Michigan · Census place 59920
Oak Park city, MI
Quick answer
Oak Park city has 29,370 residents, ranking #38 of 745 places in Michigan. Median household income is $65,882, the median home is worth $198,500 and median gross rent runs $1,354 a month.
- Population
- 29,370Oak Park city residents
- Median household income
- $65,882Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $198,500Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,354Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 37.9 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 59.3%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Oak Park city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Oak Park city median would spend about 24.7% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 3.0× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 14.2% of residents and 59.3% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Compare with nearby places
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- Jackson city 31,206
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- Madison Heights city 28,411
- Allen Park city 28,128
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