Ann Arbor is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of Michigan. With a population of 119,875 people and 47 associated neighborhoods, Ann Arbor is the fifth largest community in Michigan. Ann Arbor home prices are not only among the most expensive in Michigan, but Ann Arbor real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.Ann Arbor is a decidedly white-collar city, with fully 92.54% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Ann Arbor is a city of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Ann Arbor who work in teaching (19.71%), management occupations (9.44%), and healthcare (9.36%). Also of interest is that Ann Arbor has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. And if you like science, one thing you'll find is that Ann Arbor has lots of scientists living in town - whether they be life scientists, physical scientists (like astronomers), or social scientists (like geographers!). So, if you're scientific-minded, you might like it here too. Of important note, Ann Arbor is also a city of artists. Ann Arbor has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Ann Arbor’s character. Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 23.23% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. Combining city textures and college town sensibilities, Ann Arbor really has a nice blend of characteristics. While not a huge city, Ann Arbor is big enough to offer a healthy dose of diversion, opportunity, and amenity to its residents and to the thousands of college students who descend on it every fall. Its size and diversity makes Ann Arbor more than just a college town, but removing the students from the equation would undeniably change Ann Arbor’s character and quality of life. Although the majority of commuting trips in the city are by private automobile, Ann Arbor is somewhat unusual for a city of its size for having a substantial number of people who use public transportation. For a lot of people, the bus helps to get to and from their jobs every morning, which benefits everyone in the Ann Arbor area by reducing both traffic and air pollution.If knowledge is power, Ann Arbor is a pretty powerful place. 77.51% of the adults in Ann Arbor have earned a 4-year college degree, masters degree, MD, law degree, or even PhD. Compare that to the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns. The per capita income in Ann Arbor in 2022 was $52,276, which is wealthy relative to Michigan and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $209,104 for a family of four. However, Ann Arbor contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Ann Arbor is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Ann Arbor home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Ann Arbor residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Ann Arbor include German, Irish, English, Polish, and Italian. Ann Arbor also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 18.14%. The most common language spoken in Ann Arbor is English. Other important languages spoken here include Chinese and Spanish.
