Oakland County (Central)--Birmingham & Bloomfield Area PUMA, MI

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2024 Population
157,547
US Senator
Gary Peters
Democratic Party
US Senator
Elissa Slotkin
Democratic Party
2024 Median Age
46.2
0.645% 1-year decrease
2024 Poverty Rate
5.84%
4.89% 1-year increase
2024 Median Household Income
$144,040
0.32% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$504,400
3.55% 1-year growth
2023 Employed Population
70,760
0.259% 1-year growth

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19.1% of the households in Oakland County (Central)--Birmingham & Bloomfield Area PUMA, MI reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

95% of the residents in Oakland County (Central)--Birmingham & Bloomfield Area PUMA, MI are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Oakland County (Central)--Birmingham & Bloomfield Area PUMA, MI are Cranbrook Academy of Art (68 degrees awarded in 2023).

In 2024, the median property value in Oakland County (Central)--Birmingham & Bloomfield Area PUMA, MI was $504,400, and the homeownership rate was 84.6%.

Most people in Oakland County (Central)--Birmingham & Bloomfield Area PUMA, MI drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 25.1 minutes. The average car ownership in Oakland County (Central)--Birmingham & Bloomfield Area PUMA, MI was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Oakland County (Central)--Birmingham & Bloomfield Area PUMA, MI is home to a population of 158k people, from which 95% are citizens. As of 2024, 16.3% of Oakland County (Central)--Birmingham & Bloomfield Area PUMA, MI residents were born outside of the country (25.7k people).

In 2024, there were 8.47 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (118k people) in Oakland County (Central)--Birmingham & Bloomfield Area PUMA, MI than any other race or ethnicity. There were 13.9k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 11.6k Asian (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

The most common non-English languages spoken as the primary language in households in Oakland County (Central)--Birmingham & Bloomfield Area PUMA, MI are Arabic (6,090 households), Amharic, Somali, or Other Afro-Asiatic Languages (3,455 households), and Spanish (2,547 households).

Population & Diversity

Residents by Gender and Age

RACE/ETHNICITY
81,168
Women
51.6%
76,031
Men
48.4%

The resident population of United States in 2023 was 157,199 inhabitants, with 48.4% men, and 51.6% women.

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Citizenship

95%
2024 Citizenship
95.2%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 95% of Oakland County (Central)--Birmingham & Bloomfield Area PUMA, MI residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Oakland County (Central)--Birmingham & Bloomfield Area PUMA, MI was 95.2%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Oakland County (Central)--Birmingham & Bloomfield Area PUMA, MI
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    118k ± 1.77k
  2. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
    13.9k ± 1.27k
  3. Asian (Non-Hispanic)
    11.6k ± 1.14k
3.51%
Hispanic Population
5.54k people

In 2024, there were 8.47 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (118k people) in Oakland County (Central)--Birmingham & Bloomfield Area PUMA, MI than any other race or ethnicity. There were 13.9k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 11.6k Asian (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

3.51% of the people in Oakland County (Central)--Birmingham & Bloomfield Area PUMA, MI are hispanic (5.54k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Oakland County (Central)--Birmingham & Bloomfield Area PUMA, MI as a share of the total population.

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Global Diversity

Most Common Origin
  1. Iraq
    5,589 ± 1,803 people
  2. India
    2,875 ± 1,304 people
  3. China
    1,429 ± 924 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Oakland County (Central)--Birmingham & Bloomfield Area PUMA, MI was Iraq, the natal country of 5,589 Oakland County (Central)--Birmingham & Bloomfield Area PUMA, MI residents, followed by India with 2,875 and China with 1,429.

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Foreign-Born Population

16.3%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
25.7k people
16.3%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
25.6k people

As of 2024, 16.3% of Oakland County (Central)--Birmingham & Bloomfield Area PUMA, MI residents (25.7k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Oakland County (Central)--Birmingham & Bloomfield Area PUMA, MI was 16.3%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Non-English Households

Most Common Non-English Languages
  1. Arabic
    6,090 households (4.09%)
  2. Amharic, Somali, or Other Afro-Asiatic Languages
    3,455 households (2.32%)
  3. Spanish
    2,547 households (1.71%)

19.1% of the households in Oakland County (Central)--Birmingham & Bloomfield Area PUMA, MI reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language, which is lower than the national average of 22.3%. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

In 2024, the most common non-English language spoken in households in Oakland County (Central)--Birmingham & Bloomfield Area PUMA, MI was Arabic. 4.09% of the households in Oakland County (Central)--Birmingham & Bloomfield Area PUMA, MI reported speaking Arabic at home as the primary shared language between all members living in the household.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    1,688 ± 238
  2. Gulf War (2001-)
    678 ± 198
  3. Gulf War (1990s)
    395 ± 124

Oakland County (Central)--Birmingham & Bloomfield Area PUMA, MI has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.49 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Oakland County (Central)--Birmingham & Bloomfield Area PUMA, MI employs 70.8k people. In 2023, the largest industries in Oakland County (Central)--Birmingham & Bloomfield Area PUMA, MI were Motor vehicles & motor vehicle equipment manufacturing (7,222 people), General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals (4,494 people), and Elementary & secondary schools (3,495 people), and the highest paying industries were Air transportation ($286,947), Securities, commodities, funds, trusts & other financial investments ($268,217), and Legal services ($216,529).

Males in Oakland County (Central)--Birmingham & Bloomfield Area PUMA, MI have an average income that is 1.66 times higher than the average income of females, which is $104,047. The income inequality in Oakland County (Central)--Birmingham & Bloomfield Area PUMA, MI (measured using the Gini index) is 0.508, which is higher than than the national average.

Employment

Workforce Diversity

Measure
RACE/ETHNICITY
32,365
Women
45.7%
38,395
Men
54.3%

The workforce of Oakland County (Central)--Birmingham & Bloomfield Area PUMA, MI in 2023 was 70,760 people, with 45.7% woman, and 54.3% men.

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Occupations

70.8k
2023 Value
0.259%
1 Year growth
± 0.259%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Oakland County (Central)--Birmingham & Bloomfield Area PUMA, MI grew at a rate of 0.259%, from 70.6k employees to 70.8k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Oakland County (Central)--Birmingham & Bloomfield Area PUMA, MI, are Other managers (3,523 people), Lawyers, & judges, magistrates, & other judicial workers (2,847 people), and Physicians (2,794 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Oakland County (Central)--Birmingham & Bloomfield Area PUMA, MI.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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Industries

Employment by Industries

70.8k
2023 Value
0.259%
1 Year growth
± 0.259%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Oakland County (Central)--Birmingham & Bloomfield Area PUMA, MI grew at a rate of 0.259%, from 70.6k employees to 70.8k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Oakland County (Central)--Birmingham & Bloomfield Area PUMA, MI, are Motor vehicles & motor vehicle equipment manufacturing (7,222 people), General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals (4,494 people), and Elementary & secondary schools (3,495 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Oakland County (Central)--Birmingham & Bloomfield Area PUMA, MI, though some of these residents may live in Oakland County (Central)--Birmingham & Bloomfield Area PUMA, MI and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$107,307
Median earning men ± $4,946
$63,428
Median earning women ± $3,777

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($144,261), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($138,042), and Manufacturing ($128,829).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Manufacturing ($105,511), Wholesale Trade ($90,789), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($86,563).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis
2.16%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 4.37M people employed in Michigan. This represents a 2.16% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 23.6%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Michigan.

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Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Michigan went to Donald J. Trump with 49.7% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (48.3%), followed by Jill Stein (0.788%).

Gary Peters and Elissa Slotkin are the senators currently representing the state of Michigan. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Michigan is currently represented by 13 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

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2024 Election Results
  1. Donald J. Trump (49.7%)
    Republican Party
  2. Kamala Harris (48.3%)
    Democratic Party
  3. Jill Stein (0.788%)
    Green Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Michigan went to Donald J. Trump with 49.7% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (48.3%), followed by Jill Stein (0.788%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Michigan for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

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Senator Elections

US Senators from Michigan

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Gary Peters
Senator from Michigan2
Assumed office on January 3, 2015
Elissa Slotkin
Senator from Michigan1
Assumed office on January 3, 2025

Gary Peters and Elissa Slotkin are the senators currently representing Michigan.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

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Education

In 2023, universities in Oakland County (Central)--Birmingham & Bloomfield Area PUMA, MI awarded 68 degrees. The student population of Oakland County (Central)--Birmingham & Bloomfield Area PUMA, MI in 2023 is skewed towards women, with 37 male students and 82 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Oakland County (Central)--Birmingham & Bloomfield Area PUMA, MI are White (33 and 67.3%), Two or More Races (5 and 10.2%), Hispanic or Latino (4 and 8.16%), and Black or African American (3 and 6.12%).

The largest universities in Oakland County (Central)--Birmingham & Bloomfield Area PUMA, MI by number of degrees awarded are Cranbrook Academy of Art (68 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Oakland County (Central)--Birmingham & Bloomfield Area PUMA, MI are Ceramic Arts & Ceramics (10 and 14.7%), Metal Arts (8 and 11.8%), and Fiber, Textile, & Weaving Arts (7 and 10.3%).

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2023 there were 119 students enrolled in Oakland County (Central)--Birmingham & Bloomfield Area PUMA, MI, 31.1% men and 68.9% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 51 records, of which 70.6% were women and 29.4% men.

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Completions

Concentrations

Most Common
  1. Ceramic Arts & Ceramics
    10 degrees awarded
  2. Metal Arts
    8 degrees awarded
  3. Fiber, Textile, & Weaving Arts
    7 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for Masters Degree recipients in Oakland County (Central)--Birmingham & Bloomfield Area PUMA, MI was Ceramic Arts & Ceramics with 10 degrees awarded.

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Universities

Gender
Race
Cranbrook Academy of Art
Largest Universities by degrees awarded
68 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Cranbrook Academy of Art with 68 degrees awarded.

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Student Diversity

In 2023, 27 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Oakland County (Central)--Birmingham & Bloomfield Area PUMA, MI, which is 0.659 times less than the 41 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 33 degrees mean that there were 6.6 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Two or More Races, with 5 degrees awarded.

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Awarded Degrees over Time

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Working Population

Educational Pyramid

Measure

In 2023, 0.7% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 1.03% of women were in the same situation.

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Educational Attainment

Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population of Oakland County (Central)--Birmingham & Bloomfield Area PUMA, MI in 2023 were Graduate Degree (39.2k), Bachelors Degree (38.2k), and Some college (19.7k).

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Oakland County (Central)--Birmingham & Bloomfield Area PUMA, MI was $504,400 in 2024, which is 1.52 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $487,100 to $504,400, a 3.55% increase. The homeownership rate in Oakland County (Central)--Birmingham & Bloomfield Area PUMA, MI is 84.6%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Oakland County (Central)--Birmingham & Bloomfield Area PUMA, MI have an average commute time of 25.1 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Oakland County (Central)--Birmingham & Bloomfield Area PUMA, MI is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$504,400
Median Property Value 2024
±$14,446
$52,397
Median Property Taxes
±$1,499

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Oakland County (Central)--Birmingham & Bloomfield Area PUMA, MI the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

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Rent vs Own

84.6%
Homeownership
2024
61.7%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 84.6% of the housing units in Oakland County (Central)--Birmingham & Bloomfield Area PUMA, MI were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 84.3%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$144,040
Median Household Income
± $3,909
62k
Number of Households
± 1,560

In 2024, the median household income of the 62k households in Oakland County (Central)--Birmingham & Bloomfield Area PUMA, MI grew to $144,040 from the previous year's value of $143,581.

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Wage Distribution

0.508
2023 Wage GINI in Oakland County (Central)--Birmingham & Bloomfield Area PUMA, MI
0.509
2022 Wage GINI in Oakland County (Central)--Birmingham & Bloomfield Area PUMA, MI

In 2023, the income inequality in Oakland County (Central)--Birmingham & Bloomfield Area PUMA, MI was 0.508 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.107% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Oakland County (Central)--Birmingham & Bloomfield Area PUMA, MI was higher than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed less evenly in Oakland County (Central)--Birmingham & Bloomfield Area PUMA, MI in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (68.8%)
  2. Worked At Home (24.5%)
  3. Carpooled (4.5%)

In 2024, 68.8% of workers in Oakland County (Central)--Birmingham & Bloomfield Area PUMA, MI drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (24.5%) and those who carpooled to work (4.5%).

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Commute Time

25.1 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Oakland County (Central)--Birmingham & Bloomfield Area PUMA, MI have a shorter commute time (25.1 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.31% of the workforce in Oakland County (Central)--Birmingham & Bloomfield Area PUMA, MI have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Oakland County (Central)--Birmingham & Bloomfield Area PUMA, MI distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Oakland County (Central)--Birmingham & Bloomfield Area PUMA, MI have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

5.84% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Oakland County (Central)--Birmingham & Bloomfield Area PUMA, MI (9.13k out of 156k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 75+, followed by Females 55 - 64 and then Females 65 - 74.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Oakland County (Central)--Birmingham & Bloomfield Area PUMA, MI is White, followed by Black and Two Or More.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

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Health

97.7% of the population of Oakland County (Central)--Birmingham & Bloomfield Area PUMA, MI has health coverage, with 57.7% on employee plans, 5.91% on Medicaid, 18.4% on Medicare, 15.2% on non-group plans, and 0.37% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Michigan see 1,276 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,276 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1246 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 281 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.4% were men and 51.6% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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1,276 to 1
Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Michigan

Primary care physicians in Michigan see an average of 1,276 patients per year. This represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,276 patients).

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Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 23% under 18 years, 14% between 18 and 34 years, 39.8% between 35 and 64 years, and 23.2% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.4% were men and 51.6% were women.

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Uninsured People

2.32%
Uninsured
57.7%
Employer Coverage
5.91%
Medicaid
18.4%
Medicare
15.2%
Non-Group
0.37%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Oakland County (Central)--Birmingham & Bloomfield Area PUMA, MI declined by 1.52% from 2.36% to 2.32%.

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