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East Lansing, MI vs Anchorage, AK

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- Anchorage is 0% more densely populated than East Lansing.
- People are 145.0% more likely to be married in Anchorage.
- The Median Age is 12.9 years older in Anchorage.
 East Lansing, MIAnchorage, AKUnited States
 Population  Unlock292,545329,725,481
 Female Population50.5%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population49.5%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock34.338.4
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 Population - 201048,597  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock260,283285,036,114
 Population - 199050,677  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock10.3%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now-6.0%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock171.493.4
 Land Area13.4  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock237.6264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 East Lansing, MIAnchorage, AKUnited States
 Age 0 to 42.2%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock7.1%6.1%
 Age 10 to 141.9%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.9%3.9%
 Age 18 to 2036.4%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock5.9%5.2%
 Age 25 to 349.3%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock13.5%12.9%
 Age 45 to 545.1%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.0%6.7%
 Age 60 to 642.0%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock7.6%9.6%
 Age 75 to 842.4%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock0.9%1.9%
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 Race
 East Lansing, MIAnchorage, AKUnited States
 White74.9%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock5.2%12.2%
 Asian9.3%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock6.8%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.7%0.4%
 Two or More Races3.8%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock9.5%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 East Lansing, MIAnchorage, AKUnited States
 Married Population20.7%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock48.9%48.0%
 Married but Separated0.2%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock49.2%50.2%
 Never Married74.1%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock12.0%10.8%
 Widowed2.0%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.682.60
 Households14,405  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock69,00380,755,759
     Married couple, w/children31.5%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock39.8%42.9%
 Non Family Households9,358  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock15.9%15.8%
     Single householder, no children7.8%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for East Lansing    4 Reviews

East Lansing is a wonderful, lively, youthful college town that has gotten better over time. You feel the strong Spartan Spirit everywhere as students, alumni and locals  More

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East Lansing is noted for being the home of one of the first Land Grant colleges -- Michigan State University. MSU has an large campus with an enormous area of land  More

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Over 17 years ago

East Lansing is a very pretty town. The town has had frequent problems with student rioters. Overall 60% of the town is composed of students. I would recommend East  More

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Reviews for Anchorage    83 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

Anchorage had potential but with the massive amount of homeless the petty crime is on the rise. I chose to live in a town outside of Anchorage rather than the city for  More

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I lived in Anchorage for the better part of the 2010's. Pros: o Beautiful, mountain and ocean views; close to many hiking trails, campsites, fishing grounds,  More

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it's nice, i liked it when i grew up there. kinda wish i could move back, but i didn't really like being isolated from all the things like nordstrom, trader joe's,  More

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