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Population (year 2000): 13,263. Estimated
population in July 2005: 13,384 (+0.9% change)
Males: 6,933 (52.3%), Females: 6,330 (47.7%)
Oakland County
Zip code:
48393
Median resident age: 30.3 years
Median household income: $44,320 (year 2000)
Median house value: $195,000 (year 2000)
Races in Wixom:
- White Non-Hispanic (88.9%)
- Hispanic (3.2%)
- Black (2.5%)
- Two or more races (2.1%)
- Other race (1.6%)
- Asian Indian (1.0%)
- American Indian (1.0%)
Ancestries: German (23.0%), Irish (15.4%),
Polish (11.3%), English (10.5%), Italian (7.1%), French (5.9%).
Elevation: 930 feet
Land area: 9.3 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Wixom
- High school or higher: 93.0%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 38.1%
- Graduate or professional degree: 11.7%
- Unemployed: 2.7%
- Mean travel time to work: 27.1 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Wixom city
- Never married: 34.3%
- Now married: 51.0%
- Separated: 1.0%
- Widowed: 3.6%
- Divorced: 10.1%
10.2% Foreign born (5.2% Europe, 3.0% Asia, 1.3%
Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: +4,685 (+54.6%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Wixom:
- HURON VALLEY-SINAI HOSPITAL (about 6 miles;
COMMERCE, MI)
- NORTHVILLE REGIONAL PSYCHIATRIC HOSP (about 8 miles;
NORTHVILLE, MI)
- ST MARY MERCY HOSPITAL (about 15 miles; LIVONIA, MI)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Wixom:
- OAKLAND COUNTY INTERNATIONAL (about 12 miles;
PONTIAC, MI; ID: PTK)
- WILLOW RUN (about 21 miles; DETROIT, MI; ID: YIP)
- DETROIT METROPOLITAN WAYNE COUNTY (about 27 miles;
DETROIT, MI; ID: DTW)
Other public-use airports nearest to Wixom:
- OAKLAND SOUTHWEST (about 7 miles; NEW HUDSON, MI;
ID: Y47)
- CANTON-PLYMOUTH-METTETAL (about 14 miles; PLYMOUTH,
MI; ID: 1D2)
- BRIGHTON (about 17 miles; BRIGHTON, MI; ID: 45G)
Amtrak station near Wixom:
- 19 miles: PONTIAC (1600 WIDE TRACK DR.). Services:
partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area,
public payphones, vending machines, free short-term
parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service,
intercity bus service, public transit connection.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Wixom:
- SCHOOLCRAFT COLLEGE (about 14 miles; LIVONIA, MI;
Full-time enrollment: 4,780)
- MADONNA UNIVERSITY (about 17 miles; LIVONIA, MI; FT
enrollment: 2,431)
- UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN-ANN ARBOR (about 21 miles;
ANN ARBOR, MI; FT enrollment: 35,684)
- OAKLAND COMMUNITY COLLEGE-BLOOMFIELD HILLS CAMPUS
(about 22 miles; BLOOMFIELD HILLS, MI; FT enrollment:
11,634)
- LAWRENCE TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY (about 22 miles;
SOUTHFIELD, MI; FT enrollment: 2,479)
- EASTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY (about 23 miles;
YPSILANTI, MI; FT enrollment: 17,476)
- HENRY FORD COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 24 miles;
DEARBORN, MI; FT enrollment: 6,572)
Private high school in Wixom:
- WIXOM CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 131;
Location: 620 N WIXOM ROAD; Grades: KG - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Wixom:
- SARAH G. BANKS MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 926;
Location: 1760 CHARMS ROAD; Grades: 06 - 08)
- WIXOM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 553;
Location: 301 N. WIXOM ROAD; Grades: KG - 05)
- LOON LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 476;
Location: 2151 LOON LAKE ROAD; Grades: KG - 05)
- OAKLAND TECHNICAL CENTER--SW (Location: 1000
BECK ROAD; Grades: UG - UG)
Library in Wixom:
- WIXOM PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$429,426; Location: 49015 PONTIAC TRAIL; 35,001 books;
1,539 audio materials; 1,252 video materials; 140 serial
subscriptions)
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