Oakland County

Oakland County is the economic engine of southeast Michigan.  In 2001, 19.4% of people employed in Michigan worked in Oakland County.  Globally focused, the County is the home of Chrysler Corp., Lear Corp., Federal Mogul, Borg Warner and many other businesses with facilities strategically located all over the world.  Sixty-seven percent of Southeast Michigan's top Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEM) parts suppliers are headquartered in Oakland County.

Oakland County is Michigan's preferred business address; 35% of Fortune Global 500 companies have business locations in the county.  Further, it is Michigan's leading center for international commercial activity with 648 companies representing 24 countries doing business in the county; and 58% of foreign owned firms in southeast Michigan are located here.

Oakland County offers the highest quality of place in the state of Michigan, offering heritage, cultural diversity and recreational amenities second to none.

Quick Stats

• Per capita income of $38,913 is higher than either Silicon Valley's Santa Clara County or Middlesex County's Route 128
• Lower consumer price index and median housing cost than either Silicon Valley or Boston's Route 128
• Ethnic diversity  over 140 languages are spoken in Oakland County
• Educational excellence, including:
• Fourteen institutions of higher learning
• Award-winning K-12 school districts
• International education services available to expatriates with German,   Swedish, French, Japanese and Chinese supplementary schools all Certified by their respective countries.
• Stimulating cultural environment offered in outstanding venues like Meadow Brook Hall, Theatres, Art Galleries and Music Festivals, DTE Energy Music Theater, Cranbrook Academy of Art Museum, Cranbrook Institute of Science, Holocaust Museum and the Chrysler Automotive Museum
• 90,000 acres of public parkland; 1,500 lakes; 26 private & public golf
  courses

Additional demographic information is available by clicking here.

For more information on Oakland County, visit their website.