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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Oakland County is $37,089, which is higher than the state average of $26,143 and is higher than the national average of $28,555. Oakland County median household income is $66,436, which has grown by 7.32% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is lower than the state average rate of 9.90% and is much lower than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Oakland County residents spend 26.4 minutes per day commuting to work, which is higher than the state average of 23.9 minutes and is about the same as the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #1

Oakland County	37,089 USD
Michigan	26,143 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Oakland County	38,156 USD
Michigan	27,763 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Oakland County	49,570 USD
Michigan	34,444 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Oakland County	29,930 USD
Michigan	22,340 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #2

Oakland County	66,436 USD
Michigan	49,087 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Oakland County	91,053 USD
Michigan	65,790 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #74

Oakland County	7.32%
Michigan	9.90%
U.S.	27.36%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Oakland County		Michigan		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	25.60%	$16,242, see rank	21.26%	$11,860	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	29.03%	$19,977, see rank	33.02%	$18,606	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	2.29%	$3,537, see rank	3.69%	$3,227	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	20.86%	$26,210, see rank	22.77%	$21,940	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Oakland County	85,677 USD
Michigan	61,684 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Oakland County	110,101 USD
Michigan	78,408 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Oakland County	Michigan	U.S.
White	$69,369, see rank	$52,395	$56,900
Black	$46,809, see rank	$29,628	$35,600
Hispanic	$47,396, see rank	$38,757	$42,396
Asian	$101,248, see rank	$73,809	$73,244
American Indian, Alaska Native	$41,937, see rank	$37,217	$37,170
Hawaiian Native	$133,173, see rank	$47,147	$53,370
One Race, Other	$49,193, see rank	$38,363	$40,300
Two or More Races	$49,747, see rank	$36,180	$47,621

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Oakland County	Michigan	U.S.
less than 25	$27,695, see rank	$21,580	$25,788
25 to 44	$71,972, see rank	$53,327	$58,398
45 to 64	$81,242, see rank	$59,969	$65,027
65 or over	$45,103, see rank	$36,782	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Oakland County	Michigan	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	977,705, see rank	7,893,971	248,775,628
Male¹	468,081, 47.88%, see rank	48.56%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	341,288, 72.91%, see rank	65.69%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	399, 0.09%, see rank	0.08%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	340,889, 72.83%, see rank	65.61%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	308,654, 90.54%, see rank	87.67%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	32,235, 9.46%, see rank	12.33%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	126,793, 27.09%, see rank	34.31%	30.72%
Female¹	509,624, 52.12%, see rank	51.44%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	310,237, 60.88%, see rank	57.48%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	102, 0.02%, see rank	0.02%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	310,135, 60.86%, see rank	57.47%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	283,147, 91.30%, see rank	89.51%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	26,988, 8.70%, see rank	10.49%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	199,387, 39.12%, see rank	42.52%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Oakland County	Michigan	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	580,039, 100%	4,199,791	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	497,434, 85.76%, see rank	82.68%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	44,047, 7.59%, see rank	8.85%	9.59%
Public Transportation	3,217, 0.55%, see rank	1.41%	5.06%
Walked	6,622, 1.14%, see rank	2.17%	2.78%
Other Means	4,944, 0.85%, see rank	1.24%	1.79%
Worked at Home	23,775, 4.10%, see rank	3.64%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Oakland County	26.4 minutes
Michigan	23.9 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Oakland County	Michigan	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	591,801	4,293,574	143,435,233
Male¹	308,654, 52.16%, see rank	51.35%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	147,343, 47.74%, see rank	32.41%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	36,100, 11.70%, see rank	14.22%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	56,568, 18.33%, see rank	16.58%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	336, 0.11%, see rank	0.94%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	15,595, 5.05%, see rank	7.30%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	40,476, 13.11%, see rank	22.48%	17.94%
Female¹	283,147, 47.84%, see rank	48.65%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	133,283, 47.07%, see rank	37.15%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	49,731, 17.56%, see rank	22.79%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	86,923, 30.70%, see rank	31.96%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	234, 0.08%, see rank	0.31%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	446, 0.16%, see rank	0.24%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	11,872, 4.19%, see rank	7.30%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Oakland County	Michigan	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	591,801, 100%	4,293,574	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	1,497, 0.25%, see rank	1.32%	1.96%
Construction	23,173, 3.92%, see rank	4.76%	6.17%
Manufacturing	103,074, 17.42%, see rank	17.38%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	15,912, 2.69%, see rank	2.46%	2.75%
Retail Trade	60,793, 10.27%, see rank	11.44%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	15,827, 2.67%, see rank	4.12%	4.93%
Information	12,210, 2.06%, see rank	1.60%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	46,061, 7.78%, see rank	5.51%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	82,112, 13.87%, see rank	9.28%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	138,228, 23.36%, see rank	24.13%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	50,370, 8.51%, see rank	9.47%	9.49%
Public Administration	17,050, 2.88%, see rank	3.73%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	25,494, 4.31%, see rank	4.81%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Oakland County	%	Michigan	U.S.
Population in Poverty	126,082	10.42%, see rank	16.90%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	24,506	7.66%, see rank	12.08%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.