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East Lansing, MI vs Toledo, OH

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Highlights
- Toledo is 0% more densely populated than East Lansing.
- People are 70.1% more likely to be married in Toledo.
- The Median Age is 14.1 years older in Toledo.
 East Lansing, MIToledo, OHUnited States
 Population  Unlock271,454329,725,481
 Female Population50.5%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population49.5%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock35.538.4
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 Population - 201048,597  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock313,619285,036,114
 Population - 199050,677  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock-13.4%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now-6.0%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock3,372.693.4
 Land Area13.4  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock3.3264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 East Lansing, MIToledo, OHUnited States
 Age 0 to 42.2%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock6.7%6.1%
 Age 10 to 141.9%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.6%3.9%
 Age 18 to 2036.4%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock5.6%5.2%
 Age 25 to 349.3%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock11.6%12.9%
 Age 45 to 545.1%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.6%6.7%
 Age 60 to 642.0%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock8.9%9.6%
 Age 75 to 842.4%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.8%1.9%
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 Race
 East Lansing, MIToledo, OHUnited States
 White74.9%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock27.7%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  Unlock8.8%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 East Lansing, MIToledo, OHUnited States
 Married Population20.7%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock33.2%48.0%
 Married but Separated0.2%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock64.7%50.2%
 Never Married74.1%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock14.2%10.8%
 Widowed2.0%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.272.60
 Households14,405  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock62,19080,755,759
     Married couple, w/children31.5%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock34.8%42.9%
 Non Family Households9,358  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock32.1%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 Toledo    50 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

I am a renter and the people are cold and disrespectful to you when you are disabled and single. They want to tell you want to do.They want you to make friends when the  More

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Perfect for parents with older children. We moved to Toledo, OH from Madison, WI months before the COVID quarantine in 2020. We cross-compared possible living areas in  More

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Toledoly Terrible! People are aggressive and understanding, after you are nice enough to them for way too long. The city looks like the bad parts of Detroit but does  More

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