City safety & data profile

WixomMI

Wixom, MI is a 14K-resident city in Oakland County with a median household income of $65,485.

Oakland County, Michigan. Federal health, economic, and safety indicators for Wixom, drawn from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey, CDC PLACES, and CMS Hospital Compare. Wixom has a population larger than 22% of the 4,640 U.S. cities Areazine tracks, and a median home value of $365,200.

Data updated 2026-09-03

14K
Population (place)
Bottom 23%
By size
$65,485
Median income (place)
$365,200
Median home (place)
10.9%
Poverty rate (place)
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The read on Wixom

Wixom posts a median household income higher than 30% of U.S. cities Areazine tracks.

Bottom 31%
by median income, US cities

Where Wixom income ranks nationally

Median household income vs. every place Areazine profiles (place-level ACS)

$65,485 Bottom 30% higher than 30% of 3,889 places Areazine profiles

Wixom $0 $260,000 every profiled place, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more places Areazine profiles. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) · 2024 ACS 5-year

Largest cities in MI

Population among 105 MI places with 10,000+ residents and ACS income on Areazine. Tooltip shows the income rank in the same pool.

residents

What this shows Detroit is the largest MI city on this list; Beverly Hills leads median income.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) As of 2024 ACS 5-year

Highest median incomes in MI

Median household income among the same 105-city pool. Tooltip shows the population rank.

median

What this shows Beverly Hills posts the highest place-level median income in MI; Detroit is largest by headcount.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) As of 2024 ACS 5-year

The quick read

Reading Wixom, MI beyond the headline numbers

Wixom sits inside Oakland County, Michigan, at roughly 42.52°N, -83.54°W. Population 13,746, $65,485 median household income. Median home value $365,200, median rent $1,035. Poverty rate 10.9%, read against that income figure since two cities on the same median can differ underneath it.

Poverty in Wixom, MI stands at 10.9%, above the midpoint of reporting cities. A median income can look comfortable while a share this size sits well beneath it, which is why the two figures belong together.

The median home in Wixom costs around 5.6 times what a median household earns in a year -- the most expensive quarter of reporting cities, and far enough ahead of local pay that ownership is largely closed to median earners.

14.3% of Wixom workers are remote, above the midpoint of reporting cities.

Among the CDC measures on this page, stroke departs furthest from its peer median: 2.3% in Wixom, the lowest-prevalence quarter of the 3,759 cities reporting that measure.

Public transit carries 0% of Wixom workers, a smaller share than at least three quarters of reporting cities.

Sources: U.S. Census ACS, CDC PLACES, CMS Hospital Compare, plus live alerts for Wixom from FEMA, NOAA, FDA, and CPSC. Economic comparison bars use the unweighted average across tracked Census places with a reported value, not a household-weighted national median.

Population (place)
13,746
Wixom · Census Place
Median Income (place)
$65,485
-27% vs avg
Median Home Value (place)
$365,200
-12% vs avg
Median Age (place)
35.5
years · ACS place

10-Year Trends 2013–2024

County-level trend (Oakland County): Wixom's own historical series isn't separately published by the Census Bureau, so these year-over-year figures track the surrounding county, not the city alone.

20132024
Population
1.3M+5%
Median Income
$97,760+49%
Median Home Value
$343,600+102%
Poverty Rate
7.7%-25%
Unemployment
4.8%-53%

Economics

Economics indicators for Wixom, MI
IndicatorValue
Median Rent
$1,035/mo
Poverty Rate
10.9% -12% vs avg
Unemployment 3.4%
Bachelor's Degree+ 46.8%
Work From Home 14.3%
Public Transit 0%

Population

White 68.3%
African American 12.5%
Asian 9.1%
Two or More Ethnicities 5.8%

Health Profile 15 measures

Health Indicators

Short Sleep Duration
33%
Obesity
32.2%
High Blood Pressure
29.8%
Physical Inactivity
18.2%
Binge Drinking
17.6%
Frequent Mental Distress
16.9%
Current Smoking
11.4%
Current Asthma
11.1%
Frequent Physical Distress
10.7%
Diabetes
8.4%

Preventive Care

Dental Visit 72.4%
Annual Checkup 78.7%

Other Measures

Lack of Health Insurance
5.5%
Coronary Heart Disease
4.5%
Stroke
2.3%

What alerts and safety updates affect Wixom?

No area-tagged alerts are on record for Wixom right now. New federal and counterpart-agency notices still land in the site feed as agencies publish them.

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Sheet MI-WIXOM · Wixom

Wixom: no area-tagged alerts on record — state hubs carry the live CAP stream.

  • FEED-QUIET No tagged alerts
  • LEAD-NONE Feed idle
  • DESK-IDLE Awaiting feed

Counts reflect published articles tagged to Wixom; untagged NOAA county warnings may still appear in the site feed. Browse Michigan state hubs · Methodology

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Frequently Asked Questions 5

What is the population of Wixom, MI? ▼
Wixom, MI has a population of 13,746 people, located in Oakland County, Michigan.
What is the median household income in Wixom? ▼
The median household income in Wixom, MI is $65,485 per year, per the U.S. Census ACS. The poverty rate is 10.9%.
What is the median home value in Wixom? ▼
The median home value in Wixom, MI is $365,200. Median rent is $1,035/month.
What are the top health concerns in Wixom? ▼
The top health indicators in Wixom include Short Sleep Duration (33%), Obesity (32.2%), High Blood Pressure (29.8%). Data from CDC PLACES.
What is the median age in Wixom? ▼
The median age in Wixom, MI is 35.5 years. 46.8% of residents have a bachelor's degree or higher.

Nationwide cities with similar poverty or income 8

Two ACS-derived peer sets for Wixom, both outside Michigan so the neighborhoods are not the geographic nearby list below.

Similar poverty rate

Nearest place-level ACS poverty rates outside MI (10.9% here).

Avondale, AZ 10.9% La Habra, CA 10.9% Berwyn, IL 10.9% Key West, FL 10.9%

Similar median income

Nearest place-level ACS median household incomes outside MI ($65,485 here).

Yuma, AZ $65,482 Crestview, FL $65,480 North Highlands, CA $65,495 Webb City, MO $65,469

Compare Wixom with another city

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Nearby Cities 8

Novi, MI 59K South Lyon, MI 12K West Bloomfield Township, MI 65K Farmington Hills, MI 81K Farmington, MI 11K Waterford, MI 76K Canton, MI 87K Livonia, MI 95K
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Using Wixom's profile

Use this as a starting research checklist, not a verdict on whether to live here.

  • Check live recalls, weather and hazard alerts scoped to the Wixom area before relying on national headlines. Check your area
  • Read the poverty rate alongside the income figure, two places with the same median can have very different realities.
  • Compare Wixom against Michigan peers on any ranking lens. Explore Michigan

Population and economics (income, home value, poverty, education) are place-level U.S. Census ACS; health is CDC PLACES; hospital counts reflect facilities in and around the city. County-level trends are labeled when shown.

Data Sources

All data on this page comes from official U.S. government sources. Population and economic data from the Census Bureau American Community Survey (2024 5-year estimates, place geography). Health data from the CDC PLACES program (2023). Hospital ratings from CMS Hospital Compare (2024). Climate data from NOAA. Education data from NCES. Cost of living from Bureau of Economic Analysis. Crime statistics, where referenced on Areazine, originate from the FBI Crime Data Explorer. Housing market figures referenced on Areazine come from HUD Fair Market Rents. Census economics and population are at place geography; some health and hospital indicators are reported at the county level (Oakland County) where that is the smallest published unit.

Every figure on Areazine is published directly from official U.S. government sources, no number is typed in by an editor. City demographic and health figures are compiled directly from U.S. Census (place-level ACS), CDC, and CMS releases, updated quarterly within 30 days of upstream release. County-level trends are labeled when shown. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026.