Fast Facts

Over 700 companies representing 37 countries are doing business in Oakland County

Oakland County has maintained a AAA bond rating putting it in the top 1% of U.S. counties

42 percent of residents over age 35 have a bachelors or graduate/professional degree

New Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine is being constructed

Oakland County's 910 square miles are located just north of Detroit

2010 population census is 1.2 million

Oakland County has 89,000 acres of parkland

In Oakland County there are more than 1,400 lakes, 16,000 lakefront homes, and headwaters of five major rivers

Estimated per capita income of Oakland County residents in 2009 was $50,334

Oakland ranked 11th in per capita income among counties with populations over one million

Business diversification projects include Emerging Sectors and Medical Main Street

42 thousand businesses are located in Oakland County

82 golf courses including Oakland Hills (16 major championships) and Indianwood (2012 U.S. Senior Open)

Oakland County has more people than each of these eight states and the District of Colombia:

Alaska Delaware

Montana North Dakota

Rhode Island South Dakota

Vermont Wyoming

 Sources: BEA REIS, U.S. Census Bureau, SEMCOG

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