East Lansing

Population: 45,394
Median household income: $43,547
Median home value: $251,600

East Lansing, a community in Ingham County, Michigan, has 45,394 residents. The median household income of $43,547 is below the Ingham County median ($64,354).

From 2019 to 2023, East Lansing's population declined 6.8% from 48,729 to 45,394, while its median home value rose 30.5% from $192,800 to $251,600.

The median resident is 21.3 years old. The largest age group is 18 to 24, 59.0% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 45,394
Median age: 21.3 yrs
Median household income: $43,547
Median home value: $251,600
Median gross rent: $1,122
Housing units: 15,693
Homeownership rate: 38.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 67.4%
Unemployment rate: 6.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

48,72945,394

Median household income

$39,867$43,547

Median home value

$192,800$251,600

Median gross rent

$952$1,122

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	48,729	$39,867	$192,800	$952
2020	48,437	$40,800	$194,100	$969
2021	47,427	$41,177	$203,400	$990
2022	45,403	$44,094	$240,800	$1,080
2023	45,394	$43,547	$251,600	$1,122

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 52.2%

5 to 176.8%

18 to 2459.0%

25 to 349.1%

35 to 445.6%

45 to 545.1%

55 to 643.6%

65 to 744.5%

75 and over4.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	981	2.2%
5 to 17	3,104	6.8%
18 to 24	26,802	59.0%
25 to 34	4,139	9.1%
35 to 44	2,538	5.6%
45 to 54	2,329	5.1%
55 to 64	1,632	3.6%
65 to 74	2,040	4.5%
75 and over	1,829	4.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	32,650	71.9%
Black or African American	3,448	7.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	76	0.2%
Asian	4,155	9.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	91	0.2%
Two or more races	2,135	4.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2,839	6.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma1.7%

High school graduate12.2%

Some college or associate's18.8%

Bachelor's degree30.1%

Graduate or professional degree37.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	240	1.7%
High school graduate	1,772	12.2%
Some college or associate's	2,724	18.8%
Bachelor's degree	4,367	30.1%
Graduate or professional degree	5,404	37.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 17 min

Drove alone47.4%

Carpooled4.8%

Public transit5.9%

Walked18.3%

Bicycle3.8%

Worked from home18.9%

Other means1.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	9,970	47.4%
Carpooled	1,005	4.8%
Public transit	1,235	5.9%
Walked	3,839	18.3%
Bicycle	798	3.8%
Worked from home	3,966	18.9%
Other means	213	1.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	8,603	50.4%
15 to 29 min	6,281	36.8%
30 to 44 min	1,149	6.7%
45 to 59 min	301	1.8%
60+ min	726	4.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.17
Poverty rate: 34.1% (10,352 of 30,317)

	Count	Share
Family households	4,719	33.9%
Nonfamily households	9,195	66.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1975

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	13,914	88.7%
Vacant	1,779	11.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	5,406	38.9%
Renter-occupied	8,508	61.1%

1-unit, detached35.5%

1-unit, attached6.6%

2 to 4 units6.1%

5 to 19 units27.3%

20 or more units24.1%

Mobile home & other0.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	5,577	35.5%
1-unit, attached	1,043	6.6%
2 to 4 units	964	6.1%
5 to 19 units	4,287	27.3%
20 or more units	3,784	24.1%
Mobile home & other	38	0.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2624120
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 13 sq mi
Water area: 0.08 sq mi
Center point: 42.7489, -84.4824