COMPARING TWO PLACES
Okemos vs East Lansing
PLACE A
Okemos, Michigan
VS
PLACE B
East Lansing, Michigan
Okemos is 47% smaller than East Lansing. Okemos earns more, with a median household income $56,925 higher. Okemos has grown faster since 2000 (18% vs -2%).
OKEMOSEAST LANSINGDIFFERENCE
Total population26,39649,355−47% vs East Lansing
Population density1,5663,675−2,109
Population growth17.6%-1.7%+19.3 pts
Median age34.021.3+12.7
Male49.9%48.0%+2.0 pts
Female50.1%52.0%−2.0 pts
Foreign-born22.1%11.5%+10.6 pts
White, non-Hispanic61.3%71.5%−10.2 pts
Black3.5%7.6%−4.0 pts
Hispanic / Latino6.4%6.6%−0.2 pts
Asian19.5%8.9%+10.5 pts
Other9.3%5.5%+3.8 pts
Median household income$102,612$45,687+$56,925
Per capita income$56,396$30,335+$26,061
Poverty rate14.5%33.0%−18.5 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4990.583−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher72.7%66.6%+6.2 pts
Graduate degree40.5%39.2%+1.3 pts
Unemployment rate2.9%6.6%−3.7 pts
Labor force participation65.2%54.6%+10.6 pts
Median home value$359,200$270,800+$88,400
Median gross rent$1,298$1,171+$127
Owner-occupied59.2%38.5%+20.7 pts
Housing vacancy rate8.9%11.4%−2.5 pts
Rent-burdened households46.6%68.7%−22.2 pts
Average commute19.416.2+3.1
Worked from home23.6%21.0%+2.6 pts
Public transit to work3.0%4.7%−1.6 pts
Uninsured2.5%6.5%−4.0 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024