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Oakland County Facts

Census Statistics

	Oakland County	Michigan
Population, 2003 estimate	1,207,869	10,079,985
Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2003	1.1%	1.4%
Population, 2000	1,194,156	9,938,444
Population, percent change, 1990 to 2000	10.2%	6.9%
Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2000	6.7%	6.8%
Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2000	25.2%	26.1%
Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2000	11.3%	12.3%
Female persons, percent, 2000	51.0%	51.0%?
White persons, percent, 2000 (a)	82.8%	80.2%
Black or African American persons, percent, 2000 (a)	10.1%	14.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2000 (a)	0.3%	0.6%
Asian persons, percent, 2000 (a)	4.1%	1.8%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2000 (a	Z	Z
Persons reporting some other race, percent, 2000 (a)	0.8%	1.3%
Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2000	1.9%	1.9%
Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2000 (b)	2.4%	3.3%
White persons, not of Hispanic/Latino origin, percent, 2000	81.4%	78.6%?
Living in same house in 1995 and 2000', pct age 5+, 2000	55.8%	57.3%
Foreign born persons, percent, 2000	10.0%	5.3%
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000	12.7%	8.4%
High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000	89.3%	83.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000	38.2%	21.8%
Persons with a disability, age 5+, 2000	164,294	1,711,231
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000	26.5	24.1?
Housing units, 2002	502,742	4,331,986
Homeownership rate, 2000	74.7%	73.8%
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2000	22.4%	18.8%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000	$181,200	$115,600?
Households, 2000	471,115	3,785,661
Persons per household, 2000	2.51	2.56
Median household income, 1999	$61,907	$44,667
Per capita money income, 1999	$32,534	$22,168
Persons below poverty, percent, 1999	5.5%	10.5%
Private nonfarm establishments with paid employees, 2001	42,013	236,711
Private nonfarm employment, 2001	779,062	4,008,572
Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2001	-1.5%	-1.6%
Nonemployer establishments, 2000	84,464	526,958
Manufacturers shipments, 1997 ($1000)	27,172,655	214,900,655
Retail sales, 1997 ($1000)	16,585,042	93,706,078
Retail sales per capita, 1997	$14,175	$9,576
Minority-owned firms, percent of total, 1997	8.6%	7.6%
Women-owned firms, percent of total, 1997	25.9%	27.2%
Housing units authorized by building permits, 2002	5,508	49,968
Federal funds and grants, 2002 ($1000)	4,702,850	55,909,012
Land area, 2000 (square miles)	873	56,804
Persons per square mile, 2000	1,368.6	175.0
Metropolitan Area	Detroit, MI PMSA	?
FIPS Code	125	26

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