Ypsilanti

Population: 19,937
Median household income: $44,141
Median home value: $223,700

Ypsilanti, a community in Washtenaw County, Michigan, has 19,937 residents. At $44,141, its median household income sits below Washtenaw County's $87,156.

Between 2019 and 2023, Ypsilanti's population declined 4.3% from 20,828 to 19,937, while its median home value rose 47.9% from $151,300 to $223,700.

The typical home was built around 1956. 25.5% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 19,937
Median age: 27.0 yrs
Median household income: $44,141
Median home value: $223,700
Median gross rent: $1,034
Housing units: 9,352
Homeownership rate: 33.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 45.8%
Unemployment rate: 7.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

20,82819,937

Median household income

$39,332$44,141

Median home value

$151,300$223,700

Median gross rent

$854$1,034

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	20,828	$39,332	$151,300	$854
2020	20,792	$40,028	$155,000	$872
2021	20,448	$40,256	$167,100	$898
2022	20,204	$41,914	$204,800	$977
2023	19,937	$44,141	$223,700	$1,034

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

Age distribution

Under 54.7%

5 to 1711.3%

18 to 2429.5%

25 to 3419.2%

35 to 4410.8%

45 to 547.9%

55 to 647.4%

65 to 745.6%

75 and over3.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	928	4.7%
5 to 17	2,251	11.3%
18 to 24	5,883	29.5%
25 to 34	3,836	19.2%
35 to 44	2,151	10.8%
45 to 54	1,578	7.9%
55 to 64	1,468	7.4%
65 to 74	1,124	5.6%
75 and over	718	3.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	11,402	57.2%
Black or African American	4,470	22.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	14	0.1%
Asian	1,024	5.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	82	0.4%
Some other race	54	0.3%
Two or more races	1,209	6.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,682	8.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.3%

High school graduate16.0%

Some college or associate's31.8%

Bachelor's degree22.6%

Graduate or professional degree23.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	689	6.3%
High school graduate	1,742	16.0%
Some college or associate's	3,459	31.8%
Bachelor's degree	2,455	22.6%
Graduate or professional degree	2,530	23.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 23 min

Drove alone58.8%

Carpooled8.8%

Public transit7.8%

Walked7.8%

Bicycle0.5%

Worked from home15.2%

Other means1.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	5,829	58.8%
Carpooled	869	8.8%
Public transit	771	7.8%
Walked	777	7.8%
Bicycle	48	0.5%
Worked from home	1,503	15.2%
Other means	114	1.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,867	22.2%
15 to 29 min	4,189	49.8%
30 to 44 min	1,573	18.7%
45 to 59 min	507	6.0%
60+ min	272	3.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.00
Poverty rate: 25.5% (4,427 of 17,358)

	Count	Share
Family households	3,081	35.5%
Nonfamily households	5,608	64.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1956

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	8,689	92.9%
Vacant	663	7.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,895	33.3%
Renter-occupied	5,794	66.7%

1-unit, detached36.3%

1-unit, attached3.0%

2 to 4 units19.6%

5 to 19 units23.8%

20 or more units16.9%

Mobile home & other0.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	3,399	36.3%
1-unit, attached	283	3.0%
2 to 4 units	1,835	19.6%
5 to 19 units	2,227	23.8%
20 or more units	1,580	16.9%
Mobile home & other	28	0.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2689140
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 4.29 sq mi
Water area: 0.18 sq mi
Center point: 42.2444, -83.6212