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East Lansing, MI vs Pontiac, MI

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- Pontiac is 0% more densely populated than East Lansing.
- People are 32.9% more likely to be married in Pontiac.
- The Median Age is 11.8 years older in Pontiac.
 East Lansing, MIPontiac, MIUnited States
 Population  Unlock61,498329,725,481
 Female Population50.5%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population49.5%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock33.238.4
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 Population - 201048,597  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock66,337285,036,114
 Population - 199050,677  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock-11.2%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now-6.0%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock3,085.793.4
 Land Area13.4  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.3264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 East Lansing, MIPontiac, MIUnited States
 Age 0 to 42.2%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock7.0%6.1%
 Age 10 to 141.9%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock4.0%3.9%
 Age 18 to 2036.4%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock6.9%5.2%
 Age 25 to 349.3%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock11.9%12.9%
 Age 45 to 545.1%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.1%6.7%
 Age 60 to 642.0%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock7.1%9.6%
 Age 75 to 842.4%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.9%1.9%
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 Race
 East Lansing, MIPontiac, MIUnited States
 White74.9%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock47.0%12.2%
 Asian9.3%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.3%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.4%0.4%
 Two or More Races3.8%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock20.5%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 East Lansing, MIPontiac, MIUnited States
 Married Population20.7%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock25.1%48.0%
 Married but Separated0.2%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock72.5%50.2%
 Never Married74.1%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock14.6%10.8%
 Widowed2.0%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.432.60
 Households14,405  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock12,61880,755,759
     Married couple, w/children31.5%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock20.9%42.9%
 Non Family Households9,358  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock39.5%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 Pontiac    5 Reviews

As soon as they started busing in the early 70’s, this place went to hell in a hand basket! My family moved here in the late 50’s and was once the premiere city in  More

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Like any big city, there are pockets of bad areas in the City. But in general, the Northeast corner is the best with GM powertrain, Piston Palace, Great Lake Crossing,  More

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Lived here from 1979-1998 and the schools are terrible, the future is dim and the crime, poverty and attitude is all so bad that I would not move back here to raise my  More

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