County Population: 1,194,156
County Houses: 492,006
Land area: 872.5 sq. mi.
Water area: 35.5 sq. mi.
Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (21.8%), Educational,health and social services (18.4%), Professional,scientific,management,administrative, and waste management services (13.3%), Retail trade (11.9%).
Type of workers:
Private wage or salary: 86%
Government: 9%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 5%
Unpaid family work: 0%
Races in Oakland County:
White Non-Hispanic (81.4%)
Black (10.1%) PONTIAC
Hispanic (2.4%)
Two or more races (1.9%)
Asian Indian (1.6%)
Other race (0.8%)
Chinese (0.8%)
American Indian (0.8%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)
Median age: 36.7 years
Males: 49.0%, Females: 51.0%
Average wage per job in 2003: $47163
County population in 2003: 1208313
Jobs in 2003: 784204
Total labor force in 2004: 643206
Unemployment rate in 2004: 5.6%
Average household size in Oakland County: 2.51
Median household income: $61,907 (year 2000)
Median house value: $181,200 (year 2000)
Median montly rent in 2000: $707
Institutionalized population: 6,919
Median monthly costs for houses with a mortgage in Oakland County in 2000: $1322
Cities in this county include: Farmington Hills, Troy, Southfield, Waterford, Rochester Hills, Pontiac, West Bloomfield Township.
Notable locations in this county outside city limits:
Notable locations in Oakland County: Indianwood Country Club, Alpine Ski Club, Camp Agawam, Camp Clarkston, Camp Dearborn, Camp Faith Wing, Camp Holiday, Camp Holly, Camp Nahellu, Camp Narrin, Camp Oweki, Camp Tamarack, Camp Wathana, Bald Mountain Golf Club, Glen Lore Golf Club, Goodwin Glen Golf Club, Mulberry Hills Golf Course, Holly Greens Country Club, Winter Cove Picnic Area, Bay Court Camp.
Churches in Oakland County include: Mount Zion Church, West Highland Church, Hawarth Church, Pentecostal Church, Pentecost Church, Christ of the Lakes Church, Church of the Resurrection, Oxbow Lake Church.
Cemeteries: Oak Hill Cemetery, Baton Cemetery, Richardson Cemetery, Oakwood Cemetery, Beebe Cemetery, Perry Cemetery, Granger Cemetery.
Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Little Crotched Lake, Little Lake, Alderman Lake, Little School Lot Lake, Algoe Lake, Allen Lake, Little Walters Lake, Lonesome Lake.
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Buckhorn Creek, Cedar Creek, McClure Drain, Trout Creek, Paint Creek Drain, Hayes Creek, Norton Creek, West Branch Stony Creek, Krohn Drain.
Parks in Oakland County include: Addison Oaks County Park, Pontiac Lake State Recreation Area, Highland State Recreation Area, Bald Mountain State Recreation Area, Oxford Park, Davisburg Park, Holly State Recreation Area, Proud Lake State Recreation Area, Kensington Metropolitan Park.
Current college students: 76,393
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 89.3%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 38.2%
Number of foreign born residents: 119,218 (49% naturalized citizens)
Mean travel time to work: 26.5 minutes
Housing units in structures:
One, detached: 336,864
One, attached: 26,964
Two: 5,918
3 or 4: 15,183
5 to 9: 31,736
10 to 19: 22,689
20 or more: 34,509
Mobile homes: 18,061
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 82
Agriculture in Oakland County
Average size of farms: 64 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $70699
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $2428.25
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 83.01%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 8.69%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $46637
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 41.76%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 4.07%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $47468
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 79.32%
Average age of principal farm operators: 56 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 2.53
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 13.93%
Corn for grain: 3288 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 1113 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 4043 harvested acres
Vegetables: 590 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 307 acres
Oakland County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly above Michigan state average. It is 3.2 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 3 fatalities and 88 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 3/20/1976, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado killed one person and injured 55 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.
Land area: 15.1 sq. mi.
Water area: 1.7 sq. mi.
Population: 16,134 (all urban)
Housing count: 5,989
Races in Highland township:
White Non-Hispanic: 96.5%
Black: 0.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.5%
Asian: 0.4%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 0.0%
Hispanic or Latino: 1.2%
Two or more races: 1.1%
Some other race: 0.1%
Median age of males: 34.9
Median age of females: 35.2
Average houshold size: 2.84
Average family size: 3.18
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable location: Highland Hills Golf Course.
Churches in Highland township include: West Highland Church, Emmanuel Church, Galilean Church, Faith Lutheran Church.
Lakes and swamps: Alderman Lake, Lower Pettibone Lake, Murray Lake, Peninsula Lake, Pickerel Lake, Rowe Lake, Charlick Lake, Tomahawk Lake.
Park in Highland township: Highland State Recreation Area.
Foreign born population: 435 (2.7%)
(1.6% are naturalized citizens)
61% of Highland township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 71% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 77% lived in Michigan.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 13696
Northeast: 414
Midwest: 707
South: 602
West: 242
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $276,900
Year house built:
1999 to March 2000: 180
1995 to 1998: 494
1990 to 1994: 388
1980 to 1989: 718
1970 to 1979: 2277
1960 to 1969: 584
1950 to 1959: 513
1940 to 1949: 388
1939 or earlier: 417
Housing units in structures:
One, detached: 4,662
One, attached: 40
Two: 58
3 or 4: 14
5 to 9: 10
50 or more: 10
Mobile homes: 1,165
Median worth of mobile homes: $14,500
