East Lansing.
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Michigan·Ingham County
20 tracts·47K people·$271K median·3,531/mi²
White 71 · Asian 9 · Black 8 · Hispanic 7 · Multiracial 5 · Other 1
Living alone 37 · Other 36 · Married couple 27
Health 33 · Professional 32 · Retail 17 · Leisure 8 · Manufacturing 3 · Public admin 3 · Other 3
Management · business · science · arts 46 · Service 23 · Sales · office 22 · Production · transport 8 · Construction · maintenance 2
Drive alone 48 · Work from home 19 · Walk 18 · Carpool 9 · Transit 5 · Bike 4
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in East Lansing is $270,800 (Census ACS) — 0.6× the US median of $458,812.
East Lansing has 45,758 residents across 17 census tracts and 10 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 21.3; the population is 71.5% White, 8.9% Asian, 7.6% Black, 6.6% Hispanic or Latino, 5.0% Multiracial and 0.5% Other; the average household has 2.2 people; 66.6% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 33.0% (Census ACS).
Whitehills Elementary School (63%), Robert L Green Elementary (58%) and Glencairn School (55%) lead the elementary schools; MacDonald Middle School is the middle school with reported scores (41%). Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,171/month, 26% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in East Lansing is $45,687 a year, 47% below the US median (Census ACS).
In East Lansing, median rent is $1,171/month and the median home value is $270,800 (Census ACS).
East Lansing reported 2.0 violent crimes and 13.9 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 81°F; winter lows average 19°F; there are 83 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 34 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in East Lansing are strong wind (92), tornado (72) and hail (70), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.07g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In East Lansing, 17.7% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).