County profile
Washtenaw County, MI
United States · GDP 2024
#172 of 3,127 US counties by GDP61st-percentile growthmore diversified than 50% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$34.6B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+5.3%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
158,858
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
8,322
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$70.8k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
370,214
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
4.2%
Median HH income
$89.2k±$2.5k
Bachelor's degree+
58.7%±1.1%
Poverty rate
14.2%±0.8%
Business applications
4,975 · 2025
Retail establishments
1,065
28.9/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1Domino's Pizza, Inc.Consumer Cyclical$4.9B75B+2Esperion Therapeutics, Inc.Healthcare$403.1M61C3Kraig Biocraft Laboratories, Inc.Basic Materials$401.6k27D4ENDRA Life Sciences Inc.Healthcare$025D5The Coretec Group Inc.Technology$0——6University Bancorp, Inc.Financial Services———HQ-based placement with total (global) headcount — local employment attribution needs firmographic data; the industry mix at right is measured county data (CBP).
Industry mix · employment
Health care41%
Food & accommodation14%
Retail trade14%
Professional services13%
Manufacturing11%
Admin & support7%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
370,214
residents · 2025 · -0.4% since 2020
Income per capita $79.7k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration−17,828
International migration+14,059
Natural change+2,803
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$26.6B2019
$26.6B2020
$28.7B2021
$30.6B2022
$32.8B2023
$34.6B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$374.1k±$4.2k
Median gross rent
$1.5k/mo±$21/mo
Vacancy rate
5.8%±0.5%
Affordability
5.3× wages
Residential permits
$440.9M
1,088 units · 2.9/1k pop
FEMA risk score
89.3
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.7k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Strong wind 98Tornado 97Cold wave 93
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
5262016
5672017
6072018
6342019
6432020
6962021
7842022
8412023
8902024
9272025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↑ 19% since 20219162021
6562022
1,5972023
1,1932024
1,0882025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
4.0 km
I-94
Nearest freight rail
7.7 km
AA
Nearest port
46.5 km
Monroe, MI
Nearest commercial airport
25.3 km
WILLOW RUN
Filing activity
SEC EDGAR10 filings from 4 companies here in the last 90 days.
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$70.8k
avg. annual pay · +16% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Washtenaw?
Washtenaw's economy produced $34.6B in 2024, growing 5.3% year over year — faster than most US counties. Its largest employment sector is health care.
GDP: BEA (2024), USD-normalized · Jobs/employers/wages & industry mix: Census CBP (2023) · Population & migration: Census PEP · Income: BEA CAINC1 · Companies: SEC EDGAR + FMP, by HQ.