Okemos

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  2. Okemos Statistics
  3. Okemos Property/Housing/Real Estate Information
  4. Okemos Employment Information
  5. Okemos Family Information
  6. Okemos Education Information
  7. Okemos Public Benefits Information
  8. Okemos Immigration & Civil Rights Information
  9. Okemos Zip Codes


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Okemos Statistics Back to top
  • Population (2000): 22,805
  • Land Area (2000): 43.529 square kilometers
  • Water Area (2000): 0.065 square kilometers
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Houses (2000): 9,592
Okemos Population - Urban/Rural
Urban/Rural Population Percent
Color 0 Box Urban 22,532 99.32%
Color 1 Box Rural, Farm 0 0.00%
Color 2 Box Rural, Non-farm 154 0.68%

Okemos Real Estate Lawyers provide services for home buying/selling, commercial real estate, leases, landlord tenant, construction, land use and zoning laws. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Okemos Employment Information Back to top
Okemos Employment By Industry

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Educational Services 1,384 21.49%
2. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 684 10.62%
3. Public Administration 514 7.98%
4. Health Care 478 7.42%
5. Construction 313 4.86%
6. Finance and Insurance 313 4.86%
7. Accommodation and Food Services 311 4.83%
8. Transportation Equipment Manufacturing 306 4.75%
9. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 118 1.83%
10. Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations 110 1.71%
11. Radio, Television, and Computer Stores 108 1.68%
12. Info Services and Data Processing 105 1.63%
13. Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers 92 1.43%
14. Utilities 87 1.35%
15. Arts / Entertainment / Recreation 85 1.32%
16. Publishing / Movie / Sound Recording Industries 84 1.30%
17. Repair and Maintenance 78 1.21%
18. Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 76 1.18%
19. Food and Beverage Stores 71 1.10%
20. Metal Manufactuing 68 1.06%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Educational Services 1,655 28.16%
2. Health Care 667 11.35%
3. Public Administration 565 9.61%
4. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 434 7.38%
5. Finance and Insurance 389 6.62%
6. Accommodation and Food Services 324 5.51%
7. Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 150 2.55%
8. Social Assistance 135 2.30%
9. Transportation Equipment Manufacturing 117 1.99%
10. Personal and Laundry Services 113 1.92%
11. Department and Other General Stores 111 1.89%
12. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 98 1.67%
13. Food and Beverage Stores 98 1.67%
14. Construction 93 1.58%
15. Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations 93 1.58%
16. Clothing and Apparel Including Shoes 85 1.45%
17. Arts / Entertainment / Recreation 76 1.29%
18. Other Direct Selling Estab 46 0.78%
19. Radio, Television, and Computer Stores 44 0.75%
20. Printing and Related Manufacturing 40 0.68%

Okemos Employment By Job

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Postsecondary Teachers 585 9.08%
2. Other Management Occupations 444 6.89%
3. Computer Specialists 383 5.95%
4. Top Executives 340 5.28%
5. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 296 4.60%
6. Engineers 273 4.24%
7. Physicians and Surgeons 247 3.84%
8. Other Sales and Related Occupations 218 3.39%
9. Lawyers 196 3.04%
10. Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact 188 2.92%
11. Life and Physical Scientists 177 2.75%
12. Operations Managers Non Finance 135 2.10%
13. Other Office and Admin Support 135 2.10%
14. Business Operations Specialists 134 2.08%
15. Advertising / Marketing / PR / Sales 127 1.97%
16. Other Financial Specialists 116 1.80%
17. Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers 104 1.61%
18. Teachers, Pre/Primary School 96 1.49%
19. Accountants and Auditors 90 1.40%
20. Media and Communications Workers 90 1.40%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Postsecondary Teachers 420 7.15%
2. Other Management Occupations 330 5.61%
3. Other Sales and Related Occupations 316 5.38%
4. Other Office and Admin Support 308 5.24%
5. Teachers, Pre/Primary School 282 4.80%
6. Secretaries and Admins 221 3.76%
7. Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service 195 3.32%
8. Business Operations Specialists 169 2.88%
9. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 167 2.84%
10. Counselors / Social Workers / Etc. 166 2.82%
11. Computer Specialists 163 2.77%
12. Registered Nurses 147 2.50%
13. Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact 141 2.40%
14. Other Teachers / Instructors / Librarians 128 2.18%
15. Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing 127 2.16%
16. Waiters and Waitresses 120 2.04%
17. Customer Service Representatives 109 1.85%
18. Accountants and Auditors 106 1.80%
19. Child Care Workers 106 1.80%
20. Cooks and Food Preparation Workers 105 1.79%

Okemos Hours Worked Per Week In 1999
Hours Per Week Color 0 Box Population Percent
35 or more hours 10,134 56.59%
15-35 hours 2,942 16.43%
1-14 hours 767 4.28%
No regular hours 4,064 22.70%

Okemos Time Left For Work
Time Color 0 Box Population Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM 60 0.52%
5 AM-5:29 AM 102 0.88%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM 216 1.86%
6 AM-6:29 AM 408 3.51%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM 923 7.94%
7 AM-7:29 AM 1,815 15.60%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM 2,645 22.74%
8 AM-8:29 AM 1,516 13.03%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM 1,025 8.81%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM 1,054 9.06%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM 382 3.28%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM 194 1.67%
Noon-3:59 PM 553 4.75%
4 PM-11:59 PM 738 6.35%

Okemos Length Of Commute In Minutes
Minutes Color 0 Box Population Percent
Less than 5 345 2.97%
5-9 1,617 13.90%
10-14 2,484 21.36%
15-19 2,546 21.89%
20-24 2,069 17.79%
25-29 727 6.25%
30-34 632 5.43%
35-39 164 1.41%
40-44 120 1.03%
45-59 253 2.18%
60-89 476 4.09%
At least 90 198 1.70%

Okemos Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes Color 0 Box Population (public) Percent Color 1 Box Population (private) Percent
Under 30 96 0.83% 9,692 83.33%
30-44 27 0.23% 889 7.64%
45-59 23 0.20% 230 1.98%
At least 60 8 0.07% 666 5.73%

Okemos Type Of Commute
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Bicycle 57 0.47%
Color 1 Box Car / truck / van, carpool 662 5.46%
Color 2 Box Car / truck / van, solo 10,569 87.15%
Color 3 Box Motorcycle 0 0.00%
Color 4 Box Other 9 0.07%
Color 5 Box Public transportation 154 1.27%
Color 6 Box Walked 180 1.48%
Color 7 Box Worked at home 497 4.10%

Okemos Employment Lawyers handle cases involving employment contracts, severance agreements, OSHA, workers compensation, ADA, race, sex, pregnancy, national-orgin, sexual orientation and age discrimination, sexual harassment, hours & wages and overtime issues. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Okemos Family Information Back to top
Households (2000): 9,177 (22,293 people)
Families (2000): 5,694 (17,286 people)
Families where both partners work (2000): 2,906
People at same address in 1995: 10,208
Okemos Household Income in 1999

Income Population Percent
Under $10,000 816 8.89%
$10,000-$14,999 359 3.91%
$15,000-$19,999 416 4.53%
$20,000-$24,999 301 3.28%
$25,000-$29,999 323 3.52%
$30,000-$34,999 420 4.58%
$35,000-$39,999 454 4.95%
$40,000-$44,999 392 4.27%
$45,000-$49,999 286 3.12%
$50,000-$59,999 689 7.51%
$60,000-$74,999 959 10.45%
$75,000-$99,999 1,142 12.44%
$100,000-$124,999 910 9.92%
$125,000-$149,999 501 5.46%
$150,000-$199,999 591 6.44%
$200,000 or more 618 6.73%

Okemos Household Type
Type Population Percent
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 1 person 2,385 25.94%
Color 0 Box Family, 2 people 2,449 26.64%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 2 people 872 9.48%
Color 0 Box Family, 3 people 1,240 13.49%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 3 people 216 2.35%
Color 0 Box Family, 4 people 1,301 14.15%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 4 people 62 0.67%
Color 0 Box Family, 5 people 477 5.19%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 5 people 9 0.10%
Color 0 Box Family, 6 people 147 1.60%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 6 people 2 0.02%
Color 0 Box Family, 7 or more people 34 0.37%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 7 or more people 0 0.00%

Okemos Household Income Type
Type Color 0 Box Population Percent
Earnings 8,028 30.80%
Interest / Dividend / Rent 5,236 20.09%
Public Assistance 119 0.46%
Retirement 1,208 4.63%
Self Employment 1,206 4.63%
Social Security 1,338 5.13%
Supplemental Security 128 0.49%
Wage / Salary 7,845 30.09%
Other 961 3.69%

Okemos Family Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box No children under 18 2,555 51.15%
Color 1 Box With children under 18 2,440 48.85%

Okemos Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 525 6.05%
Color 1 Box Married 5,195 59.83%
Color 2 Box Never Married 2,874 33.10%
Color 3 Box Widowed 89 1.02%

Okemos Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 939 9.74%
Color 1 Box Married 5,341 55.38%
Color 2 Box Never Married 2,815 29.19%
Color 3 Box Widowed 550 5.70%

Okemos Family Lawyers help clients with family law issues, such as marriage, divorce, domestic partnerships, adoptions, paternity, annulment, child support, custody, division of property, alimony, palimony, restraining orders, spousal support, uncontested divorce and visitation rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Okemos Education Information Back to top
Okemos Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)
Degree Population Percent
Color 0 Box Less than 9th grade 181 1.05%
Color 1 Box 9th-12th grade, no diploma 527 3.05%
Color 2 Box High school diploma or equivalent 1,555 9.01%
Color 3 Box Some college, no degree 3,617 20.97%
Color 4 Box Associate degree 1,017 5.89%
Color 5 Box Bachelors degree 5,198 30.13%
Color 6 Box Graduate or professional degree 5,157 29.89%

Okemos Population In School (3 or older)
School Level Color 0 Box In Public School Percent Color 1 Box In Private School Percent Total Percent
Nursery or preschool 175 0.77% 294 1.29% 469 2.06%
Kindergarten 276 1.21% 6 0.03% 282 1.24%
Grades 1-4 1,193 5.23% 74 0.32% 1,267 5.56%
Grades 5-8 1,261 5.53% 72 0.32% 1,333 5.85%
Grades 9-12 1,456 6.38% 25 0.11% 1,481 6.49%
Undergrad college 2,127 9.33% 195 0.86% 2,322 10.18%
Graduate or professional school 1,055 4.63% 249 1.09% 1,304 5.72%
Total 7,543 33.08% 915 4.01% 8,458 37.09%

Okemos Education Lawyers represent colleges, school districts, other educational institutions, and students in the practice of education law. They handle issues related to No Child Left Behind, special education, and disability rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Okemos Public Benefits Information Back to top
Okemos Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999
Above/Below Population Percent
Color 0 Box At Or Above Poverty Level 20,138 90.43%
Color 1 Box Below Poverty Level 2,132 9.57%

Okemos Public Benefits Lawyers assess the range of local, state and federal government benefits to which their clients may be entitled and help them apply for such programs, as well as appeal decisions denying such benefits to their clients. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Okemos Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
Okemos Population By Age
Age Population Percent
0-9 Years 2,666 11.69%
10-19 Years 3,334 14.62%
20-29 Years 4,156 18.22%
30-39 Years 2,704 11.86%
40-49 Years 3,933 17.25%
50-59 Years 3,032 13.30%
60-69 Years 1,388 6.09%
70-79 Years 966 4.24%
80-89 Years 522 2.29%
90+ Years 104 0.46%

Okemos Population - Male/Female
Male/Female Population Percent
Color 0 Box Male 11,020 48.32%
Color 1 Box Female 11,785 51.68%

Okemos Population By Ethnicity
Ethnicity Population Percent
Color 0 Box Caucasian 18,836 82.60%
Color 2 Box Asian 1,977 8.67%
Color 1 Box African-American 954 4.18%
Color 3 Box Hispanic/Latino 509 2.23%
Color 7 Box Multiracial 426 1.87%
Color 4 Box Amerindian 65 0.29%
Color 6 Box Other Race 29 0.13%
Color 5 Box Pacific Islander 9 0.04%

Okemos Top Specified Ancestries
Rank Ancestry Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1. German 5,678 24.21%
2. English 3,696 15.76%
3. Irish 2,650 11.30%
4. Polish 1,510 6.44%
5. Italian 1,129 4.81%
6. Scottish 837 3.57%
7. French Non-Basque 802 3.42%
8. United States Or American 779 3.32%
9. Dutch 680 2.90%
10. Swedish 663 2.83%

Okemos Top Languages Spoken At Home
Rank Language Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Reported Languages
1. Only English 18,672 87.02%
2. Chinese 348 1.62%
3. Spanish Or Spanish Creole 336 1.57%
4. Other Indic 283 1.32%
5. Korean 238 1.11%
6. German 204 0.95%
7. Hindi 189 0.88%
8. Arabic 130 0.61%
9. Japanese 124 0.58%
10. French 121 0.56%

Okemos Citizen Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Citizen by birth 20,354 89.72%
Color 1 Box Naturalized immigrant 1,064 4.69%
Color 2 Box Not a citizen 1,268 5.59%

Okemos Immigration Lawyers help clients navigate through the federal immigration process. They help workers secure temporary visas (H1-B, fiances obtain K-1 visas, and permanent immigrants apply for Green Cards or citizenship. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.
Okemos Civil Rights Lawyers represent clients who have been illegally discriminated against on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability and national origin. If you have suffered employment discrimination, sexual harassment, or have been treated differently by a hotel, restaurant, or other public accommodation, a civil rights lawyer can help you determine whether your rights were violated and what types of redress are available. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Okemos Zip Codes Back to top
Alphabetical | By Population
48805 48864