Royal Oak.
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Michigan·Oakland County
19 tracts·58K people·$329K median·4,914/mi²
White 80 · Black 6 · Multiracial 5 · Hispanic 5 · Asian 3 · Other 1
Living alone 43 · Married couple 33 · Other 24
Health 55 · Professional 16 · Retail 9 · Leisure 8 · Manufacturing 7 · Public admin 1 · Other 3
Management · business · science · arts 66 · Sales · office 15 · Service 10 · Production · transport 6 · Construction · maintenance 3
Drive alone 67 · Work from home 28 · Carpool 6 · Walk 2 · Bike 0 · Transit 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 Royal Oak is $328,700 (Census ACS) — 0.7× the US median of $458,812.
Royal Oak has 57,950 residents across 18 census tracts and 16 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 36.9; the population is 80.3% White, 6.0% Black, 5.0% Multiracial, 4.6% Hispanic or Latino, 3.5% Asian and 0.6% Other; the average household has 2.0 people; 64.1% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 6.2% (Census ACS).
Northwood Elementary School (69%), Oak Ridge Elementary School (58%) and Oakland Elementary School (58%) lead the elementary schools; Royal Oak Middle School is the middle school with reported scores (46%). Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,381/month, 12% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Royal Oak is $101,109 a year, 17% above the US median (Census ACS).
In Royal Oak, median rent is $1,381/month and the median home value is $328,700 (Census ACS).
Royal Oak reported 1.6 violent crimes and 9.3 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 82°F; winter lows average 21°F; there are 85 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 34 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Royal Oak are tornado (72), ice storm (71) and cold wave (67), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.09g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Royal Oak, 1.5% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).