East Lansing, Michigan Statistic: Population, Charts, Map, Steets and More

Listed below are the population & steets statistics for East Lansing City. The population was 48,579 in 2018-2019, according to the US Census Bureau. According to Tim Dempsey, Deputy City Manager of East Lansing, around 60% of residents are non-permanent. Most of these individuals reside in East Lansing solely for the purpose of attending MSU. Hence, commercial stores carry the greatest amount of weight when the majority of the population is not at home.

While it has the largest proportion of married people, it has the lowest percentage of never-married or divorced people. The average family size in East Lansing is 3.1 people, which is lower than in other areas of the region. The population of East Lansing City is primarily comprised of white men, and there are few minorities. The average household size in the city is 3.1 people, which is slightly larger than the national average of three people.

The median age of all residents in East Lansing, MI was 21.4 in 2019. This was lower than the national average of 64% and compared to neighboring geographies. The median age of residents in East Lansing was 21 years old in 2018. The most common foreign-born country among Michigan citizens is Mexico, with 84443 people hailing from Mexico. Other countries with large percentages of immigrants to Michigan include India and Iraq.