COMPARING TWO PLACES
Sunfield vs Lansing
PLACE A
Sunfield, Michigan
VS
PLACE B
Lansing, Iowa
Sunfield is 43% smaller than Lansing. Sunfield earns more, with a median household income $4,196 higher. Lansing has grown faster since 2000 (-3% vs -10%).
SUNFIELDLANSINGDIFFERENCE
Total population543957−43% vs Lansing
Population density715888−172
Population growth-10.4%-3.1%−7.3 pts
Median age40.548.1−7.6
Male42.9%51.5%−8.6 pts
Female57.1%48.5%+8.6 pts
Foreign-born0.6%2.7%−2.1 pts
White, non-Hispanic94.2%94.4%−0.2 pts
Black0.8%0.0%+0.8 pts
Hispanic / Latino2.3%1.1%+1.2 pts
Asian0.2%2.2%−2.1 pts
Other2.6%2.2%+0.3 pts
Median household income$69,821$65,625+$4,196
Per capita income$31,557$35,854−$4,297
Poverty rate16.0%5.1%+10.9 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4070.424−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher6.1%25.9%−19.8 pts
Graduate degree0.6%9.4%−8.7 pts
Unemployment rate8.9%1.7%+7.2 pts
Labor force participation57.8%60.7%−2.9 pts
Median home value$156,000$167,500−$11,500
Median gross rent$896$579+$317
Owner-occupied61.8%77.5%−15.8 pts
Housing vacancy rate4.2%27.8%−23.6 pts
Rent-burdened households27.1%14.6%+12.5 pts
Average commute29.021.6+7.4
Worked from home3.2%2.3%+1.0 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured7.6%1.8%+5.8 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025