East Lansing vs Haslett

A side-by-side comparison of East Lansing and Haslett: population, income, housing, and more.

East Lansing and Haslett are places in Michigan. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

East Lansing has the higher population (45,394 vs 19,025 in Haslett). Haslett has the higher median household income ($74,164 vs $43,547 in East Lansing). Haslett has the higher median home value ($269,200 vs $251,600 in East Lansing).

Population, income & housing

	East Lansing	Haslett
Population	45,394	19,025
Median age	21.3 yrs	41.1 yrs
Median household income	$43,547	$74,164
Median home value	$251,600	$269,200
Median gross rent	$1,122	$1,083
Housing units	15,693	9,646
Homeownership rate	38.9%	58.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	67.4%	58.0%
Unemployment rate	6.9%	3.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	East Lansing	Haslett
Population	48,729 → 45,394 (-6.8%)	19,565 → 19,025 (-2.8%)
Median household income	$39,867 → $43,547 (+9.2%)	$69,601 → $74,164 (+6.6%)
Median home value	$192,800 → $251,600 (+30.5%)	$198,400 → $269,200 (+35.7%)
Median gross rent	$952 → $1,122 (+17.9%)	$871 → $1,083 (+24.3%)

East Lansing

Population

48,72945,394

Median household income

$39,867$43,547

Median home value

$192,800$251,600

Median gross rent

$952$1,122

Haslett

Population

19,56519,025

Median household income

$69,601$74,164

Median home value

$198,400$269,200

Median gross rent

$871$1,083

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	East Lansing	Haslett
Under 5	2.2%	3.6%
5 to 17	6.8%	13.9%
18 to 24	59.0%	8.1%
25 to 34	9.1%	17.0%
35 to 44	5.6%	12.4%
45 to 54	5.1%	10.1%
55 to 64	3.6%	14.0%
65 to 74	4.5%	11.2%
75 and over	4.0%	9.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	East Lansing	Haslett
White (non-Hispanic)	71.9%	77.4%
Black or African American	7.6%	3.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.1%
Asian	9.2%	6.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.1%
Two or more races	4.7%	6.9%
Hispanic or Latino	6.3%	5.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	East Lansing	Haslett
No high school diploma	1.7%	2.0%
High school graduate	12.2%	13.4%
Some college or associate's	18.8%	26.5%
Bachelor's degree	30.1%	28.9%
Graduate or professional degree	37.3%	29.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	East Lansing	Haslett
Drove alone	47.4%	72.2%
Carpooled	4.8%	4.8%
Public transit	5.9%	1.0%
Walked	18.3%	1.8%
Bicycle	3.8%	0.4%
Worked from home	18.9%	19.7%
Other means	1.0%	0.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	East Lansing	Haslett
1-unit, detached	35.5%	50.5%
1-unit, attached	6.6%	8.6%
2 to 4 units	6.1%	7.3%
5 to 19 units	27.3%	24.8%
20 or more units	24.1%	8.7%
Mobile home & other	0.2%	0.2%

Poverty & households

	East Lansing	Haslett
Poverty rate	34.1%	10.0%
Average household size	2.17	2.03
Mean commute (minutes)	17	22
Median year structure built	1975	1981