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Washington, DC vs East Lansing, MI

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- Household income in East Lansing, is 56% less than it is in Washington and is 68% below the National Average.
- Washington unemployment rate is 7.0%.
- East Lansing unemployment rate is 3.7%.
 Washington, DCEast Lansing, MIUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock3.7%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock1.3%1.6%
 Future Job Growth33.7%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock4.3%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$63,793  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$41,177$69,021
 Family Median Income$127,629  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Washington, DCEast Lansing, MIUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock21.8%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K2.9%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock12.7%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K5.2%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock7.3%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K5.1%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock5.4%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K11.3%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock11.8%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K10.2%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock7.7%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Washington, DCEast Lansing, MIUnited States
 Management, business, finance29.1%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock8.4%6.5%
 Community, social services2.3%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.9%1.2%
 Education, library6.2%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock3.5%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology3.6%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock2.2%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.4%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock9.4%5.4%
 Building maintenance2.5%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock4.5%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support13.6%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.5%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair2.3%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock5.4%13.1%
Reviews for Washington    97 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Living in DC long term brings on a kind of insidious misery. A long, slow, simmering down of any natural optimism or desire for a better future. It’s a leach of a town  More

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Over 5 years ago

Parts are beautiful but alot is rundown and ghetto. They always show the monuments and upper nw neighborhoods but never show hoods across the Anacostia River. Crime is  More

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Moved to DC 40 years ago from Mpls-St. Paul. DC is an amazing town. Downside is people are very competitive, everything is expensive. Great restaurants, foodie heaven  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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