Oakland County has more people than each of these eight states and the District of Columbia: Alaska, Delaware, Montana, North Dakota, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Vermont and Wyoming.
One third of Oakland County's 496,069 households have children.
Oakland County's 2006 population was estimated to be 1,214,255. The county ranks 31st in population of all U.S. Counties.
Only seven metro areas nation wide have a median Effective Buying Income (EBI) higher than Oakland County's $54,804.
Oakland County has 26 private and 56 public golf courses with 1,443 golf holes available.
Oakland's Retail sales of $25 billion ranked 20th among all counties in 2006. This exceeded the total retail sales of 14 different states and the District of Columbia.
Sixty percent of Fortune 500 companies and 50% of Global Fortune 500 companies have business locations in Oakland County.
Oakland County is Michigan's leading center for international commercial activity with over 700 companies representing 33 countries with business locations in the County.
Sixty-seven percent of foreign owned firms in southeast Michigan are located in Oakland County.
Nine of the ten automotive parts suppliers on the Fortune 500 list have locations in Oakland County.
