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Ypsilanti, MI vs Flint, MI

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- Flint is 0% more densely populated than Ypsilanti.
- People are 20.9% more likely to be married in Flint.
- The Median Age is 10.4 years older in Flint.
 Ypsilanti, MIFlint, MIUnited States
 Population  Unlock83,312329,725,481
 Female Population49.1%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population51.0%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock36.138.4
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 Population - 201019,509  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock124,943285,036,114
 Population - 199024,846  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock-24.0%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now-19.8%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock2,491.593.4
 Land Area4.2  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.7264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Ypsilanti, MIFlint, MIUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.3%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock7.5%6.1%
 Age 10 to 143.6%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.8%3.9%
 Age 18 to 2016.6%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock5.7%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3417.3%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock11.9%12.9%
 Age 45 to 547.2%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock7.1%6.7%
 Age 60 to 643.7%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock8.2%9.6%
 Age 75 to 842.2%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.7%1.9%
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 Race
 Ypsilanti, MIFlint, MIUnited States
 White59.3%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock55.5%12.2%
 Asian4.4%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.3%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.2%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.1%0.4%
 Two or More Races4.7%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock4.5%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Ypsilanti, MIFlint, MIUnited States
 Married Population22.8%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock24.6%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.3%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock72.4%50.2%
 Never Married67.3%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock14.7%10.8%
 Widowed2.6%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.392.60
 Households8,338  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock18,86980,755,759
     Married couple, w/children25.7%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock24.6%42.9%
 Non Family Households5,392  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock38.3%15.8%
     Single householder, no children17.2%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Ypsilanti    7 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

I have been in Michigan all my life. I was born in Detroit and moved to Ypsilanti to raise my family. Ypsi is about 35 minutes outside of Detroit and it's nice to  More

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Over 18 years ago

Ypsilanti appears to be a safe college town, but upon closer look it is evident that it is a crime-ridden city. Be safe, never travel alone during the night or early  More

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Over 19 years ago

My life in Ypsi was wonderful. Worked at the Kaiser Frazer plant for 3 years My first born (Girl) was born there. Wish to return. Winters were cold and summers were  More

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Reviews for Flint    27 Reviews

Over 8 years ago

Denzel Washington says if you don't listen to the news, you are uninformed, if you listen to the news you are misinformed. There is a lot of bad press about Flint, and  More

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Why anyone would want to live in Flint is a mystery to me. I suspect the main reason for the below average cost of living is the water problem. Because of this housing  More

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Flint has a lot of pros and cons The pros; The University of Michigan has it's medical campus, law, economic, science and historical campus here. Ann arbor has the  More

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