# Washtenaw County, Michigan demographics

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Washtenaw County, Michigan (county FIPS 26161) has a median household income of $89,180 (±$2,487) and a total population of 369,822 in the American Community Survey 5-year estimates for 2020-2024.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level. The figures describe 2020-2024 (dollars in 2024 dollars), not the present. 27 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas overlap the county (Census 2020).

Notes:

- Values are ACS 5-year estimates for 2020-2024 (dollars in 2024 dollars), not current figures.
- ZCTA-county overlaps come from the Census 2020 relationship file and use 2020 counties, by land area; Connecticut uses its legacy counties, not the planning regions in ACS 2022+.

## ACS 5-year estimates, 2020-2024

Census American Community Survey 5-year estimates for 2020-2024, with 90% margins of error as published by the Census Bureau.

| Metric | Estimate | Margin of error (90%) | ACS table |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Total population | 369,822 | none (controlled estimate) | B01003 |
| Median age | 35 years | ±0.1 years | B01002 |
| Households | 150,550 | ±825 | B11001 |
| Median household income (inflation-adjusted to the final ACS year) | $89,180 | ±$2,487 | B19013 |
| Median value of owner-occupied housing units | $374,100 | ±$4,164 | B25077 |
| Median gross rent | $1,463 | ±$21 | B25064 |
| Owner-occupied share of occupied housing units | 61.6% | none (derived from several estimates) | B25003 (derived) |
| Renter-occupied share of occupied housing units | 38.4% | none (derived from several estimates) | B25003 (derived) |
| High school graduate or higher (age 25+) | 96% | none (derived from several estimates) | B15003 (derived) |
| Bachelor's degree or higher (age 25+) | 58.7% | none (derived from several estimates) | B15003 (derived) |
| Share of people below the poverty level | 14.2% | none (derived from several estimates) | B17001 (derived) |
| Unemployment rate (civilian labor force) | 4.6% | none (derived from several estimates) | B23025 (derived) |

- Dollar values are in 2024 inflation-adjusted dollars.
- Percentages' margins of error are in percentage points (pp).

## Geography

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| County FIPS | 26161 |
| Land area | 706 sq mi |
| Water area | 16.42 sq mi |
| Population density | 524 per sq mi of land |
| Geography vintage | 2024 Gazetteer |

## ZIP codes (ZCTAs) in this county

ZCTAs that overlap the county in the Census 2020 ZCTA to county relationship file, largest share of the county's land first.

| ZCTA | Share of county land | Share of ZCTA land | County is the ZCTA's primary county |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [48158](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/48158) | 13.3% | 98.5% | Yes |
| [48118](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/48118) | 12.2% | 100% | Yes |
| [48176](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/48176) | 10% | 99.6% | Yes |
| [48103](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/48103) | 9.4% | 100% | Yes |
| [48130](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/48130) | 9.1% | 100% | Yes |
| [48105](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/48105) | 7% | 100% | Yes |
| [48197](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/48197) | 5.8% | 100% | Yes |
| [48160](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/48160) | 5.3% | 48.1% |  |
| [48198](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/48198) | 4.7% | 100% | Yes |
| [48189](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/48189) | 3.4% | 69.5% | Yes |
| [49236](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/49236) | 2.4% | 45.2% |  |
| [48108](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/48108) | 2.4% | 100% | Yes |
| [48178](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/48178) | 2.3% | 34.2% |  |
| [49240](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/49240) | 2.2% | 15.3% |  |
| [48170](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/48170) | 2.2% | 45.3% |  |
| [48191](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/48191) | 2% | 87.7% | Yes |
| [48137](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/48137) | 1.6% | 25.4% |  |
| [48168](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/48168) | 1.3% | 45.4% |  |
| [48104](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/48104) | 1.1% | 100% | Yes |
| [48167](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/48167) | 0.7% | 24.5% |  |
| [48169](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/48169) | 0.4% | 5.2% |  |
| [49285](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/49285) | 0.4% | 3.3% |  |
| [49287](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/49287) | 0.2% | 5.4% |  |
| [48111](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/48111) | 0.2% | 2.1% |  |
| [48109](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/48109) | 0.2% | 100% | Yes |
| [48190](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/48190) | 0.1% | 100% | Yes |
| [49229](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/49229) | 0.1% | 1.3% |  |

## Sources

- American Community Survey 5-year estimates (Census Data API) (U.S. Census Bureau), ACS 5-year 2020-2024 (release acs5-2024:county), source date 2025-09-02: https://api.census.gov/data/2024/acs/acs5?get=NAME,B01003_001E,B01003_001M,B01002_001E,B01002_001M,B11001_001E,B11001_001M,B19013_001E,B19013_001M,B25077_001E,B25077_001M,B25064_001E,B25064_001M,B25003_001E,B25003_002E,B25003_003E,B15003_001E,B15003_017E,B15003_018E,B15003_019E,B15003_020E,B15003_021E,B15003_022E,B15003_023E,B15003_024E,B15003_025E,B17001_001E,B17001_002E,B23025_003E,B23025_005E&for=county:161&in=state:26
- Published by Olympus: Oct 22, 2026 (2026-10-22T13:59:21.446Z)
- Source data: U.S. Census Bureau. Works of the U.S. government are not subject to copyright in the United States.
- This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

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