Genesee County vs Washtenaw County

A side-by-side comparison of Genesee County and Washtenaw County: population, income, housing, and more.

Genesee County and Washtenaw County are counties in Michigan. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Genesee County has the higher population (404,087 vs 368,394 in Washtenaw County). Washtenaw County has the higher median household income ($87,156 vs $60,673 in Genesee County). Washtenaw County has the higher median home value ($353,000 vs $172,900 in Genesee County).

Population, income & housing

	Genesee County	Washtenaw County
Population	404,087	368,394
Median age	40.6 yrs	34.8 yrs
Median household income	$60,673	$87,156
Median home value	$172,900	$353,000
Median gross rent	$936	$1,400
Housing units	183,729	158,115
Homeownership rate	70.8%	61.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.8%	58.1%
Unemployment rate	8.3%	4.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Genesee County	Washtenaw County
Population	407,875 → 404,087 (-0.9%)	367,000 → 368,394 (+0.4%)
Median household income	$48,588 → $60,673 (+24.9%)	$72,586 → $87,156 (+20.1%)
Median home value	$111,100 → $172,900 (+55.6%)	$263,600 → $353,000 (+33.9%)
Median gross rent	$767 → $936 (+22.0%)	$1,114 → $1,400 (+25.7%)

Genesee County

Population

407,875404,087

Median household income

$48,588$60,673

Median home value

$111,100$172,900

Median gross rent

$767$936

Washtenaw County

Population

367,000368,394

Median household income

$72,586$87,156

Median home value

$263,600$353,000

Median gross rent

$1,114$1,400

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Genesee County	Washtenaw County
Under 5	5.6%	4.6%
5 to 17	16.7%	13.7%
18 to 24	8.2%	17.6%
25 to 34	12.8%	14.2%
35 to 44	11.7%	11.9%
45 to 54	12.5%	11.3%
55 to 64	14.0%	11.3%
65 to 74	11.1%	9.2%
75 and over	7.3%	6.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Genesee County	Washtenaw County
White (non-Hispanic)	70.6%	67.9%
Black or African American	19.2%	11.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.2%
Asian	0.9%	8.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.5%	0.5%
Two or more races	4.4%	5.5%
Hispanic or Latino	4.1%	5.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Genesee County	Washtenaw County
No high school diploma	9.1%	4.2%
High school graduate	31.6%	14.2%
Some college or associate's	36.5%	23.4%
Bachelor's degree	14.9%	27.1%
Graduate or professional degree	8.0%	31.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Genesee County	Washtenaw County
Drove alone	79.1%	61.9%
Carpooled	8.8%	6.3%
Public transit	1.1%	3.8%
Walked	1.0%	5.8%
Bicycle	0.1%	1.0%
Worked from home	9.2%	20.3%
Other means	0.7%	0.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Genesee County	Washtenaw County
1-unit, detached	73.7%	57.0%
1-unit, attached	5.4%	7.1%
2 to 4 units	3.1%	6.6%
5 to 19 units	7.5%	16.8%
20 or more units	4.5%	8.7%
Mobile home & other	5.7%	3.8%

Poverty & households

	Genesee County	Washtenaw County
Poverty rate	15.9%	13.8%
Average household size	2.40	2.34
Mean commute (minutes)	27	23
Median year structure built	1969	1978