Okemos, MI (Michigan) Houses and Residents

Back to: Okemos, Michigan main profile, Michigan, Michigan smaller cities, Michigan small towns, Michigan forum, All US cities. (Urban population: 22,532, Rural population: 154 (all nonfarm)) Houses: 9,597 (9,190 occupied: 5,942 owner occupied, 3,248 renter occupied) % of renters here:   35% State:   26% Housing density: 571 houses/condos per square mile Recent posts about housing in Okemos, Michigan on our local forum with over 400,000 registered users: Need help with rental in Okemos  (0 replies) Okemos or East Lansing  (5 replies) How bad do you think MI really is?  (321 replies) Where do you reside?  (142 replies) Moving to lansing...where is a good area?  (2 replies) Where to live in MI???  (52 replies) Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $15,973. Median contract rent in 2007: $764 (lower quartile is $599, upper quartile is $888) Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $864 Median gross rent in Okemos, MI in 2007: $843 Housing units in Okemos with a mortgage: 4,034 (296 second mortgage, 698 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 1,279 Household type by relationship Households: 22,293 In family households: 17,440 (4,550 male householders, 1,144 female householders) 5,036 spouses, 6,211 children (5,861 natural, 183 adopted, 167 stepchildren), 77 grandchildren, 109 brothers or sisters, 79 parents, 80 other relatives, 154 non-relatives In nonfamily households: 4,853 (1,571 male householders (990 living alone)), 1,912 female householders (1,426 living alone)), 1,370 nonrelatives In group quarters: 393 (all institutionalized) Size of family households: 2,440 2-persons, 1,256 3-persons, 1,302 4-persons, 494 5-persons, 192 6-persons, 10 7-or-more-persons. Size of nonfamily households: 2,416 1-person, 836 2-persons, 179 3-persons, 52 4-persons. 4,495 married couples with children. 849 single-parent households (175 men, 674 women). 86.9% of residents of Okemos speak English at home. 1.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (86% speak English very well, 10% speak English well, 4% speak English not well). 6.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (80% speak English very well, 11% speak English well, 8% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all). 4.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (56% speak English very well, 32% speak English well, 12% speak English not well). 0.9% of residents speak other language at home (76% speak English very well, 24% speak English well). Foreign born population: 2,332 (10.3%) (45.6% of them are naturalized citizens)

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Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2000 in Okemos, MI: Less than $10,000: 0 $10,000 to $14,999: 0 $15,000 to $19,999: 0 $20,000 to $24,999: 6 $25,000 to $29,999: 10 $30,000 to $34,999: 0 $35,000 to $39,999: 10 $40,000 to $49,999: 0 $50,000 to $59,999: 0 $60,000 to $69,999: 24 $70,000 to $79,999: 14 $80,000 to $89,999: 45 $90,000 to $99,999: 172 $100,000 to $124,999: 533 $125,000 to $149,999: 865 $150,000 to $174,999: 945 $175,000 to $199,999: 798 $200,000 to $249,999: 770 $250,000 to $299,999: 429 $300,000 to $399,999: 439 $400,000 to $499,999: 142 $500,000 to $749,999: 95 $750,000 to $999,999: 16 $1,000,000 or more: 0

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Okemos: Less than $100: 7 people $100 to $149: 42 $150 to $199: 76 $200 to $249: 25 $250 to $299: 27 $300 to $349: 50 $350 to $399: 51 $400 to $449: 107 $450 to $499: 160 $500 to $549: 332 $550 to $599: 356 $600 to $649: 314 $650 to $699: 568 $700 to $749: 613 $750 to $799: 483 $800 to $899: 615 $900 to $999: 185 $1,000 to $1,249: 78 $1,250 to $1,499: 32 $1,500 to $1,999: 47 $2,000 or more: 0 No cash rent: 64

Percentage of workers working in this county: 84.8%
Number of people working at home: 497 (4.1% of all workers)

Travel time to work Less than 5 minutes: 345 5 to 9 minutes: 1617 10 to 14 minutes: 2484 15 to 19 minutes: 2546 20 to 24 minutes: 2069 25 to 29 minutes: 727 30 to 34 minutes: 632 35 to 39 minutes: 164 40 to 44 minutes: 120 45 to 59 minutes: 253 60 to 89 minutes: 476 90 or more minutes: 198

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 10,569 (87%) Carpooled: 662 (5%) Bus or trolley bus: 133 (1%) Subway or elevated: 16 (0%) Ferryboat: 5 (0%) Bicycle: 57 (0%) Walked: 180 (1%) Other means: 9 (0%) Worked at home: 497 (4%)

Household income: Less than $10,000: 816 $10,000 to $14,999: 359 $15,000 to $19,999: 416 $20,000 to $24,999: 301 $25,000 to $29,999: 323 $30,000 to $34,999: 420 $35,000 to $39,999: 454 $40,000 to $44,999: 392 $45,000 to $49,999: 286 $50,000 to $59,999: 689 $60,000 to $74,999: 959 $75,000 to $99,999: 1142 $100,000 to $124,999: 910 $125,000 to $149,999: 501 $150,000 to $199,999: 591 $200,000 or more: 618

First ancestries reported:

• German: 3801
• Other groups: 3503
• English: 2350
• Irish: 1512
• Polish: 1171
• Italian: 925
• United States or American: 779
• Swedish: 446
• French (except Basque): 434
• Dutch: 429
• Scottish: 398
• Scotch-Irish: 349
• French Canadian: 330
• Norwegian: 328
• Russian: 316
• Arab:: 248
• Subsaharan African:: 200
• Finnish: 167
• Greek: 139
• Lebanese: 137
• British: 129
• Hungarian: 122
• European: 122
• Belgian: 120
• Swiss: 113
• African: 109
• Welsh: 104
• Latvian: 94
• Ukrainian: 91
• Canadian: 75
• Nigerian: 66
• Iranian: 59
• Austrian: 58
• Lithuanian: 52
• Slovak: 47
• Palestinian: 38
• Danish: 38
• Arab/Arabic: 36
• Czechoslovakian: 35
• Luxemburger: 34
• Macedonian: 34
• Armenian: 33
• Croatian: 29
• Czech: 28
• Brazilian: 26
• Afghan: 24
• Eastern European: 22
• Slovene: 19
• Portuguese: 15
• South African: 15
• Iraqi: 12
• Scandinavian: 12
• Northern European: 11
• Other Arab: 10
• Other Subsaharan African: 10
• Syrian: 10
• Romanian: 9
• West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 9
• Bahamian: 9
• Serbian: 8
• Turkish: 8
• Assyrian/Chaldean/Syriac: 7
• Pennsylvania German: 6
• Israeli: 6
• Jordanian: 5

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

• This state: 13879
• Northeast: 1405
• Midwest: 2876
• South: 1502
• West: 582

49% of Okemos residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 44% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 63% lived in Michigan.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

• No schooling: 10
• Nursery to 4th grade: 0
• 5th and 6th grade: 20
• 7th and 8th grade: 0
• 9th grade: 0
• 10th grade: 19
• 11th grade: 8
• 12th grade, no diploma: 38
• High school graduate (or equivalency): 447
• Less than 1 year of college: 220
• Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 621
• Associate degree: 335
• Bachelor's degree: 1,972
• Master's degree: 1,271
• Professional school degree: 719
• Doctorate degree: 918

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

• No schooling: 9
• Nursery to 4th grade: 0
• 5th and 6th grade: 79
• 7th and 8th grade: 49
• 9th grade: 50
• 10th grade: 38
• 11th grade: 41
• 12th grade, no diploma: 58
• High school graduate (or equivalency): 845
• Less than 1 year of college: 331
• Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 933
• Associate degree: 524
• Bachelor's degree: 2,328
• Master's degree: 1,450
• Professional school degree: 336
• Doctorate degree: 395

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 1.7%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 1.8%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 6.1%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 2.9%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 2.9%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 0.0%

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

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 12.3%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 8.0%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 9.2%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 0.0%

Median household income in 2007 for:

• White non-Hispanic householders: $70,864
• Black householders: $63,502
• American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $87,122
• Asian householders: $62,736
• Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $17,791
• Some other race householders: $6,927
• Two or more races householders: $31,805
• Hispanic or Latino race householders: $66,649

Median 2007 house value for:

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $234,947
• Black or African American householders: $220,511
• American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $158,927
• Asian householders: $225,941
• Some other race householders: $215,214
• Two or more races householders: $161,841
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $239,715

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 5,477
• One, attached: 518
• Two: 115
• 3 or 4: 152
• 5 to 9: 411
• 10 to 19: 1,221
• 20 to 49: 832
• 50 or more: 669
• Mobile homes: 189
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 13

Median worth of mobile homes: $10,512

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Michigan:	11.2%

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Michigan:	8.7%

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Michigan:	16.5%

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