MSU's Living Circumstances

East Lansing School District Overview

Michigan State University located in East Lansing School District area. A total of 16,147 households are located in East Lansing School District area. Among them, 2,270 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 2.90 people. The total number of children (under the age of 18) in the region is 5,216 and 36,626 students are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

16.13% (6,139) of residents are non-citizens and 26.87% (10,223) of residents speak a language other than English at home.

*Source of the social, economy, income, and demographic data: EDGE (Education Demographic and Geographic Estimates) dataset for year 2015-2019

Social Characteristics of East Lansing School District, Michigan
Household	16,147
Population	38,053
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	2,270 (14.06%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	5,216
Total Students	36,626
Pre-Kindergarten	402
Kindergarten	451
Grade 1-8	1,504
Grade 9-12	826
College/Graduate School	33,443
Veterans	49,945
Non-citizen	6,139
Non-English Home Language	10,223
Internet Coverage	100.00%

Employment Statistics

50,754 residents are over the age of 16 and 28,869 people are in labor force. Among them, 28,806 people are in civilian labor force and 63 are in armed labor force. 26,351 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 8.50%.

The tables below show the employment-related statistics for East Lansing School District area.

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	25,028	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	14,030	56.06%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	1,664	6.65%
Public transportation	2,182	8.72%
Walked	4,139	16.54%
Other method	1,812	7.24%
Worked from home	1,201	4.80%
Average Commute Time	17 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	26,351	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	12,489	47.39%
Service	5,785	21.95%
Sales and office	5,910	22.43%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	550	2.09%
Production, transportation, and material moving	1,617	6.14%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	26,351	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	54	0.20%
Construction	286	1.09%
Manufacturing	1,155	4.38%
Wholesale trade	317	1.20%
Retail trade	2,385	9.05%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	362	1.37%
Information	291	1.10%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	1,348	5.12%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	1,974	7.49%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	11,661	44.25%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	4,546	17.25%
Other services, except public administration	909	3.45%
Public administration	1,063	4.03%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	26,351	-
Private wage and salary workers	18,476	70.11%
Government workers	7,360	27.93%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	458	1.74%
Unpaid family workers	57	0.22%

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $69,983 for the 16,147 households in East Lansing School District area, Michigan. The average income of a single worker is $7,372. 51,523 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 95.06%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	16,147	-
Less than $10,000	2,966	18.37%
$10,000 - $14,999	942	5.83%
$15,000 - $24,999	2,021	12.52%
$25,000 - $34,999	1,525	9.44%
$35,000 - $49,999	1,580	9.79%
$50,000 - $74,999	2,112	13.08%
$75,000 - $99,999	1,302	8.06%
$100,000 - $149,999	1,762	10.91%
$150,000 - $199,999	871	5.39%
More than $200,000	1,066	6.60%
Median Household Income	$40,602	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$69,983	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	5,733	-
Less than $10,000	253	4.41%
$10,000 - $14,999	129	2.25%
$15,000 - $24,999	329	5.74%
$25,000 - $34,999	410	7.15%
$35,000 - $49,999	339	5.91%
$50,000 - $74,999	832	14.51%
$75,000 - $99,999	581	10.13%
$100,000 - $149,999	1,299	22.66%
$150,000 - $199,999	702	12.24%
More than $200,000	859	14.98%

Median Family Income	$99,825	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$121,779	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$7,372	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$55,192	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$55,192	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	54,200	-
With health insurance coverage	51,523	95.06%
Public coverage	8,392	15.48%
Private health insurance	47,290	87.25%
Without health insurance coverage	2,677	4.94%

Housing

There are 18,311 housing units in East Lansing School District area, Michigan with 16,147 units (88.18%) occupied. 5,909 houses (36.60%) are occupied by owner and 10,238 houses (63.40%) are rented. The average housing value is $186,200 and the average rental cost is $942. 511 houses (2.79%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 2,777 houses (15.17%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	18,311	-
Occupied	16,147	88.18%
Owner Occupied	5,909	36.60%
Renter Occupied	10,238	63.40%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	6,488	35.43%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	1,670	9.12%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	10,089	55.10%
Mobile Homes	64	0.35%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	0	0.00%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	18,311	-
Built 2014 or later	511	2.79%
Built 2010 - 2013	281	1.53%
Built 2000 - 2009	1,858	10.15%
Built 1990 - 1999	2,432	13.28%
Built 1980 - 1989	2,345	12.81%
Built 1970 - 1979	3,315	18.10%
Built 1960 - 1969	2,669	14.58%
Built 1950 - 1959	2,123	11.59%
Built 1949 or earlier	2,777	15.17%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	18,311	-
1 room	647	3.53%
2 rooms	1,544	8.43%
3 rooms	3,457	18.88%
4 rooms	3,073	16.78%
5 rooms	2,431	13.28%
6 rooms	2,376	12.98%
7 rooms	1,557	8.50%
8 rooms	1,287	7.03%
9 rooms or more	1,939	10.59%
Median Number of Rooms	4.7 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	18,311	-
no bedroom	683	3.73%
1 bedroom	3,470	18.95%
2 bedrooms	5,935	32.41%
3 bedrooms	4,138	22.60%
4 bedrooms	3,412	18.63%
5 bedrooms or more	673	3.68%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	5,909	-
Less than $50,000	165	2.79%
$50,000 - $99,999	510	8.63%
$100,000 - $149,999	1,107	18.73%
$150,000 - $199,999	1,566	26.50%
$200,000 - $299,999	1,524	25.79%
$300,000 - $499,999	689	11.66%
$500,000 - $999,999	305	5.16%
$1,000,000 or more	43	0.73%
Median House Value	$186,200	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	10,060	-
Less than $500	431	4.28%
$500 - $999	5,456	54.23%
$1,000 - $1,499	2,486	24.71%
$1,500 - $1,999	895	8.90%
$2,000 - $2,499	369	3.67%
$2,500 - $2,999	196	1.95%
$3,000 or more	227	2.26%
Median Rental Costs	$942	-

Demographic

A total of 54,463 people lives in East Lansing School District area, Michigan with 26,979 male and 27,484 female. The males to female ratio is 49.54 to 50.46. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	54,463	-
Male	26,979	49.54%
Female	27,484	50.46%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	54,463	-
Under 5 years	1,353	2.48%
5 - 9 years	1,369	2.51%
10 - 14 years	816	1.50%
15 - 19 years	13,444	24.68%
20 - 24 years	19,280	35.40%
25 - 34 years	5,641	10.36%
35 - 44 years	2,880	5.29%
45 - 54 years	2,242	4.12%
55 - 59 years	1,337	2.45%
60 - 64 years	1,614	2.96%
65 - 74 years	2,375	4.36%
75 - 84 years	1,270	2.33%
85 years and older	842	1.55%
Median Age	21.6 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	54,463	-
One Race	52,496	96.39%
White	41,236	75.71%
Black or African American	3,564	6.54%
American Indian and Alaska Native	151	0.28%
Asian	6,934	12.73%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	15	0.03%
Other	596	1.09%

Two or more races	1,967	3.61%
White and Black or African American	490	0.90%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	251	0.46%
White and Asian	606	1.11%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	7	0.01%