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. Much of the housing stock in East Lansing was built relatively recently. The construction of new real estate can often be taken as an indication that the local East Lansing economy is robust, and that jobs or other amenities are attracting an influx of new residents. 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.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 22.28% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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.

Because there are quite a few people attending college in East Lansing, it is thought of as a college town. To the benefit of the many students in the area, East Lansing provides a number of services, amenities and opportunities geared towards their needs and activities.

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.