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Population (year 2000): 22,805
Males: 11,020 (48.3%), Females: 11,785 (51.7%)
Ingham County
Zip codes:
48864.
Median resident age: 35.3 years
Median household income: $62,810 (year 2000)
Median house value: $176,000 (year 2000)
Races in Okemos:
- White Non-Hispanic (82.6%)
- Black (4.2%)
- Asian Indian (3.2%)
- Hispanic (2.2%)
- Chinese (2.2%)
- Two or more races (2.1%)
- Korean (1.5%)
- American Indian (0.8%)
- Other Asian (0.7%)
- Other race (0.6%)
Ancestries: German (24.9%), English (16.2%),
Irish (11.6%), Polish (6.6%), Italian (5.0%), Scottish (3.7%).
Elevation: 839 feet
Land area: 16.8 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Okemos
- High school or higher: 97.0%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 66.8%
- Graduate or professional degree: 36.2%
- Unemployed: 2.1%
- Mean travel time to work: 20.0 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Okemos CDP
- Never married: 31.0%
- Now married: 56.9%
- Separated: 0.6%
- Widowed: 3.5%
- Divorced: 8.0%
10.2% Foreign born (6.6% Asia, 1.9% Europe).
Hospitals/medical centers near Okemos:
- EDWARD W SPARROW HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION (about 8
miles; LANSING, MI)
- INGHAM REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 9 miles;
LANSING, MI)
- EATON RAPIDS MEDICAL CENTER (about 22 miles; EATON
RAPIDS, MI)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Okemos:
- CAPITAL CITY (about 12 miles; LANSING, MI; ID: LAN)
- BISHOP INTERNATIONAL (about 51 miles; FLINT, MI; ID:
FNT)
- MBS INTL (about 61 miles; SAGINAW, MI; ID: MBS)
Other public-use airports nearest to Okemos:
- MAIDENS (about 8 miles; WILLIAMSTON, MI; ID: 89Y)
- UNIVERSITY AIRPARK (about 9 miles; BATH, MI; ID:
41G)
- MASON JEWETT FIELD (about 12 miles; MASON, MI; ID:
TEW)
Amtrak station near Okemos:
- 5 miles: EAST LANSING (1240 S. HARRISON ST.).
Services: ticket office, partially wheelchair
accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms,
public payphones, snack bar, free short-term parking,
free long-term parking, call for car rental service,
taxi stand, public transit connection.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Okemos:
- MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 5 miles; EAST
LANSING, MI; Full-time enrollment: 38,639)
- LANSING COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 9 miles; LANSING,
MI; FT enrollment: 8,454)
- JACKSON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 32 miles; JACKSON,
MI; FT enrollment: 2,756)
- SPRING ARBOR UNIVERSITY (about 36 miles; SPRING
ARBOR, MI; FT enrollment: 2,266)
- WASHTENAW COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 52 miles; ANN
ARBOR, MI; FT enrollment: 5,436)
- KETTERING UNIVERSITY (about 54 miles; FLINT, MI; FT
enrollment: 2,900)
- BAKER COLLEGE OF FLINT (about 54 miles; FLINT, MI;
FT enrollment: 2,734)
Public high school in Okemos:
- OKEMOS HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,373;
Location: 2800 JOLLY ROAD; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Okemos:
- CHIPPEWA MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 522;
Location: 4000 N. OKEMOS ROAD; Grades: 06 - 08)
- KINAWA MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 481;
Location: 1900 KINAWA DRIVE; Grades: 06 - 08)
- HIAWATHA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 425;
Location: 1900 JOLLY ROAD; Grades: PK - 05)
- CORNELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 382;
Location: 4371 CORNELL ROAD; Grades: KG - 05)
- BENNETT WOODS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students:
343; Location: 2650 BENNETT ROAD; Grades: KG - 05)
- CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 268;
Location: 4406 N. OKEMOS ROAD; Grades: KG - 05)
- OKEMOS MONTESSORI (Location: 4406 N. OKEMOS
ROAD; Grades: KG - 03)
Private primary/middle schools in Okemos:
- ST MARTHA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 196;
Location: 1100 W GRAND RIVER AVENUE; Grades: PK - 8)
- OKEMOS MONTESSORI RADMEAR SCHO (Students:
130; Location: 2745 MOUNT HOPE RD; Grades: PK - 3)
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