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Troy, MI vs East Lansing, MI

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- East Lansing is 0% more densely populated than Troy.
- People are 65.2% less likely to be married in East Lansing.
- The Median Age is 20.7 years younger in East Lansing.
 Troy, MIEast Lansing, MIUnited States
 Population  Unlock47,427329,725,481
 Female Population48.5%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population51.5%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock21.438.4
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 Population - 201081,019  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock46,525285,036,114
 Population - 199072,884  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock2.4%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now14.7%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock3,531.493.4
 Land Area33.5  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.1264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Troy, MIEast Lansing, MIUnited States
 Age 0 to 44.9%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock2.9%6.1%
 Age 10 to 146.5%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock1.8%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.7%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock22.0%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3410.5%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock5.3%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5414.8%  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 844.9%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.6%1.9%
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 Race
 Troy, MIEast Lansing, MIUnited States
 White64.6%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock6.8%12.2%
 Asian25.7%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.1%0.4%
 Two or More Races3.1%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock4.8%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Troy, MIEast Lansing, MIUnited States
 Married Population59.6%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock20.5%48.0%
 Married but Separated0.3%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock79.3%50.2%
 Never Married28.4%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock3.2%10.8%
 Widowed5.1%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.252.60
 Households32,749  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock5,04780,755,759
     Married couple, w/children39.6%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock47.5%42.9%
 Non Family Households9,170  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock13.2%15.8%
     Single householder, no children7.3%  Unlock10.8%
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Reviews for Troy    9 Reviews
MARVIN · Center Line, MI
fake city
Over 4 years ago

, corruption is like  More

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marvin · Pleasant Ridge, MI
Beware
Over 6 years ago

no one ever visited Troy, that writes this stuff,, Troy has a Black out, of any city corruption, most of the elected city are from the same zip code. and the heavy  More

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Bruce · Troy, MI
Great place to live!!
Over 8 years ago

This is the safest place to live in Michigan. The schools are ranked in the top of both the state and in the US. When our kids graduated 98% of the graduates went on  More

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Reviews for East Lansing    4 Reviews
James · East Lansing, MI
A lively, youthful, down-to-Earth college town
Over 3 years ago

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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William · East Lansing, MI
East Lansing -- a very nice university town
Over 10 years ago

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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DF · Topeka, KS
East Lansing
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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