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Population: 66,337. Estimated population in July 2024: 67,331 (+1.5% change)
Males: 32,285 (48.7%), Females: 34,052 (51.3%)

Oakland County

Zip codes: 48340, 48341, 48342.

Demographics

Median resident age: 30.0 years
Median household income: $31,207
Median house value: $74,300

Population by Race

Races in Pontiac:

  • Black (47.9%)
  • White Non-Hispanic (34.5%)
  • Hispanic (12.8%)
  • Other race (6.5%)
  • Two or more races (3.5%)
  • American Indian (1.5%)
  • Other Asian (1.5%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Ancestries: German (6.9%), Irish (5.0%), English (3.9%), United States (3.8%), Polish (2.2%), Subsaharan African (2.0%).

Elevation: 943 feet

Land area: 20.0 square miles

Map of Pontiac, MI

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Pontiac

  • High school or higher: 68.9%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 10.3%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 3.1%
  • Unemployed: 10.3%
  • Mean travel time to work: 21.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Pontiac city

  • Never married: 39.1%
  • Now married: 37.4%
  • Separated: 2.8%
  • Widowed: 6.5%
  • Divorced: 14.2%

6.2% Foreign born (3.2% Latin America, 2.1% Asia).

Population change in the 1990s: -4,981 (-7.0%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers in Pontiac:

  • NORTH OAKLAND MEDICAL CENTERS (461 W HURON ST)
  • PONTIAC OSTEOPATHIC HOSPITAL (50 NORTH PERRY)
  • SELECT SPECIALTY HOSPITAL-PONTIAC (4405 WOODWARD AVENUE, 8TH FLOOR)
  • ST JOSEPH MERCY OAKLAND (44405 WOODWARD AVENUE)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Pontiac:

  • OAKLAND COUNTY INTERNATIONAL (about 9 miles; PONTIAC, MI; Abbreviation: PTK)
  • DETROIT CITY (about 27 miles; DETROIT, MI; Abbreviation: DET)
  • DETROIT METROPOLITAN WAYNE COUNTY (about 31 miles; DETROIT, MI; Abbreviation: DTW)

Other public-use airports nearest to Pontiac:

  • OAKLAND/TROY (about 12 miles; TROY, MI; Abbreviation: 7D2)
  • CANTON-PLYMOUTH-METTETAL (about 24 miles; PLYMOUTH, MI; Abbreviation: 1D2)
  • BERZ-MACOMB (about 24 miles; DETROIT, MI; Abbreviation: UIZ)

Amtrak station:
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 Pontiac:

  • OAKLAND COMMUNITY COLLEGE-BLOOMFIELD HILLS CAMPUS (about 6 miles; BLOOMFIELD HILLS, MI; Full-time enrollment: 11,634)
  • OAKLAND UNIVERSITY (about 8 miles; ROCHESTER HILLS, MI; Full-time enrollment: 11,424)
  • UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX-DETROIT CAMPUS (about 11 miles; TROY, MI; Full-time enrollment: 2,090)
  • LAWRENCE TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY (about 14 miles; SOUTHFIELD, MI; Full-time enrollment: 2,479)
  • SCHOOLCRAFT COLLEGE (about 16 miles; LIVONIA, MI; Full-time enrollment: 4,780)
  • MARYGROVE COLLEGE (about 19 miles; DETROIT, MI; Full-time enrollment: 5,301)
  • UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT MERCY (about 19 miles; DETROIT, MI; Full-time enrollment: 4,119)

Schools

Public high schools in Pontiac:

  • PONTIAC NORTHERN HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,552; Location: 1051 ARLENE STREET; Grades: 09 – 12)
  • PONTIAC CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,389; Location: 300 W. HURON STREET; Grades: 09 – 12)
  • BETHUNE ALTERNATIVE EDUCATION (Students: 118; Location: 154 LAKE STREET; Grades: 09 – 12)

Private high school in Pontiac:

  • NOTRE DAME PREPARATORY (Students: 733; Location: 1300 GIDDINGS ROAD; Grades: 9 – 12)

Biggest public primary/middle schools in Pontiac:

  • WHITMER RESOURCE CENTER (Students: 1,158; Location: 60 PARKHURST STREET; Grades: PK – 10)
  • MADISON MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 849; Location: 1275 N. PERRY STREET; Grades: 06 – 08)
  • PONTIAC ACADEMY OF EXCELLENCE (Students: 776; Location: 196 OAKLAND AVENUE; Grades: KG – 09)
  • WALTON CHARTER ACADEMY (Students: 678; Location: 744 E. WALTON BOULEVARD; Grades: KG – 08)
  • LINCOLN MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 616; Location: 131 HILLSIDE DRIVE; Grades: 06 – 08)
  • WASHINGTON MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 586; Location: 710 MENOMINEE ROAD; Grades: 06 – 08)
  • JEFFERSON MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 556; Location: 600 MOTOR STREET; Grades: 06 – 08)
  • PERDUE ACADEMY (Students: 444; Location: 25 S. SANFORD STREET; Grades: PK – 08)
  • LE BARON SCHOOL (Students: 423; Location: 1033 BARKELL STREET; Grades: KG – 05)
  • OWEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 387; Location: 1700 BALDWIN AVENUE; Grades: KG – 05)

Private primary/middle schools in Pontiac:

  • MARIST ACADEMY (Students: 313; Location: 1300 GIDDINGS ROAD; Grades: 6 – 8)
  • TRINITY CHRISTIAN ACADEMY & CH (Students: 117; Location: 119 WESSEN ST.; Grades: PK – 3)

Libraries

Library in Pontiac:

  • PONTIAC PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $598,639; Location: 60 EAST PIKE STREET; 94,304 books; 3,000 audio materials; 606 video materials; 120 serial subscriptions)

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