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Pontiac, MI (Michigan) Houses and Residents

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $109,356 (it was $73,400 in 2000)
Pontiac:

$109,356
Michigan:

$224,400
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $74,252 - $158,960

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $134,872
Here:

$134,872
State:

$280,038

Townhouses or other attached units: $144,834
Here:

$144,834
State:

$239,520

In 2-unit structures: $119,661
Here:

$119,661
State:

$219,481

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $57,064
Here:

$57,064
State:

$207,067

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $372,894
Here:

$372,894
State:

$192,733

Mobile homes: $7,505
Here:

$7,505
State:

$72,868

Total population: 59,808 (All urban)

Houses: 28,453 (25,618 occupied: 10,841 owner occupied, 14,785 renter occupied)

% of renters here:

58%
State:

27%

Housing density: 1,423 houses/condos per square mile

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $199,900.

Median contract rent in 2022: $782 (lower quartile is $568, upper quartile is $981)


Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $862


Median gross rent in Pontiac, MI in 2022: $953

Housing units in Pontiac with a mortgage: 5,901 (718 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 600 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 24

Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $68,448

Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $44,180

Median monthly housing costs: $878

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Pontiac, Michigan Age and Sex of Residents
Median year house/condo built: 1955

Median year apartment built: 1966

Household type by relationship:

Households: 61,827
  • Male householders: 10,777 (4,804 living alone), Female householders: 14,508 (5,527 living alone)
  • 5,278 spouses (5,246 opposite-sex spouses), 2,112 unmarried partners, (1,999 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 18,927 children (17,533 natural, 272 adopted, 1,121 stepchildren), 2,388 grandchildren, 1,533 brothers or sisters, 924 parents, 54 foster children, 1,028 other relatives, 2,432 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 1,858

Size of family households: 5,171 2-persons, 3,010 3-persons, 2,177 4-persons, 1,703 5-persons, 317 6-persons, 449 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 10,871 1-person, 1,597 2-persons, 323 3-persons, 33 4-persons, 37 5-persons.

4,078 married couples with children.
9,149 single-parent households (1,443 men, 7,706 women).

79.4% of residents of Pontiac speak English at home.
17.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (56% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 24% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
1.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (73% speak English very well, 10% speak English well, 11% speak English not well, 6% don't speak English at all).
3.0% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (44% speak English very well, 32% speak English well, 22% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
0.7% of residents speak other language at home (92% speak English very well, 7% speak English well, 2% don't speak English at all).

Foreign born population: 5,356 (8.7%)
(28.8% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

5.9
State:

6.5

Median number of rooms in apartments
Here:

4.2
State:

4.3

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Pontiac, Michigan
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Pontiac, Michigan
  • 82no bedroom
  • 2071 bedroom
  • 2,3762 bedrooms
  • 6,2843 bedrooms
  • 1,8114 bedrooms
  • 815+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Pontiac, Michigan
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Pontiac, Michigan
  • 922no bedroom
  • 3,9521 bedroom
  • 5,1852 bedrooms
  • 4,1203 bedrooms
  • 4774 bedrooms
  • 1295+ bedrooms
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Pontiac in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Pontiac in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 692no vehicle
  • 3,5991 vehicle
  • 4,3522 vehicles
  • 1,5093 vehicles
  • 5724 vehicles
  • 1175+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Pontiac in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Pontiac in renter-occupied apartments
  • 3,916no vehicle
  • 6,9231 vehicle
  • 2,8132 vehicles
  • 4693 vehicles
  • 4314 vehicles
  • 2345+ vehicles
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Pontiac, Michigan
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Pontiac, Michigan
  • 651 room
  • 02 rooms
  • 2883 rooms
  • 1,1514 rooms
  • 2,6115 rooms
  • 3,3036 rooms
  • 1,5097 rooms
  • 1,0018 rooms
  • 9149+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Pontiac, Michigan
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Pontiac, Michigan
  • 7861 room
  • 4462 rooms
  • 3,0293 rooms
  • 4,0654 rooms
  • 2,8335 rooms
  • 2,0386 rooms
  • 1,0267 rooms
  • 2648 rooms
  • 2999+ rooms
Year house built
Median 2022 house/condo value by year built
Median house/condo value by year householder moved into unit
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
Owners and renters by unit type in Pontiac, MI
  • Pontiac, MI household income distribution

  • Distribution of median household income in Pontiac, MI in 2022
  • 3,483Less than $10,000
  • 3,786$10,000 to $19,999
  • 3,043$20,000 to $29,999
  • 3,160$30,000 to $39,999
  • 1,855$40,000 to $49,999
  • 2,106$50,000 to $59,999
  • 2,766$60,000 to $74,999
  • 2,385$75,000 to $99,999
  • 2,058$100,000 to $124,999
  • 732$125,000 to $149,999
  • 618$150,000 to $199,999
  • 305$200,000 or more
  • Home value of owner - occupied houses in 2022 in Pontiac, MI

  • Distribution of house value in Pontiac, MI in 2022
  • 321Less than $10,000
  • 266$10,000 to $14,999
  • 89$15,000 to $19,999
  • 8$20,000 to $24,999
  • 188$25,000 to $29,999
  • 235$30,000 to $34,999
  • 191$35,000 to $39,999
  • 302$40,000 to $49,999
  • 722$50,000 to $59,999
  • 571$60,000 to $69,999
  • 863$70,000 to $79,999
  • 981$80,000 to $89,999
  • 269$90,000 to $99,999
  • 1,649$100,000 to $124,999
  • 695$125,000 to $149,999
  • 704$150,000 to $174,999
  • 222$175,000 to $199,999
  • 703$200,000 to $249,999
  • 369$250,000 to $299,999
  • 255$300,000 to $399,999
  • 19$400,000 to $499,999
  • 108$500,000 to $749,999
  • 106$750,000 to $999,999
  • 9$1,000,000 to $1,499,999
  • Rent paid by renters in 2022 in Pontiac, MI

  • Distribution of rent paid by renters in Pontiac, MI in 2022
  • 314Less than $100
  • 144$100 to $149
  • 384$150 to $199
  • 896$200 to $249
  • 603$250 to $299
  • 242$300 to $349
  • 227$350 to $399
  • 421$400 to $449
  • 128$450 to $499
  • 327$500 to $549
  • 620$550 to $599
  • 590$600 to $649
  • 725$650 to $699
  • 779$700 to $749
  • 762$750 to $799
  • 1,839$800 to $899
  • 2,107$900 to $999
  • 1,628$1,000 to $1,249
  • 461$1,250 to $1,499
  • 181$1,500 to $1,999
  • 47$2,000 to $2,499
  • 46$2,500 to $2,999
  • 27$3,000 to $3,499
  • 688No cash rent
Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2022

Percentage of workers working in this county: 92.5%
Number of people working at home: 1,059 (4.2% of all workers)

Travel time (in minutes) to work in 2022

Travel time to work (commute)

  • Less than 5 minutes: 587
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 2,391
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 5,008
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 4,563
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 3,612
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 1,041
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 2,736
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 468
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 499
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 1,232
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 644
  • 90 or more minutes: 291
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Pontiac

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 27,767 (81.1%)
  • Carpooled: 2,498 (7.3%)
  • Bus: 111 (0.3%)
  • Taxi: 333 (1.0%)
  • Bicycle: 127 (0.4%)
  • Walked: 570 (1.7%)
  • Worked at home: 1,059 (3.1%)
Class of Workers in 2022
  • Unemployment by race in 2022
  • Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
  • 6.2%Males
  • 8.4%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Black residents
  • 13.0%Males
  • 9.9%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Asian residents
  • 7.4%Females
  • Unemployment rate for other race residents
  • 3.6%Males
  • 3.6%Females
  • Unemployment rate for two or more race residents
  • 10.7%Males
  • 2.7%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino residents
  • 6.8%Males
  • 6.4%Females
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Pontiac, Michigan
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Pontiac, Michigan
  • 1,5952010 or later
  • 2,0782000 to 2009
  • 1,0781990 to 1999
  • 1,2341980 to 1989
  • 3141970 to 1979
  • 472Before 1970
Ancestries in Pontiac, MI

First ancestries reported:

  • English: 1,211 (3.0%)
  • German: 878 (2.2%)
  • American: 746 (1.8%)
  • Irish: 590 (1.5%)
  • African: 349 (0.9%)
  • Polish: 259 (0.6%)
  • Jamaican: 252 (0.6%)
  • French: 203 (0.5%)
  • Italian: 127 (0.3%)
  • Ukrainian: 115 (0.3%)
  • Scottish: 103 (0.3%)
  • Lebanese: 95 (0.2%)
  • European: 72 (0.2%)
  • Liberian: 69 (0.2%)
  • Nigerian: 68 (0.2%)
  • Moroccan: 66 (0.2%)
  • Iranian: 62 (0.2%)
  • Danish: 53 (0.1%)
  • Canadian: 52 (0.1%)
  • Czech: 43 (0.1%)
  • French Canadian: 40 (0.10%)
  • Finnish: 39 (0.10%)
  • British: 37 (0.09%)
  • Hungarian: 35 (0.09%)
  • Portuguese: 34 (0.08%)
  • Iraqi: 31 (0.08%)
  • Swedish: 25 (0.06%)
  • Austrian: 24 (0.06%)
  • Czechoslovakian: 24 (0.06%)
  • Pennsylvania German: 19 (0.05%)
  • Russian: 19 (0.05%)
  • Belgian: 19 (0.05%)
  • Albanian: 18 (0.04%)
  • Celtic: 17 (0.04%)
  • Egyptian: 15 (0.04%)
  • Armenian: 14 (0.03%)
  • Norwegian: 14 (0.03%)
  • Dutch: 10 (0.02%)
  • Macedonian: 8 (0.02%)
  • Yugoslavian: 8 (0.02%)
  • Kenyan: 7 (0.02%)
  • Israeli: 6 (0.01%)
  • Greek: 6 (0.01%)
  • Romanian: 5 (0.01%)

Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):

Mexico
Pontiac:

37.7% (2,004)
Michigan:

10.9% (75,965)

Honduras
Pontiac:

20.8% (1,105)
Michigan:

0.5% (3,798)

Laos
Pontiac:

5.6% (298)
Michigan:

0.4% (3,027)

El Salvador
Pontiac:

3.8% (203)
Michigan:

0.4% (2,977)

Philippines
Pontiac:

3.8% (202)
Michigan:

2.8% (19,112)

China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan
Pontiac:

3.4% (180)
Michigan:

4.9% (34,295)

India
Pontiac:

3.0% (162)
Michigan:

11.1% (77,240)

Canada
Pontiac:

3.0% (160)
Michigan:

5.0% (35,052)

Jamaica
Pontiac:

2.9% (154)
Michigan:

0.7% (4,645)

Thailand
Pontiac:

2.6% (139)
Michigan:

0.4% (3,080)

Vietnam
Pontiac:

2.2% (119)
Michigan:

1.8% (12,679)

Nigeria
Pontiac:

1.7% (91)
Michigan:

0.9% (5,964)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 42,988
  • Other state: 11,574
  • Northeast: 1,142
  • Midwest: 1,880
  • South: 6,879
  • West: 1,519

84.3% of Pontiac residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 38.1% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 74.4% lived in Michigan.


Pontiac:

84.3%
State average:

88.4%

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 480
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 75
  • 5th and 6th grade: 519
  • 7th and 8th grade: 722
  • 9th grade: 352
  • 10th grade: 828
  • 11th grade: 606
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 768
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 7,889
  • Less than 1 year of college: 1,217
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 2,629
  • Associate degree: 885
  • Bachelor's degree: 1,954
  • Master's degree: 767
  • Professional school degree: 95
  • Doctorate degree: 21
Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 443
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 49
  • 5th and 6th grade: 77
  • 7th and 8th grade: 434
  • 9th grade: 275
  • 10th grade: 974
  • 11th grade: 272
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 892
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 6,975
  • Less than 1 year of college: 2,100
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 3,248
  • Associate degree: 1,268
  • Bachelor's degree: 2,686
  • Master's degree: 865
  • Professional school degree: 246
  • Doctorate degree: 34
Educational Attainment for Females
Pontiac marital status for males
Pontiac marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 17,055
  • One, attached: 1,086
  • Two: 1,369
  • 3 or 4: 1,411
  • 5 to 9: 1,985
  • 10 to 19: 1,833
  • 20 to 49: 1,075
  • 50 or more: 2,028
  • Mobile homes: 522
  • Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 83

Median worth of mobile homes: $14,079

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities in 2022: 1.8%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities in 2022: 2.2%

House/condo owner moved in on average 15 years ago

Renter moved in on average 2 years ago

Year householders moved into residence in Pontiac
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Pontiac, MI
  • 86.0%Utility gas
  • 11.2%Electricity
  • 2.4%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.3%Wood
  • 0.1%Other fuel
  • 0.1%No fuel used
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Pontiac, MI
  • 80.8%Utility gas
  • 15.4%Electricity
  • 1.6%No fuel used
  • 1.0%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.9%Other fuel
  • 0.2%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 272
Here:

4.7%
Michigan:

12.4%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 198
Here:

5.7%
Michigan:

9.8%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 403
Here:

15.8%
Michigan:

14.9%
School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students
School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability