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.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 office and administrative support (10.49%), management occupations (9.75%), and sales jobs (8.96%). 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 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.If knowledge is power, Wixom is a pretty powerful place. 51.57% of the adults in Wixom have earned a 4-year college degree, masters degree, MD, law degree, or even PhD. Compare that to the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns. The per capita income in Wixom in 2022 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. Foreign born people are also an important part of Wixom's cultural character, accounting for 19.79% of the city’s population. The most common language spoken in Wixom is English. Other important languages spoken here include Arabic and Spanish.
