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Lansing-East Lansing, MI Metro Area

479,971 Population
1,698.6 square miles 282.6 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

36.3 ±0.4 Median age
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$38,935 ±$1,252 Per capita income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$72,010 ±$1,882 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

14.5% ±1.5% (66,182  ±6,622) Persons below poverty line
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

21.6 minutes ±0.7 (4,578,570  ±193,025) Mean travel time to work
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 27.2 3,895,171,300 (±0 / ±7,663,316)

Families

197,873 ±2,227 Number of households
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.3 ±0 (456,066  ±860) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

3.6% ±0.8% (4,344  ±1,000) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

208,755 ±382 Number of housing units
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$237,100 ±$5,790 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

13.9% ±1.4% (66,255  ±6,616.4) Moved since previous year
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

93.6% ±2.4% (292,636  ±7,615.1) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
38.4% ±1.5% (120,091  ±4,809.9) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

8% (38,572  ±4,827) Foreign-born population
  • about half the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

5.3% ±0.5% (20,405  ±1,805) Population with veteran status
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
20,405 Total veterans ±1,805 18,382 Male ±1,410 2,023 Female ±969

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