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Phoenix, AZ vs East Lansing, MI

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- East Lansing is 0% more densely populated than Phoenix.
- People are 53.6% less likely to be married in East Lansing.
- The Median Age is 12.7 years younger in East Lansing.
 Phoenix, AZEast Lansing, MIUnited States
 Population  Unlock47,427329,725,481
 Female Population49.7%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population50.3%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock21.438.4
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 Population - 20101,448,998  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock46,525285,036,114
 Population - 1990983,403  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock2.4%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now73.7%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock3,531.493.4
 Land Area517.7  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.1264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Phoenix, AZEast Lansing, MIUnited States
 Age 0 to 46.8%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock2.9%6.1%
 Age 10 to 147.4%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock1.8%3.9%
 Age 18 to 204.1%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock22.0%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3416.2%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock5.3%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5412.6%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock2.2%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.1%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock4.9%9.6%
 Age 75 to 842.9%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.6%1.9%
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 Race
 Phoenix, AZEast Lansing, MIUnited States
 White41.4%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock6.8%12.2%
 Asian3.8%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.2%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.1%0.4%
 Two or More Races3.2%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock4.8%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Phoenix, AZEast Lansing, MIUnited States
 Married Population44.7%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock20.5%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.1%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock79.3%50.2%
 Never Married39.1%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock3.2%10.8%
 Widowed4.0%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.252.60
 Households579,876  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock5,04780,755,759
     Married couple, w/children31.6%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock47.5%42.9%
 Non Family Households211,288  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock13.2%15.8%
     Single householder, no children12.3%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Phoenix    449 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

As someone that has worked in Phoenix for close to 20 years now. There is great areas to eat at, great opportunities for premium small businesses to set up shop and even  More

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Over 1 years ago

Phoenix is a city of potential and definitely has a bad reputation that is not completely deserved all throughout the city itself. There is tons of things to do, places  More

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Phoenix has tons of the best places to shop and eat at bar none due to it being the big city. Downtown is definitely underrated. There also is some nice new developments  More

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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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