Walled Lake is a somewhat small city located in the state of Michigan. With a population of 7,297 people and two associated neighborhoods, Walled Lake is the 155th largest community in Michigan.
Also of interest is that Walled Lake has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.
Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 11.73% 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.
Being a small city, Walled Lake does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
The education level of Walled Lake citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 31.91% of adults in Walled Lake have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Walled Lake in 2022 was $47,240, which is wealthy relative to Michigan and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $188,960 for a family of four. However, Walled Lake contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Walled Lake is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Walled Lake home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Walled Lake residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Walled Lake include German, Polish, Irish, English, and Italian.
Foreign born people are also an important part of Walled Lake's cultural character, accounting for 15.46% of the city’s population.
The most common language spoken in Walled Lake is English. Other important languages spoken here include Arabic and Vietnamese.