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East Lansing, MI vs Ketchikan, AK

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Highlights
- Ketchikan is 0% more densely populated than East Lansing.
- People are 118.4% more likely to be married in Ketchikan.
- The Median Age is 16.3 years older in Ketchikan.
 East Lansing, MIKetchikan, AKUnited States
 Population  Unlock8,150329,725,481
 Female Population50.5%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population49.5%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock37.738.4
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 Population - 201048,597  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock7,922285,036,114
 Population - 199050,677  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock3.4%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now-6.0%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock2,144.293.4
 Land Area13.4  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock1.1264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 East Lansing, MIKetchikan, AKUnited States
 Age 0 to 42.2%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock7.4%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  Unlock5.5%5.2%
 Age 25 to 349.3%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock13.1%12.9%
 Age 45 to 545.1%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock8.0%6.7%
 Age 60 to 642.0%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock10.0%9.6%
 Age 75 to 842.4%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.0%1.9%
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 Race
 East Lansing, MIKetchikan, AKUnited States
 White74.9%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock1.0%12.2%
 Asian9.3%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock17.4%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.0%0.4%
 Two or More Races3.8%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock6.1%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 East Lansing, MIKetchikan, AKUnited States
 Married Population20.7%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock44.3%48.0%
 Married but Separated0.2%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock54.7%50.2%
 Never Married74.1%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock14.5%10.8%
 Widowed2.0%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.422.60
 Households14,405  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock1,99480,755,759
     Married couple, w/children31.5%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock40.1%42.9%
 Non Family Households9,358  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock22.1%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 Ketchikan    8 Reviews

Am from Astoria, Oregon, just south a bit from Ketchikan. Appreciate this beautiful space above every other place! Cheers to everyone this Holiday  More

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It's been nine years since anyone gave a review for Ketchikan so I thought I'd give one. I do not live there, however, I nearly relocated there when I was interviewing  More

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Over 16 years ago

There are many things to do here however there is a large alcohol problem and the drugs are growing. For families who stay connected and are not afraid of the rain,  More

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