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East Lansing, MI vs College Station, TX

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- College Station is 0% more densely populated than East Lansing.
- People are 57.9% more likely to be married in College Station.
- The Median Age is 1.7 years older in College Station.
 East Lansing, MICollege Station, TXUnited States
 Population  Unlock116,276329,725,481
 Female Population50.5%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population49.5%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock23.138.4
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 Population - 201048,597  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock67,890285,036,114
 Population - 199050,677  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock75.7%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now-6.0%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock2,277.393.4
 Land Area13.4  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.1264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 East Lansing, MICollege Station, TXUnited States
 Age 0 to 42.2%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock5.0%6.1%
 Age 10 to 141.9%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock2.8%3.9%
 Age 18 to 2036.4%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock18.7%5.2%
 Age 25 to 349.3%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock10.5%12.9%
 Age 45 to 545.1%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock3.5%6.7%
 Age 60 to 642.0%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock4.2%9.6%
 Age 75 to 842.4%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock0.5%1.9%
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 Race
 East Lansing, MICollege Station, TXUnited States
 White74.9%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock7.6%12.2%
 Asian9.3%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.3%0.4%
 Two or More Races3.8%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock17.7%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 East Lansing, MICollege Station, TXUnited States
 Married Population20.7%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock31.9%48.0%
 Married but Separated0.2%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock67.3%50.2%
 Never Married74.1%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock5.5%10.8%
 Widowed2.0%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.512.60
 Households14,405  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock19,95580,755,759
     Married couple, w/children31.5%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock35.4%42.9%
 Non Family Households9,358  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock14.7%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 College Station    21 Reviews

I moved here seven years ago for my job and I have to say it was better than I expected. First off, it is a small city not a small town. After you live here for  More

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Pros: - Safe - Easy access to Houston & Austin - Growing Bio Tech Scene - Lots of food choices - City of Bryan has character - Plenty of stuff to do because of the  More

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Over 4 years ago

A Huge portion of you liking this city is if you like the Aggies. If you don't this is probably not the place for you because many of the things to do are based around  More

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