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East Lansing, MI vs Pasadena, CA

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- Pasadena is 0% more densely populated than East Lansing.
- People are 118.8% more likely to be married in Pasadena.
- The Median Age is 17.7 years older in Pasadena.
 East Lansing, MIPasadena, CAUnited States
 Population  Unlock138,771329,725,481
 Female Population50.5%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population49.5%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock39.138.4
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 Population - 201048,597  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock133,936285,036,114
 Population - 199050,677  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock5.3%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now-6.0%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock6,044.393.4
 Land Area13.4  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.1264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 East Lansing, MIPasadena, CAUnited States
 Age 0 to 42.2%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock4.3%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  Unlock4.4%5.2%
 Age 25 to 349.3%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock15.4%12.9%
 Age 45 to 545.1%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock5.9%6.7%
 Age 60 to 642.0%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock8.7%9.6%
 Age 75 to 842.4%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.6%1.9%
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 Race
 East Lansing, MIPasadena, CAUnited States
 White74.9%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock7.5%12.2%
 Asian9.3%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.4%0.4%
 Two or More Races3.8%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock36.1%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 East Lansing, MIPasadena, CAUnited States
 Married Population20.7%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock43.8%48.0%
 Married but Separated0.2%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock54.7%50.2%
 Never Married74.1%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock9.0%10.8%
 Widowed2.0%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.452.60
 Households14,405  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock30,93980,755,759
     Married couple, w/children31.5%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock43.4%42.9%
 Non Family Households9,358  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock12.2%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 Pasadena    19 Reviews

Pasadena is a little slice of the world in the foothills above the San Gabriel Valley. It has everything you could want. Check out my video on the cost of living in  More

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Over 10 years ago

The weather in Pasadena, CA is rather pleasant. It does not get cold here, it used to be around the first two weeks of December it could go down to 32-28 F, only a few  More

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Over 11 years ago

Great place to live for all ages and enjoy mostly sunny  More

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