East Lansing is a medium-sized city located in the state of Michigan. With a population of 48,528 people and 19 associated neighborhoods, East Lansing is the 31st largest community in Michigan. There's nothing like the smell of a brand new house, and in East Lansing, you'll find that a large proportion of houses were recently built. New growth in residential real estate is an indication that people are choosing to move to East Lansing, and putting down their money on brand new construction. East Lansing’s real estate is, on average, some of the newest in the nation. East Lansing does seem to be experiencing an influx of affluent people, because the median household income is $94,625.00.East Lansing is a decidedly white-collar city, with fully 94.23% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, East Lansing is a city of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in East Lansing who work in management occupations (20.83%), sales jobs (11.74%), and teaching (9.70%). 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. A relatively large number of people in East Lansing telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 22.28% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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. 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.
