City safety & data profile

YpsilantiMI

Ypsilanti, MI is a 20K-resident city in Washtenaw County with a median household income of $46,588.

Washtenaw County, Michigan. Federal health, economic, and safety indicators for Ypsilanti, drawn from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey, CDC PLACES, and CMS Hospital Compare. Ypsilanti has a population larger than 44% of the 4,640 U.S. cities Areazine tracks, a median home value of $232,700, and 1 hospital serving the surrounding area.

Data updated 2026-09-03

20K
Population (place)
Bottom 45%
By size
$46,588
Median income (place)
$232,700
Median home (place)
24.8%
Poverty rate (place)
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The read on Ypsilanti

Ypsilanti posts a median household income higher than 5% of U.S. cities Areazine tracks, where 1 hospital serves the Ypsilanti area.

Bottom 6%
by median income, US cities
1
hospital in & near Ypsilanti

Where Ypsilanti income ranks nationally

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

$46,588 Bottom 5% higher than 5% of 3,889 places Areazine profiles

Ypsilanti $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 Ypsilanti, MI beyond the headline numbers

Ypsilanti sits inside Washtenaw County, Michigan, at roughly 42.24°N, -83.61°W. Population 19,945, $46,588 median household income. Median home value $232,700, median rent $1,080. Poverty rate 24.8%, read against that income figure since two cities on the same median can differ underneath it.

1 hospital in/around Ypsilanti, 0 with an ER.

24.8% of Ypsilanti, 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.

A median home in Ypsilanti runs about 5.0 times median household income, above the midpoint. Multiples in this range usually mean buyers are arriving from outside the local wage base.

17.3% of Ypsilanti workers are remote, above the midpoint of reporting cities.

Among the CDC measures on this page, current asthma departs furthest from its peer median: 12.4% in Ypsilanti, the highest-prevalence quarter of the 3,722 cities reporting that measure.

8.3% of Ypsilanti workers commute by public transit, a larger share than at least three quarters of reporting cities.

Ypsilanti'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 Ypsilanti 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)
19,945
Ypsilanti · Census Place
Median Income (place)
$46,588
-48% vs avg
Median Home Value (place)
$232,700
-44% vs avg
Median Age (place)
27.7
years · ACS place

10-Year Trends 2013–2024

County-level trend (Washtenaw County): Ypsilanti'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 Ypsilanti, MI
IndicatorValue
Median Rent
$1,080/mo
Poverty Rate
24.8% +100% vs avg
Unemployment 8.5%
Bachelor's Degree+ 46.9%
Work From Home 17.3%
Public Transit 8.3%

Population

White 57.3%
African American 24.9%
Asian 5.2%
Two or More Ethnicities 3.6%

Health Profile 15 measures

Health Indicators

Short Sleep Duration
31.3%
Obesity
31.1%
High Blood Pressure
25.1%
Frequent Mental Distress
21.2%
Binge Drinking
19.2%
Physical Inactivity
18.7%
Current Smoking
12.6%
Current Asthma
12.4%
Frequent Physical Distress
11.8%
Diabetes
8%

Preventive Care

Dental Visit 64.2%
Annual Checkup 74%

Other Measures

Lack of Health Insurance
7.1%
Coronary Heart Disease
4.2%
Stroke
2.6%

What alerts and safety updates affect Ypsilanti?

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

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Sheet MI-YPSILANTI · Ypsilanti

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

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  • DESK-IDLE Awaiting feed

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Frequently Asked Questions 6

What is the population of Ypsilanti, MI? ▼
Ypsilanti, MI has a population of 19,945 people, located in Washtenaw County, Michigan.
What is the median household income in Ypsilanti? ▼
The median household income in Ypsilanti, MI is $46,588 per year, per the U.S. Census ACS. The poverty rate is 24.8%.
What is the median home value in Ypsilanti? ▼
The median home value in Ypsilanti, MI is $232,700. Median rent is $1,080/month.
What are the top health concerns in Ypsilanti? ▼
The top health indicators in Ypsilanti include Short Sleep Duration (31.3%), Obesity (31.1%), High Blood Pressure (25.1%). Data from CDC PLACES.
How many hospitals are in Ypsilanti? ▼
Ypsilanti has 1 hospital. 0 have emergency departments.
What is the median age in Ypsilanti? ▼
The median age in Ypsilanti, MI is 27.7 years. 46.9% of residents have a bachelor's degree or higher.

Nationwide cities with similar poverty or income 8

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

Similar poverty rate

Nearest place-level ACS poverty rates outside MI (24.8% here).

DeKalb, IL 24.9% Chalmette, LA 24.9% Albemarle, NC 24.9% Bellmead, TX 24.9%

Similar median income

Nearest place-level ACS median household incomes outside MI ($46,588 here).

New Port Richey East, FL $46,641 Saint Andrews, SC $46,511 Anniston, AL $46,668 Klamath Falls, OR $46,693

Compare Ypsilanti with another city

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Nearby Cities 8

Ann Arbor, MI 117K Canton, MI 87K Romulus, MI 23K South Lyon, MI 12K Westland, MI 82K Wayne, MI 17K Novi, MI 59K Livonia, MI 95K
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Using Ypsilanti'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 Ypsilanti area before relying on national headlines. Check your area
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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.