Scores by category

Each category averages its indicators' percentile scores among US metro and micro areas.

Safety54#429/924
Economy60#372/925
Housing40#560/925
Health67#307/925
Healthcare87#124/923
Environment16#775/917
Education92#73/925
Infrastructure88#110/925
Community87#120/925
Leisure & amenities20#741/925

Strengths · Weaknesses

Indicators where Lansing-East Lansing, MI metro area ranks highest and lowest among US metro and micro areas (score = percentile, 100 = best).

Strengths

Some college · high76.2%
95/100Michigan 68.5%United States 67.8%2019-2023University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteAggregated from counties
Drought exposure · low2%
91/100Michigan 12%United States 43%Nov 2025–Oct 2026National Drought Mitigation Center (University of Nebraska–Lincoln), USDA and NOAAAggregated from counties
Public transit commuters · high1.6%
91/100Michigan 0.9%United States 3.2%2020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B08301
New business applications · high18.3 /1k
91/100Michigan 15.0 /1kUnited States 16.6 /1k2025U.S. Census BureauAggregated from counties
Uninsured residents (under 65) · low5.3%
91/100Michigan 6.2%United States 9.8%2020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B27010
Distance to an Amtrak station · low8 mi
87/100Michigan 25 miUnited States 43 mi2026Federal Aviation Administration · Bureau of Transportation Statistics · U.S. Census BureauAggregated from counties

Weaknesses

Effective property tax rate · high1.52%
8/100Michigan 1.19%United States 0.94%2020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B25090
Days with unhealthy air · high2.2%
15/1002025U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Fine particulate matter (PM2.5) · high8.6 µg/m³
17/100Michigan 8.6 µg/m³United States 8.0 µg/m³2022Centers for Disease Control and Prevention · U.S. Environmental Protection AgencyAggregated from counties
Violent crime rate · high413 /100k
18/100Michigan 416 /100kUnited States 328 /100k2025Federal Bureau of InvestigationAggregated from counties
Depression · high27.3%
18/100Michigan 26.5%United States 20.7%2023Centers for Disease Control and PreventionAggregated from counties
Pharmacies · low1.1 /10k
19/100Michigan 1.9 /10kUnited States 1.8 /10k2025U.S. Bureau of Labor StatisticsAggregated from counties

Trends

The largest changes over about five years, next to the country's over the same periods.

New business applicationsImproving
9.2 /1k (2020) → 18.3 /1k (2025)
+100%5 yearsUS 13.1 /1k → 16.6 /1k
Child care cost burdenImproving
43.2% (2020 & 2021) → 24.3% (2023 & 2024)
−19 pts3 yearsUS 24.5% → 27.9%
Drought exposureImproving
18% (2021) → 2% (Nov 2025–Oct 2026)
−16 pts5 yearsUS 40% → 43%
Homicide rateImproving
8.6 /100k (2021) → 2.6 /100k (May 2025–Apr 2026)
−70%5 yearsUS 7.8 /100k → 4.8 /100k
Gyms and fitness centersImproving
0.4 /10k (2020) → 0.7 /10k (2025)
+58%5 yearsUS 1.2 /10k → 1.3 /10k
Drug overdose deathsImproving
33.1 /100k (2021) → 16.9 /100k (Mar 2025–Feb 2026)
−49%5 yearsUS 30.8 /100k → 18.4 /100k

What changed in five years

How each measure moved between two periods about five years apart, read against whether more or less is better, the published margin of error and the same change in other places.

Over about five years, Lansing-East Lansing, MI metro area improved on 17 of 32 measures with a comparison and declined on 5. 4 moved within the margin of error and 6 barely changed.

Earlier period
Latest period
Lower standingHigher standing

Position is the place's standing among metro and micro areas: further right is better, whichever way the measure counts. Periods differ by measure (most compare 2015-2019 with 2020-2024); each row names its own in its tooltip and in the table.

Improved17

Gyms+58%0.4 /10k → 0.7 /10k
New businesses+100%9.2 /1k → 18.3 /1k
Bachelor's++5.1 points32.5% → 37.5%
Commute−0.8 min22.4 min → 21.6 min
Homicides−54%5.8 /100k → 2.6 /100k

Declined5

Pharmacies−33%1.6 /10k → 1.1 /10k
Suicides+21%12.7 /100k → 15.4 /100k
Transit use−0.6 points2.3% → 1.6%
Traffic deaths+12%9.2 /100k → 10.3 /100k
Price / income+0.5×2.5× → 3.0×

All 32 measures

Change of every measure of Lansing-East Lansing, MI metro area between two periods about five years apart
Measure	Before	After	Change	Reading	Favourable vs peers
Arts, entertainment and recreation	2.7 /10k2020	3.1 /10k2025	+14%	Improved	64%
Average commute time	22.4 min2015-2019	21.6 min2020-2024	−0.8 min	Improved	84%
Average weekly wage	$1,0902020	$1,3122025	+20%	Improved	24%
Bachelor's degree or higher	32.5%2015-2019	37.5%2020-2024	+5.1 points	Improved	92%
Broadband subscriptions	82.7%2015-2019	90.5%2020-2024	+7.8 points	Improved	36%
Child poverty rate	17.6%2015-2019	14.7%2020-2024	−2.9 points	Improved	57%
Distance to an airport	50 mi2020	50 mi2025	+0 mi	Little change	15%
Drug overdose deaths	32.1 /100k2020	16.9 /100kMar 2025–Feb 2026	−47%	Improved	77%
Effective property tax rate	1.70%2015-2019	1.52%2020-2024	−0.2 points	Little change	67%
Firearm deaths	10.5 /100k2020	11.0 /100kMay 2025–Apr 2026	+4.4%	Little change	42%
Grocery stores	1.1 /10k2020	1.1 /10k2025	−1.3%	Little change	44%
Gyms and fitness centers	0.4 /10k2020	0.7 /10k2025	+58%	Improved	91%
High school diploma or higher	93.4%2015-2019	94.1%2020-2024	+0.7 points	Within the margin of error	19%
Home price to income ratio	2.5×2015-2019	3.0×2020-2024	+0.5×	Declined	49%
Homicide rate	5.8 /100k2020	2.6 /100kMay 2025–Apr 2026	−54%	Improved	81%
Income adjusted for local prices	$45,6472019	$59,0652024	+29%	Improved	32%
Income inequality (Gini index)	0.4472015-2019	0.4522020-2024	+0.006	Within the margin of error	38%
Median household income	$57,9252015-2019	$72,5502020-2024	+25%	Improved	41%
New business applications	9.2 /1k2020	18.3 /1k2025	+100%	Improved	94%
Pharmacies	1.6 /10k2020	1.1 /10k2025	−33%	Declined	7%
Poverty rate	14.9%2015-2019	13.5%2020-2024	−1.4 points	Improved	62%
Property crime rate	1,723 /100k2020	1,188 /100k2025	−31%	Improved	45%
Public libraries	0.6 /10k2019	0.7 /10k2024	+4.2%	Little change	84%
Public transit commuters	2.3%2015-2019	1.6%2020-2024	−0.6 points	Declined	28%
Rent as share of income	29.0%2015-2019	30.0%2020-2024	+1 points	Within the margin of error	37%
Rent-burdened households	47.7%2015-2019	50.1%2020-2024	+2.3 points	Within the margin of error	37%
Restaurants and bars	7.2 /10k2020	7.3 /10k2025	+1%	Little change	50%
Suicide rate	12.7 /100k2020	15.4 /100kMay 2025–Apr 2026	+21%	Declined	24%
Traffic deaths	9.2 /100k2015-2019	10.3 /100k2020-2024	+12%	Declined	42%
Unemployment rate	7.7%2020	4.8%2025	−2.9 points	Improved	48%
Uninsured residents (under 65)	6.0%2015-2019	5.3%2020-2024	−0.7 points	Improved	62%
Violent crime rate	539 /100k2020	413 /100k2025	−23%	Improved	63%

“Against peers” compares the change with the same change in the 708 metro and micro areas that have the same two periods. It describes how common a change is, not why it happened.

Sources: Regional Economic Accounts; Local Area Unemployment Statistics; Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages; Mapping Injury, Overdose, and Violence; American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates; Business Formation Statistics; Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Return A master files; Public Libraries Survey; Fatality Analysis Reporting System; Distance to airports and intercity rail. Values are the latest and the one five years earlier of the same publisher dataset; datasets that changed publisher in between are never compared.

Survey estimates (American Community Survey) compare the two most recent 5-year windows that do not share years, so the margin of error of the difference holds. The 2015-2019 window predates the pandemic and 2020-2024 includes it.
A change counts only when it is larger than 1.645 times the square root of the two standard errors squared, summed (a 90% margin). Measures published without a margin must change by at least 5% to count.
“Against peers” compares the change with the same change in the 925 metro and micro areas that have the same two periods. It describes how common a change is, not why it happened.
Standing is a percentile among the same places: 0 is the lowest value on the measure (or the worst when lower is better), 100 the best.

Metro and micro areas like Lansing-East Lansing, MI metro area five years ago that improved

The places whose measures looked most like those of Lansing-East Lansing, MI metro area in the earlier period, ranked by how many measures improved beyond the margin of error, minus how many declined. A comparison of published data, not a forecast and not advice.

For comparison, Lansing-East Lansing, MI metro area itself moved +1 points in standing on average over the same 30 measures (standings of all places average about zero).

How the ranking works

Similarity is the root-mean-square difference of standings in the earlier period over the measures most places have. Places are ranked by measures that improved beyond the margin of error minus those that declined (a count that estimation noise in small places cannot inflate), then by the mean change of standing over the measures a place has in both periods. Only places with more improvements than declines and a rise in standing are listed. Standings are relative, so a place can improve in absolute terms and still lose standing.

Who lives here

Age, race and education of residents, from the American Community Survey. Shares are of all residents (age), residents of every origin (race) or adults 25 and over (education).

Age and sex

472,669 residents

Men
Women

80 and over
70–79
60–69
50–59
40–49
30–39
20–29
10–19
Under 10

Share of all residents, each sex

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: 50–59 women (−0.7 points).

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B01001View table on data.census.gov

Race and Hispanic origin

472,669 residents

Lansing-East Lansing, MI metro area
United States share

White73%345,599
Black8.5%40,108
Hispanic or Latino7.6%35,844

Education

310,203 residents (±194)

Lansing-East Lansing, MI metro area
United States share

No high school diploma5.9%18,357
High school or GED23%72,883
Some college23%70,980

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Income

How household income is spread, not just the middle: each bar is the share of households in that income range.

Household income

194,163 households (±1,017)

Lansing-East Lansing, MI metro area
United States share

Under $25k16%30,147
$25k–50k19%36,714
$50k–75k17%33,285
$75k–100k14%26,858
$100k–150k18%34,905
$150k–200k8.4%16,346
$200k or more8.2%15,908

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: $25k–50k (−4.4 points).

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B19001View table on data.census.gov

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Homes

Who owns and who rents, what homes cost, and what the housing stock looks like.

Owners and renters

194,163 households (±1,017)

Lansing-East Lansing, MI metro area
United States share

Own67%129,326
Rent33%64,837

No change since 2015–2019 is larger than the margin of error.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B25003View table on data.census.gov

Rent paid

62,992 households (±1,590)

Lansing-East Lansing, MI metro area
United States share

Under $75015%9,580
$750–1,00026%16,645
$1,000–1,50040%25,476

Home values

129,326 homes (±1,685)

Lansing-East Lansing, MI metro area
United States share

Under $150k28%36,197
$150k–250k32%41,680
$250k–400k26%33,381

Age of homes

207,300 homes (±215)

Lansing-East Lansing, MI metro area
United States share

2010 or later7.0%14,450
2000–200911%21,880
1980–199922%45,878

Size of homes

207,300 homes (±215)

Lansing-East Lansing, MI metro area
United States share

Studio1.9%3,983
1 bedroom11%22,504
2 bedrooms26%54,270
3 bedrooms

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Getting to work

How workers travel to their job and how long it takes them.

How people get to work

231,178 workers (±2,051)

Lansing-East Lansing, MI metro area
United States share

Drive alone69%160,005
Carpool7.8%17,940
Public transit1.6%3,799
Walk3.0%7,023
Bike0.8%1,914
Work from home17%38,486
Other0.9%2,011

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: Work from home (+12.6 points).

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B08301View table on data.census.gov

Time to get to work

192,692 workers (±2,312)

Lansing-East Lansing, MI metro area
United States share

Under 15 min32%61,896
15–29 min45%87,173
30–44 min14%26,239

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Jobs and pay

What the largest occupations here pay, from the Bureau of Labor Statistics' Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey.

The 10 largest occupations in Lansing-East Lansing, MI employ 45,740 people. 3 pay a median above the US median and 7 below it.

Above the US median
Below the US median

The largest occupations in Lansing-East Lansing, MI by employment, with median annual pay and how it compares with the United States
Occupation	Jobs	Median pay	vs USCompared with the US	Concentration
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators6,170 jobs	6,170	$55,120US $44,650	+23%	3.14×
Office Clerks, General4,830 jobs	4,830	$45,830US $45,010	+2%	1.4×
Fast Food and Counter Workers4,810 jobs	4,810	$28,640US $31,200	−8%	0.89×
Retail Salespersons4,750 jobs	4,750	$33,840US $35,410	−4%	0.87×
General and Operations Managers4,470 jobs	4,470	$119,140US $105,770	+13%	0.91×
Business Operations Specialists, All Other4,360 jobs	4,360	$82,940US $83,050	0%	2.87×
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand4,270 jobs	4,270	$40,060US $40,240	0%	1.04×
Cashiers4,170 jobs	4,170	$29,930US $32,880	−9%	0.97×
Registered Nurses4,120 jobs	4,120	$84,320US $97,550	−14%	0.87×
Customer Service Representatives3,790 jobs	3,790	$44,250US $44,770	−1%	1.05×

Look up any occupation

Search more than 800 occupations and see what they pay in Lansing-East Lansing, MI.

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025-05 (all industries and ownerships) bls.gov/oes

Reference period: 2025-05. BLS publishes metro areas, states and the nation (not counties or cities), so a county or city page shows its metro area.
Pay is not adjusted for the cost of living, so a higher median does not mean more purchasing power.
BLS caps the highest wages it publishes: where a figure is shown as “or more”, the real value is at least that much.
Some occupations (teachers, performers) are published by the hour or school year and shown here as an annual figure.

Local businesses

Employer businesses and sole proprietors by industry, per resident and against the state and the nation. Counts of businesses next to counts of people, not a measure of demand.

Lansing-East Lansing, MI has 9,748 employer establishments, 205 for every 10,000 residents (0.83× the US rate of 248), with 172,407 paid employees at an average annual pay of $56,848. The Census Bureau also counts 35,539 nonemployer businesses, mostly sole proprietors.

Establishments: 9,748; 35,539 nonemployers
Per 10,000 residents: 205; US 248
Paid employees: 172,407
Average annual pay: $56,848; US $68,342

Employer establishments, employees, average pay and nonemployers of Lansing-East Lansing, MI by industry, with the density per resident against the nation

Ambulatory health care services	815	17.2	0.82×About typical	10,609	$57,373	1,691
Restaurants and other eating places	790	16.6	0.91×About typical	16,182	$19,691	153
Specialty trade contractors	500	10.5	0.68×Fewer than typical	5,239	$72,775	2,196
Limited-service restaurants	404	8.5	1.06×About typical	7,939	$17,642	83
Lessors of real estate	390	8.2	0.67×Fewer than typical	2,679	$53,719	3,579
Religious organizations	312	6.6	1.18×About typical	2,940	$26,539	—
Full-service restaurants	286	6	0.78×Fewer than typical	6,914	$22,230	50
Offices of other health practitioners	267	5.6	0.92×About typical	1,792	$57,974	900
Services to buildings and dwellings	263	5.5	0.82×About typical	2,566	$36,135	2,021
Construction of buildings	257	5.4	0.72×Fewer than typical	2,363	$89,999	1,096
Insurance agencies and brokerages	236	5	1.13×About typical	1,773	$71,165	451
Automotive repair and maintenance	219	4.6	0.92×About typical	1,210	$48,183	340

Rank places for an industry

County Business Patterns (2023); Nonemployer Statistics (2024)

Per-resident figures divide by the population estimate of 2023: 475,197 residents here, 336,755,052 in the United States. County Business Patterns counts establishments in 2023; the Nonemployer Statistics count businesses in 2024.
“More than typical” is a density at least 1.25 times the nation's per resident, “fewer” at most 0.8 times, with at least 10 establishments. It compares counts of businesses with counts of people: it says nothing about demand, incomes, size, quality or profit, and visitors and commuters are not residents.
The Census Bureau adds noise to employment and payroll to protect confidentiality, and withholds some figures: an industry with few establishments can show employees or pay as unavailable.
Industries overlap: a narrower industry (full-service restaurants) is part of a broader one (restaurants), so the rows do not add up.
A metro area's figures are the exact sums of its counties.
Industries follow the North American Industry Classification System; the two surveys use different editions (NAICS 2017 and 2022), which this page matches industry by industry.

Federal contract spending

In FY2026, federal agencies obligated $95.5M on contracts performed in Lansing-East Lansing, MI metro area: $199 per resident (US $2,007).

Obligations: $95.5M; −34% vs FY2025
Per resident: $199; US $2,007
Sole-source: 90%; US 30%
Single offer: 1.8%; US 8.7%

A signal is a reason to look closer, not evidence of wrongdoing: most sole-source awards are lawful and justified.

Top buying agencies

Defense Logistics Agency$37.3M39%
Department of the Army$25.7M27%
Office of the Chief Financial Officer$19.3M20%
Food and Drug Administration$2.9M3.1%
Social Security Administration$1.7M1.8%
Forest Service$1.4M1.5%
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission$1.3M1.4%
Department of the Navy$1.1M1.1%

Top recipients

PECKHAM VOCATIONAL INDUSTRIES, INC.$57M60%
EMERGENT BIODEFENSE OPERATIONS LANSING LLC$21.5M23%
MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES$4.1M4.3%
MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY$1.5M1.6%
AL'S AERIAL SPRAYING, LLC$1.4M1.5%

Spending by fiscal year

473.1MFY2017
316.1MFY2018
388.4MFY2019
241.5MFY2020
155.3MFY2021
218.3MFY2022
164.9MFY2023
201.5M

Top industries (NAICS)

Pharmaceutical and medicine manufacturing · 3254$21.5M23%
Cut and sew apparel manufacturing · 3152$20.9M22%
Computer systems design and related services · 5415$19.5M20%
Business support services · 5614$8.9M9.3%
Apparel accessories and other apparel manufacturing · 3159$7.9M8.3%
Administration of human resource programs · 9231

Largest awards

MOBILITY, POWER, ENERGY, UNITED STATES (U.S.) ARMY COMBAT CAPABILITIES DEVELOPMENT COMMAND (CCDEVCOM), GROUND VEHICLE SYSTEMS CENTER$134.6M
HII MISSION TECHNOLOGIES CORP· Ingham County, MI· Research & development· Sep 17, 2020 – Jun 3, 2026· FA807520F0068
CONTRACT W56HZV-21-C-0118 PROVIDES SERVICES TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATIONAL CLOTHING & INDIVIDUAL EQUIPMENT (OCIE) PROGRAM TO CLEAN, REPAIR, WAREHOUSE, AND DISTRIBUTE OCIE.$119M
PECKHAM VOCATIONAL INDUSTRIES, INC.· Clinton County, MI· Professional services· Jun 25, 2021 – Apr 14, 2026· W56HZV21C0118
FY24 TSD SDO TIER 1 HELP DESK SUPPORT - NRE MIP CRQ 4589699 POP: 15 MARCH 2024 - 14 MARCH 2025$53.8M
PECKHAM VOCATIONAL INDUSTRIES, INC.· Ingham County, MI· IT & telecom· Mar 4, 2024 – Aug 31, 2026· 12314424C0021

Source: Federal contract transactions (Federal Procurement Data System) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov), data current to Oct 9, 2026, loaded Oct 9, 2026.

Federal grants & assistance

Grants, loans (counted at their subsidy cost), direct payments and insurance, by fiscal year of the action (USAspending.gov, FABS). Reported apart from contracts and never added to them.

In FY2026, federal agencies obligated $4.3B in grants, loans, direct payments and insurance for Lansing-East Lansing, MI metro area: $9,059 per resident (US $12,975).

Assistance · FY2026: $4.3B; −20% vs FY2025
Per resident: $9,059; US $12,975
Loan face value: $329M; lent or guaranteed
To individuals: 0.5%; counted, never named

Top programs

96.002 · Social Security Retirement Insurance$1.9B44%
93.774 · Medicare Supplementary Medical Insurance$458.9M11%
14.871 · Section 8 Housing Choice Vouchers$321.1M7.4%
93.773 · Medicare Hospital Insurance$293.5M6.8%
96.001 · Social Security Disability Insurance$224.6M5.2%
64.109 · Veterans Compensation for Service-Connected Disability$181.9M4.2%
96.004 · Social Security Survivors Insurance$150.4M3.5%
81.049 · Office of Science Financial Assistance Program$143M3.3%

Top recipients (organizations)

MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY$350.7M8.1%
EAST LANSING, MI
MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF STATE$298.7M6.9%
LANSING, MI
MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY$66.3M1.5%
EAST LANSING, MI
TRANSPORTATION, MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF$43.9M1.0%
LANSING, MI
LANSING HOUSING COMMISSION$23.5M

Organizations only: awards to individuals and county aggregate records count in the totals but are never listed. Grants to state governments recorded at the agency's own address are counted statewide, not in the capital's county.

Top agencies

Social Security Administration$2.4B54%
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services$836.5M19%
Department of Health and Human Services
Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian Housing$327.1M7.5%
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Under Secretary for Benefits/Veterans Benefits Administration$211.9M4.9%
Department of Veterans Affairs
Department of Energy

Assistance by fiscal year

3.9BFY2021
3.4BFY2022
3.7BFY2023
4BFY2024
5.4BFY2025
4.3BFY2026

County aggregates

78%

Share of obligations reported only as county totals of many small awards (for example Social Security or Medicare payments), with no recipient named.

Source: Federal financial assistance transactions (Financial Assistance Broker Submission) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov), data current to Oct 8, 2026, loaded Oct 8, 2026 · FY2021–FY2026.

Counties in Lansing-East Lansing, MI

Whole counties, as the U.S. Office of Management and Budget delineates the area. Federal spending below is the exact sum of these counties.

Principal cities

The cities the area is named for.

Largest cities and towns

By population, for places with most of their residents in the area.

Other metro and micro areas in Michigan

Areas based in Michigan, best score first.

Neighboring metro and micro areas

Places that share a border, best score first.

Similar metro and micro areas

Closest indicator profiles across the country (no model: score distances).

Data and sources

Latest published value of each indicator; periods differ by source. Values flagged by their publisher are marked.

Mapping Injury, Overdose, and ViolenceCenters for Disease Control and Prevention · release 2026-10-01
PLACES: Local Data for Better HealthCenters for Disease Control and Prevention · release 2025
Daily county PM2.5 and ozone (EPA downscaler model)Centers for Disease Control and Prevention · U.S. Environmental Protection Agency · release 2022
Care Compare: Hospital General Information and Timely and Effective CareCenters for Medicare & Medicaid Services · release 2026-07-22
Distance to airports and intercity railFederal Aviation Administration · Bureau of Transportation Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau · release 2025+amtrak-2026-04-23
Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Return A master filesFederal Bureau of Investigation · release 2025
Public Libraries SurveyInstitute of Museum and Library Services · release FY2024
U.S. Drought Monitor county statisticsNational Drought Mitigation Center (University of Nebraska–Lincoln), USDA and NOAA · release 2026-10-06
Fatality Analysis Reporting SystemNational Highway Traffic Safety Administration · release 2024
nClimGrid-Daily county averagesNOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · release 2025
Regional Economic AccountsU.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · release 2024
Local Area Unemployment StatisticsU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics · release 2025
Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics · release 2026 Q1
American Community Survey 5-Year EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2017-2024
Building Permits SurveyU.S. Census Bureau · release 2026-08
Business Formation StatisticsU.S. Census Bureau · release 2026-10-01
Population Estimates ProgramU.S. Census Bureau · release 2025
Small Area Health Insurance EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2024
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Strengths · Weaknesses

Strengths

Weaknesses

Trends

What changed in five years

Improved17

Declined5

Metro and micro areas like Lansing-East Lansing, MI metro area five years ago that improved

Who lives here

Age and sex

Race and Hispanic origin

Education

Income

Household income

Homes

Owners and renters

Rent paid

Home values

Age of homes

Size of homes

Getting to work

How people get to work

Time to get to work

Jobs and pay

Look up any occupation

Local businesses

Federal contract spending

Top buying agencies

Top recipients

Spending by fiscal year

Top industries (NAICS)

Largest awards

Federal grants & assistance

Top programs

Top recipients (organizations)

Top agencies

Assistance by fiscal year

County aggregates

Counties in Lansing-East Lansing, MI

Principal cities

Largest cities and towns

Other metro and micro areas in Michigan

Neighboring metro and micro areas

Similar metro and micro areas

Data and sources

Improved17

Declined5

Household income

Age and sex

Race and Hispanic origin

Education

Owners and renters

Rent paid

Home values

Age of homes

Size of homes

How people get to work

Time to get to work

Look up any occupation

Top programs

Top recipients (organizations)

Top agencies

Assistance by fiscal year

County aggregates

By type

Top buying agencies

Top recipients

Spending by fiscal year

Top industries (NAICS)

Largest awards

What was bought