Williamston is a city of 3,807 people in Michigan. 1% of residents were born outside the United States. The typical home is worth $226,800, having more than doubled since 2000. Renters pay $900 a month at the median. Density works out to 1,552 people per square mile. About 41% of adults have finished a four-year degree.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $71,379, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 40.9
US median: 38.9
More educated
41% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Williamston
What changed most since 1990
White share97.6% → 93.9%(−3.6 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Median age30.8 → 40.9(+10.1 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
Homes owned by their occupants59.2% → 66.4%(+7.3 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)19.8%(18)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)73.6%(67)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era4.4%(4)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 91 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Williamston, decade by decade
Williamston population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
2,922
$68,596
$154,324
24.1%
5.9
2000
3,441
$72,369
$200,200
30.7%
12.0
2010
3,854
$88,961
$216,505
41.7%
18.3
2020
3,819
$91,948
$208,349
56.4%
26.7
2024
3,807
$71,379
$226,800
40.9%
14.5
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
