COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Washtenaw County

Michigan · 282,937 residents · 706 sq mi

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With 282,937 people, Washtenaw County is a county in Michigan. This is an unusually credentialed place: 42% of adults have a four-year degree. This skews young, with a median age of 29.3. 55% of homes are owner-occupied. That is roughly 17% ahead of the Michigan median. The population has fallen 12% since 2000.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 29.3

US median: 33.0

More educated

42% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 26%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

282,937

−12%vs 2000

vs 322,895 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

29.3

−6%vs 2000

vs 31.3 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

706 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024370K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.7%(18,943)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.2%(17,506)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 145.4%(15,393)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 198.8%(24,789)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 2413.8%(39,092)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3420.1%(56,780)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4416.1%(45,450)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.3%(26,217)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 646.2%(17,501)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 744.4%(12,567)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 842.2%(6,333)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.8%(2,366)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$36,307

−8%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $51,990 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$17,115

−37%vs 2000

vs $27,173 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

12.2%

+1.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 11.1% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$95,500

−26%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $170,100 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$536

+3%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $687 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

55.3%

−4.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 59.7% in 2000

44.7% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic75.9%(245,033)

Black12.2%(39,326)

Hispanic / Latino2.7%(8,839)

Asian6.3%(20,270)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic83.8%(237,109)

Black11.1%(31,468)

Hispanic / Latino2%(5,526)

Asian4.2%(11,764)

Other0.9%(2,596)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican2.7%(10,017)

Central American0.9%(3,310)

South American0.7%(2,610)

Puerto Rican0.6%(2,398)

Guatemalan0.3%(1,278)

Colombian0.3%(943)

Honduran0.2%(754)

Spaniard0.2%(728)

Cuban0.2%(649)

Salvadoran0.2%(634)

Venezuelan0.1%(375)

Costa Rican0.1%(354)

+ 10 more hispanic origin groups with data

Peruvian0.1%(354)

Chilean0.1%(345)

Argentine0.1%(203)

Panamanian0.1%(185)

Ecuadorian0%(152)

Dominican0%(130)

Nicaraguan0%(96)

Uruguayan0%(71)

Bolivian0%(62)

Paraguayan0%(17)

Asian origin

Chinese3.3%(12,203)

Asian Indian2.4%(8,748)

Korean1.2%(4,322)

Filipino0.4%(1,372)

Taiwanese0.4%(1,358)

Japanese0.3%(1,239)

Vietnamese0.3%(1,115)

Pakistani0.2%(786)

Bangladeshi0.1%(541)

Kazakh0.1%(357)

Nepalese0.1%(221)

Thai0.1%(196)

+ 9 more asian origin groups with data

Indonesian0%(122)

Burmese0%(108)

Cambodian0%(70)

Singaporean0%(68)

Hmong0%(65)

Laotian0%(58)

Mongolian0%(26)

Malaysian0%(15)

Sri Lankan0%(3)

Pacific Islander origin

Samoan0.1%(200)

Native Hawaiian0%(158)

Chamorro0%(90)

Ancestry

German17.3%(63,844)

English11.5%(42,394)

Irish10.2%(37,837)

Polish6.2%(22,781)

American4.6%(16,921)

Italian4.5%(16,624)

Scottish2.8%(10,518)

French2.5%(9,390)

Arab2.1%(7,872)

Dutch2.1%(7,696)

Swedish1.2%(4,383)

Russian1.2%(4,318)

+ 50 more ancestry groups with data

Subsaharan African1.1%(4,071)

Hungarian1%(3,573)

Norwegian1%(3,564)

Scotch-Irish0.8%(2,917)

French Canadian0.8%(2,823)

Finnish0.7%(2,656)

Ukrainian0.6%(2,315)

British0.6%(2,271)

Welsh0.6%(2,234)

Greek0.6%(2,186)

Romanian0.5%(1,768)

Czech0.5%(1,667)

Lebanese0.4%(1,531)

Lithuanian0.4%(1,422)

Danish0.4%(1,359)

West Indian0.4%(1,340)

Austrian0.3%(1,260)

Swiss0.3%(1,163)

Canadian0.3%(1,116)

Iranian0.3%(1,055)

Belgian0.2%(877)

Armenian0.2%(803)

Jordanian0.2%(789)

Slovak0.2%(777)

Nigerian0.2%(771)

Iraqi0.2%(717)

Syrian0.2%(709)

Egyptian0.2%(656)

Croatian0.2%(632)

Portuguese0.2%(565)

Palestinian0.2%(562)

Jamaican0.1%(537)

Turkish0.1%(527)

Ethiopian0.1%(526)

Brazilian0.1%(450)

Slovene0.1%(309)

Serbian0.1%(278)

Moroccan0.1%(259)

Latvian0.1%(237)

Haitian0.1%(187)

Israeli0.1%(185)

Ghanaian0%(150)

Bulgarian0%(142)

Macedonian0%(133)

Australian0%(113)

Kenyan0%(107)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0%(79)

Somali0%(71)

Guyanese0%(18)

Barbadian0%(7)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest English population · Largest Irish population · Largest Polish population · Largest American population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

41.9%

−6.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 48.1% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

87.2%

−4.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 91.5% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

20.8%

−3.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 23.8% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

19.7 min

+35%vs 2000

vs 14.6 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married45.3%(70,809)

Married46.4%(72,520)

Widowed1.7%(2,691)

Divorced6.7%(10,409)

Women 15+

Never married39.9%(63,325)

Married44.1%(69,929)

Widowed6.2%(9,868)

Divorced9.7%(15,422)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

3.3%

−4.4 ptssince 2013

from 7.7% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

70.2%

−1.5 ptssince 2020

from 71.7% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

13.9%

−0.4 ptssince 2020

from 14.3% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

16.2%

+1.1 ptssince 2020

from 15.1% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

14.3%

+0.8 ptssince 2020

from 13.5% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.4%

−0.2 ptssince 2020

from 1.6% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

81.3%

−1.8 ptssince 2020

from 83.1% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

29.1%

+2.4 ptssince 2020

from 26.7% 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)21.5%(2,591)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)17.9%(2,154)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era35.4%(4,263)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War4.4%(526)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II1.7%(208)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 12,031 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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