Ann Arbor vs Ypsilanti

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

Ann Arbor and Ypsilanti 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 19,937 in Ypsilanti). Ann Arbor has the higher median household income ($81,089 vs $44,141 in Ypsilanti). Ann Arbor has the higher median home value ($435,100 vs $223,700 in Ypsilanti).

Population, income & housing

	Ann Arbor	Ypsilanti
Population	121,179	19,937
Median age	27.7 yrs	27.0 yrs
Median household income	$81,089	$44,141
Median home value	$435,100	$223,700
Median gross rent	$1,552	$1,034
Housing units	53,715	9,352
Homeownership rate	45.6%	33.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	77.7%	45.8%
Unemployment rate	3.6%	7.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Ann Arbor	Ypsilanti
Population	120,735 → 121,179 (+0.4%)	20,828 → 19,937 (-4.3%)
Median household income	$65,745 → $81,089 (+23.3%)	$39,332 → $44,141 (+12.2%)
Median home value	$323,400 → $435,100 (+34.5%)	$151,300 → $223,700 (+47.9%)
Median gross rent	$1,237 → $1,552 (+25.5%)	$854 → $1,034 (+21.1%)

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

Ypsilanti

Population

20,82819,937

Median household income

$39,332$44,141

Median home value

$151,300$223,700

Median gross rent

$854$1,034

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Ann Arbor	Ypsilanti
Under 5	3.8%	4.7%
5 to 17	8.8%	11.3%
18 to 24	31.9%	29.5%
25 to 34	16.5%	19.2%
35 to 44	10.1%	10.8%
45 to 54	8.2%	7.9%
55 to 64	7.9%	7.4%
65 to 74	7.3%	5.6%
75 and over	5.4%	3.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Ann Arbor	Ypsilanti
White (non-Hispanic)	66.7%	57.2%
Black or African American	7.0%	22.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.1%
Asian	15.1%	5.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.4%
Some other race	0.5%	0.3%
Two or more races	5.0%	6.1%
Hispanic or Latino	5.4%	8.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Ann Arbor	Ypsilanti
No high school diploma	2.4%	6.3%
High school graduate	7.0%	16.0%
Some college or associate's	12.9%	31.8%
Bachelor's degree	30.5%	22.6%
Graduate or professional degree	47.2%	23.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Ann Arbor	Ypsilanti
Drove alone	45.6%	58.8%
Carpooled	5.0%	8.8%
Public transit	7.3%	7.8%
Walked	13.1%	7.8%
Bicycle	2.4%	0.5%
Worked from home	26.2%	15.2%
Other means	0.5%	1.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Ann Arbor	Ypsilanti
1-unit, detached	41.9%	36.3%
1-unit, attached	11.3%	3.0%
2 to 4 units	10.0%	19.6%
5 to 19 units	21.7%	23.8%
20 or more units	14.8%	16.9%
Mobile home & other	0.3%	0.3%

Poverty & households

	Ann Arbor	Ypsilanti
Poverty rate	23.0%	25.5%
Average household size	2.19	2.00
Mean commute (minutes)	20	23
Median year structure built	1971	1956