Population 3,653 · Census ACS 2020–24
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Population and households in Downtown Royal Oak
Household size in Downtown Royal Oak
| Period | Downtown Royal Oak | Royal Oak | Detroit area | Michigan | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 1.73 | 2.03 | 2.63 | 2.58 | 2.68 |
| 2010–14 | 1.75 | 2.08 | 2.63 | 2.58 | 2.73 |
| 2015–19 | 1.70 | 2.08 | 2.58 | 2.53 | 2.71 |
| 2020–24 | 1.56 | 2.04 | 2.57 | 2.51 | 2.65 |
| Change | −0.17 | +0.01 | −0.07 | −0.06 | −0.03 |
Downtown Royal Oak is a place of small households, averaging 1.56 people against 2.65 for the U.S., which points to many singles, couples and roommates and relatively few children. Since 2006–10, household size has dropped from 1.73, but in a place this small, much of that may be survey noise rather than real change.
Household size: the average number of people living in each occupied home. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25010).
Median age in Downtown Royal Oak
| Period | Downtown Royal Oak | Royal Oak | Detroit area | Michigan | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 43.5 | 40.1 | 39.0 | 38.9 | 37.7 |
| 2010–14 | 39.7 | 39.4 | 40.1 | 40.1 | 38.6 |
| 2015–19 | 41.5 | 37.0 | 40.9 | 41.0 | 39.6 |
| 2020–24 | 44.8 | 39.1 | 41.0 | 41.3 | 40.1 |
| Change | +1.3 | −1.0 | +2.1 | +2.4 | +2.3 |
With a median age of 44.8, Downtown Royal Oak is noticeably older than the country as a whole (40.1), an age mix that tilts toward empty nesters and retirees.
Median age: the age that splits residents into two equal halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B01002).
Single-parent households in Downtown Royal Oak
| Period | Downtown Royal Oak | Royal Oak | Detroit area | Michigan | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 2.4% | 5.2% | 12.1% | 11.3% | 12.3% |
| 2010–14 | 3.0% | 5.8% | 12.3% | 11.5% | 12.3% |
| 2015–19 | 2.5% | 4.1% | 11.3% | 10.9% | 11.6% |
| 2020–24 | 3.2% | 6.3% | 11.2% | 10.7% | 11.6% |
| Change | +0.8 pts | +1.1 pts | −0.9 pts | −0.6 pts | −0.6 pts |
Single-parent households are relatively rare in Downtown Royal Oak: 3.2% of households, against 11.6% nationally.
Single-parent households: households where one adult with no spouse present lives with children under 18. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B11003).
Housing in Downtown Royal Oak
Renters in Downtown Royal Oak
| Period | Downtown Royal Oak | Royal Oak | Detroit area | Michigan | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 48.3% | 29.0% | 26.7% | 25.8% | 33.3% |
| 2010–14 | 51.3% | 33.0% | 30.2% | 28.5% | 35.6% |
| 2015–19 | 47.8% | 32.6% | 31.0% | 28.8% | 36.0% |
| 2020–24 | 44.1% | 32.0% | 28.8% | 26.8% | 34.8% |
| Change | −4.2 pts | +3.0 pts | +2.1 pts | +1.0 pts | +1.5 pts |
Renting is more common in Downtown Royal Oak than nationally: 44.1% of households rent their homes, against 34.8% for the U.S. Just over a third of owners (35.4%) have paid off their mortgages, below the national share of 39.8%.
Renters: occupied homes that are rented rather than owned. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25003).
Vacant homes in Downtown Royal Oak
| Period | Downtown Royal Oak | Royal Oak | Detroit area | Michigan | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 11.8% | 8.3% | 11.3% | 13.0% | 11.4% |
| 2010–14 | 4.6% | 7.3% | 11.2% | 13.0% | 11.4% |
| 2015–19 | 11.6% | 8.8% | 10.0% | 11.9% | 11.1% |
| 2020–24 | 11.6% | 7.2% | 8.3% | 10.2% | 9.6% |
| Change | −0.2 pts | −1.1 pts | −3.1 pts | −2.8 pts | −1.8 pts |
Vacancy runs a little high in Downtown Royal Oak: 11.6% of homes are empty, against 9.6% nationally. The count includes vacation homes and homes between owners or tenants, not just abandoned ones.
Vacant homes: homes with no one living in them, including vacation homes and homes for sale or rent. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25002).
Age of homes in Downtown Royal Oak
| Period | Downtown Royal Oak | Royal Oak | Detroit area | Michigan | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 1949 | 1953 | 1968 | 1969 | 1974 |
| 2010–14 | 1958 | 1955 | 1969 | 1970 | 1975 |
| 2015–19 | 1961 | 1956 | 1969 | 1971 | 1977 |
| 2020–24 | 1961 | 1956 | 1970 | 1972 | 1980 |
| Change | +11 | +3 | +2 | +3 | +6 |
Downtown Royal Oak is a place of older homes: half were built before 1961, while the national median is 1980. That means established neighborhoods, and more houses that may need updating. Locally, though, homes here are newer than in Royal Oak as a whole, where the median home dates to 1956.
Age of homes: the year that splits the housing stock into older and newer halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25035).
Rent in Downtown Royal Oak
| Period | Downtown Royal Oak | Royal Oak | Detroit area | Michigan | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | $599 | $892 | $952 | $833 | $965 |
| 2010–14 | $748 | $994 | $1,005 | $886 | $1,040 |
| 2015–19 | $944 | $1,215 | $1,123 | $978 | $1,213 |
| 2020–24 | $1,182 | $1,516 | $1,373 | $1,228 | $1,571 |
| Change | +$583 | +$624 | +$421 | +$395 | +$606 |
A typical rental in Downtown Royal Oak costs $1,182 a month with utilities, well below the national median of $1,571. The typical renter here spends 21.1% of household income on rent, comfortably under the 30% mark often used to define affordable rent, and a smaller share than renters pay nationally.
Rent: monthly rent plus the utilities renters pay themselves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25064).
Education in Downtown Royal Oak
Bachelor's degrees in Downtown Royal Oak
| Period | Downtown Royal Oak | Royal Oak | Detroit area | Michigan | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 50.9% | 47.7% | 27.8% | 26.1% | 28.4% |
| 2010–14 | 58.3% | 50.8% | 28.8% | 27.1% | 29.6% |
| 2015–19 | 61.5% | 58.2% | 31.1% | 29.5% | 32.1% |
| 2020–24 | 60.2% | 64.4% | 34.5% | 32.7% | 35.6% |
| Change | +9.3 pts | +16.7 pts | +6.7 pts | +6.6 pts | +7.2 pts |
Downtown Royal Oak is highly educated: about six in ten adults 25 and older (60.2%) hold at least a bachelor's degree, far above the national share of 35.6%. Even so, the share is lower than in Royal Oak as a whole (64.4%).
Bachelor's degrees: adults 25 and older with a bachelor's degree or higher. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).
High school graduates in Downtown Royal Oak
| Period | Downtown Royal Oak | Royal Oak | Detroit area | Michigan | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 95.4% | 94.7% | 87.7% | 88.3% | 84.9% |
| 2010–14 | 95.2% | 95.8% | 88.4% | 89.3% | 86.1% |
| 2015–19 | 97.3% | 96.5% | 89.8% | 90.7% | 87.7% |
| 2020–24 | 95.7% | 97.2% | 90.9% | 91.8% | 89.3% |
| Change | +0.3 pts | +2.5 pts | +3.2 pts | +3.5 pts | +4.3 pts |
High school completion is high in Downtown Royal Oak: 95.7% of adults 25 and older have a diploma or equivalent, well above the national rate of 89.3%. That is in line with the rest of Royal Oak.
High school graduates: adults 25 and older with a high school diploma, GED or more. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).
Jobs in Downtown Royal Oak
| Period | Downtown Royal Oak | Royal Oak | Detroit area | Michigan | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 8.0% | 6.8% | 12.7% | 11.5% | 8.1% |
| 2010–14 | 3.5% | 5.9% | 12.8% | 11.7% | 9.4% |
| 2015–19 | 6.1% | 3.2% | 6.8% | 6.1% | 5.6% |
| 2020–24 | 5.5% | 3.6% | 6.7% | 5.9% | 5.4% |
| Change | −2.5 pts | −3.2 pts | −5.9 pts | −5.7 pts | −2.7 pts |
At 5.5%, unemployment in Downtown Royal Oak is close to the national rate of 5.4%. The rate is higher than in Royal Oak overall (3.6%). Each figure pools five years of surveys (2020–24), so it describes that whole stretch rather than today's job market.
Unemployment: people looking for work as a share of everyone working or looking. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B23025).
Downtown Royal Oak compared with nearby neighborhoods
| Neighborhood | Household size | Median age | Single parents | Renters | Vacant homes | Median year built | Median rent | Bachelor's degree | High school diploma | Unemployment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Downtown Royal Oak | 1.56 | 44.8 | 3.2% | 44.1% | 11.6% | 1961 | $1,182 | 60.2% | 95.7% | 5.5% |
| Downtown Madison Heights | 2.35 | 38.5 | 12.2% | 14.1% | 11.7% | 1956 | $1,278 | 29.0% | 87.5% | 2.5% |
| Eight Mile Wyoming | 2.37 | 41.4 | 26.9% | 39.9% | 11.8% | 1955 | $1,232 | 15.5% | 83.1% | 17.2% |
| Pembroke | 2.38 | 44.3 | 15.1% | 33.7% | 8.7% | 1952 | $1,197 | 19.9% | 87.8% | 18.2% |
| Downtown Southfield | 1.99 | 38.7 | 17.6% | 72.9% | 17.2% | 1969 | $1,382 | 36.6% | 97.1% | 5.1% |
| Bagley | 2.72 | 37.5 | 24.8% | 34.5% | 9.9% | 1945 | $1,285 | 24.6% | 91.5% | 8.7% |
| Winship | 2.62 | 36.3 | 24.5% | 41.6% | 9.9% | 1952 | $1,162 | 18.2% | 90.4% | 17.8% |
| Greenfield | 2.47 | 35.9 | 25.0% | 55.9% | 16.1% | 1953 | $1,140 | 11.1% | 86.4% | 12.8% |
| Martin Park | 3.01 | 34.7 | 37.6% | 47.5% | 25.3% | 1941 | $1,312 | 23.4% | 84.9% | 7.1% |
| Downtown Troy | 2.38 | 36.7 | 5.2% | 65.8% | 8.9% | 1979 | $1,846 | 69.1% | 97.8% | 6.6% |
| Fitzgerald | 2.72 | 38.4 | 40.6% | 45.6% | 25.9% | 1942 | $1,160 | 15.5% | 80.5% | 17.0% |
All figures 2020–24.
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About these numbers
Every figure on this page is a BestNeighborhood calculation from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS), built up from the Census block groups that make up Downtown Royal Oak. Each ACS 5-year release pools five years of responses; this page shows the last 15 releases, 2006–10 through 2020–24. Neighboring releases share four of their five years, so they move gradually and small changes between them are within the survey's margin of error; in small places the lines can jump from one release to the next for the same reason. The maps show the same measures for each neighborhood, ranked against the whole country.
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