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East Lansing, MI vs Graham, NC

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- Graham is 0% more densely populated than East Lansing.
- People are 119.2% more likely to be married in Graham.
- The Median Age is 16.5 years older in Graham.
 East Lansing, MIGraham, NCUnited States
 Population  Unlock16,793329,725,481
 Female Population50.5%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population49.5%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock37.938.4
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 Population - 201048,597  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock12,833285,036,114
 Population - 199050,677  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock22.9%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now-6.0%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,740.293.4
 Land Area13.4  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.1264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 East Lansing, MIGraham, NCUnited 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  Unlock3.3%3.9%
 Age 18 to 2036.4%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock4.5%5.2%
 Age 25 to 349.3%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock10.7%12.9%
 Age 45 to 545.1%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock7.9%6.7%
 Age 60 to 642.0%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock9.0%9.6%
 Age 75 to 842.4%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.6%1.9%
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 Race
 East Lansing, MIGraham, NCUnited States
 White74.9%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock23.1%12.2%
 Asian9.3%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.5%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.7%0.4%
 Two or More Races3.8%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock20.0%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 East Lansing, MIGraham, NCUnited States
 Married Population20.7%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock44.4%48.0%
 Married but Separated0.2%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock54.6%50.2%
 Never Married74.1%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock14.0%10.8%
 Widowed2.0%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.352.60
 Households14,405  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock4,26780,755,759
     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  Unlock22.5%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 Graham    3 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

I am black and a Marine Veteran and why anyone would want to live in Graham is beyond me you could cut the racial tension in the air with a butter knife. In retrospect  More

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Over 19 years ago

I am originally from Overland Park, KS...a suburb of the greater downtown Kansas City Metro area. I am now 32, and up until a year and a half ago, I lived in the Kansas  More

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Over 19 years ago

I was told when I was considering moving to Graham to think of Mayberry 40 years later. This a pretty good description of Graham. It is a very conservative town, where  More

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