Pontiac.
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Michigan·Oakland County
18 tracts·62K people·$122K median·3,123/mi²
Black 42 · Hispanic 24 · White 23 · Multiracial 6 · Asian 4 · Other 1
Living alone 41 · Other 38 · Married couple 20
Professional 41 · Health 23 · Manufacturing 19 · Retail 12 · Leisure 2 · Public admin 1 · Other 2
Service 25 · Production · transport 25 · Management · business · science · arts 23 · Sales · office 17 · Construction · maintenance 10
Drive alone 72 · Carpool 36 · Work from home 5 · Walk 2 · Transit 1 · Bike 1
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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 Pontiac is $121,700 (Census ACS) — 0.3× the US median of $458,812.
Pontiac has 62,104 residents across 18 census tracts and 15 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 36.5; the population is 41.7% Black, 24.1% Hispanic or Latino, 22.8% White, 6.2% Multiracial, 4.2% Asian and 0.9% Other; the average household has 2.4 people; 16.1% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 24.4% (Census ACS).
Walton Charter Academy (27%), Great Lakes Academy (19%) and Whitman Elementary School (13%) lead the elementary schools; Pontiac Middle School is the middle school with reported scores (9%). Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,063/month, 33% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Pontiac is $44,329 a year, 48% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Pontiac, median rent is $1,063/month and the median home value is $121,700 (Census ACS).
Pontiac reported 19.0 violent crimes and 34.8 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2010).
Summer highs average 81°F; winter lows average 20°F; there are 87 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 33 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Pontiac are tornado (95), ice storm (90) and cold wave (87), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.07g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Pontiac, 2% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).