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Lansing-East Lansing, MI Metro Area

473,177 Population
1,698.6 square miles 278.6 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

36.3 ±0.3 Median age
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$37,980 ±$1,028 Per capita income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $43,313 ±$91
$70,007 ±$2,690 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $77,719 ±$186

13% ±1.3% (58,610  ±5,883) Persons below poverty line
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,763,044 (±0.1% / ±277,214)

22.1 minutes ±0.7 (4,500,670  ±190,628) Mean travel time to work
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 26.8 3,749,033,000 (±0 / ±7,372,533)

Families

194,031 ±1,881 Number of households
  • United States: 131,332,360 ±130,190
2.3 ±0 (450,044  ±1,099) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 † 326,701,630 (±4.2 / ±-555,555,600)

3.8% ±0.8% (4,481  ±956) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,018,933 (±0.1% / ±41,679)

Housing

208,108 ±494 Number of housing units
  • United States: 145,333,460 ±10,062

$219,100 ±$6,066 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $340,200 ±$571

15% ±1.2% (70,498  ±5,555.4) Moved since previous year
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.1% 40,001,900 (±0.1% / ±,198,133.8)

Social

94.5% ±2.4% (290,480  ±7,554.1) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.8% 208,092,664 (±0.1% / ±,278,776.4)
37.9% ±1.5% (116,416  ±4,785.5) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 36.2% 83,816,088 (±0.1% / ±,181,834.5)

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

6.2% ±7,330.3% (29,542  ±4,033) Foreign-born population
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 14.3% † 47,831,412 (±23.7% / ±190,469)

5.6% ±0.5% (21,161  ±2,027) Population with veteran status
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 6.1% 15,813,955 (±0% / ±66,116)
21,161 Total veterans ±2,027 18,524 Male ±1,821 2,637 Female ±923

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