Ann Arbor

Population & Demographics

Ann Arbor, MI

Ann Arbor is home to 122,036 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 36,528 resident workers commute each day.

MichiganCensus ACS 5-Year · LODES 2021
Based on 2021 Census LODES data — the most recent available for Michigan.
122,036
people
Population

122,036 residents

Median age 27.7 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year (2024).

Ann Arbor population & demographics

Who lives in Ann Arbor — population, age, housing, and income, from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Population
122,036
Median age
27.7yrs
Median household income
$82,212
Median home value
$453,400
Median gross rent
$1,649/mo
Bachelor’s degree or higher
77.9%
Poverty rate
23.8%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2024 5-Year Estimates. Values shown as “—” are suppressed or unavailable for this place.

Race & ethnicity in Ann Arbor

How Ann Arbor breaks down by race and ethnicity — each bar is that group’s share of the population, from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year (2024).

White66.5%
Asian15.6%
Black6.4%
Hispanic or Latino5.5%
Two or more races5.4%
Some other race0.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.2%

Race across Ann Arbor

Each dot is a group of people, placed in their 2020 Census block and colored by race or ethnicity — the pattern shows where groups live across Ann Arbor.

Ann Arbor at a glance
Employed Residents
36,528
Fewer than the city’s total population
Median home–work distance
28.9mi
Straight-line, not road distance
Work Locally
49.7%
Share working within the area
Work from home
28.7%
Residents who work from home (ACS)
Top destination outside city
Detroit
Excludes local — most work in-city

These figures are for Ann Arbor proper — the Census place within its city limits — not the surrounding metro area. Metro-wide totals you’ll see elsewhere are larger because they bundle in neighboring cities and suburbs.

How Ann Arbor commutes

Every dot is a worker moving between home and job. Trace where the area pulls people in from — and where its residents head each day.

74
Commute Score

74 / 100

How short the typical commute is here, on an absolute 0–100 scale (higher is shorter). How it’s calculated.

Ann Arbor

36,528 commutes, one dot at a time

Ann Arbor

Where 36,528 workers commute

Each dot ≈ 75 workers

Where residents work

Top destinations for people who live in Ann Arbor, by worker count.

1Ann Arbor0.0 mi18,161
2Detroit33.4 mi1,203
3Dearborn26.6 mi564
4Livonia20.5 mi560
5Ypsilanti6.4 mi551
6Southfield28.8 mi508
7Troy36.8 mi487
8Farmington Hills23.5 mi365

Who commutes in

Top origin places for workers who travel into Ann Arbor.

1Ann Arbor0.0 mi18,161
2Ypsilanti6.4 mi2,181
3Detroit33.4 mi1,648
4Livonia20.5 mi1,583
5Westland18.7 mi1,105
6Saline7.5 mi997
7Novi19.2 mi834
8Taylor24.4 mi787

Top industries

The sectors that employ Ann Arbor’s workforce. Each bar is scaled to that sector’s share of all local jobs — the top sectors shown don’t add up to 100%.

Bar length = each sector’s share of all local jobs (0–100%)
EDEducational Services33.3%
HCHealth Care and Social Assistance28.8%
PTProfessional, Scientific, and Technical Services7.2%
RTRetail Trade6.6%
AFAccommodation and Food Services5.4%
INInformation3.3%
PAPublic Administration3.2%
ADAdministrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services2.6%
OSOther Services (except Public Administration)2.0%
Connectivity

Internet options for Ann Arbor

The biggest home-internet providers in the area — tap any to compare local plans.

12 providers · 3 with fiber
Speed availabilityshare of homes a plan reaches
1 Gbps~all homes
2 Gbps96%
5 Gbps79%
8 Gbps
See all internet providers in Ann Arbor

FindBetterInternet is a CensusFlow partner site — we link out so you can compare local plans, and CensusFlow’s Census data stays independent. Provider data is from the FCC National Broadband Map (satellite + fixed wireless excluded).