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Lansing, MI vs Michigan City, IN

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- Michigan City is 0% more densely populated than Lansing.
- People are 0.3% less likely to be married in Michigan City.
- The Median Age is 3.7 years older in Michigan City.
 Lansing, MIMichigan City, INUnited States
 Population  Unlock31,965329,725,481
 Female Population51.3%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population48.7%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock36.538.4
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 Population - 2010114,326  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock32,900285,036,114
 Population - 1990127,321  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock-5.6%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now-7.7%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,625.693.4
 Land Area39.2  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock3.3264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Lansing, MIMichigan City, INUnited States
 Age 0 to 46.8%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock7.4%6.1%
 Age 10 to 145.7%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.2%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.8%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock6.1%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3418.5%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock12.3%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5410.6%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.9%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.6%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock9.3%9.6%
 Age 75 to 842.7%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.1%1.9%
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 Race
 Lansing, MIMichigan City, INUnited States
 White52.3%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock27.4%12.2%
 Asian5.3%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.1%0.4%
 Two or More Races5.5%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock7.2%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Lansing, MIMichigan City, INUnited States
 Married Population36.0%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock34.1%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.5%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock64.1%50.2%
 Never Married44.8%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock18.8%10.8%
 Widowed4.7%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.362.60
 Households49,018  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock6,69680,755,759
     Married couple, w/children22.7%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock35.6%42.9%
 Non Family Households24,702  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock29.4%15.8%
     Single householder, no children15.2%  Unlock10.8%
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 Michigan City    5 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

I’ve lived in Michigan City for over 10 years now(March 2020) and am a native of Northwest Indiana (40 years.) Michigan City is an older town, on Lake Michigan ESE of  More

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Over 8 years ago

My in-laws live there. I love to visit the place. Nice people. The city has everything, malls, restaurants, cafes. It's very close to the nature. It's cold in the  More

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Over 15 years ago

HUMID and HOT in the June,July, August and bone chilling cold in Dec and Jan. Snow is just crazy...the lake effect snow machine comes right down off lake michigan and  More

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