Michigan · Census place 89140
Ypsilanti city, MI
Quick answer
Ypsilanti city has 19,937 residents, ranking #60 of 745 places in Michigan. Median household income is $44,141, the median home is worth $223,700 and median gross rent runs $1,034 a month.
- Population
- 19,937Ypsilanti city residents
- Median household income
- $44,141Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $223,700Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,034Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 27 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 33.3%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Ypsilanti city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Ypsilanti city median would spend about 28.1% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 5.1× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 25.5% of residents and 33.3% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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