Wixom is a medium-sized city located in the state of Michigan. With a population of 17,486 people and five associated neighborhoods, Wixom is the 74th largest community in Michigan.
Wixom real estate is some of the most expensive in Michigan, although Wixom house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.
Also of interest is that Wixom has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.
Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 14.31% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.
Wixom, while not large, also appears to be attractive to some younger, educated professionals, who help shape the character of the city.
Being a small city, Wixom does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
The citizens of Wixom are among the most well-educated in the nation: 46.85% of adults in Wixom have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree, whereas the average US city has 21.84% holding at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Wixom in 2022 was $47,610, which is wealthy relative to Michigan, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $190,440 for a family of four. However, Wixom contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Wixom is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Wixom home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Wixom residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Wixom include German, Polish, Irish, English, and Italian.
Wixom also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 17.14%.
The most common language spoken in Wixom is English. Other important languages spoken here include Arabic and Spanish.