East Lansing vs Holt

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

East Lansing and Holt 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 25,275 in Holt). Holt has the higher median household income ($87,827 vs $43,547 in East Lansing). East Lansing has the higher median home value ($251,600 vs $213,200 in Holt).

Population, income & housing

	East Lansing	Holt
Population	45,394	25,275
Median age	21.3 yrs	38.4 yrs
Median household income	$43,547	$87,827
Median home value	$251,600	$213,200
Median gross rent	$1,122	$1,323
Housing units	15,693	10,881
Homeownership rate	38.9%	65.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	67.4%	41.0%
Unemployment rate	6.9%	6.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	East Lansing	Holt
Population	48,729 → 45,394 (-6.8%)	26,065 → 25,275 (-3.0%)
Median household income	$39,867 → $43,547 (+9.2%)	$66,316 → $87,827 (+32.4%)
Median home value	$192,800 → $251,600 (+30.5%)	$162,500 → $213,200 (+31.2%)
Median gross rent	$952 → $1,122 (+17.9%)	$985 → $1,323 (+34.3%)

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

Holt

Population

26,06525,275

Median household income

$66,316$87,827

Median home value

$162,500$213,200

Median gross rent

$985$1,323

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	East Lansing	Holt
Under 5	2.2%	5.3%
5 to 17	6.8%	17.1%
18 to 24	59.0%	8.4%
25 to 34	9.1%	13.5%
35 to 44	5.6%	14.5%
45 to 54	5.1%	12.5%
55 to 64	3.6%	12.2%
65 to 74	4.5%	10.5%
75 and over	4.0%	6.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	East Lansing	Holt
White (non-Hispanic)	71.9%	73.9%
Black or African American	7.6%	7.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.1%
Asian	9.2%	4.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.8%
Two or more races	4.7%	5.0%
Hispanic or Latino	6.3%	8.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	East Lansing	Holt
No high school diploma	1.7%	6.0%
High school graduate	12.2%	21.1%
Some college or associate's	18.8%	31.9%
Bachelor's degree	30.1%	23.2%
Graduate or professional degree	37.3%	17.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	East Lansing	Holt
Drove alone	47.4%	72.8%
Carpooled	4.8%	10.1%
Public transit	5.9%	0.6%
Walked	18.3%	1.3%
Bicycle	3.8%	0.1%
Worked from home	18.9%	14.0%
Other means	1.0%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	East Lansing	Holt
1-unit, detached	35.5%	58.0%
1-unit, attached	6.6%	7.0%
2 to 4 units	6.1%	5.6%
5 to 19 units	27.3%	14.8%
20 or more units	24.1%	6.9%
Mobile home & other	0.2%	7.7%

Poverty & households

	East Lansing	Holt
Poverty rate	34.1%	11.1%
Average household size	2.17	2.42
Mean commute (minutes)	17	22
Median year structure built	1975	1987