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East Lansing, MI vs Chelsea, MI

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- Chelsea is 0% more densely populated than East Lansing.
- People are 173.6% more likely to be married in Chelsea.
- The Median Age is 27.3 years older in Chelsea.
 East Lansing, MIChelsea, MIUnited States
 Population  Unlock5,447329,725,481
 Female Population50.5%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population49.5%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock48.738.4
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 Population - 201048,597  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock4,398285,036,114
 Population - 199050,677  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock22.3%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now-6.0%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,506.493.4
 Land Area13.4  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.1264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 East Lansing, MIChelsea, MIUnited States
 Age 0 to 42.2%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock6.9%6.1%
 Age 10 to 141.9%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.7%3.9%
 Age 18 to 2036.4%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock0.9%5.2%
 Age 25 to 349.3%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock11.1%12.9%
 Age 45 to 545.1%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock4.5%6.7%
 Age 60 to 642.0%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock12.5%9.6%
 Age 75 to 842.4%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock6.7%1.9%
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 Race
 East Lansing, MIChelsea, MIUnited States
 White74.9%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock0.8%12.2%
 Asian9.3%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.0%0.4%
 Two or More Races3.8%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock1.6%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 East Lansing, MIChelsea, MIUnited States
 Married Population20.7%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock52.8%48.0%
 Married but Separated0.2%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock43.3%50.2%
 Never Married74.1%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock10.3%10.8%
 Widowed2.0%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.072.60
 Households14,405  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock1,34880,755,759
     Married couple, w/children31.5%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock53.3%42.9%
 Non Family Households9,358  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock7.5%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 Chelsea    3 Reviews

Over 9 years ago

I lived in Chelsea in the 1990s and occasionally return out of family obligation. It's marginally more affordable than neighboring Ann Arbor, thus its status as a  More

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Over 16 years ago

Beautiful small town with the best public library. Very convenient to interstate for travel and the excitement and interests of a college town nearby (Ann  More

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Over 17 years ago

Chelsea, Michigan has small town character with plenty of culture and recreation, too. With numerous art galleries, the famous Purple Rose Theatre by actor Jeff Daniels,  More

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