Ypsilanti, Michigan demographics

Ypsilanti, MI demographics: median age 27.7; 46.9% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Ypsilanti city, Michigan · Incorporated city · GEOID 2689140. The survey estimates a population of 19,857 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Ypsilanti is 27.7 years, with a 90% margin of error of 1.3 years. There are 8,790 households (±379). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	27.7 ±1.3	40.2 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 19,857
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Michigan	U.S.
Under 18	2,937 ±395	14.8% ±2.0 pp	21.2%	22.0%
18–34	9,802 ±780	49.4% ±3.9 pp	22.4%	22.8%
35–64	5,200 ±476	26.2% ±2.4 pp	37.8%	38.0%
65 and older	1,918 ±238	9.7% ±1.2 pp	18.6%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 19,857
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Michigan	U.S.
Male	9,830 ±558	49.5% ±2.8 pp	49.6%	49.5%
Female	10,027 ±556	50.5% ±2.8 pp	50.4%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 19,857
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Michigan	U.S.
White alone	11,370 ±832	57.3% ±4.2 pp	73.7%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	4,951 ±753	24.9% ±3.8 pp	13.3%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	45 ±50 · low precision	0.2% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.5%	0.9%
Asian alone	1,023 ±377	5.2% ±1.9 pp	3.4%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	77 ±88 · low precision	0.4% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race alone	349 ±206 · low precision	1.8% ±1.0 pp · low precision	1.9%	7.1%
Two or more races	2,042 ±459	10.3% ±2.3 pp	7.1%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 19,857
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Michigan	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	18,073 ±383	91.0% ±1.9 pp	94.1%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	1,784 ±381	9.0% ±1.9 pp	5.9%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 8,790
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Michigan	U.S.
Married-couple family	1,804 ±211	20.5% ±2.2 pp	46.1%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	353 ±161	4.0% ±1.8 pp	4.9%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	1,109 ±195	12.6% ±2.2 pp	11.5%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	3,932 ±466	44.7% ±4.9 pp	30.7%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	1,592 ±279	18.1% ±3.1 pp	6.9%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 8,790
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Michigan	U.S.
Households with people under 18	1,605 ±199	18.3% ±2.1 pp	27.1%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	7,185 ±455	81.7% ±3.8 pp	72.9%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 8,790
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Michigan	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	3,932 ±466	44.7% ±4.9 pp	30.7%	28.7%
Two-person households	2,811 ±348	32.0% ±3.7 pp	35.1%	33.8%
Three-person households	1,068 ±252	12.2% ±2.8 pp	14.3%	15.3%
Four-person households	577 ±175	6.6% ±2.0 pp	11.7%	12.6%
Five-person households	282 ±125	3.2% ±1.4 pp	5.2%	5.9%
Six-person households	80 ±69 · low precision	0.9% ±0.8 pp · low precision	1.9%	2.2%
Seven or more people	40 ±40 · low precision	0.5% ±0.5 pp · low precision	1.1%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 19,857
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Michigan	U.S.
Native	17,731 ±494	89.3% ±2.5 pp	92.8%	85.9%
Foreign born	2,126 ±490	10.7% ±2.5 pp	7.2%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 19,019
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Michigan	U.S.
English only	15,944 ±583	83.8% ±2.9 pp	89.6%	77.7%
Spanish	1,139 ±348	6.0% ±1.8 pp	3.1%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	16 ±24 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	47 ±39 · low precision	0.2% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.5%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	146 ±116 · low precision	0.8% ±0.6 pp · low precision	0.6%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	799 ±417 · low precision	4.2% ±2.2 pp · low precision	1.8%	2.0%
Korean	88 ±87 · low precision	0.5% ±0.5 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	147 ±103 · low precision	0.8% ±0.5 pp · low precision	0.5%	1.1%
Vietnamese	37 ±49 · low precision	0.2% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	17 ±28 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	144 ±87 · low precision	0.8% ±0.5 pp · low precision	0.8%	1.1%
Arabic	433 ±237 · low precision	2.3% ±1.2 pp · low precision	1.8%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	62 ±54 · low precision	0.3% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.6%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 11,166
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Michigan	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	646 ±167	5.8% ±1.5 pp	7.9%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	1,871 ±317	16.8% ±2.7 pp	28.0%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	2,765 ±423	24.8% ±3.6 pp	21.9%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	651 ±200	5.8% ±1.8 pp	9.8%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	2,808 ±385	25.1% ±3.2 pp	19.7%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	2,425 ±329	21.7% ±2.8 pp	12.7%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 19,665
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Michigan	U.S.
Same house	13,325 ±662	67.8% ±3.4 pp	88.8%	87.7%
Moved within same county	3,411 ±535	17.3% ±2.7 pp	5.9%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	1,695 ±305	8.6% ±1.6 pp	3.4%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	1,134 ±288	5.8% ±1.5 pp	1.4%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	100 ±80 · low precision	0.5% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

6.8% of Ypsilanti residents (±1.9 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 4.9% in Michigan and 8.4% nationally. 90.9% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Ypsilanti	Michigan	U.S.	Compared with Michigan
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	6.8% ±1.9 pp	4.9%	8.4%	Not statistically different
Households with a broadband subscription Households	90.9% ±3.0 pp	90.5%	91.0%	Not statistically different
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	3.5% ±0.8 pp	5.8%	6.2%	Lower

Reading and reusing the estimates

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