Ann Arbor vs Chelsea

A side-by-side comparison of Ann Arbor and Chelsea: population, income, housing, and more.

Ann Arbor and Chelsea are places in Michigan. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Ann Arbor has the higher population (121,179 vs 5,420 in Chelsea). Ann Arbor has the higher median household income ($81,089 vs $71,702 in Chelsea). Ann Arbor has the higher median home value ($435,100 vs $301,100 in Chelsea).

Population, income & housing

	Ann Arbor	Chelsea
Population	121,179	5,420
Median age	27.7 yrs	50.8 yrs
Median household income	$81,089	$71,702
Median home value	$435,100	$301,100
Median gross rent	$1,552	$1,543
Housing units	53,715	2,734
Homeownership rate	45.6%	62.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	77.7%	50.8%
Unemployment rate	3.6%	2.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Ann Arbor	Chelsea
Population	120,735 → 121,179 (+0.4%)	5,331 → 5,420 (+1.7%)
Median household income	$65,745 → $81,089 (+23.3%)	$83,750 → $71,702 (-14.4%)
Median home value	$323,400 → $435,100 (+34.5%)	$237,500 → $301,100 (+26.8%)
Median gross rent	$1,237 → $1,552 (+25.5%)	$1,084 → $1,543 (+42.3%)

Ann Arbor

Population

120,735121,179

Median household income

$65,745$81,089

Median home value

$323,400$435,100

Median gross rent

$1,237$1,552

Chelsea

Population

5,3315,420

Median household income

$83,750$71,702

Median home value

$237,500$301,100

Median gross rent

$1,084$1,543

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Ann Arbor	Chelsea
Under 5	3.8%	3.0%
5 to 17	8.8%	13.8%
18 to 24	31.9%	5.9%
25 to 34	16.5%	10.1%
35 to 44	10.1%	11.5%
45 to 54	8.2%	10.0%
55 to 64	7.9%	12.7%
65 to 74	7.3%	14.7%
75 and over	5.4%	18.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Ann Arbor	Chelsea
White (non-Hispanic)	66.7%	95.7%
Black or African American	7.0%	0.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.0%
Asian	15.1%	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.5%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.0%	2.8%
Hispanic or Latino	5.4%	0.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Ann Arbor	Chelsea
No high school diploma	2.4%	2.2%
High school graduate	7.0%	11.2%
Some college or associate's	12.9%	35.8%
Bachelor's degree	30.5%	26.3%
Graduate or professional degree	47.2%	24.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Ann Arbor	Chelsea
Drove alone	45.6%	69.9%
Carpooled	5.0%	4.6%
Public transit	7.3%	0.0%
Walked	13.1%	3.6%
Bicycle	2.4%	0.3%
Worked from home	26.2%	20.2%
Other means	0.5%	1.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Ann Arbor	Chelsea
1-unit, detached	41.9%	61.1%
1-unit, attached	11.3%	14.6%
2 to 4 units	10.0%	6.3%
5 to 19 units	21.7%	5.0%
20 or more units	14.8%	13.0%
Mobile home & other	0.3%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Ann Arbor	Chelsea
Poverty rate	23.0%	3.8%
Average household size	2.19	1.95
Mean commute (minutes)	20	24
Median year structure built	1971	1970