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48237

Oak Park, MI · ACS 2020–2024

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U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Total population
29,318
Median household income
$71,510
People below poverty
12%
Median home value
$212,300

Income

The median income of households in 48237 was $71,510. An estimated 4.5% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 5.6% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 48237 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 4.5
$10,000 to $14,999 5.1
$15,000 to $24,999 6.2
$25,000 to $34,999 5.2
$35,000 to $49,999 11.1
$50,000 to $74,999 20.7
$75,000 to $99,999 16.1
$100,000 to $149,999 20.5
$150,000 to $199,999 4.9
$200,000 or more 5.6

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 48237 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 69792
Female 59551

An estimated 76.8% of households received earnings. An estimated 28.4% of households received Social Security and an estimated 24.5 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $22,744. These income sources are not mutually exclusive; that is, some households received income from more than one source.

Proportion of Households with Various Income Sources in 48237 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 76.8
Social Security 28.4
Retirement income 24.5
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 5.9
Cash public assistance income 4.3

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 12 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 16.9% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 14.7% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 9.7% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 48237 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 12
Children under 18 years below poverty 16.9
People 65 years old and over below poverty 14.7
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 9.7

In 2020-2024, 16.7 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 40.4% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 39.4% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 37.1% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 48237 in 2020-2024, 96.7% had health insurance coverage and 3.3% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 70.1% and public coverage was 41.8%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 0.3%.


In 2020-2024, 48237 had a total population of 29,318 - 15,381 (52.5%) females and 13,937 (47.5%) males. The median age was 38.1 years. An estimated 19.4% of the population was under 18 years, 36.6% was 19 to 44 years, 24.6% was 45 to 64 years, and 17.4 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 48237 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 920 633
5 to 9 1025 762
10 to 14 852 626
15 to 19 718 749
20 to 24 705 711
25 to 29 1440 1365
30 to 34 1173 1495
35 to 39 1325 1008
40 to 44 735 770
45 to 49 694 1168
50 to 54 942 1155
55 to 59 857 892
60 to 64 585 905
65 to 69 678 788
70 to 74 427 1149
75 to 79 528 467
80 to 84 226 246
85 and over 107 492

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 36.4% were White; 52.7% were Black or African American; 1.8% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 2.7% were Asian; 17.4% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 5.8% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 1.8% of the people in 48237 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 36.1% of the people in 48237 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 12,452 households in 48237. The average household size was 2.35 people.

Married-couple households made up 30.3% of the households in 48237 while cohabiting couple households made up 8.5% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 41% of all households, while 20.2% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 15.4% of households were male householders living alone, and 22.6% were female householders living alone, for a total of 38% of all households.

In 48237, 23% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 29.8% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 48237 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 30.3
Cohabiting Couples 8.5
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
20.2
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
41

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 38.1% of males and 31.9% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 50.6 38.5
Now married, except separated 38.1 31.9
Separated 1.6 1.6
Widowed 1.8 8.4
Divorced 8 19.5

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 48237, 696 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 27.9% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 91.7% of the people living in 48237 were U.S. natives. 73.9% of the 48237 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 8.3% of 48237 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 70.9% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 70.9 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 48237 come from different parts of the world. The bar graph below displays the percentage of foreign-born from each world region of birth in 2020-2024 for 48237.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 48237 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 8.7
Asia 60.8
Europe 18
Africa 7.9
Northern America 4.5
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 48237 in 2020-2024, 10.7 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 0.7% of people at least five years old; 4.9% reported that they did not speak English "very well."

Percentage of the Population 5 years and over who Speak a Language other than English in 48237 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 0.7
Other Indo-European languages 3.9
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 2.9
Other languages 3.2

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 86.3 % of the people at least one year old living in 48237 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 48237 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 86.3
Different house, same county 9.6
Different county, same state 3
Different state 0.9
Abroad 0.3

Education

In 2020-2024, 94.3 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 37.1% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 5.6% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 48237 was 5,932 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 312 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 4,066. College or graduate school enrollment was 1,554.

Educational Attainment of People in 48237 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 5.6
High school diploma or equivalency 19.7
Some college, no degree 27.9
Associate's degree 9.6
Bachelor's degree 23.6
Graduate or professional degree 13.5

Disability

In 48237, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 13.8 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 4.4% of people under 18 years old, to 11.1% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 34% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 48237, 61 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 31.6% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 80.6% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 12.3% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 7 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 11,857 80.6
Federal, state, or local government workers 1,811 12.3
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 1,032 7

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 48237 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 48237 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 0.4
Construction 3.1
Manufacturing 15.8
Wholesale trade 1
Retail trade 8.6
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 4.5
Information 1.6
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 11.5
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 13.4
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 25.3
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 6.8
Other Services, except public administration 3.8
Public administration 4.2

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 48237 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 7,101 48.3
Service occupations 1,913 13
Sales and office occupations 3,126 21.3
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 561 3.8
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 2,007 13.6

Commuting to Work

An estimated 66.9% of 48237 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 6.4% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 23.3 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 48237 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 66.9
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 6.4
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 0.3
Walked 1.4
Other means 1.7
Worked from home 23.2

In 2020-2024, 48237 had a total of 13,091 housing units. Of these housing units, 81% were single-family houses either not attached to any other structure or attached to one or more structures (commonly referred to as "townhouses" or "row houses"). 18.9% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 0% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 48237 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 81
Apartments in multi-unit structures 18.9
Mobile homes 0
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

2.2% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 1.9% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 48237 was 5.7 rooms, and of these housing units 68.2% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 48237 had 12,452 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 639 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 63.3% while renters occupied 36.7%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.48 and in renter-occupied houses it was 2.13.

1.9% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 12.8% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 8.8% and another 10% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 48237:

House Heating Fuel Used in 48237 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 85.1
Electricity 14.2
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 0.2
All other fuels 0.1
No fuel used 0.4

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 48237 was $212,300.

Of the owner-occupied households, 67.1 % had a mortgage. 32.9% owned their houses "free and clear," that is without a primary mortgage or loan on the house. The median monthly housing costs for owners with a mortgage was $1,405 and for owners without a mortgage it was $594.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 48237 was $1,396. Gross rent includes the monthly contract rent and any monthly payments made for electricity, gas, water and sewer, and any other fuels to heat the house.