Who's moving to and from Oakland County, Michigan?

More left than arrived in 2022–23: 47,943 people in, 52,979 out. Most were moving between Michigan counties.

See where they went ↓
Net change
−5,036 people
−2,989 households
Arrivals' income
$80.1k
avg income reported on the second-year tax return
Leavers' income
$86.3k
avg income reported on the second-year tax return

Where people leaving Oakland County went in Michigan

Orange lines show departures · thicker line = more people

Moves to and from other Michigan counties, 2022–23. Out-of-state moves, like Cook County, IL, are listed below.

Where did newcomers come from?

About 7 in 10 already lived in Michigan. People, 2022–23.

  1. Wayne County13,824
  2. Macomb County8,001
  3. Genesee County2,062
  4. Washtenaw County1,502
  5. Livingston County1,473
  6. Cook County, IL711
  7. Kent County595
  8. Smaller moves from many other places (each under 20 households)6,610

Where did people go?

About 6 in 10 who left stayed in Michigan. People, 2022–23.

  1. Wayne County11,689
  2. Macomb County8,330
  3. Genesee County2,565
  4. Livingston County2,022
  5. Washtenaw County1,491
  6. Cook County, IL1,007
  7. Lapeer County832
  8. Smaller moves to many other places (each under 20 households)6,513

Not counted above

Arrived from abroad
541 people
Left for abroad
949 people

Moves abroad are never included in net change.

Is Oakland usually growing from moves?

No. More households have left than arrived every year since 2013–14.

Net migration · households (tax returns)
13–1414–1515–1616–1717–1818–1919–2020–2121–22−2,98922–23††‡†
Net migration of Oakland County (Net migration · households (tax returns))
YearValue
2013–14−1,193
2014–15 †−253
2015–16−958
2016–17 †−2,211
2017–18−1,101
2018–19 ‡−2,324
2019–20−1,416
2020–21−1,678
2021–22−3,500
2022–23 †−2,989

The IRS changed its processing in 2014–15, 2016–17 and 2022–23. Compare years between the dotted lines. ‡ County disclosure-method change in 2018–19: small counts began being deleted rather than reassigned to similar categories. County figures across this break may not be comparable.

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Moved Where. “Who's moving to and from Oakland County, Michigan?” movedwhere.com/county/oakland-county-mi. Data: IRS Statistics of Income migration data, 2022–23.