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Population (year 2000): 29,793. Estimated
population in July 2005: 31,194 (+4.7% change)
Males: 13,947 (46.8%), Females: 15,846 (53.2%)
Zip code:
48237
Median resident age: 34.6 years
Median household income: $48,697 (year 2000)
Median house value: $114,400 (year 2000)
Races in Oak Park:
- White Non-Hispanic (46.4%)
- Black (46.0%)
- Two or more races (4.1%)
- Hispanic (1.3%)
- American Indian (0.8%)
- Filipino (0.7%)
- Other race (0.6%)
- Vietnamese (0.6%)
Ancestries: Polish (5.7%), German (5.1%),
Russian (4.9%), United States (4.0%), Irish (3.5%), English
(2.9%).
Land area: 5.0 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Oak Park
- High school or higher: 82.2%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 27.2%
- Graduate or professional degree: 9.8%
- Unemployed: 5.4%
- Mean travel time to work: 24.5 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Oak Park city
- Never married: 32.2%
- Now married: 47.0%
- Separated: 1.6%
- Widowed: 7.4%
- Divorced: 11.8%
14.9% Foreign born (9.4% Asia, 3.7% Europe).
Population change in the 1990s: -879 (-2.9%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Oak Park:
- SELECT SPECIALTY HOSPITAL - NW DETROIT (about 3
miles; DETROIT, MI)
- SINAI-GRACE HOSPITAL (about 3 miles; DETROIT, MI)
- HENRY FORD - KINGSWOOD HOSPITAL (about 4 miles;
FERNDALE, MI)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Oak
Park:
- DETROIT CITY (about 14 miles; DETROIT, MI; ID: DET)
- OAKLAND COUNTY INTERNATIONAL (about 21 miles;
PONTIAC, MI; ID: PTK)
- DETROIT METROPOLITAN WAYNE COUNTY (about 22 miles;
DETROIT, MI; ID: DTW)
Other public-use airports nearest to Oak Park:
- OAKLAND/TROY (about 5 miles; TROY, MI; ID: 7D2)
- COBO HALL (about 15 miles; DETROIT, MI; ID: 84G)
- BERZ-MACOMB (about 21 miles; DETROIT, MI; ID: UIZ)
Amtrak stations near Oak Park:
- 3 miles: ROYAL OAK (201 S. SHERMAN DR.). Services:
enclosed waiting area, public payphones, vending
machines, paid short-term parking, taxi stand, intercity
bus service, public transit connection.
- 6 miles: BIRMINGHAM (449 S. ETON ST.). Services:
public payphones, free short-term parking, free
long-term parking, call for taxi service, public transit
connection.
- 11 miles: DETROIT (11 W. BALTIMORE AVE.). Services:
ticket office, partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed
waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, free
short-term parking, call for car rental service, taxi
stand, public transit connection.
Colleges/Universities in Oak Park:
- MICHIGAN JEWISH INSTITUTE (Full-time
enrollment: 124; Location: 25401 COOLIDGE HWY; Private,
not-for-profit)
- METRO TECHNICAL INSTITUTE (FT enrollment: 82;
Location: 21700 GREENFIELD RD STE 114; Private,
for-profit)
- YESHIVA GEDOLAH RABBINICAL COLLEGE (FT
enrollment: 38; Location: 24600 GREENFIELD RD; Private,
not-for-profit; Offers Doctor's degree)
- RAM TECHNICAL INSTITUTE INC (Location: 21700
GREENFIELD STE 264; Private, for-profit)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Oak Park:
- LAWRENCE TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY (about 4 miles;
SOUTHFIELD, MI; Full-time enrollment: 2,479)
- MARYGROVE COLLEGE (about 4 miles; DETROIT, MI; FT
enrollment: 5,301)
- UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT MERCY (about 4 miles; DETROIT,
MI; FT enrollment: 4,119)
- OAKLAND COMMUNITY COLLEGE-BLOOMFIELD HILLS CAMPUS
(about 9 miles; BLOOMFIELD HILLS, MI; FT enrollment:
11,634)
- DAVENPORT UNIVERSITY-EASTERN REGION-DEARBORN (about
10 miles; DEARBORN, MI; FT enrollment: 2,247)
- UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX-DETROIT CAMPUS (about 10
miles; TROY, MI; FT enrollment: 2,090)
- WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 10 miles; DETROIT, MI;
FT enrollment: 20,389)
Public high schools in Oak Park:
- OAK PARK HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,388;
Location: 13701 OAK PARK BOULEVARD; Grades: 09 - 12)
- ACADEMY OF MICHIGAN (Students: 530; Location:
20820 GREENFIELD; Grades: 09 - 12)
Private high schools in Oak Park:
- SALLY ALLAN ALEXANDER BETH JAC (Students:
371; Location: 14390 W.TEN MILE RD; Grades: 1 - 12;
Girls only)
- YESHIVA GEDOLAH ATERES MORDECH (Students: 87;
Location: 24600 GREENFIELD RD; Grades: 9 - 12; Boys
only)
Biggest public primary/middle schools in Oak Park:
- ROOSEVELT MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 991;
Location: 23261 SCOTIA ROAD; Grades: 06 - 08)
- EINSTEIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 627;
Location: 14001 NORTHEND AVENUE; Grades: PK - 05)
- NORUP SCHOOL (Students: 601; Location: 14450
MANHATTAN STREET; Grades: 03 - 08)
- KEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 449;
Location: 23400 JEROME STREET; Grades: KG - 05)
- JOHN F. KENNEDY SCHOOL (Students: 405;
Location: 24220 ROSEWOOD STREET; Grades: KG - 06)
- PEPPER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 402;
Location: 24301 CHURCH STREET; Grades: PK - 05)
- NSOROMA INSTITUTE (Students: 267; Location:
22180 PARKLAWN STREET; Grades: KG - 08)
- LESSENGER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 265;
Location: 12901 ALBANY STREET; Grades: KG - 04)
- CHANDLER PARK ACADEMY-OAK PARK (Students:
183; Location: 13400 OAK PARK BOULEVARD; Grades: KG -
02)
- AVERY EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER (Students: 117;
Location: 14700 W. LINCOLN STREET; Grades: KG - 02)
Private primary/middle school in Oak Park:
- DE ROR MONTESSORI CENTER (Students: 180;
Location: 24061 COOLIDGE; Grades: PK - KG)
Library in Oak Park:
- OAK PARK PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$816,663; Location: 14200 OAK PARK BOULEVARD; 85,787
books; 3,010 audio materials; 3,337 video materials; 210
serial subscriptions)
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