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East Lansing, MI vs Cincinnati, OH

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- Cincinnati is 0% more densely populated than East Lansing.
- People are 50.8% more likely to be married in Cincinnati.
- The Median Age is 11.3 years older in Cincinnati.
 East Lansing, MICincinnati, OHUnited States
 Population  Unlock308,664329,725,481
 Female Population50.5%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population49.5%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock32.738.4
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 Population - 201048,597  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock331,285285,036,114
 Population - 199050,677  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock-8.1%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now-6.0%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock3,961.693.4
 Land Area13.4  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock1.6264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 East Lansing, MICincinnati, OHUnited States
 Age 0 to 42.2%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock5.4%6.1%
 Age 10 to 141.9%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.3%3.9%
 Age 18 to 2036.4%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock7.2%5.2%
 Age 25 to 349.3%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock12.0%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  Unlock7.5%9.6%
 Age 75 to 842.4%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.6%1.9%
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 Race
 East Lansing, MICincinnati, OHUnited States
 White74.9%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock40.0%12.2%
 Asian9.3%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.4%0.4%
 Two or More Races3.8%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock4.4%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 East Lansing, MICincinnati, OHUnited States
 Married Population20.7%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock29.1%48.0%
 Married but Separated0.2%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock68.7%50.2%
 Never Married74.1%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock11.7%10.8%
 Widowed2.0%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.112.60
 Households14,405  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock62,65280,755,759
     Married couple, w/children31.5%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock33.5%42.9%
 Non Family Households9,358  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock31.0%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 Cincinnati    113 Reviews

A native buckeye, I currently split my time between Cincinnati and Charleston, SC. We were considering leaving Cincinnati, but after reviewing other cities, I think  More

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Over 4 years ago

Lived in Cinti. and on UC faculty for over 40 years. The best move of my life is to have retired and left Cinti. for Tucson. In academics OSU far outranks UC and the  More

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What Bert has to say is a bit dated. The downtown area has made a great comeback over the past 10-15 years with Over the Rhine once being ranked America’s most dangerous  More

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