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Wixom, MI
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Wixom profile


Living in Wixom



Wixom is a medium-sized city located in the state of Michigan. With a population of 17,152 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.

Of important note, Wixom is also a city of artists. Wixom has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Wixom’s character.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 12.34% 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.

Wixom is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.

Do you like to read, write and learn? If you move to Wixom, you'll likely find that many of your neighbors like to as well. Wixom is one of the more educated communities in America, with a full 51.57% of its adults having a college degree or even advanced degree, compared to a national average across all communities of 21.84%.

The per capita income in Wixom in 2018 was $46,703, which is wealthy relative to Michigan and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $186,812 for a family of four. However, Wixom contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Wixom is a very 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.

In addition, Wixom has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (19.79%).

The most common language spoken in Wixom is English. Other important languages spoken here include Arabic and Spanish.