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Put up to four U.S. cities, towns or census-designated places side by side on 29 figures: 22 measures from the ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates, each with its margin, and their 2025 population estimate, growth, density, new homes and housing costs against income. A filled square marks a figure that differs from the first place by more than both margins of error allow; without it, the survey cannot tell the two apart.

How do Ann Arbor, MI compare?

Population, growth, density, new homes and housing costs against income (Census Bureau estimates Vintage 2025, 2020 Census, Building Permits Survey 2025, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates)
FigureAnn Arbor, MI
Residents, July 2025 (estimate)122,233
Change since April 2020−1.3%
Residents counted in the 2020 Census123,851
Residents per square mile (2020)4,363
Homes permitted in 2025 per 1,000 residents–
Median home value ÷ median household income5.5 years of income
A year of median rent ÷ median income of all households (renters usually earn less)24.1%
ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. ■ differs from Ann Arbor beyond the margins of error.
MeasureAnn Arbor, MI
Total population122,036±55
Median age27.7±0.5
Hispanic or Latino (any race)5.5%±0.6 pts
White alone, not Hispanic66.5%±1.0 pts
Black or African American alone, not Hispanic6.4%±0.9 pts
Asian alone, not Hispanic15.6%±0.7 pts
Born outside the United States18.6%±0.9 pts
Bachelor's degree or higher (age 25+)77.9%±1.5 pts
Median household income$82,212±$5,268
Per capita income$55,459±$1,987
People below the poverty line23.8%±1.5 pts
Unemployment rate3.9%±0.6 pts
Median home value (owner-occupied)$453,400±$7,438
Median gross rent$1,649±$39
Renters paying 35% or more of income on rent53.0%±2.8 pts
Owner-occupied homes45.5%±1.3 pts
Built 2020 or later2.6%±0.7 pts
Worked from home28.7%±1.6 pts
Drove alone to work43.0%±1.8 pts
Public transportation7.2%±0.9 pts
Mean travel time to work20.0 min±0.6
No health insurance coverage2.6%±0.4 pts

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026); Census Bureau population estimates, Vintage 2025; 2020 Census; Building Permits Survey 2025 · Check it at data.census.gov