Washtenaw County, Michigan

9 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 368,394
Median household income: $87,156
Median home value: $353,000

Home to 368,394 residents, Washtenaw County is one of Michigan's counties. 9 cities and places have their primary county here. The median household income of $87,156 is above the Michigan median ($71,149).

Between 2019 and 2023, Washtenaw County's population held roughly steady from 367,000 to 368,394, while its median household income rose 20.1% from $72,586 to $87,156.

The median resident is 34.8 years old. The largest age group is 18 to 24, 17.6% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 368,394
Median age: 34.8 yrs
Median household income: $87,156
Median home value: $353,000
Median gross rent: $1,400
Housing units: 158,115
Homeownership rate: 61.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 58.1%
Unemployment rate: 4.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

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

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	367,000	$72,586	$263,600	$1,114
2020	368,385	$75,730	$278,500	$1,161
2021	372,428	$79,198	$293,800	$1,218
2022	370,231	$84,245	$336,300	$1,335
2023	368,394	$87,156	$353,000	$1,400

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

Age distribution

Under 54.6%

5 to 1713.7%

18 to 2417.6%

25 to 3414.2%

35 to 4411.9%

45 to 5411.3%

55 to 6411.3%

65 to 749.2%

75 and over6.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	17,119	4.6%
5 to 17	50,589	13.7%
18 to 24	65,018	17.6%
25 to 34	52,298	14.2%
35 to 44	43,905	11.9%
45 to 54	41,476	11.3%
55 to 64	41,745	11.3%
65 to 74	33,898	9.2%
75 and over	22,346	6.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	250,289	67.9%
Black or African American	41,945	11.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	643	0.2%
Asian	32,548	8.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	82	0.0%
Some other race	1,914	0.5%
Two or more races	20,184	5.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	20,789	5.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.2%

High school graduate14.2%

Some college or associate's23.4%

Bachelor's degree27.1%

Graduate or professional degree31.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	9,969	4.2%
High school graduate	33,448	14.2%
Some college or associate's	55,256	23.4%
Bachelor's degree	63,851	27.1%
Graduate or professional degree	73,144	31.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 23 min

Drove alone61.9%

Carpooled6.3%

Public transit3.8%

Walked5.8%

Bicycle1.0%

Worked from home20.3%

Other means0.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	113,163	61.9%
Carpooled	11,602	6.3%
Public transit	6,895	3.8%
Walked	10,652	5.8%
Bicycle	1,871	1.0%
Worked from home	37,111	20.3%
Other means	1,503	0.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	37,453	25.7%
15 to 29 min	64,047	44.0%
30 to 44 min	26,951	18.5%
45 to 59 min	10,440	7.2%
60+ min	6,795	4.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.34
Poverty rate: 13.8% (48,323 of 349,080)

	Count	Share
Family households	84,251	56.4%
Nonfamily households	65,005	43.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1978

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	149,256	94.4%
Vacant	8,859	5.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	91,988	61.6%
Renter-occupied	57,268	38.4%

1-unit, detached57.0%

1-unit, attached7.1%

2 to 4 units6.6%

5 to 19 units16.8%

20 or more units8.7%

Mobile home & other3.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	90,116	57.0%
1-unit, attached	11,263	7.1%
2 to 4 units	10,478	6.6%
5 to 19 units	26,600	16.8%
20 or more units	13,684	8.7%
Mobile home & other	5,974	3.8%

Geography

County GEOID: 26161
State: Michigan
Land area: 706 sq mi
Water area: 16 sq mi
Center point: 42.2522, -83.8434