Ypsilanti, Michigan Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools
Population: 22,362. Estimated population in July 2024: 21,832 (-2.4% change)
Males: 10,581 (47.3%), Females: 11,781 (52.7%)
Washtenaw County
Zip codes: 48197, 48198.
Demographics
Median resident age: 23.6 years
Median household income: $28,610
Median house value: $117,500
Population by Race
Races in Ypsilanti:
- White Non-Hispanic (60.5%)
- Black (30.6%)
- Two or more races (3.0%)
- Hispanic (2.5%)
- American Indian (1.4%)
- Other race (1.3%)
- Chinese (1.0%)
- Asian Indian (0.8%)
- Other Asian (0.6%)
Ancestries: German (16.3%), Irish (8.7%), English (8.0%), Polish (6.0%), Italian (4.2%), French (3.2%).
Elevation: 700 feet
Land area: 4.4 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Ypsilanti
- High school or higher: 87.3%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 35.4%
- Graduate or professional degree: 15.4%
- Unemployed: 5.5%
- Mean travel time to work: 20.1 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Ypsilanti city
- Never married: 63.3%
- Now married: 23.2%
- Separated: 1.4%
- Widowed: 3.9%
- Divorced: 8.3%
5.9% Foreign born (2.7% Asia, 1.2% Latin America, 1.1% Europe).
Population change in the 1990s: -2,396 (-9.7%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers in Ypsilanti:
- OAKWOOD HOSPITAL BEYER CENTER (135 S PROSPECT ST)
- SELECT SPECIALTY HOSPITAL-ANN ARBOR (5301 E HURON RIVER DR, 6TH FL)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Ypsilanti:
- UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM (about 8 miles; ANN ARBOR, MI)
- SAINT JOSEPH MERCY SALINE HOSPITAL (about 13 miles; SALINE, MI)
- ST JOSEPH MERCY HOSPITAL (about 16 miles; ANN ARBOR, MI)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Ypsilanti:
- WILLOW RUN (about 8 miles; DETROIT, MI; Abbreviation: YIP)
- DETROIT METROPOLITAN WAYNE COUNTY (about 19 miles; DETROIT, MI; Abbreviation: DTW)
- OAKLAND COUNTY INTERNATIONAL (about 32 miles; PONTIAC, MI; Abbreviation: PTK)
Other public-use airports nearest to Ypsilanti:
- LARSEN AIR PARK (about 8 miles; BELLEVILLE, MI; Abbreviation: 43G)
- ANN ARBOR MUNI (about 9 miles; ANN ARBOR, MI; Abbreviation: ARB)
- SALINE (about 14 miles; SALINE, MI; Abbreviation: 2C3)
Amtrak station near Ypsilanti:
- 10 miles: ANN ARBOR (325 DEPOT ST.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, paid short-term parking, paid long-term parking, taxi stand.
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/Universities in Ypsilanti:
- EASTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY (Full-time enrollment: 17,476; Public; Website: www.emich.edu; Offers Doctor’s degree)
- HIGH SCOPE EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION (Location: 600 N RIVER ST; Private, not-for-profit)
Other colleges/universities with over 2000 students near Ypsilanti:
- UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN-ANN ARBOR (about 8 miles; ANN ARBOR, MI; Full-time enrollment: 35,684)
- WASHTENAW COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 16 miles; ANN ARBOR, MI; Full-time enrollment: 5,436)
- MADONNA UNIVERSITY (about 20 miles; LIVONIA, MI; Full-time enrollment: 2,431)
- SCHOOLCRAFT COLLEGE (about 22 miles; LIVONIA, MI; Full-time enrollment: 4,780)
- HENRY FORD COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 25 miles; DEARBORN, MI; Full-time enrollment: 6,572)
- UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN-DEARBORN (about 25 miles; DEARBORN, MI; Full-time enrollment: 5,574)
- DAVENPORT UNIVERSITY-EASTERN REGION-DEARBORN (about 31 miles; DEARBORN, MI; Full-time enrollment: 2,247)
Schools
Public high schools in Ypsilanti:
- LINCOLN SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,390; Location: 7425 WILLIS ROAD; Grades: 09 – 12)
- YPSILANTI HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,168; Location: 2095 PACKARD ROAD; Grades: 09 – 12)
- WILLOW RUN HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 712; Location: 235 SPENCER LANE; Grades: 09 – 12)
- ROBERTO CLEMENTE CENTER (Students: 100; Location: 4377 TEXTILE ROAD; Grades: 08 – 12)
Private high schools in Ypsilanti:
- CALVARY CHRISTIAN ACADEMY (Students: 250; Location: 1007 ECORSE RD; Grades: KG – 12)
- APOSTOLIC CHRISTIAN ACAD (Students: 110; Location: 6400 TEXTILE RD; Grades: PK – 12)
- FAITHWAY BAPTIST CHURCH SCHOOL (Students: 100; Location: 2020 PACKARD; Grades: KG – 12)
Biggest public primary/middle schools in Ypsilanti:
- LINCOLN MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 1,222; Location: 8744 WHITTAKER ROAD; Grades: 06 – 08)
- SOUTH ARBOR CHARTER ACADEMY (Students: 683; Location: 8200 CARPENTER ROAD; Grades: KG – 08)
- LINCOLN BRICK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 673; Location: 8970 WHITTAKER ROAD; Grades: 03 – 05)
- WEST MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 554; Location: 105 N. MANSFIELD STREET; Grades: 06 – 08)
- EAST MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 546; Location: 510 EMERICK STREET; Grades: 06 – 08)
- EDMONSON MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 534; Location: 1800 E. FOREST AVENUE; Grades: 06 – 08)
- LINCOLN REDNER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 532; Location: 8888 WHITTAKER ROAD; Grades: 01 – 03)
- PERRY CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER (Students: 531; Location: 550 PERRY STREET; Grades: PK – 02)
- CHILD’S ELEMENTARY (Students: 499; Location: 7300 BEMIS; Grades: KG – 05)
- RAWSONVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 433; Location: 3110 GROVE ROAD; Grades: KG – 05)
Private primary/middle schools in Ypsilanti:
- HURON VALLEY SCHOOL (Students: 190; Location: 211 E MICHIGAN AVE; Grades: 1 – 8)
- GENESIS CHRISTIAN ACADEMY (Students: 82; Location: 1601 STAMFORD RD; Grades: PK – 7)
- BETHESDA CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 20; Location: 1800 S HURON; Grades: KG – 11)
Libraries
Library in Ypsilanti:
- YPSILANTI DISTRICT LIBRARY (Operating income: $2,793,257; Location: 229 WEST MICHIGAN AVENUE; 189,029 books; 20,696 audio materials; 67 video materials; 310 serial subscriptions)