Ann Arbor, MI

Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA)

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2024 Population
369,822
US Senator
Gary Peters
Democratic Party
US Senator
Elissa Slotkin
Democratic Party
2024 Median Age
35
0.575% 1-year increase
2024 Poverty Rate
14.2%
2.38% 1-year increase
2024 Median Household Income
$89,180
2.32% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$374,100
5.98% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
186,913
0.25% 1-year decline

About

None of the households in Ann Arbor, MI reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

93.5% of the residents in Ann Arbor, MI are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Ann Arbor, MI are University of Michigan-Ann Arbor (17,171 degrees awarded in 2023), Eastern Michigan University (3,793 degrees), and Washtenaw Community College (3,656 degrees).

In 2024, the median property value in Ann Arbor, MI was $374,100, and the homeownership rate was 61.6%.

Most people in Ann Arbor, MI drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 23.5 minutes. The average car ownership in Ann Arbor, MI was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Ann Arbor, MI is home to a population of 370k people, from which 93.5% are citizens. As of 2024, 13% of Ann Arbor, MI residents were born outside of the country (47.9k people).

In 2024, there were 5.96 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (248k people) in Ann Arbor, MI than any other race or ethnicity. There were 41.7k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 34.1k Asian (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

93.5%
2024 Citizenship
93.6%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 93.5% of Ann Arbor, MI residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Ann Arbor, MI was 93.6%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Ann Arbor, MI
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    248k ± 831
  2. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
    41.7k ± 965
  3. Asian (Non-Hispanic)
    34.1k ± 726
5.79%
Hispanic Population
21.4k people

In 2024, there were 5.96 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (248k people) in Ann Arbor, MI than any other race or ethnicity. There were 41.7k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 34.1k Asian (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

5.79% of the people in Ann Arbor, MI are hispanic (21.4k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Ann Arbor, MI as a share of the total population.

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Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the MSA level, so we are showing data for Michigan.
Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    80,580 ± 6,941 people
  2. India
    77,204 ± 6,795 people
  3. Iraq
    54,457 ± 5,714 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Michigan was Mexico, the natal country of 80,580 Michigan residents, followed by India with 77,204 and Iraq with 54,457.

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Foreign-Born Population

13%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
47.9k people
12.8%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
47k people

As of 2024, 13% of Ann Arbor, MI residents (47.9k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Ann Arbor, MI was 12.8%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    4,173 ± 481
  2. Gulf War (2001-)
    2,591 ± 406
  3. Gulf War (1990s)
    1,628 ± 258

Ann Arbor, MI has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.61 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Ann Arbor, MI employs 187k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Ann Arbor, MI were Educational Services (40,350 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (29,176 people), and Manufacturing (23,366 people), and the highest paying industries were Utilities ($146,268), Management of Companies & Enterprises ($118,411), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($91,721).

Employment

Occupations

187k
2024 Value
± 3,313
−0.25%
1 Year decline
± 2.47%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Ann Arbor, MI declined at a rate of −0.25%, from 187k employees to 187k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Ann Arbor, MI, are Management Occupations (22,284 people), Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (21,350 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (15,030 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Ann Arbor, MI.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Michigan.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

187k
2024 Value
± 3,313
−0.25%
1 Year decline
± 2.47%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Ann Arbor, MI declined at a rate of −0.25%, from 187k employees to 187k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Ann Arbor, MI, are Educational Services (40,350 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (29,176 people), and Manufacturing (23,366 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Ann Arbor, MI, though some of these residents may live in Ann Arbor, MI and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$61,508
Median earning men ± $1,481
$44,237
Median earning women ± $1,512

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Manufacturing ($98,293), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($93,775), and Public Administration ($80,737).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Manufacturing ($66,445), Public Administration ($63,683), and Construction ($58,958).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis
2.16%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 4.37M people employed in Michigan. This represents a 2.16% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 23.6%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Michigan.

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Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments
  1. 796
    Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
  2. 477
    Other Services (except Public Administration)
  3. 469
    Health Care and Social Assistance

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Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll
  1. $2.93M
    Health Care and Social Assistance
  2. $1.68M
    Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
  3. $855k
    Manufacturing

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Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Michigan went to Donald J. Trump with 49.7% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (48.3%), followed by Jill Stein (0.788%).

Gary Peters and Elissa Slotkin are the senators currently representing the state of Michigan. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Michigan is currently represented by 13 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

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2024 Election Results
  1. Donald J. Trump (49.7%)
    Republican Party
  2. Kamala Harris (48.3%)
    Democratic Party
  3. Jill Stein (0.788%)
    Green Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Michigan went to Donald J. Trump with 49.7% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (48.3%), followed by Jill Stein (0.788%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Michigan for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

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Senator Elections

US Senators from Michigan

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Gary Peters
Senator from Michigan2
Assumed office on January 3, 2015
Elissa Slotkin
Senator from Michigan1
Assumed office on January 3, 2025

Gary Peters and Elissa Slotkin are the senators currently representing Michigan.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

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Education

In 2023, universities in Ann Arbor, MI awarded 24,864 degrees. The student population of Ann Arbor, MI in 2023 is skewed towards women, with 35,822 male students and 41,707 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Ann Arbor, MI are White (13,034 and 62.4%), Asian (2,649 and 12.7%), Black or African American (1,592 and 7.63%), and Hispanic or Latino (1,571 and 7.53%).

The largest universities in Ann Arbor, MI by number of degrees awarded are University of Michigan-Ann Arbor (17,171 and 69.1%), Eastern Michigan University (3,793 and 15.3%), and Washtenaw Community College (3,656 and 14.7%).

The most popular majors in Ann Arbor, MI are General Business Administration & Management (1,677 and 6.74%), General Computer & Information Sciences (1,463 and 5.88%), and General Studies (1,459 and 5.87%).

The median tuition costs in Ann Arbor, MI are $33,750 for private four year colleges, and $16,589 and $37,488 respectively, for public four year colleges for in-state students and out-of-state students.

Admissions & Enrollments

Applicants, Admissions & Enrolled

University
Measure

In 2023 in Ann Arbor, MI, the percentage of applicants admitted was 30.8%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 28.4%. The number of students enrolled in 2023 was 77,529 (46.2% men and 53.8% women).

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Enrollments by Gender and Races

Universities

In 2023 there were 77,529 students enrolled in Ann Arbor, MI, 46.2% men and 53.8% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 38,336 records, of which 55.7% were women and 44.3% men.

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Completions

Concentrations

Most Common
  1. General Computer & Information Sciences
    1,206 degrees awarded
  2. General Business Administration & Management
    698 degrees awarded
  3. General Economics
    622 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for Bachelors Degree recipients in Ann Arbor, MI was General Computer & Information Sciences with 1,206 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Bachelors Degree from schools in Ann Arbor, MI according to their major.

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Universities

Gender
Race
Largest Universities by degrees awarded
  1. University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
    17,171 degrees awarded
  2. Eastern Michigan University
    3,793 degrees awarded
  3. Washtenaw Community College
    3,656 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was University of Michigan-Ann Arbor with 17,171 degrees awarded.

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Student Diversity

University

In 2023, 11,557 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Ann Arbor, MI, which is 0.868 times less than the 13,307 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 13,034 degrees mean that there were 4.92 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Asian, with 2,649 degrees awarded.

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Awarded Degrees over Time

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Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Universities

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($33,750) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2023.

Public, 4-year or above ($696) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2023.

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($2,200) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Ann Arbor, MI was $374,100 in 2024, which is 1.12 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $353,000 to $374,100, a 5.98% increase. The homeownership rate in Ann Arbor, MI is 61.6%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Ann Arbor, MI have an average commute time of 23.5 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Ann Arbor, MI is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$374,100
Median Property Value 2024
±$4,164
$92,768
Median Property Taxes
±$1,858

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Ann Arbor, MI the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

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Rent vs Own

61.6%
Homeownership
2024
62.7%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 61.6% of the housing units in Ann Arbor, MI were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 61.6%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$89,180
Median Household Income
± $2,487
151k
Number of Households
± 2,844

In 2024, the median household income of the 151k households in Ann Arbor, MI grew to $89,180 from the previous year's value of $87,156.

The following chart displays the households in Ann Arbor, MI distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $200k+ range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Ann Arbor, MI is from Michigan.
0.462
2023 Wage GINI in Michigan
0.466
2022 Wage GINI in Michigan

In 2023, the income inequality in Michigan was 0.462 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.92% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Michigan was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Michigan in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (59.4%)
  2. Worked At Home (22.6%)
  3. Carpooled (6.77%)

In 2024, 59.4% of workers in Ann Arbor, MI drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (22.6%) and those who carpooled to work (6.77%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

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Commute Time

23.5 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Ann Arbor, MI have a shorter commute time (23.5 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.46% of the workforce in Ann Arbor, MI have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Ann Arbor, MI distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Ann Arbor, MI have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

14.2% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Ann Arbor, MI (49.8k out of 351k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 18 - 24, followed by Males 18 - 24 and then Females 25 - 34.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Ann Arbor, MI is White, followed by Black and Asian.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

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Health

96.7% of the population of Ann Arbor, MI has health coverage, with 59.8% on employee plans, 11.1% on Medicaid, 12.1% on Medicare, 13% on non-group plans, and 0.606% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Michigan see 1,276 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,276 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1246 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 281 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.9% were men and 50.1% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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1,276 to 1
Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Michigan

Primary care physicians in Michigan see an average of 1,276 patients per year. This represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,276 patients).

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Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 21.1% under 18 years, 29.2% between 18 and 34 years, 34.1% between 35 and 64 years, and 15.7% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.9% were men and 50.1% were women.

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Uninsured People

3.32%
Uninsured
59.8%
Employer Coverage
11.1%
Medicaid
12.1%
Medicare
13%
Non-Group
0.606%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Ann Arbor, MI grew by 0.147% from 3.31% to 3.32%.

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