East Lansing is a medium-sized city located in the state of Michigan. With a population of 47,340 people and 19 associated neighborhoods, East Lansing is the 31st largest community in Michigan. East Lansing has seen a significant amount of newer housing growth in recent years. Quite often, new home construction is the result of new residents moving in who are middle class or wealthier, attracted by jobs, a healthy local economy, or other amenities as they leave nearby or far away areas for greener pastures. This seems to be the case in East Lansing, where the median household income is $94,625.00.

Of important note, East Lansing is also a city of artists. East Lansing has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape East Lansing’s character.

Also of interest is that East Lansing has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 22.28% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

East Lansing is also a college town, where lots of students live while attending area colleges. Because of the high percentage of people living in East Lansing enrolled in college, East Lansing has a number of services, amenities and opportunities geared towards the needs and activities of students.

East Lansing, while not large, also appears to be attractive to some younger, educated professionals, who help shape the character of the city.

Do you have a 4-year college degree or graduate degree? If so, you may feel right at home in East Lansing. 66.51% of adults here have a 4-year degree or graduate degree, whereas the national average for all cities and towns is just 21.84%.

The per capita income in East Lansing in 2022 was $45,358, which is wealthy relative to Michigan and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $181,432 for a family of four. However, East Lansing contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

East Lansing is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call East Lansing home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of East Lansing residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in East Lansing include German, Polish, Irish, Italian, and English.

The most common language spoken in East Lansing is English. Other important languages spoken here include Chinese and Polish.