Oakland County Information
Oakland in
Michigan occupies
908 square miles and has a 2006 population of
1,214,255, a change from a 2000 population of
1,194,156 and
1,083,592 in 1990.
12.1% percent of the population is between the ages of 15 and 24,
11.8% percent is 25-35, and
16.4% percent of the population is 35 to 44.
There were
4,091 acts of violent crime reported in
Oakland in 2004, a change from
3,725 reports of violent crime in 2000.
The unemployed population in 2006 was
36,329 people:
5.8% percent. This was a change from the unemployment rate in 2000 of
2.9%.
Read more about
Oakland, Michigan in the
Wikipedia entry.
| General Information | | |
| County | Oakland | |
| State | Michigan | |
| Land Area | 908 sq. miles | Ranked 928 of 3,140 |
| Population 2006 | 1,214,255 | Ranked 31 of 3,140 |
| Population 2005 | 1,213,669 | |
| Population 2000 | 1,194,156 | Ranked 30 of 3,140 |
| Population 1990 | 1,083,592 | Ranked 28 of 3,140 |
| Race Breakdown | Percentage | |
| Caucasion | 81.2% | |
| African American | 11.8% | |
| Asian American | 5.3% | |
| Native American | .3% | |
| Pacific Islander | .5% | |
| Age Breakdown | Percentage | |
| Population Under 5 | 6.3% | |
| Population 5 to 14 | 13.9% | |
| Population 15 to 24 | 12.1% | |
| Population 25 to 34 | 11.8% | |
| Population 35 to 44 | 16.4% | |
| Population 45 to 54 | 16.4% | |
| Population 55 to 64 | 11.5% | |
| Population 65 to 74 | 5.6% | |
| Population 75 and up | 6% | |
| Crime Counts | 2004 | 2000 |
| Total Violent Crimes | 4,091 | 3,725 |
| Murders / Manslaughters | 15 | |
| Forcible Rapes | 418 | |
| Robberies | 821 | |
| Aggravated Assaults | 2,837 | |
| Total Property Crimes | 28,947 | 32,650 |
| Burglaries | 5,081 | |
| Larceny Thefts | 20,446 | |
| Motor Vehicle Thefts | 3,420 | |
| Employment Data | 2006 | 2000 |
| Labor Population | 630,690 | 675,784 |
| Unemployed Population | 36,329 | 19,446 |
| Unemployment Rate | 5.8% | 2.9% |
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