Pontiac, Michigan Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools
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
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)