Demographics of Oakland County, Michigan

Oakland County, Michigan had 1,288,337 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +15,813 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Oakland County, in four figures

1,288,337
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +1.2%
Change since July 2020: +15,813 people.; 41.3 ±0.1
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $97,760 ±$1,268
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. Each year's change is births less deaths, net moves from abroad and net moves from elsewhere in the country, with the Bureau's small residual. The 2020 row's components run 3 months, from the April census to July 1.

Oakland County, Michigan's population grew 1.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Oakland County, Michigan's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change

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Oakland County, Michigan's population grew 1.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Oakland County, Michigan's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	1,272,524	100.0	100.0
2021	1,273,070	100.0	100.2
2022	1,272,787	100.0	100.7
2023	1,274,993	100.2	101.6
2024	1,282,549	100.8	102.5
2025	1,288,337	101.2	103.1

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Population of Oakland County, Michigan on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	1,272,524	−1,851	−511	+144	−1,658
2021	1,273,070	+546	+83	+2,000	−2,627
2022	1,272,787	−283	+432	+7,098	−7,443
2023	1,274,993	+2,206	+629	+10,778	−9,182
2024	1,282,549	+7,556	+800	+11,274	−4,456
2025	1,288,337	+5,788	+686	+7,688	−2,684

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 41.3 ±0.1: for men 40.1 ±0.2 and for women 42.6 ±0.1. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Oakland County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Michigan	United States
Under 5	65,609 ±41	5.1% ±<0.1	5.4% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	193,725 ±1,997	15.1% ±0.2	15.9% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	100,223 ±1,729	7.8% ±0.1	9.2% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	339,325 ±2,272	26.5% ±0.2	25.3% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	345,887 ±2,767	27.0% ±0.2	25.6% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	235,056 ±2,909	18.4% ±0.2	18.6% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $97,760 ±$1,268, and income per person $56,696 ±$470, in 2024 dollars. The median is $72,875 ±$293 in Michigan and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Oakland County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Michigan	United States
Under $25,000	57,373 ±2,218	10.8% ±0.4	15.8% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	73,426 ±2,358	13.8% ±0.4	18.7% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	73,540 ±2,106	13.9% ±0.4	16.8% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	65,887 ±2,195	12.4% ±0.4	13.2% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	98,719 ±2,735	18.6% ±0.5	17.3% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	63,152 ±1,898	11.9% ±0.4	8.6% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	98,363 ±1,915	18.5% ±0.4	9.5% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Oakland County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Michigan	United States
All ages	98,004 ±4,229	7.7% ±0.3	13.2% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	21,911 ±1,601	8.5% ±0.6	17.6% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	48,451 ±2,340	7.0% ±0.3	12.7% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	27,642 ±1,312	8.6% ±0.4	10.5% ±0.1	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Oakland County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Oakland County	Michigan	United States
Housing units	561,348 ±263	4,622,236 ±795	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	94.5% ±0.3	88.2% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	5.5% ±0.3	11.8% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	72.7% ±0.4	73.2% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	27.3% ±0.4	26.8% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$343,600 ±$2,730	$231,600 ±$642	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,376 ±$14	$1,129 ±$4	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1975 ±2	1972 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Oakland County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Michigan	United States
Hispanic or Latino	64,409 ±0	5.0% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	873,178 ±1,868	68.2% ±0.1	72.4% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	162,467 ±2,001	12.7% ±0.2	13.1% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	109,425 ±1,235	8.5% ±0.1	3.4% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	1,301 ±221	0.1% ±<0.1	0.3% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	384 ±144	< 0.1% ±<0.1	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	7,020 ±1,061	0.5% ±0.1	0.5% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	61,641 ±2,595	4.8% ±0.2	4.5% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Oakland County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Michigan	United States
Born in the state	899,557 ±4,492	70.3% ±0.4	76.0% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	196,584 ±3,418	15.4% ±0.3	16.0% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	12,994 ±876	1.0% ±0.1	0.9% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	170,690 ±3,561	13.3% ±0.3	7.2% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	92,386 ±2,448	7.2% ±0.2	4.1% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	78,304 ±2,782	6.1% ±0.2	3.1% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Oakland County among the counties of Michigan

2nd of 83 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Michigan page.

Counties of Michigan near Oakland County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Wayne County	1,769,038	−1.2%
Oakland County	1,288,337	+1.2%
Macomb County	886,221	+0.7%
Kent County	675,232	+2.5%
Genesee County	401,093	−1.1%
Washtenaw County	370,214	−0.4%
Ottawa County	308,459	+3.9%

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Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026