Oak Park.
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Michigan·Oakland County
8 tracts·29K people·$212K median·5,696/mi²
Black 52 · White 36 · Multiracial 5 · Asian 3 · Other 2 · Hispanic 2
Living alone 38 · Other 32 · Married couple 30
Retail 31 · Health 27 · Professional 19 · Manufacturing 13 · Leisure 4 · Public admin 3 · Other 2
Management · business · science · arts 48 · Sales · office 21 · Production · transport 14 · Service 13 · Construction · maintenance 4
Drive alone 67 · Work from home 22 · Carpool 13 · Walk 1 · Transit 0 · Bike 0
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Oak Park is $212,300 (Census ACS) — 0.5× the US median of $458,812.
Oak Park has 29,318 residents across 8 census tracts and 6 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 38.1; the population is 52.5% Black, 36.1% White, 4.8% Multiracial, 2.7% Asian, 2.1% Other and 1.8% Hispanic or Latino; the average household has 2.4 people; 37.1% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 12.0% (Census ACS).
Norup International School (55%), Ferndale Upper Elementary Campus (37%) and Oak Park Service Learning Academy OPSLA (18%) lead the elementary schools; Oak Park Preparatory Academy is the middle school with reported scores (10%). Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,396/month, 12% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Oak Park is $71,510 a year, 17% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Oak Park, median rent is $1,396/month and the median home value is $212,300 (Census ACS).
Oak Park reported 3.3 violent crimes and 23.4 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 82°F; winter lows average 21°F; there are 86 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 34 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Oak Park are tornado (87), cold wave (84) and ice storm (79), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.10g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Oak Park, 1.4% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).