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Okemos, Michigan: commercial real estate data.
Okemos is a Census CDP of 26,396 people across 16.86 square miles of land, in Ingham County. Median household income is $102,612, 59.2 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 47 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $26.6 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Okemos
What Okemos is
- Census place typeCDP
- Land area16.86 sq mi
- Water area0.15 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,566
- County holding the largest share of its areaIngham County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Okemos
How many people live in Okemos
- Population26,396
- Median age34.0
- Population under 186,071
- Share under 1823.0 percent
- Population 65 and over3,750
- Share 65 and over14.2 percent
- Households10,016
- Family households6,204
- Share of households that are families61.9 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Okemos
Income and work in Okemos
- Median household income$102,612
- Per capita income$56,396
- Civilian labor force13,839
- Employed13,443
- Unemployed396 plus or minus 144
- Unemployment rate2.9 percent plus or minus 1.0
- Adults 25 and over15,581
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher97.7 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher72.7 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree40.5 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Okemos
Housing in Okemos
- Housing units10,998
- Occupied units10,016
- Vacant units982 plus or minus 280
- Vacancy rate8.9 percent plus or minus 2.5
- Owner occupied5,931
- Renter occupied4,085
- Ownership rate59.2 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$359,200
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,298
- Annual rent as a share of median income15.2 percent
- Single family units6,410
- Share single family58.3 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more4,531
- Share in buildings of two or more41.2 percent
- Mobile homes57 plus or minus 56
- Median year structure built1983
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Okemos
How Okemos gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute10,133
- Commuting under 15 minutes3,779
- Share commuting under 15 minutes37.3 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more1,769 plus or minus 411
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more17.5 percent plus or minus 3.8
- Drove alone62.3 percent
- Carpooled5.7 percent plus or minus 1.7
- Public transport3.0 percent plus or minus 2.4
- Walked2.4 percent plus or minus 1.0
- Worked from home23.6 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Okemos
SBA loans in Okemos (7(a))
- Approvals47
- Gross approval$26,584,500
- Average approval$565,628
- Median approval$150,000
- Ninetieth percentile approval$1,651,500
- Largest approval$4,433,500
- Jobs supported346
- Jobs per approval7.4
- Loans with a final outcome3
- Paid in full3
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more10.6 percent
- Share to franchises10.6 percent
- Distinct lenders14
- Distinct industries by NAICS30
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Okemos, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 3 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Okemos
SBA loans in Okemos (504)
- Approvals18
- Gross approval$14,078,000
- Average approval$782,111
- Median approval$434,000
- Largest approval$5,000,000
- Jobs supported238
- Loans with a final outcome10
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs2
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Okemos, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 10 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Ingham County, not Okemos
Ingham County context, not Okemos figures
- Establishments in Ingham County6,160
- Covered employment, Ingham County155,500
- Average annual pay, Ingham County$68,532
- Housing units permitted, Ingham County377
Every figure in this section is published for Ingham County as a whole and is not a measurement of Okemos.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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Common questions
Okemos questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Okemos, Michigan?
26,396, in 10,016 households. Okemos CDP covers 16.86 square miles of land, which is 1,566 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Okemos in?
Ingham County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Okemos?
$102,612. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $359,200. Median gross rent is $1,298 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Okemos businesses?
47 7(a) approvals totaling $26.6 m since FY2020, across 14 lenders, median approval $150,000, plus 18 504 approvals worth $14.1 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Okemos, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Okemos borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Okemos. Only 3 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Are the county figures on this page Okemos figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Ingham County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Okemos.
Is zoning published for Okemos?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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