Census tract · Oakland County

Census Tract 1622, Oakland County, Michigan

Census Tract 1622, GEOID 26125162200, in Oakland County, Michigan, entirely within Southfield. 1,388 residents in the ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (±397); the 2020 Census counted 1,219.

Residents, 2020-2024

1,388

±397 (90% margin)
2020 Census count: 1,219

Median household income

$62,625

±$38,753 (90% margin)
Oakland County: $97,760

Median home value

$185,700

±$16,890 (90% margin)
Oakland County: $343,600

Median gross rent

$1,415

±$142 (90% margin)
Oakland County: $1,376

Where is Census Tract 1622?

Census Tract 1622 is one of 350 census tracts in Oakland County, Michigan. It covers 0.57 square miles of land, 2,135 residents per square mile in 2020. Its GEOID, 26125162200, names it uniquely (how tract numbers and GEOIDs work).

Places Census Tract 1622 lies in (share of its 2020 census blocks)
PlaceShare of the tract
Southfield100%
Census Tract 1622 (marked with a dot) in Oakland County, Michigan. Boundaries: Census Bureau 2024.
16211623171553925401 1622 0.5 mi
Census Tract 1622 (shaded) and the tracts that border it, numbered. Boundaries: Census Bureau 2024 cartographic boundary file, 1:500,000. Dashed: tracts outside Oakland County.

5 census tracts border Census Tract 1622: Tract 1621 ($33,469), Tract 1623 ($67,597), Tract 1715 ($65,380), Tract 5392 in Wayne County ($41,565) and Tract 5401 in Wayne County ($31,250). The figure in brackets is each tract's median household income.

Whether a tract counts as low- or moderate-income for bank lending (the Community Reinvestment Act) is set by the FFIEC against its metro area's family income: look it up in the FFIEC census geocoder.

Source: 2024 Gazetteer and 2020 block assignment files, U.S. Census Bureau · Census reference files

How many people live in Census Tract 1622?

The 2020-2024 American Community Survey puts Census Tract 1622's population at 1,388 (±397) in 542 households; the 2020 Census counted 1,219 residents and 744 housing units.

Counts, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
MeasureTract 1622SouthfieldOakland CountyMichigan
Total population1,388±39776,2361,279,82510,077,761
Households542±11634,860530,4604,076,369
Average household size2.50±0.492.142.392.42
Housing units768±10638,305561,3484,622,236

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026); 2020 Census P.L. 94-171 · Check it at data.census.gov

Who lives in Census Tract 1622?

The median resident of Census Tract 1622 is 36.8 years old; 22.4% are under 18 and 20.8% are 65 or older. The largest group is non-Hispanic Black residents at 91.3%, then non-Hispanic white residents at 7.3%. 11.2% of residents were born outside the United States.

Age, origin, education, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Race groups are non-Hispanic; Hispanic includes any race.
MeasureTract 1622SouthfieldOakland CountyMichigan
Median age36.8±10.642.341.340.2
Under 18 years22.4%±5.3 pts18.4%20.3%21.2%
65 years and over20.8%±8.6 pts22.6%18.4%18.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)0.0%±2.1 pts1.7%5.0%5.9%
White alone, not Hispanic7.3%±8.1 pts24.5%68.2%72.4%
Black or African American alone, not Hispanic91.3%±9.2 pts64.7%12.7%13.1%
Asian alone, not Hispanic0.0%±2.1 pts2.0%8.5%3.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic0.0%±2.1 pts0.0%0.1%0.3%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic0.0%±2.1 pts0.0%0.0%0.0%
Two or more races, not Hispanic1.4%±1.5 pts6.7%4.8%4.5%
Some other race alone, not Hispanic0.0%±2.1 pts0.3%0.5%0.5%
Born outside the United States11.2%±5.2 pts7.1%13.3%7.2%
Speak a language other than English at home (age 5+)19.6%±8.1 pts9.0%16.0%10.4%
Civilian veterans (age 18+)3.8%±4.2 pts5.4%4.4%5.8%
With a disability19.7%±6.4 pts15.4%11.5%14.3%
No health insurance coverage13.7%±7.3 pts3.8%3.8%4.9%
High school graduate or higher (age 25+)98.7%±2.0 pts94.7%95.1%92.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher (age 25+)23.5%±8.0 pts40.7%51.0%32.4%
Graduate or professional degree (age 25+)11.2%±7.5 pts18.9%22.2%12.7%
Lived in the same house a year earlier84.7%±11.3 pts88.8%89.1%88.8%

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profiles DP02, DP05) · Check it at data.census.gov

What do households in Census Tract 1622 earn?

Half of the 542 households in Census Tract 1622 earn less than $62,625 a year (±$38,753), against $97,760 across Oakland County: 300th highest of the county's 341 tracts with a reliable estimate. 18.0% of residents live below the poverty line.

Income and poverty in 2024 dollars, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
MeasureTract 1622SouthfieldOakland CountyMichigan
Median household income$62,625±$38,753$68,166$97,760$72,875
Mean household income$75,187±$19,206$87,568$134,116$98,700
Per capita income$30,272±$6,876$41,500$56,696$40,735
People below the poverty line18.0%±9.6 pts10.3%7.7%13.2%
Children under 18 below the poverty line23.8%±23.3 pts5.9%8.5%17.6%
Households receiving SNAP22.9%±10.7 pts14.1%7.7%13.5%
Households with a computer96.3%±3.6 pts96.1%96.9%95.1%
Households with a broadband subscription95.9%±4.1 pts91.9%94.2%90.5%

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP03) · Check it at data.census.gov

What does housing cost in Census Tract 1622?

Owners occupy 16.6% of Census Tract 1622's occupied homes and renters 83.4%. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $185,700 by its owner (±$16,890). The median renter pays $1,415 a month including utilities, and 52.4% of renters pay 35% or more of their income on rent.

Housing, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
MeasureTract 1622SouthfieldOakland CountyMichigan
Median home value (owner-occupied)$185,700±$16,890$236,200$343,600$231,600
Median gross rent$1,415±$142$1,340$1,376$1,129
Renters paying 35% or more of income on rent52.4%±17.6 pts46.1%36.6%41.4%
Median monthly owner costs, with a mortgage$1,344±$113$1,779$1,998$1,569
Owner-occupied homes16.6%±8.8 pts53.4%72.7%73.2%
Renter-occupied homes83.4%±8.8 pts46.6%27.3%26.8%
Housing units768±10638,305561,3484,622,236
Single-family detached homes2.0%±2.2 pts46.9%67.7%72.0%
Mobile homes0.0%±3.8 pts0.0%2.8%5.0%
Built 2020 or later3.0%±4.2 pts0.2%1.1%1.0%
Built 2010 to 20190.7%±1.5 pts1.1%5.6%4.9%
Built 1939 or earlier2.5%±3.5 pts4.2%7.3%14.6%
Households with no vehicle14.9%±9.4 pts10.0%5.3%7.0%

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP04) · Check it at data.census.gov

How do people in Census Tract 1622 get to work?

74.3% of Census Tract 1622's workers drive alone. The average trip to work takes 23.9 minutes.

Work and commuting, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
MeasureTract 1622SouthfieldOakland CountyMichigan
In the labor force (age 16+)62.2%±12.7 pts61.6%66.3%61.3%
Unemployment rate3.2%±5.0 pts6.9%4.8%5.7%
Drove alone to work74.3%±9.1 pts71.0%71.3%74.3%
Carpooled8.0%±5.9 pts6.4%5.9%7.9%
Public transportation9.5%±6.2 pts1.8%0.3%0.9%
Walked0.0%±4.4 pts1.9%1.1%2.0%
Worked from home6.6%±7.1 pts17.0%20.2%13.5%
Mean travel time to work23.9 min±3.223.7 min25.8 min24.2 min

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP03) · Check it at data.census.gov

How does Census Tract 1622 compare with the other tracts in Oakland County?

Among Oakland County's tracts with a reliable estimate, Census Tract 1622 ranks as shown below (1 = highest).

Census Tract 1622's rank among the tracts of Oakland County and of Southfield
MeasureIn Oakland CountyIn Southfield
Population341st of 34522nd of 23
Residents per square mile214th of 35018th of 23
Median household income300th of 34117th of 23
Per capita income327th of 34423rd of 23
Median home value303rd of 33718th of 22
Median gross rent145th of 28210th of 22
Poverty rate26th of 1804th of 18
Bachelor's degree or higher317th of 34121st of 23
Median age274th of 34519th of 23
Owner-occupied share332nd of 33521st of 22

The tracts next to it on Oakland County's income ladder

Median household income, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
TractRankMedian household incomeResidents
Tract 1673297th$64,063±$10,359 · within the margin of this tract3,450
Tract 1675298th$64,005±$17,413 · within the margin of this tract5,742
Tract 1457299th$63,718±$13,288 · within the margin of this tract2,704
Tract 1622300th$62,625±$38,7531,388
Tract 1300301st$62,443±$30,049 · within the margin of this tract3,286
Tract 1609302nd$61,875±$11,103 · within the margin of this tract4,575
Tract 1666303rd$61,541±$8,805 · within the margin of this tract3,310

"Within the margin": the two incomes differ by less than their combined 90% margins, so the survey cannot say which is higher and the ranks between them are not firm.

Source: PlainCities ranks computed from the American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) · How ranks are computed

How reliable are the figures for Census Tract 1622?

4 of the 18 figures for Census Tract 1622 on this page carry a coefficient of variation over 40% and are marked with a ring: they come from a small sample, so read them as rough.

A census tract's figures rest on a few hundred sampled households over five years, so its margins are wider than a city's. Two tracts differ only when the gap between them is larger than their combined 90% margin (the square root of the sum of the two squared margins). How to read a margin of error.

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026): margins of error as published · Check it at data.census.gov

How these figures are made: methodology and release checks · reading a margin of error · every state · corrections