COMPARING TWO PLACES
DeWitt vs Lansing
PLACE A
DeWitt, Michigan
VS
PLACE B
Lansing, Iowa
DeWitt is 401% larger than Lansing. DeWitt earns more, with a median household income $44,716 higher. DeWitt has grown faster since 2000 (6% vs -3%).
DEWITTLANSINGDIFFERENCE
Total population4,795957+401% vs Lansing
Population density1,690888+802
Population growth6.0%-3.1%+9.1 pts
Median age41.948.1−6.2
Male47.0%51.5%−4.5 pts
Female53.0%48.5%+4.5 pts
Foreign-born3.1%2.7%+0.4 pts
White, non-Hispanic84.9%94.4%−9.6 pts
Black1.8%0.0%+1.8 pts
Hispanic / Latino6.7%1.1%+5.6 pts
Asian0.0%2.2%−2.2 pts
Other6.7%2.2%+4.4 pts
Median household income$110,341$65,625+$44,716
Per capita income$52,663$35,854+$16,809
Poverty rate5.6%5.1%+0.5 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3880.424−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher51.0%25.9%+25.1 pts
Graduate degree22.8%9.4%+13.4 pts
Unemployment rate3.1%1.7%+1.4 pts
Labor force participation68.1%60.7%+7.4 pts
Median home value$309,900$167,500+$142,400
Median gross rent$1,072$579+$493
Owner-occupied82.5%77.5%+5.0 pts
Housing vacancy rate1.8%27.8%−25.9 pts
Rent-burdened households30.4%14.6%+15.9 pts
Average commute23.021.6+1.3
Worked from home20.0%2.3%+17.7 pts
Public transit to work0.1%0.0%+0.1 pts
Uninsured2.2%1.8%+0.4 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025