Macomb County vs Oakland County
Two neighbouring counties in Michigan, compared on population, size, income and housing. They share 30 mi of border.
Macomb County
Michigan
Oakland County
Michigan
Both outlines are drawn at true relative size. Oakland County spans about 56.7 km at its widest.
Side by side
| Measure | Macomb County | Difference | Oakland County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 886,221 | -31.2% | 1,288,337 |
| Change since 2020 | 0.7% | -0.5 pp | 1.2% |
| Land area | 479.4 sq mi | -44.7% | 867.4 sq mi |
| Population density | 1,849 per sq mi | +24.5% | 1,485 per sq mi |
| Median household income | $77,837 | -20.4% | $97,760 |
| Median home value | $243,900 | -29.0% | $343,600 |
| Median age | 41.3 | the same | 41.3 |
| Households | 358,668 | -32.4% | 530,460 |
| Housing units | 373,413 | -33.5% | 561,348 |
Sources: US Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2025 Population Estimates, released 26 March 2026; US Census Bureau, Gazetteer Files, 2025 Gazetteer Files, released 10 September 2025; US Census Bureau, American Community Survey, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates, released 29 January 2026; US Census Bureau, County Adjacency File, 2025 County Adjacency File, released 15 September 2025. The difference column is computed here: the first county's figure against the second, expressed as a percentage of the second. The change-since-2020 row is the exception: two growth rates differ in percentage points (pp), not percent. Retrieved 30 August 2026.
What the numbers say
- Oakland County holds about 1.5 times the population of Macomb County: 1,288,337 against 886,221.
- Oakland County covers more ground, at 867.4 square miles against 479.4.
- Macomb County is the more crowded of the two, at 1,849 people per square mile against 1,485.
- Median household income is higher in Oakland County, by 19,923 dollars a year.
- Since 2020, Macomb County has grown by 0.7% and Oakland County has grown by 1.2%.
- They share 30 mi of common border, which the Census Bureau publishes in its county adjacency file and which almost no other county reference presents.
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Rebuilt from source data 30 August 2026. How these figures are produced.