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The total population of East Lansing is estimated to be 45,403 with 22,307 males (49.13%) and 23,096 females (50.87%). There are 789 more females than males in East Lansing.
The median household income in East Lansing was $44,509 in 2021, which marked an a decrease of 1,723(3.73%) from $46,232 in 2020. This income is 59.66% of the U.S. median household income of $74,606 (all incomes in 2022 inflation-adjusted dollars).
Per the latest American Community Survey by the Census Bureau, East Lansing sees its highest median household income among householders in the age group of 45 to 64 years old, at $113,496. Overall, the median household income for the city of East Lansing stands at $44,509.
In East Lansing, the median income for all workers aged 15 years and older, regardless of work hours, was $11,432 for males and $10,606 for females. However, when specifically considering full-time, year-round workers within the same age group, the median income was $73,810 for males and $52,986 for females.
In East Lansing, the demographic landscape is diverse, spanning 5 distinct racial categories among households. Among these, American Indian and Alaska Native households have the highest median household income at $55,262, while Asian households represent the opposite end with the lowest median household income of $29,425.
In 2022, the population of East Lansing was 47,340, a 37.09% increase year-by-year from 2021. Previously, in 2021, East Lansing's population was 34,532, a decline of 27.59% compared to a population of 47,688 in 2020.
The median age in East Lansing, MI is 21.4, as per 2021 ACS 5-Year Estimates. Of the total population, 7.09% were under the age of 15, 65.29% aged 15 to 29, 18.77% aged 30 to 64, 7.26% aged 65 to 84, and 1.59% were 85 years of age and older.
Racial distribution of East Lansing population: 77.45% are White, 6.85% are Black or African American, 0.25% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 9.35% are Asian, 0.05% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 0.97% are some other race and 5.08% are multiracial.