Ingham County, Michigan

12 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 282,015
Median household income: $64,354
Median home value: $187,500

Home to 282,015 residents, Ingham County is one of Michigan's counties. 12 cities and places have their primary county here. Its median household income of $64,354 runs below the Michigan figure of $71,149.

From 2019 to 2023, Ingham County's population declined 2.9% from 290,587 to 282,015, while its median household income rose 21.7% from $52,872 to $64,354.

The largest age group is 18 to 24, 18.2% of residents. White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 67.4% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 282,015
Median age: 33.3 yrs
Median household income: $64,354
Median home value: $187,500
Median gross rent: $1,058
Housing units: 125,812
Homeownership rate: 59.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 41.3%
Unemployment rate: 6.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

290,587282,015

Median household income

$52,872$64,354

Median home value

$135,600$187,500

Median gross rent

$877$1,058

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	290,587	$52,872	$135,600	$877
2020	290,923	$55,253	$143,900	$906
2021	285,660	$58,226	$153,200	$949
2022	282,540	$62,548	$173,600	$1,027
2023	282,015	$64,354	$187,500	$1,058

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 55.3%

5 to 1714.5%

18 to 2418.2%

25 to 3414.3%

35 to 4411.7%

45 to 5410.4%

55 to 6411.0%

65 to 749.1%

75 and over5.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	14,903	5.3%
5 to 17	40,753	14.5%
18 to 24	51,443	18.2%
25 to 34	40,392	14.3%
35 to 44	33,053	11.7%
45 to 54	29,424	10.4%
55 to 64	30,955	11.0%
65 to 74	25,551	9.1%
75 and over	15,541	5.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	190,072	67.4%
Black or African American	31,654	11.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	743	0.3%
Asian	17,584	6.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	50	0.0%
Some other race	1,641	0.6%
Two or more races	15,875	5.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	24,396	8.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.5%

High school graduate21.2%

Some college or associate's31.0%

Bachelor's degree22.6%

Graduate or professional degree18.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	11,371	6.5%
High school graduate	37,107	21.2%
Some college or associate's	54,280	31.0%
Bachelor's degree	39,479	22.6%
Graduate or professional degree	32,679	18.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 21 min

Drove alone67.5%

Carpooled8.3%

Public transit2.5%

Walked4.4%

Bicycle1.0%

Worked from home15.2%

Other means1.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	92,945	67.5%
Carpooled	11,357	8.3%
Public transit	3,421	2.5%
Walked	6,027	4.4%
Bicycle	1,429	1.0%
Worked from home	20,866	15.2%
Other means	1,598	1.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	39,415	33.8%
15 to 29 min	54,921	47.0%
30 to 44 min	12,707	10.9%
45 to 59 min	3,559	3.0%
60+ min	6,175	5.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.27
Poverty rate: 16.4% (43,352 of 264,599)

	Count	Share
Family households	61,406	52.7%
Nonfamily households	55,160	47.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1971

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	116,566	92.7%
Vacant	9,246	7.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	69,412	59.5%
Renter-occupied	47,154	40.5%

1-unit, detached60.7%

1-unit, attached4.9%

2 to 4 units6.0%

5 to 19 units15.4%

20 or more units10.5%

Mobile home & other2.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	76,364	60.7%
1-unit, attached	6,103	4.9%
2 to 4 units	7,537	6.0%
5 to 19 units	19,313	15.4%
20 or more units	13,172	10.5%
Mobile home & other	3,323	2.6%

Geography

County GEOID: 26065
State: Michigan
Land area: 556 sq mi
Water area: 4.63 sq mi
Center point: 42.6035, -84.3738