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Ingham County

Michigan · 289,709 residents (2025 est.) · 556 sq mi
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With 283,913 people, Ingham County is a county in Michigan. This skews young, with a median age of 33.3. The typical home is worth $198,800, having more than doubled since 2000. About 41% of adults have finished a four-year degree. People stay put here: 82% were in the same home a year ago. Getting to work takes 20 minutes on average.

At a glance
Lower income
median household income $65,526, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 33.3
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 Ingham County

What changed most since 1990

  • Median home value (2024 dollars)$147,124 → $198,800 (+35%)US over the same years: +67%
  • Hispanic share4.8% → 8.7% (+3.9 pts)US over the same years: +9.9 pts

Among the 83 counties in Michigan

  • 33rd in household income$65,526
  • 6th in share with a bachelor's degree41.2%
  • 27th in home value$198,800
  • 2nd in diversity score66.0
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
283,913
+2%since 2000
from 279,320 in 2000
289,709 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
Population density
511 / sq mi
+2%since 2000
from 502 / sq mi in 2000
US average: 281
Median age
33.3
+10%since 2000
from 30.4 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
556 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
278K281K285K288K292K19902000201020202024Ingham County
2024284K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 55.2%(14,802)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 95.6%(16,027)
US avg: 6%
10 to 145.3%(15,174)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 198.8%(24,949)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 2413%(36,933)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3414.3%(40,704)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4411.8%(33,544)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5410.3%(29,374)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6410.6%(30,196)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 749.2%(26,021)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 844.1%(11,513)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over1.6%(4,676)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$65,526
−12%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $40,774 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$37,723
+79%since 2000
from $21,079 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
44.2%
+16.7 ptssince 2009
from 27.4% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
16.7%
+2.1 ptssince 2000
from 14.6% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.473
+2%since 2010
from 0.462 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Information10%
US avg: 10.8%
Retail trade9.7%
US avg: 9.9%
Other services7.2%
US avg: 6.7%
Public administration5.6%
US avg: 4.8%
Finance & insurance4.7%
US avg: 5.9%
Wholesale trade4.3%
US avg: 6.9%
Professional, scientific, technical4.1%
US avg: 5.1%
Transportation & warehousing1.6%
US avg: 2.2%
Arts, entertainment, food1.3%
US avg: 1.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing0.6%
US avg: 1.6%
Education & health services0.6%
US avg: 0.9%
Construction0.5%
US avg: 1.2%
Manufacturing0%
US avg: 0.4%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$198,800
+12%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $97,700 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$1,084
+10%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $542 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
59.5%
−1.3 ptssince 2000
from 60.8% in 2000
40.5% rent
Vacancy rate
7.2%
−3.3 ptssince 2009
from 10.5% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.27 people
−5%since 2009
from 2.39 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
18.7%
−8.6 ptssince 2009
from 27.3% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
50.3%
−1.8 ptssince 2009
from 52.1% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
3.0
−1%since 2009
from 3.1 in 2009
1990 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
Gentrification Score
29
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic76.9%(214,685)
Black10.6%(29,712)
Hispanic / Latino5.8%(16,190)
Asian3.7%(10,204)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic66.6%(188,967)
Black11%(31,296)
Hispanic / Latino8.7%(24,806)
Asian6.2%(17,609)
Other7.5%(21,235)
Diversity Score
66
+31%since 2009
from 51 in 2009
1990 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Segregation Score
32
−7%since 2020
from 35 in 2020
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means White and non-White residents are more separated across neighborhoods.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Mexican6.2%(17,505)
Cuban0.6%(1,645)
Puerto Rican0.5%(1,427)
South American0.4%(1,059)
Spaniard0.2%(505)
Dominican0.1%(238)
Guatemalan0.1%(237)
Argentine0.1%(225)
Peruvian0.1%(183)
Ecuadorian0.1%(167)
Colombian0%(139)
+ 10 more hispanic origin groups with data
Venezuelan0%(134)
Panamanian0%(115)
Chilean0%(115)
Honduran0%(102)
Salvadoran0%(100)
Uruguayan0%(17)
Asian origin
Asian Indian1.6%(4,417)
Chinese1.5%(4,284)
Vietnamese0.7%(2,117)
Korean0.6%(1,624)
Burmese0.3%(988)
Filipino0.3%(987)
Nepalese0.3%(821)
Taiwanese0.2%(471)
Pakistani0.1%(401)
Hmong0.1%(358)
Japanese0.1%(325)
Kazakh0.1%(187)
+ 7 more asian origin groups with data
Thai0%(69)
Malaysian0%(43)
Laotian0%(2)
Pacific Islander origin
Samoan0%(92)
Chamorro0%(13)
Fijian0%(7)
Ancestry
German17.7%(50,306)
English12.1%(34,374)
Irish10.4%(29,394)
Polish4.9%(13,941)
Italian3.8%(10,839)
American3%(8,541)
French2.4%(6,712)
Dutch2.3%(6,544)
Scottish2.2%(6,374)
Swedish1.3%(3,661)
Arab1.1%(3,199)
+ 48 more ancestry groups with data
Norwegian0.8%(2,238)
Welsh0.6%(1,774)
Scotch-Irish0.5%(1,555)
Hungarian0.5%(1,430)
Czech0.5%(1,410)
Greek0.5%(1,397)
British0.5%(1,383)
Finnish0.5%(1,354)
Lebanese0.4%(1,177)
Russian0.4%(1,151)
Swiss0.4%(1,056)
West Indian0.4%(1,054)
Canadian0.3%(930)
Ukrainian0.3%(836)
Danish0.3%(817)
Somali0.2%(666)
Lithuanian0.2%(662)
Iranian0.2%(641)
Brazilian0.2%(608)
Croatian0.2%(602)
Belgian0.2%(588)
Haitian0.2%(581)
Turkish0.2%(541)
Nigerian0.2%(515)
Ethiopian0.2%(482)
Austrian0.1%(407)
Romanian0.1%(351)
Egyptian0.1%(309)
Jamaican0.1%(274)
Slovak0.1%(255)
Serbian0.1%(250)
Iraqi0.1%(241)
Portuguese0.1%(233)
Moroccan0.1%(142)
Syrian0.1%(142)
Ghanaian0%(130)
Armenian0%(129)
Kenyan0%(124)
Bulgarian0%(107)
Slovene0%(106)
Latvian0%(99)
Jordanian0%(81)
Israeli0%(34)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
41.2%
+8.2 ptssince 2000
from 33.0% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
93.7%
+5.5 ptssince 2000
from 88.1% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
18.1%
+3.6 ptssince 2000
from 14.4% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
20.5 min
+55%since 2000
from 13.2 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
66.1%
−11.5 ptssince 2009
from 77.6% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
8.0%
−0.3 ptssince 2009
from 8.3% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
2.4%
−0.7 ptssince 2009
from 3.1% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
17.3%
+14.2 ptssince 2009
from 3.1% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
4.1%
−1.8 ptssince 2009
from 5.9% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
1.3%
+0.2 ptssince 2009
from 1.1% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
8.9%
+1.0 ptssince 2009
from 7.9% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
6.2%
−3.4 ptssince 2011
from 9.6% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
64.2%
−0.1 ptssince 2011
from 64.4% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
76.6%
+1.4 ptssince 2020
from 75.2% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
18.1%
−0.5 ptssince 2009
from 18.6% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
44.5%
+7.1 ptssince 2009
from 37.4% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
48.9%
+0.5 ptssince 2009
from 48.4% in 2009
Female
51.1%
−0.5 ptssince 2009
from 51.6% in 2009
Foreign born
9.4%
+1.6 ptssince 2009
from 7.8% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
4.7%
−2.8 ptssince 2009
from 7.5% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
13.9%
+2.0 ptssince 2012
from 11.9% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
4.9%
−4.7 ptssince 2013
from 9.6% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
90.3%
+11.5 ptssince 2017
from 78.8% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
95.8%
+2.7 ptssince 2020
from 93.1% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
81.5%
+4.7 ptssince 2020
from 76.9% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
86.6%
−1.7 ptssince 2016
from 88.3% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
3.6%
+0.4 ptssince 2016
from 3.3% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married47.2%(54,403)
Married40.9%(47,227)
Widowed2.6%(2,972)
Divorced9.3%(10,732)
Women 15+
Never married42.2%(51,737)
Married40.3%(49,356)
Widowed6.1%(7,448)
Divorced11.5%(14,035)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
4.9%
−4.7 ptssince 2013
from 9.6% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
65.1%
+1.2 ptssince 2020
from 63.9% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
12.9%
+0.1 ptssince 2020
from 12.8% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
16.6%
+0.8 ptssince 2020
from 15.8% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
20.6%
−0.6 ptssince 2020
from 21.2% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
1.5%
−0.1 ptssince 2020
from 1.6% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
74.4%
+0.6 ptssince 2020
from 73.8% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
34.3%
−0.3 ptssince 2020
from 34.6% in 2020
US average: 36.7%

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)23.9%(2,575)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)21.6%(2,327)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era31.2%(3,356)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War5.2%(564)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II1.9%(207)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 10,765 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

Ingham County, decade by decade

Ingham County population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
YearPopulationMedian household incomeMedian home valueBachelor's degree+Diversity score
1990281,912$72,391$147,12429.2%39.1
2000279,320$74,276$177,97633.0%49.0
2010280,895$65,898$198,37935.5%56.6
2020284,900$66,969$174,41239.2%65.0
2024283,913$65,526$198,80041.2%66.0

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.

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Frequently asked

How many people live in Ingham County, Michigan?

Ingham County, Michigan has about 283,913 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Ingham County, Michigan?

The typical household in Ingham County, Michigan earns about $65,526 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Ingham County, Michigan expensive?

In Ingham County, Michigan, the median home is worth about $198,800, and the typical rent is about $1,084 a month.

How educated are people in Ingham County, Michigan?

About 41.2% of adults age 25 and over in Ingham County, Michigan hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Ingham County, Michigan?

About 16.7% of people in Ingham County, Michigan live below the federal poverty line.

Has Ingham County, Michigan grown since 1990?

Yes, Ingham County, Michigan has grown since 1990. The population has added about 2,001 residents, a change of about 1 percent over that period.

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