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Statistics and Facts of Lake Orion Michigan
Population (year 2000): 2,715. Estimated population in July 2006: 2,753 (+1.4% change)
Males: 1,349 (49.7%)
Females: 1,366 (50.3%)
Oakland County
Median resident age: 38.1 years
Michigan median age: 35.5 years
Zip codes: 48359, 48360, 48362.
Estimated median household income in 2005: $53,100 (it was $51,311 in 2000)
Lake Orion $53,100
Michigan: $46,039
Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $207,600 (it was $164,600 in 2000)
Lake Orion $207,600
Michigan: $149,300
Ancestries: German (19.9%), English (13.0%), Irish (10.5%), Polish (8.4%), Scottish (7.8%), United States (7.6%).
Land area: 0.76 square miles. Population density: 3628 people per square mile
(average).
For population 25 years and over in Lake Orion
High school or higher: 88.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 29.2%
Graduate or professional degree: 10.6%
Unemployed: 4.6%
Mean travel time to work: 29.1 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Lake Orion village
Never married: 29.6%
Now married: 48.1%
Separated: 0.8%
Widowed: 6.8%
Divorced: 14.7%
31 residents are foreign born
This village: 1.1%
Michigan: 5.3%
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:
Lake Orion: 1.6% ($2,610)
Michigan: 1.3% ($1,461)
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Pontiac, MI (10.1 miles , pop. 66,337).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Detroit, MI (29.2 miles , pop. 951,270).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (311.6 miles , pop. 2,896,016).
Nearest cities: Oxford, MI (2.9 miles ), Lake Angelus, MI (8.4 miles ), Auburn Hills, MI (8.5 miles ), Leonard, MI (9.1 miles ), Pontiac, MI (10.1 miles ), Rochester Hills, MI (10.2 miles ), Rochester, MI (10.7 miles ), Metamora, MI (11.3 miles ).
Latitude: 42.78 N, Longitude: 83.25 W
Area code: 248
Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 8 (4 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here: 1.45
US city average: 3.00
Hospitals/medical centers near Lake Orion:
HAVENWYCK HOSPITAL (about 9 miles; AUBURN HILLS, MI)
NORTH OAKLAND MEDICAL CENTERS (about 11 miles; PONTIAC, MI)
PONTIAC OSTEOPATHIC HOSPITAL (about 11 miles; PONTIAC, MI)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Lake Orion:
OAKLAND COUNTY INTERNATIONAL (about 16 miles; PONTIAC, MI; ID: PTK)
DETROIT CITY (about 32 miles; DETROIT, MI; ID: DET)
BISHOP INTERNATIONAL (about 36 miles; FLINT, MI; ID: FNT)
Other public-use airports nearest to Lake Orion:
OAKLAND/TROY (about 19 miles; TROY, MI; ID: 7D2)
DUPONT-LAPEER (about 19 miles; LAPEER, MI; ID: D95)
ROMEO STATE (about 20 miles; ROMEO, MI; ID: D98)
Amtrak stations near Lake Orion:
11 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.
17 miles: BIRMINGHAM (449 S. ETON ST.). Services: public payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service, public transit connection.
19 miles: LAPEER (73 HOWARD ST.). Services: fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Lake Orion:
OAKLAND UNIVERSITY (about 10 miles; ROCHESTER HILLS, MI; Full-time enrollment: 11,424)
OAKLAND COMMUNITY COLLEGE-BLOOMFIELD HILLS CAMPUS (about 14 miles; BLOOMFIELD HILLS, MI; FT enrollment: 11,634)
UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX-DETROIT CAMPUS (about 15 miles; TROY, MI; FT enrollment: 2,090)
LAWRENCE TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY (about 22 miles; SOUTHFIELD, MI; FT enrollment: 2,479)
MACOMB COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 26 miles; WARREN, MI; FT enrollment: 11,057)
SCHOOLCRAFT COLLEGE (about 27 miles; LIVONIA, MI; FT enrollment: 4,780)
MADONNA UNIVERSITY (about 30 miles; LIVONIA, MI; FT enrollment: 2,431)
Public high schools in Lake Orion:
LAKE ORION COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 2,091; Location: 495 E. SCRIPPS ROAD; Grades: 09 - 12)
LEARNING OPTIONS HIGH SCHOOL (Location: 455 E. SCRIPPS; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public elementary/middle schools in Lake Orion:
ORION OAKS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 638; Location: 1255 JOSLYN ROAD; Grades: KG - 05)
WALDON MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 619; Location: 2509 WALDON ROAD; Grades: 06 - 08)
PAINT CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 600; Location: 2800 INDIANWOOD ROAD; Grades: KG - 05)
SCRIPPS MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 595; Location: 385 E. SCRIPPS ROAD; Grades: 06 - 08)
STADIUM DRIVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 531; Location: 244 STADIUM DRIVE; Grades: KG - 05)
WEBBER SCHOOL (Students: 496; Location: 3191 W. CLARKSTON ROAD; Grades: PK - 05)
PINE TREE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 470; Location: 590 PINE TREE ROAD; Grades: KG - 05)
CARPENTER YEAR ROUND ELEM. SCHOOL (Students: 445; Location: 2290 FLINTRIDGE STREET; Grades: KG - 05)
BLANCHE SIMS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 425; Location: 465 E. JACKSON STREET; Grades: KG - 05)
Private elementary/middle schools in Lake Orion:
ST JOSEPH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 284; Location: 703 NORTH LAPEER ROAD; Grades: KG - 8)
DIVINE GRACE LUTHERAN (Students: 116; Location: 3000 S LAPEER RD; Grades: PK - 8)
OAK HOLLOW CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 17; Location: 1980 N LAPEER ROAD; Grades: 2 - 8)
Library in Lake Orion:
ORION TOWNSHIP PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $2,005,694; Location: 825 JOSLYN ROAD; 108,057 books; 4,820 audio materials; 4,126 video materials; 346 serial subscriptions)
Average household size:
This village: 2.2 people
Michigan: 2.6 people
Percentage of family households:
This village: 52.9%
Whole state: 68.0%
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This village: 6.0%
Whole state: 5.3%
Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This village: 5.6%
Whole state: 10.5%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This village: 1.0%
Whole state: 4.8%
