3

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 19292
• Northeast: 1124
• Midwest: 1268
• South: 3155
• West: 304

64% of Oak Park residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 48% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 80% lived in Michigan.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

• No schooling: 169
• Nursery to 4th grade: 58
• 5th and 6th grade: 120
• 7th and 8th grade: 176
• 9th grade: 203
• 10th grade: 226
• 11th grade: 286
• 12th grade, no diploma: 355
• High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,814
• Less than 1 year of college: 625
• Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,553
• Associate degree: 514
• Bachelor's degree: 1,370
• Master's degree: 613
• Professional school degree: 253
• Doctorate degree: 26

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

• No schooling: 230
• Nursery to 4th grade: 48
• 5th and 6th grade: 179
• 7th and 8th grade: 187
• 9th grade: 231
• 10th grade: 230
• 11th grade: 299
• 12th grade, no diploma: 375
• High school graduate (or equivalency): 2,477
• Less than 1 year of college: 866
• Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,724
• Associate degree: 839
• Bachelor's degree: 1,924
• Master's degree: 817
• Professional school degree: 125
• Doctorate degree: 30

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 6.1%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 3.3%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 6.5%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 4.2%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 13.9%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 8.5%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 36.4%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 13.2%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 6.6%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 7.2%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 0.0%

Median household income in 1999 for:

• White non-Hispanic householders: $43,500
• Black householders: $54,766
• American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $60,179
• Asian householders: $42,500
• Some other race householders: $60,625
• Two or more races householders: $41,484
• Median household income in 1999, Hispanic or Latino race: $66,667

Median house value for:

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $111,200
• Black or African American householders: $118,400
• American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $56,700
• Asian householders: $107,800
• Some other race householders: $142,500
• Two or more races householders: $111,300
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $105,800

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 9,235
• One, attached: 601
• Two: 103
• 3 or 4: 280
• 5 to 9: 270
• 10 to 19: 144
• 20 to 49: 83
• 50 or more: 620
• Mobile homes: 34

Median worth of mobile homes: $103,600

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Michigan:	11.2%

Here:	18.2%
Michigan:	8.7%

Here:	24.7%
Michigan:	16.5%

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