Lake Orion, Michigan - City Information, Fast Facts, Schools, Colleges, and More

Demographics

People

Total Population	3,131
Male Share of the Population	44.9%
Female Share of the Population	55.1%
Senior Citizens	18%
Employed Population 16+	1,734
Age of the Population	42

Families

% of people married	51.3%
Average household size	2

Education and Earnings

Population % with Bachelor Degree or Higher	51.4%
Median Earnings25+	$48,472
Median Earnings Without High School Qualification	$0
Median Earnings With High School Degree	$34,050

Wealth

Median Family Income	$103,631
% Above Poverty Level	97.4%
% Below Poverty Level	2.6%

Commute & Sprawl

Average Commute Time	31 minutes
% Working from Home	3.6%
% Walking and Biking to Work	5%
% Using Public Transportation	1.6%

Housing

People Living Alone	34.3%
Median Gross Rent	$734
Median House Value	$277,700

Ancestry

German	27.2%
Irish	13.7%
Italian	12.8%
Polish	12.1%
Other(often includes Hispanic and African American)	9.3%
Scottish	8.7%
English	8.6%
French Except Basque	4.2%
Greek	2.6%
Arab	2%
Dutch	1.8%
Canadian	1.8%
Finnish	1.5%
Welsh	1.3%
Czech	1.1%
Hungarian	0.9%
Swedish	0.9%
Slovak	0.6%
Lebanese	0.6%
Ukrainian	0.6%
Maltese	0.6%
Lithuanian	0.4%
Swiss	0.3%
Norwegian	0.3%
Austrian	0.3%
Slovene	0.3%
Belgian	0.3%
Romanian	0.2%
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Lake Orion Almanac

Category	Value
County	Oakland County
Standard Zip Codes	48362, 48359, 48360
P.O. Box Zip Codes	48361
Phone Area Codes	248
Time Zone	America/Detroit
Approximate Latitude	42.78
Approximate Longitude	-83.24

Lake Orion Climate

Nearest Weather Stations

Notes:

Temp ranges are avg daily min and max for the month
Precipitation is rainfall (and rainfall equiv of snowfall)

Station	PONTIAC STATE HOSPITAL
Distance	9.8 miles
Jan Temp	16 to 30 F
Apr Temp	36 to 58 F
Jul Temp	61 to 82 F
Oct Temp	42 to 60 F
Annual Precip	30 inches

Station	LAPEER WWTP
Distance	19.8 miles
Jan Temp	13 to 29 F
Apr Temp	33 to 55 F
Jul Temp	59 to 82 F
Oct Temp	38 to 59 F
Annual Precip	30.9 inches

Station	DETROIT CITY AP
Distance	29.3 miles
Jan Temp	20 to 33 F
Apr Temp	39 to 59 F
Jul Temp	66 to 85 F
Oct Temp	45 to 62 F
Annual Precip	0 inches

Nearby Cities and Towns

Location	Population	Median Family Income
Auburn Hills	23,107	$76,541
Lake Angelus	265	$200,000
Leonard	350	$78,125
Oxford	3,553	$88,250
Rochester	13,130	$120,833
Rochester Hills	74,011	$111,895

Lake Orion Public Libraries

Orion Township Public Library
825 JOSLYN ROAD
Lake Orion, Michigan
(248) 693-3000

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Lake Orion Public Schools

Carpenter Year Round Elem. School
2290 Flintridge St
ZIP: 48359
(248) 391-3500
Primary
Total Enrollment 457

Community Ed. Resource Center
455 East Scripps Rd
ZIP: 48360
(248) 693-5436
High
Total Enrollment 121

Lake Orion Community High School
495 East Scripps Rd
ZIP: 48360
(248) 693-5420
High
Total Enrollment 2316

Orion Oaks Elementary School
1255 Joslyn Rd
ZIP: 48360
(248) 393-0010
Primary
Total Enrollment 624

Scripps Middle School
385 East Scripps Rd
ZIP: 48360
(248) 693-5440
Middle
Total Enrollment 621

Stadium Drive Elementary School
244 Stadium Dr
ZIP: 48360
(248) 693-5475
Primary
Total Enrollment 481

Waldon Middle School
2509 Waldon Rd
ZIP: 48360
(248) 391-1100
Middle
Total Enrollment 613

Blanche Sims Elementary School
465 East Jackson St
ZIP: 48362
(248) 693-5460
Primary
Total Enrollment 311

Paint Creek Elementary School
2800 Indianwood Rd
ZIP: 48362
(248) 814-1724
Primary
Total Enrollment 488

Pine Tree Elementary School
590 Pine Tree Rd
ZIP: 48362
(248) 693-5470
Primary
Total Enrollment 396

Webber School
3191 West Clarkston Rd
ZIP: 48362
(248) 391-0400
Primary
Total Enrollment 495

Lake Orion Private Schools

Divine Grace Lutheran School
3000 S Lapeer Rd
ZIP: 48359
Elementary
Total Enrollment 36

Good Shepherd Lutheran School
1950 S Baldwin Rd
ZIP: 48360
Elementary
Total Enrollment 59

Lake Orion Baptist School
255 E Scripps Rd
ZIP: 48360
Combined Elementary And Secondary
Total Enrollment 104

Oak Hollow Christian School
120 Manitou Ln
ZIP: 48362
Elementary
Total Enrollment 9

St Joseph School
703 N Lapeer Rd
ZIP: 48362
Elementary
Total Enrollment 355

Sources :

American Community Survey, 2017, U.S. Census Bureau, https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/
Hospitals, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/hospitals, accessed November 2017
Private Schools, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/private-schools, accessed November 2017
Public Libraries Survey, 2015, Institute of Museum and Library Services, https://www.imls.gov/research-evaluation/data-collection/public-libraries-survey
Public Schools, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/public-schools , accessed November 2017
ZIP Code Database (All ZIPs with cities used by USPS plus the primary timezone, area code, and county), 2017, https://www.unitedstateszipcodes.org/zip-code-database/

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Bath house between 1890 and 1901

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