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Moving to Wixom, Michigan

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Population: 13,263. Estimated population in July 2024: 13,384 (+0.9% change)
Males: 6,933 (52.3%), Females: 6,330 (47.7%)

Oakland County

Zip code: 48393

Demographics

Median resident age: 30.3 years
Median household income: $44,320
Median house value: $195,000

Population by Race

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

Map of Wixom, MI

Population by Education

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

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

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Wixom:

  • OAKLAND COUNTY INTERNATIONAL (about 12 miles; PONTIAC, MI; Abbreviation: PTK)
  • WILLOW RUN (about 21 miles; DETROIT, MI; Abbreviation: YIP)
  • DETROIT METROPOLITAN WAYNE COUNTY (about 27 miles; DETROIT, MI; Abbreviation: DTW)

Other public-use airports nearest to Wixom:

  • OAKLAND SOUTHWEST (about 7 miles; NEW HUDSON, MI; Abbreviation: Y47)
  • CANTON-PLYMOUTH-METTETAL (about 14 miles; PLYMOUTH, MI; Abbreviation: 1D2)
  • BRIGHTON (about 17 miles; BRIGHTON, MI; Abbreviation: 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; Full-time enrollment: 2,431)
  • UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN-ANN ARBOR (about 21 miles; ANN ARBOR, MI; Full-time enrollment: 35,684)
  • OAKLAND COMMUNITY COLLEGE-BLOOMFIELD HILLS CAMPUS (about 22 miles; BLOOMFIELD HILLS, MI; Full-time enrollment: 11,634)
  • LAWRENCE TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY (about 22 miles; SOUTHFIELD, MI; Full-time enrollment: 2,479)
  • EASTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY (about 23 miles; YPSILANTI, MI; Full-time enrollment: 17,476)
  • HENRY FORD COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 24 miles; DEARBORN, MI; Full-time 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)

Libraries

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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