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Ann ArborMI

Ann Arbor, MI is a 117K-resident city in Washtenaw County with a median household income of $82,212.

Washtenaw County, Michigan. Federal health, economic, and safety indicators for Ann Arbor, drawn from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey, CDC PLACES, and CMS Hospital Compare. Ann Arbor has a population larger than 94% of the 4,640 U.S. cities Areazine tracks, a median home value of $453,400, and 3 hospitals serving the surrounding area.

Data updated 2026-09-03

117K
Population (place)
Top 6%
By size
$82,212
Median income (place)
$453,400
Median home (place)
23.8%
Poverty rate (place)
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The read on Ann Arbor

Ann Arbor posts a median household income higher than 52% of U.S. cities Areazine tracks, where 3 hospitals serve the Ann Arbor area.

Top 48%
by median income, US cities
3
hospitals in & near Ann Arbor

Where Ann Arbor income ranks nationally

Median household income vs. every place Areazine profiles (place-level ACS)

$82,212 Top 48% higher than 52% of 3,889 places Areazine profiles

Ann Arbor $0 $260,000 every profiled place, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more places Areazine profiles. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) · 2024 ACS 5-year

Largest cities in MI

Population among 105 MI places with 10,000+ residents and ACS income on Areazine. Tooltip shows the income rank in the same pool.

residents

What this shows Detroit is the largest MI city on this list; Beverly Hills leads median income.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) As of 2024 ACS 5-year

Highest median incomes in MI

Median household income among the same 105-city pool. Tooltip shows the population rank.

median

What this shows Beverly Hills posts the highest place-level median income in MI; Detroit is largest by headcount.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) As of 2024 ACS 5-year

The quick read

Reading Ann Arbor, MI beyond the headline numbers

Ann Arbor sits inside Washtenaw County, Michigan, at roughly 42.28°N, -83.74°W. Population 117,070, $82,212 median household income. Median home value $453,400, median rent $1,649. Poverty rate 23.8%, read against that income figure since two cities on the same median can differ underneath it.

3 hospitals in/around Ann Arbor, 4.3/5 avg rating, 3 with an ER.

23.8% of Ann Arbor, MI residents live below the poverty line, placing it in the hardest-hit quarter of reporting cities. Read every median on this page against that: half the households are above it, and a large minority are far below.

The median home in Ann Arbor costs around 5.5 times what a median household earns in a year -- the most expensive quarter of reporting cities, and far enough ahead of local pay that ownership is largely closed to median earners.

28.7% of Ann Arbor workers report working from home, the highest quarter of reporting cities. Where that share runs this high, local income increasingly reflects employers located somewhere else.

Among the CDC measures on this page, high blood pressure departs furthest from its peer median: 22.8% in Ann Arbor, the lowest-prevalence quarter of the 3,759 cities reporting that measure.

7.2% of Ann Arbor workers commute by public transit, a larger share than at least three quarters of reporting cities.

Ann Arbor's median age is 27.7 years, in the youngest quarter of reporting cities.

Sources: U.S. Census ACS, CDC PLACES, CMS Hospital Compare, plus live alerts for Ann Arbor from FEMA, NOAA, FDA, and CPSC. Economic comparison bars use the unweighted average across tracked Census places with a reported value, not a household-weighted national median.

Population (place)
117,070
Ann Arbor · Census Place
Median Income (place)
$82,212
-8% vs avg
Median Home Value (place)
$453,400
+10% vs avg
Median Age (place)
27.7
years · ACS place

10-Year Trends 2013–2024

County-level trend (Washtenaw County): Ann Arbor's own historical series isn't separately published by the Census Bureau, so these year-over-year figures track the surrounding county, not the city alone.

20132024
Population
370K+6%
Median Income
$89,180+51%
Median Home Value
$374,100+89%
Poverty Rate
14.2%-8%
Unemployment
4.6%-49%

Economics

Economics indicators for Ann Arbor, MI
IndicatorValue
Median Rent
$1,649/mo
Poverty Rate
23.8% +92% vs avg
Unemployment 3.9%
Bachelor's Degree+ 77.9%
Work From Home 28.7%
Public Transit 7.2%

Population

White 68.2%
African American 6.6%
Asian 15.6%
Two or More Ethnicities 4.1%

Health Profile 15 measures

Health Indicators

Short Sleep Duration
27.5%
Obesity
25.8%
High Blood Pressure
22.8%
Frequent Mental Distress
18.3%
Binge Drinking
18.3%
Physical Inactivity
16.1%
Current Asthma
10.8%
Frequent Physical Distress
10%
Current Smoking
9.1%
Diabetes
6.4%

Preventive Care

Dental Visit 69.2%
Annual Checkup 74.5%

Other Measures

Lack of Health Insurance
6%
Coronary Heart Disease
3.7%
Stroke
1.9%

Hospitals 3 total

Rating Distribution
★★★★★
1
★★★★
2
★★★
0
★★
0
★
0
Average Rating
4.3/5
Total Hospitals
3
With ER
3
VA ANN ARBOR HEALTHCARE SYSTEM
ANN ARBOR · Acute Care - Veterans Administration · ER
★★★★★
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM
ANN ARBOR · Acute Care Hospitals · ER
★★★★☆
TRINITY HEALTH ANN ARBOR HOSPITAL
ANN ARBOR · Acute Care Hospitals · ER
★★★★☆

What alerts and safety updates affect Ann Arbor?

No area-tagged alerts are on record for Ann Arbor right now. New federal and counterpart-agency notices still land in the site feed as agencies publish them.

City alert dispatch desk

Sheet MI-ANN-ARBOR · Ann Arbor

Ann Arbor: no area-tagged alerts on record — state hubs carry the live CAP stream.

  • FEED-QUIET No tagged alerts
  • LEAD-NONE Feed idle
  • DESK-IDLE Awaiting feed

Counts reflect published articles tagged to Ann Arbor; untagged NOAA county warnings may still appear in the site feed. Browse Michigan state hubs · Methodology

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Frequently Asked Questions 6

What is the population of Ann Arbor, MI? ▼
Ann Arbor, MI has a population of 117,070 people, located in Washtenaw County, Michigan.
What is the median household income in Ann Arbor? ▼
The median household income in Ann Arbor, MI is $82,212 per year, per the U.S. Census ACS. The poverty rate is 23.8%.
What is the median home value in Ann Arbor? ▼
The median home value in Ann Arbor, MI is $453,400. Median rent is $1,649/month.
What are the top health concerns in Ann Arbor? ▼
The top health indicators in Ann Arbor include Short Sleep Duration (27.5%), Obesity (25.8%), High Blood Pressure (22.8%). Data from CDC PLACES.
How many hospitals are in Ann Arbor? ▼
Ann Arbor has 3 hospitals with an average rating of 4.3/5 stars. 3 have emergency departments.
What is the median age in Ann Arbor? ▼
The median age in Ann Arbor, MI is 27.7 years. 77.9% of residents have a bachelor's degree or higher.

Nationwide cities with similar poverty or income 8

Two ACS-derived peer sets for Ann Arbor, both outside Michigan so the neighborhoods are not the geographic nearby list below.

Similar poverty rate

Nearest place-level ACS poverty rates outside MI (23.8% here).

Schenectady, NY 23.8% Spartanburg, SC 23.8% Winchester, NV 23.8% Alliance, OH 23.8%

Similar median income

Nearest place-level ACS median household incomes outside MI ($82,212 here).

Oregon, OH $82,197 Gardendale, AL $82,192 Fayetteville, GA $82,188 South Yarmouth, MA $82,188

Compare Ann Arbor with another city

Pick a second U.S. city to open a side-by-side profile on population, income, health, and hospitals, the same federal datasets as this page.

Quick picks:

Nearby Cities 8

Ypsilanti, MI 20K South Lyon, MI 12K Canton, MI 87K Wixom, MI 14K Novi, MI 59K Westland, MI 82K Romulus, MI 23K Wayne, MI 17K
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Using Ann Arbor's profile

Use this as a starting research checklist, not a verdict on whether to live here.

  • Check live recalls, weather and hazard alerts scoped to the Ann Arbor area before relying on national headlines. Check your area
  • Read the poverty rate alongside the income figure, two places with the same median can have very different realities.
  • Compare Ann Arbor against Michigan peers on any ranking lens. Explore Michigan

Population and economics (income, home value, poverty, education) are place-level U.S. Census ACS; health is CDC PLACES; hospital counts reflect facilities in and around the city. County-level trends are labeled when shown.

Data Sources

All data on this page comes from official U.S. government sources. Population and economic data from the Census Bureau American Community Survey (2024 5-year estimates, place geography). Health data from the CDC PLACES program (2023). Hospital ratings from CMS Hospital Compare (2024). Climate data from NOAA. Education data from NCES. Cost of living from Bureau of Economic Analysis. Crime statistics, where referenced on Areazine, originate from the FBI Crime Data Explorer. Housing market figures referenced on Areazine come from HUD Fair Market Rents. Census economics and population are at place geography; some health and hospital indicators are reported at the county level (Washtenaw County) where that is the smallest published unit.

Every figure on Areazine is published directly from official U.S. government sources, no number is typed in by an editor. City demographic and health figures are compiled directly from U.S. Census (place-level ACS), CDC, and CMS releases, updated quarterly within 30 days of upstream release. County-level trends are labeled when shown. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026.