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

Demographics

People

Total Population	1,798
Male Share of the Population	47.7%
Female Share of the Population	52.3%
Senior Citizens	16%
Employed Population 16+	969
Age of the Population	47

Families

% of people married	50.3%
Average household size	2

Education and Earnings

Population % with Bachelor Degree or Higher	41.9%
Median Earnings25+	$51,000
Median Earnings Without High School Qualification	$0
Median Earnings With High School Degree	$37,426

Wealth

Median Family Income	$106,125
% Above Poverty Level	96.4%
% Below Poverty Level	3.6%

Commute & Sprawl

Average Commute Time	28 minutes
% Working from Home	4.9%
% Walking and Biking to Work	0%
% Using Public Transportation	%

Housing

People Living Alone	37%
Median Gross Rent	$1,471
Median House Value	$227,300

Ancestry

German	20.5%
Irish	17.8%
Other(often includes Hispanic and African American)	14.5%
Polish	10.2%
English	9.7%
Italian	7.8%
Swedish	6.5%
Scottish	4.1%
French Except Basque	3.9%
US/American	3.6%
Welsh	3.3%
Canadian	3.3%
Czech	3.2%
Belgian	2.4%
Arab	2.4%
Dutch	1%
Finnish	1%
Russian	0.9%
Ukrainian	0.9%
Hungarian	0.8%
Romanian	0.3%
Slovak	0.3%
Greek	0.3%
Austrian	0.3%
Palestinian	0.3%
Croatian	0.3%
Iranian	0.3%
Maltese	0.3%
Macedonian	0.3%
Norwegian	0.3%
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Sylvan Lake Almanac

Category	Value
County	Oakland County
Standard Zip Codes	48320
Phone Area Codes	248
Time Zone	America/Detroit
Approximate Latitude	42.61
Approximate Longitude	-83.34

Sylvan Lake 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	3 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	MILFORD GM PROVING GR
Distance	18.2 miles
Jan Temp	14 to 30 F
Apr Temp	35 to 56 F
Jul Temp	60 to 82 F
Oct Temp	40 to 59 F
Annual Precip	29.2 inches

Station	DETROIT CITY AP
Distance	22.2 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
Bloomfield Hills	4,009	$207,250
Franklin	3,332	$167,361
Keego Harbor	3,196	$48,625
Lake Angelus	265	$200,000
Pontiac	60,116	$39,185

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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