East Lansing, MI (Michigan) Houses and Residents

Back to: East Lansing, Michigan main profile, Michigan, Michigan smaller cities, Michigan small towns, Michigan forum, All US cities. Total population: 46,704 (Urban population: 46,667, Rural population: 37 (all nonfarm)) Houses: 15,318 (14,426 occupied: 4,644 owner occupied, 9,782 renter occupied) % of renters here:   68% State:   26% Housing density: 1362 houses/condos per square mile Recent posts about housing in East Lansing, Michigan on our local forum with over 400,000 registered users: nice apartments to rent in East Lansing?  (6 replies) Student moving to East Lansing, seeks advice  (3 replies) East Lansing artificial people  (10 replies) East Lansing - taxes  (1 reply) Moving to East Lansing  (5 replies) Okemos or East Lansing  (5 replies) Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2000: $159,700 Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2000: $447 Median gross rent in East Lansing, MI in 2000: $578 Housing units in East Lansing with a mortgage: 2,909 (203 second mortgage, 523 home equity loan, 21 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 1,269 Household type by relationship Households: 32,149 In family households: 15,028 (3,846 male householders, 1,350 female householders) 4,109 spouses, 4,738 children (4,474 natural, 177 adopted, 87 stepchildren), 128 grandchildren, 249 brothers or sisters, 54 parents, 155 other relatives, 399 non-relatives In nonfamily households: 17,121 (4,318 male householders (2,186 living alone)), 4,887 female householders (2,993 living alone)), 7,916 nonrelatives In group quarters: 14,555 (194 institutionalized population) Size of family households: 2,609 2-persons, 1,135 3-persons, 942 4-persons, 377 5-persons, 117 6-persons, 16 7-or-more-persons. Size of nonfamily households: 5,179 1-person, 2,202 2-persons, 677 3-persons, 760 4-persons, 232 5-persons, 77 6-persons, 78 7-or-more-persons. 3,086 married couples with children. 894 single-parent households (160 men, 734 women). 84.6% of residents of East Lansing speak English at home. 2.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (77% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 10% speak English not well). 5.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (69% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 8% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all). 5.9% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (44% speak English very well, 43% speak English well, 11% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all). 1.3% of residents speak other language at home (78% speak English very well, 11% speak English well, 10% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all). Foreign born population: 5,483 (11.7%) (17.0% of them are naturalized citizens)

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Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2000 in East Lansing, MI: Less than $10,000: 0 $10,000 to $14,999: 0 $15,000 to $19,999: 0 $20,000 to $24,999: 0 $25,000 to $29,999: 0 $30,000 to $34,999: 0 $35,000 to $39,999: 2 $40,000 to $49,999: 0 $50,000 to $59,999: 11 $60,000 to $69,999: 63 $70,000 to $79,999: 67 $80,000 to $89,999: 123 $90,000 to $99,999: 326 $100,000 to $124,999: 821 $125,000 to $149,999: 874 $150,000 to $174,999: 574 $175,000 to $199,999: 473 $200,000 to $249,999: 360 $250,000 to $299,999: 292 $300,000 to $399,999: 104 $400,000 to $499,999: 46 $500,000 to $749,999: 42 $750,000 to $999,999: 0 $1,000,000 or more: 0

Rent paid by renters in 2000 in East Lansing: Less than $100: 52 $100 to $149: 56 $150 to $199: 61 $200 to $249: 225 $250 to $299: 218 $300 to $349: 337 $350 to $399: 304 $400 to $449: 1640 $450 to $499: 1268 $500 to $549: 959 $550 to $599: 509 $600 to $649: 656 $650 to $699: 559 $700 to $749: 496 $750 to $799: 474 $800 to $899: 321 $900 to $999: 309 $1,000 to $1,249: 462 $1,250 to $1,499: 312 $1,500 to $1,999: 272 $2,000 or more: 219 No cash rent: 73

Percentage of workers working in this county: 87.3%
Number of people working at home: 608 (2.6% of all workers)

Travel time to work Less than 5 minutes: 1791 5 to 9 minutes: 5125 10 to 14 minutes: 6056 15 to 19 minutes: 4845 20 to 24 minutes: 2503 25 to 29 minutes: 423 30 to 34 minutes: 778 35 to 39 minutes: 106 40 to 44 minutes: 162 45 to 59 minutes: 377 60 to 89 minutes: 485 90 or more minutes: 236

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 14,210 (60%) Carpooled: 1,890 (8%) Bus or trolley bus: 961 (4%) Subway or elevated: 8 (0%) Ferryboat: 6 (0%) Taxi: 26 (0%) Motorcycle: 22 (0%) Bicycle: 708 (3%) Walked: 5,030 (21%) Other means: 26 (0%) Worked at home: 608 (3%)

Household income: Less than $10,000: 2774 $10,000 to $14,999: 1312 $15,000 to $19,999: 1382 $20,000 to $24,999: 1106 $25,000 to $29,999: 904 $30,000 to $34,999: 763 $35,000 to $39,999: 685 $40,000 to $44,999: 546 $45,000 to $49,999: 412 $50,000 to $59,999: 735 $60,000 to $74,999: 997 $75,000 to $99,999: 1040 $100,000 to $124,999: 666 $125,000 to $149,999: 413 $150,000 to $199,999: 356 $200,000 or more: 310

First ancestries reported:

• Other groups: 8437
• German: 6616
• Irish: 3369
• English: 2813
• Polish: 2802
• Italian: 2338
• United States or American: 953
• Dutch: 947
• French (except Basque): 844
• Scottish: 732
• Scotch-Irish: 618
• Swedish: 560
• Russian: 548
• Subsaharan African:: 495
• European: 463
• French Canadian: 462
• Arab:: 453
• Greek: 377
• Norwegian: 373
• Welsh: 253
• British: 253
• Hungarian: 250
• Finnish: 247
• Ukrainian: 231
• Canadian: 224
• African: 170
• Belgian: 145
• Lebanese: 137
• Danish: 137
• Czech: 136
• Armenian: 134
• Iranian: 132
• Lithuanian: 117
• Ethiopian: 107
• West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 100
• Eastern European: 100
• Austrian: 100
• Egyptian: 85
• Romanian: 84
• Other Arab: 79
• Syrian: 78
• Northern European: 78
• Brazilian: 74
• Nigerian: 71
• Other Subsaharan African: 69
• Czechoslovakian: 59
• Croatian: 58
• Slavic: 57
• Scandinavian: 57
• Arab/Arabic: 54
• Macedonian: 54
• Yugoslavian: 53
• Maltese: 47
• Slovak: 43
• South African: 43
• Turkish: 37
• Latvian: 31
• Slovene: 31
• Swiss: 31
• Australian: 30
• Haitian: 27
• Jamaican: 26
• Kenyan: 22
• Israeli: 21
• U.S. Virgin Islander: 19
• Assyrian/Chaldean/Syriac: 17
• New Zealander: 15
• Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 14
• Barbadian: 14
• Alsatian: 14
• Somalian: 13
• Bulgarian: 12
• Portuguese: 12
• Serbian: 11
• Palestinian: 8
• Jordanian: 6
• Icelander: 6
• Iraqi: 6

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 31553
• Northeast: 1936
• Midwest: 4397
• South: 1964
• West: 1070

25% of East Lansing residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 19% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 84% lived in Michigan.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

• No schooling: 0
• Nursery to 4th grade: 0
• 5th and 6th grade: 1
• 7th and 8th grade: 39
• 9th grade: 53
• 10th grade: 27
• 11th grade: 0
• 12th grade, no diploma: 53
• High school graduate (or equivalency): 370
• Less than 1 year of college: 154
• Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 759
• Associate degree: 328
• Bachelor's degree: 2,101
• Master's degree: 1,511
• Professional school degree: 689
• Doctorate degree: 1,176

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

• No schooling: 16
• Nursery to 4th grade: 0
• 5th and 6th grade: 26
• 7th and 8th grade: 29
• 9th grade: 34
• 10th grade: 54
• 11th grade: 25
• 12th grade, no diploma: 111
• High school graduate (or equivalency): 747
• Less than 1 year of college: 328
• Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 896
• Associate degree: 478
• Bachelor's degree: 2,670
• Master's degree: 1,733
• Professional school degree: 334
• Doctorate degree: 550

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 11.4%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 9.5%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 15.3%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 10.1%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 5.5%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 11.3%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 5.8%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 7.7%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 11.3%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 15.1%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 7.2%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 16.2%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 20.8%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 16.8%

Median household income in 1999 for:

• White non-Hispanic householders: $32,120
• Black householders: $17,434
• American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $40,125
• Asian householders: $17,196
• Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $25,208
• Some other race householders: $17,386
• Two or more races householders: $17,589
• Median household income in 1999, Hispanic or Latino race: $18,450

Median house value for:

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $144,900
• Black or African American householders: $130,900
• American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $69,600
• Asian householders: $169,900
• Some other race householders: $98,000
• Two or more races householders: $131,800
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $131,700

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 5,300
• One, attached: 950
• Two: 373
• 3 or 4: 532
• 5 to 9: 1,450
• 10 to 19: 3,473
• 20 to 49: 1,715
• 50 or more: 1,514
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 11

Here:	18.1%
Michigan:	11.2%

Here:	11.1%
Michigan:	8.7%

Here:	2.2%
Michigan:	16.5%

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