2024 Compare Cities Economy:
Lansing, MI vs Lake Orion, MI

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Highlights
- Household income in Lake Orion, is 95% more than it is in Lansing and is 24% above the National Average.
- Lansing unemployment rate is 7.4%.
- Lake Orion unemployment rate is 3.5%.
 Lansing, MILake Orion, MIUnited States
 Unemployment Rate7.4%3.5%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth1.3%0.3%1.6%
 Future Job Growth32.4%38.0%33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.0%6.0%6.2%
 Income Taxes5.3%4.3%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$25,939$50,576$37,638
 Household Income$46,570$90,750$69,021
 Family Median Income$57,853$114,818$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Lansing, MILake Orion, MIUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K14.2%9.2%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K5.1%3.2%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K11.0%11.2%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K11.8%3.0%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K11.8%6.6%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K8.4%5.6%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K11.1%4.6%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K12.9%10.2%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K9.5%23.2%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K2.7%8.9%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K1.4%14.3%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Lansing, MILake Orion, MIUnited States
 Management, business, finance12.1%20.7%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science6.7%9.1%6.5%
 Community, social services2.2%0.5%1.8%
 Legal0.8%0.4%1.2%
 Education, library6.4%6.3%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment1.9%1.3%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology4.2%4.9%6.2%
 Healthcare support4.8%1.4%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.7%4.2%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving7.8%3.2%5.4%
 Building maintenance4.7%4.2%3.6%
 Personal care2.6%5.8%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support19.7%18.9%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.7%0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair5.7%3.7%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving18.1%15.4%13.1%
Reviews for Lansing    28 Reviews

I am in my fifth house in the greater Lansing area since relocating here in 1997 from the tri-city area (Midland/Bay City/Saginaw). Pros: people are friendlier here-  More

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I first moved to Lansing in the early 2000s for grad school @ MSU, went away and returned after several years. I must say, the area has improved VERY significantly  More

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This is a really nice place to live and people here are friendly there is a lot to do and a wide variety of different people and belief systems if you know where to look  More

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Reviews for Lake Orion    3 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

Lake Orion, like many Michigan cities has a lot of beauty to it, obviously including the lakes, which there are several big and many small. I grew up here and if I  More

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We moved here from Ky 2 years ago. I absolutely love it, and outside of a job transfer, will never leave. The schools are exceptional, some of the highest test scores in  More

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Over 17 years ago

We moved to Lake Orion three years ago from California and have been really pleased with this area. The people are very friendly and have embraced us well. Lake Orion is  More

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