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Wolverine Lake, Michigan: commercial real estate data.
Wolverine Lake is a Census village of 4,487 people across 1.26 square miles of land, in Oakland County. Median household income is $92,247, 76.4 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 3 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $1.3 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Wolverine Lake
What Wolverine Lake is
- Census place typevillage
- Land area1.26 sq mi
- Water area0.42 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land3,567
- County holding the largest share of its areaOakland 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.
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How many people live in Wolverine Lake
- Population4,487
- Median age41.7
- Population under 18882 plus or minus 201
- Share under 1819.7 percent plus or minus 4.5
- Population 65 and over803 plus or minus 170
- Share 65 and over17.9 percent plus or minus 3.8
- Households1,885
- Family households1,115
- Share of households that are families59.2 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Wolverine Lake
- Median household income$92,247
- Per capita income$50,510
- Civilian labor force2,602
- Employed2,528
- Unemployed74 plus or minus 48
- Unemployment rate2.8 percent plus or minus 1.8
- Adults 25 and over3,208
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher96.6 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher37.4 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree11.4 percent plus or minus 3.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Wolverine Lake
- Housing units1,996
- Occupied units1,885
- Vacant units111 plus or minus 95
- Vacancy rate5.6 percent plus or minus 4.7
- Owner occupied1,441
- Renter occupied444 plus or minus 104
- Ownership rate76.4 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$288,000
- Median gross rent, monthly$2,051
- Annual rent as a share of median income26.7 percent plus or minus 5.4
- Single family units1,574
- Share single family78.9 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more422 plus or minus 131
- Share in buildings of two or more21.1 percent plus or minus 6.4
- Mobile homes0
- Median year structure built1975
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Wolverine Lake gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute2,106
- Commuting under 15 minutes503 plus or minus 136
- Share commuting under 15 minutes23.9 percent plus or minus 5.9
- Commuting 30 minutes or more744 plus or minus 166
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more35.3 percent
- Drove alone80.6 percent
- Carpooled3.2 percent plus or minus 2.1
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked1.5 percent plus or minus 2.0
- Worked from home14.6 percent plus or minus 5.0
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Wolverine Lake (7(a))
- Approvals3
- Gross approval$1,282,100
- Average approval$427,367
- Median approval$275,000
- Largest approval$812,500
- Jobs supported8
- Jobs per approval2.7
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Paid in full1
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more0.0 percent
- Share to franchises66.7 percent
- Distinct lenders3
- Distinct industries by NAICS3
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Wolverine Lake, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 1 loan has 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.
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Flood risk in Wolverine Lake
- NFIP communityVillage of Wolverine Lake
- NFIP community number260480
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date09/29/06(M)
The Village of Wolverine Lake participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 260480 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Oakland County, not Wolverine Lake
Oakland County context, not Wolverine Lake figures
- Establishments in Oakland County39,792
- Covered employment, Oakland County723,862
- Average annual pay, Oakland County$77,917
- Housing units permitted, Oakland County2,886
Every figure in this section is published for Oakland County as a whole and is not a measurement of Wolverine Lake.
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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What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Wolverine Lake questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Wolverine Lake, Michigan?
4,487, in 1,885 households. Wolverine Lake village covers 1.26 square miles of land, which is 3,567 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Wolverine Lake in?
Oakland 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 Wolverine Lake?
$92,247. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $288,000. Median gross rent is $2,051 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Wolverine Lake businesses?
3 7(a) approvals totaling $1.3 m since FY2020, across 3 lenders, median approval $275,000. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Wolverine Lake, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Wolverine Lake borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Wolverine Lake. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Wolverine Lake in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Wolverine Lake appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Wolverine Lake, village of, community 260480, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Wolverine Lake figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Oakland 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 Wolverine Lake.
Is zoning published for Wolverine Lake?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.