COMPARING TWO PLACES
Waverly vs East Lansing
PLACE A
Waverly, Florida
VS
PLACE B
East Lansing, Michigan
Waverly is 100% smaller than East Lansing. Waverly earns more, with a median household income $32,572 higher. East Lansing has grown faster since 2000 (-2% vs -14%).
WAVERLYEAST LANSINGDIFFERENCE
Total population18749,355−100% vs East Lansing
Population density1303,675−3,545
Population growth-13.8%-1.7%−12.1 pts
Median age59.521.3+38.2
Male35.3%48.0%−12.7 pts
Female64.7%52.0%+12.7 pts
Foreign-born0.0%11.5%−11.5 pts
White, non-Hispanic91.4%71.5%+20.0 pts
Black0.0%7.6%−7.6 pts
Hispanic / Latino8.6%6.6%+2.0 pts
Asian0.0%8.9%−8.9 pts
Other0.0%5.5%−5.5 pts
Median household income$78,259$45,687+$32,572
Per capita income$64,413$30,335+$34,078
Poverty rate15.0%33.0%−18.0 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3870.583−0.2
Bachelor's degree or higher0.0%66.6%−66.6 pts
Graduate degree0.0%39.2%−39.2 pts
Unemployment rate13.1%6.6%+6.5 pts
Labor force participation65.2%54.6%+10.6 pts
Median home value$189,100$270,800−$81,700
Median gross rent$756$1,171−$415
Owner-occupied89.0%38.5%+50.4 pts
Housing vacancy rate52.2%11.4%+40.8 pts
Rent-burdened households100.0%68.7%+31.3 pts
Average commute13.516.2−2.7
Worked from home0.0%21.0%−21.0 pts
Public transit to work0.0%4.7%−4.7 pts
Uninsured0.0%6.5%−6.5 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024