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Spokane, WA vs East Lansing, MI

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- East Lansing is 0% more densely populated than Spokane.
- People are 52.3% less likely to be married in East Lansing.
- The Median Age is 15.0 years younger in East Lansing.
 Spokane, WAEast Lansing, MIUnited States
 Population  Unlock47,427329,725,481
 Female Population50.4%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population49.6%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock21.438.4
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 Population - 2010209,537  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock46,525285,036,114
 Population - 1990177,196  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock2.4%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now25.3%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock3,531.493.4
 Land Area68.8  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.1264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Spokane, WAEast Lansing, MIUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.6%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock2.9%6.1%
 Age 10 to 146.0%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock1.8%3.9%
 Age 18 to 204.2%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock22.0%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3417.3%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock5.3%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5411.4%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock2.2%6.7%
 Age 60 to 646.5%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock4.9%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.8%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.6%1.9%
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 Race
 Spokane, WAEast Lansing, MIUnited States
 White80.3%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock6.8%12.2%
 Asian2.8%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.9%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.1%0.4%
 Two or More Races5.4%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock4.8%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Spokane, WAEast Lansing, MIUnited States
 Married Population43.4%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock20.5%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.5%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock79.3%50.2%
 Never Married35.4%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock3.2%10.8%
 Widowed5.1%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.252.60
 Households94,105  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock5,04780,755,759
     Married couple, w/children28.0%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock47.5%42.9%
 Non Family Households42,139  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock13.2%15.8%
     Single householder, no children10.2%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Spokane    146 Reviews

Lived here all of my life. I've visited enough cities to understand that Spokane could be so much better, but it falls short in many ways. Its car-oriented development  More

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Over 3 years ago

I lived in the Spokane area for 35 years. It has its positives and negatives. Be sure and pick a safe community to live in. Rural areas are rather scary. Too many  More

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I've lived in Spokane for over 5 years after moving here from the Vancouver area for a job. I miss Western Washington. Home buying: When I first moved here, you could  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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