Washtenaw County, Michigan

Washtenaw County has a population of 369,822 and has shrunk 0.6% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $374,100, about 4.2 times the county's median household income of $89,180.

Home price
$374,100
Income
$89,180
Population
369,822
Unemployment
4.6%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$374,100county
Median gross rent$1,463county
Median year homes here were built1978county
Share of homes built before 198052.5%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile3.7%county
Share of homes that are vacant5.8%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented38.4%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use0.9%county
Typical monthly rent$2,045county
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,656county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$1,387county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,986county
Home insurance / yr$2,924(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living90.1(statewide)
Median household income$89,180county
Family health premium / yr$24,252(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$10,023(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$4.148(statewide)
Poverty rate14.2%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home22.6%county
Unemployment rate4.6%county
Share of adults in the labor force63.0%county
Share of workers who are self-employed5.7%county
Share of workers employed by government19.1%county
Share of workers in the largest industry37.2%county
Economic output per resident$93,536county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate1.52%county
Top state income tax4.25%(statewide)
Capital gains tax4.25%(statewide)
Combined sales tax6.00%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time23.5 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service19 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport16110696county
Miles to nearest general aviation field2.6 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here3county
Passenger train stations and the railway network1county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station2.2 micounty
Households without a vehicle8.2%county
Traffic deaths20.8county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,0000.9(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher58.7%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher96.0%county
Public schools in the county101county
Public school enrollment42861county
Students per full-time teacher15.6county
Free lunch eligible33.8%county
Elementary schools52county
Middle schools14county
High schools23county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above3county
Share of local colleges that are public75.0%county
Two-year institutions1county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution1.0 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians178county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county6county
Hospitals here with an emergency department4county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here4county
Fine particulate matter8.3 µgcounty
Without health insurance3.3%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year11.0%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year9.4%county
Frequent mental distress16.3%county
No leisure-time physical activity17.1%county
Diagnosed diabetes8.3%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population369,822county
Land area in square miles706county
People per square mile of land524.0county
Supermarkets and grocery stores67county
Convenience stores18county
Share living far from a food store20.6%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract7.0%county
Population change since 2020-0.6%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents2county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents9county
Median age35.0 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1818.2%county
Share of residents 65 and over15.7%county
Share of households that are one person31.0%county
Share of residents born outside the United States13.1%county
Second languages15.7%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls31.8%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents81county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents-7county
Households that moved in11,464county
Households that moved away13,555county
Average income of arriving households$84,916county
Average income of departing households$78,654county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes7county
Housing units authorised in the latest year1,088county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings51.1%county
Violent crime rate434(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature49°Fcounty
Annual precipitation30.4 incounty
Annual snowfall36.4 incounty
Average daily solar energy3.85 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F9 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing144 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 6acounty
Frost-free days158 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMay 7county
Average first fall frostOct 12county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$121county
Electric utilities serving this county2county
Electricity price per kWh19.6¢county
Household electricity use619 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$13.21(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity19.2%county
Homes heated by utility gas75.2%county
Homes heated by propane3.5%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.6%county
Homes heated by wood0.6%county
Households with broadband94.1%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk90.3county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk0.0county
Landslide risk69.9county
Hail risk85.8county
Earthquake risk74.3county
Tornado risk96.9county
Tropical cyclone risk48.3county
Extreme heat risk87.4county
Winter weather risk73.0county
Strong wind risk98.0county
Wildfire risk43.8county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams2county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Washtenaw County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the Michigan figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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