Wixom is a medium-sized city located in the state of Michigan. With a population of 17,134 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.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Wixom is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Wixom is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Wixom who work in management occupations (11.40%), office and administrative support (11.10%), and sales jobs (9.65%). 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. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 12.59% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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. Being a small city, Wixom does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The education level of Wixom ranks among the highest in the nation. Of the 25-and-older adult population in Wixom, 46.59% have at least a bachelor's degree. The typical US community has just 21.84% of its adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree. The per capita income in Wixom in 2022 was $47,578, which is wealthy relative to Michigan and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $190,312 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. Wixom also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 19.01%. The most common language spoken in Wixom is English. Other important languages spoken here include Arabic and Spanish.
