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Pontiac City School District Overview

Oakland University located in Pontiac City School District area. A total of 31,513 households are located in Pontiac City School District area. Among them, 8,987 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 3.28 people. The total number of children (under the age of 18) in the region is 23,285 and 20,205 students are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

8.28% (6,259) of residents are non-citizens and 18.80% (14,214) of residents speak a language other than English at home.

*Source of the social, economy, income, and demographic data: EDGE (Education Demographic and Geographic Estimates) dataset for year 2015-2019

Social Characteristics of Pontiac City School District, Michigan
Household	31,513
Population	75,610
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	8,987 (28.52%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	23,285
Total Students	20,205
Pre-Kindergarten	1,164
Kindergarten	930
Grade 1-8	7,168
Grade 9-12	4,144
College/Graduate School	6,799
Veterans	60,815
Non-citizen	6,259
Non-English Home Language	14,214
Internet Coverage	100.00%

Employment Statistics

62,690 residents are over the age of 16 and 39,516 people are in labor force. Among them, 39,479 people are in civilian labor force and 37 are in armed labor force. 35,474 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 10.10%.

The tables below show the employment-related statistics for Pontiac City School District area.

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	34,591	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	26,724	77.26%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	5,343	15.45%
Public transportation	321	0.93%
Walked	884	2.56%
Other method	378	1.09%
Worked from home	941	2.72%
Average Commute Time	23 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	35,474	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	10,428	29.40%
Service	8,949	25.23%
Sales and office	6,982	19.68%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	2,775	7.82%
Production, transportation, and material moving	6,340	17.87%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	35,474	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	55	0.16%
Construction	2,237	6.31%
Manufacturing	6,860	19.34%
Wholesale trade	471	1.33%
Retail trade	3,562	10.04%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	1,327	3.74%
Information	542	1.53%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	1,603	4.52%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	4,287	12.08%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	7,562	21.32%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	4,734	13.34%
Other services, except public administration	1,500	4.23%
Public administration	734	2.07%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	35,474	-
Private wage and salary workers	31,717	89.41%
Government workers	2,257	6.36%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	1,423	4.01%
Unpaid family workers	77	0.22%

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $57,235 for the 31,513 households in Pontiac City School District area, Michigan. The average income of a single worker is $25,609. 69,285 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 89.36%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	31,513	-
Less than $10,000	3,892	12.35%
$10,000 - $14,999	2,746	8.71%
$15,000 - $24,999	3,753	11.91%
$25,000 - $34,999	3,874	12.29%
$35,000 - $49,999	4,512	14.32%
$50,000 - $74,999	5,202	16.51%
$75,000 - $99,999	3,097	9.83%
$100,000 - $149,999	2,930	9.30%
$150,000 - $199,999	780	2.48%
More than $200,000	727	2.31%
Median Household Income	$39,105	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$57,235	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	16,667	-
Less than $10,000	1,548	9.29%
$10,000 - $14,999	1,034	6.20%
$15,000 - $24,999	1,741	10.45%
$25,000 - $34,999	1,691	10.15%
$35,000 - $49,999	2,587	15.52%
$50,000 - $74,999	2,839	17.03%
$75,000 - $99,999	2,012	12.07%
$100,000 - $149,999	2,063	12.38%
$150,000 - $199,999	606	3.64%
More than $200,000	546	3.28%

Median Family Income	$48,434	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$68,811	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$25,609	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$40,082	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$40,082	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	77,538	-
With health insurance coverage	69,285	89.36%
Public coverage	36,098	46.56%
Private health insurance	42,169	54.38%
Without health insurance coverage	8,253	10.64%

Housing

There are 35,835 housing units in Pontiac City School District area, Michigan with 31,513 units (87.94%) occupied. 13,748 houses (43.63%) are occupied by owner and 17,765 houses (56.37%) are rented. The average housing value is $87,200 and the average rental cost is $884. 347 houses (0.97%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 9,816 houses (27.39%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	35,835	-
Occupied	31,513	87.94%
Owner Occupied	13,748	43.63%
Renter Occupied	17,765	56.37%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	20,672	57.69%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	1,451	4.05%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	12,678	35.38%
Mobile Homes	1,034	2.89%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	0	0.00%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	35,835	-
Built 2014 or later	347	0.97%
Built 2010 - 2013	381	1.06%
Built 2000 - 2009	3,585	10.00%
Built 1990 - 1999	3,020	8.43%
Built 1980 - 1989	2,740	7.65%
Built 1970 - 1979	4,910	13.70%
Built 1960 - 1969	4,197	11.71%
Built 1950 - 1959	6,839	19.08%
Built 1949 or earlier	9,816	27.39%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	35,835	-
1 room	1,210	3.38%
2 rooms	524	1.46%
3 rooms	4,200	11.72%
4 rooms	6,865	19.16%
5 rooms	8,347	23.29%
6 rooms	7,319	20.42%
7 rooms	3,692	10.30%
8 rooms	1,791	5.00%
9 rooms or more	1,887	5.27%
Median Number of Rooms	5.1 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	35,835	-
no bedroom	1,316	3.67%
1 bedroom	4,915	13.72%
2 bedrooms	11,872	33.13%
3 bedrooms	13,628	38.03%
4 bedrooms	3,355	9.36%
5 bedrooms or more	749	2.09%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	13,748	-
Less than $50,000	3,466	25.21%
$50,000 - $99,999	4,335	31.53%
$100,000 - $149,999	1,827	13.29%
$150,000 - $199,999	1,616	11.75%
$200,000 - $299,999	1,250	9.09%
$300,000 - $499,999	763	5.55%
$500,000 - $999,999	264	1.92%
$1,000,000 or more	227	1.65%
Median House Value	$87,200	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	16,932	-
Less than $500	2,733	16.14%
$500 - $999	8,486	50.12%
$1,000 - $1,499	4,955	29.26%
$1,500 - $1,999	615	3.63%
$2,000 - $2,499	125	0.74%
$2,500 - $2,999	8	0.05%
$3,000 or more	10	0.06%
Median Rental Costs	$884	-

Demographic

A total of 79,192 people lives in Pontiac City School District area, Michigan with 39,109 male and 40,083 female. The males to female ratio is 49.39 to 50.61. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	79,192	-
Male	39,109	49.39%
Female	40,083	50.61%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	79,192	-
Under 5 years	6,081	7.68%
5 - 9 years	5,144	6.50%
10 - 14 years	4,305	5.44%
15 - 19 years	5,502	6.95%
20 - 24 years	7,716	9.74%
25 - 34 years	13,219	16.69%
35 - 44 years	9,364	11.82%
45 - 54 years	10,150	12.82%
55 - 59 years	4,413	5.57%
60 - 64 years	4,138	5.23%
65 - 74 years	5,383	6.80%
75 - 84 years	2,587	3.27%
85 years and older	1,190	1.50%
Median Age	32.9 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	79,192	-
One Race	74,657	94.27%
White	35,911	45.35%
Black or African American	33,129	41.83%
American Indian and Alaska Native	366	0.46%
Asian	3,649	4.61%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	68	0.09%
Other	1,534	1.94%

Two or more races	4,535	5.73%
White and Black or African American	2,483	3.14%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	256	0.32%
White and Asian	518	0.65%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	717	0.91%