COMPARING TWO PLACES
DeWitt vs East Lansing
PLACE A
DeWitt, Michigan
VS
PLACE B
East Lansing, Michigan
DeWitt is 90% smaller than East Lansing. DeWitt earns more, with a median household income $64,654 higher. DeWitt has grown faster since 2000 (6% vs -2%).
DEWITTEAST LANSINGDIFFERENCE
Total population4,79549,355−90% vs East Lansing
Population density1,6903,675−1,985
Population growth6.0%-1.7%+7.7 pts
Median age41.921.3+20.6
Male47.0%48.0%−0.9 pts
Female53.0%52.0%+0.9 pts
Foreign-born3.1%11.5%−8.4 pts
White, non-Hispanic84.9%71.5%+13.4 pts
Black1.8%7.6%−5.8 pts
Hispanic / Latino6.7%6.6%+0.1 pts
Asian0.0%8.9%−8.9 pts
Other6.7%5.5%+1.2 pts
Median household income$110,341$45,687+$64,654
Per capita income$52,663$30,335+$22,328
Poverty rate5.6%33.0%−27.4 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3880.583−0.2
Bachelor's degree or higher51.0%66.6%−15.6 pts
Graduate degree22.8%39.2%−16.4 pts
Unemployment rate3.1%6.6%−3.5 pts
Labor force participation68.1%54.6%+13.5 pts
Median home value$309,900$270,800+$39,100
Median gross rent$1,072$1,171−$99
Owner-occupied82.5%38.5%+43.9 pts
Housing vacancy rate1.8%11.4%−9.6 pts
Rent-burdened households30.4%68.7%−38.3 pts
Average commute23.016.2+6.7
Worked from home20.0%21.0%−1.0 pts
Public transit to work0.1%4.7%−4.5 pts
Uninsured2.2%6.5%−4.3 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025