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East Lansing, MI vs Chapel Hill, NC

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Highlights
- Chapel Hill is 0% more densely populated than East Lansing.
- People are 74.2% more likely to be married in Chapel Hill.
- The Median Age is 3.6 years older in Chapel Hill.
 East Lansing, MIChapel Hill, NCUnited States
 Population  Unlock60,920329,725,481
 Female Population50.5%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population49.5%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock2538.4
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 Population - 201048,597  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock48,715285,036,114
 Population - 199050,677  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock30.8%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now-6.0%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock2,828.993.4
 Land Area13.4  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.2264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 East Lansing, MIChapel Hill, NCUnited States
 Age 0 to 42.2%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock4.3%6.1%
 Age 10 to 141.9%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.5%3.9%
 Age 18 to 2036.4%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock14.2%5.2%
 Age 25 to 349.3%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock9.3%12.9%
 Age 45 to 545.1%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock4.4%6.7%
 Age 60 to 642.0%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock6.5%9.6%
 Age 75 to 842.4%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.4%1.9%
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 Race
 East Lansing, MIChapel Hill, NCUnited States
 White74.9%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock10.4%12.2%
 Asian9.3%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.3%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.4%0.4%
 Two or More Races3.8%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock6.8%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 East Lansing, MIChapel Hill, NCUnited States
 Married Population20.7%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock35.2%48.0%
 Married but Separated0.2%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock63.9%50.2%
 Never Married74.1%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock6.1%10.8%
 Widowed2.0%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.462.60
 Households14,405  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock10,63780,755,759
     Married couple, w/children31.5%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock41.5%42.9%
 Non Family Households9,358  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock10.2%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 Chapel Hill    16 Reviews

Between my wife and I, we've lived in Raleigh, Cary, Durham, and Chapel Hill, and it's Chapel Hill we prefer. Franklin Street is always lively with an eclectic mix of  More

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I am not sure if Bert has actually been to the Triangle, but for starters, Durham, as Chapel Hill residents know and envy, is and has been for 5 yrs now a vibrant  More

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someone told me they live in the hills/mountains right near chapel hill, and the summers are much cooler there, while the town itself is easily accessible. is this  More

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