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Pontiac, MI vs Lake Orion, MI

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- Lake Orion is 0% more densely populated than Pontiac.
- People are 94.4% more likely to be married in Lake Orion.
- The Median Age is 9.4 years older in Lake Orion.
 Pontiac, MILake Orion, MIUnited States
 Population  Unlock2,920329,725,481
 Female Population51.6%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population48.4%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock42.638.4
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 Population - 201059,688  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock2,715285,036,114
 Population - 199071,166  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock17.5%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now-17.2%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock3,618.393.4
 Land Area19.9  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.5264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Pontiac, MILake Orion, MIUnited States
 Age 0 to 48.6%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock4.8%6.1%
 Age 10 to 145.3%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.6%3.9%
 Age 18 to 204.1%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock3.8%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3416.0%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock12.0%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5412.6%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock8.0%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.9%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock8.3%9.6%
 Age 75 to 842.6%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock5.3%1.9%
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 Race
 Pontiac, MILake Orion, MIUnited States
 White23.5%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock0.4%12.2%
 Asian3.8%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.0%0.4%
 Two or More Races4.4%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock4.1%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Pontiac, MILake Orion, MIUnited States
 Married Population27.6%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock53.2%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.5%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock46.4%50.2%
 Never Married51.8%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock12.3%10.8%
 Widowed6.1%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.312.60
 Households24,548  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock69880,755,759
     Married couple, w/children19.6%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock44.8%42.9%
 Non Family Households11,930  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock12.8%15.8%
     Single householder, no children20.0%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Pontiac    5 Reviews

As soon as they started busing in the early 70’s, this place went to hell in a hand basket! My family moved here in the late 50’s and was once the premiere city in  More

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Like any big city, there are pockets of bad areas in the City. But in general, the Northeast corner is the best with GM powertrain, Piston Palace, Great Lake Crossing,  More

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Lived here from 1979-1998 and the schools are terrible, the future is dim and the crime, poverty and attitude is all so bad that I would not move back here to raise my  More

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Reviews for Lake Orion    3 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

Lake Orion, like many Michigan cities has a lot of beauty to it, obviously including the lakes, which there are several big and many small. I grew up here and if I  More

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We moved here from Ky 2 years ago. I absolutely love it, and outside of a job transfer, will never leave. The schools are exceptional, some of the highest test scores in  More

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Over 18 years ago

We moved to Lake Orion three years ago from California and have been really pleased with this area. The people are very friendly and have embraced us well. Lake Orion is  More

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