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Compare Marquette to Lansing

This post compares Marquette, Michigan to Lansing, Michigan across various dimensions, including population, median income, median age, percentage of housing that is rental, percent of households with kids, and other demographics.

Dimension Marquette (city) Lansing (city)
Population 21,081 115,222
Income (median) $34,781 $36,540
Home Value (median) $172,900 $77,100
White 90% 61%
Black 4% 21%
Asian 0% 3%
With Kids 17% 27%
Age (median) 27 32
Rentals 50% 49%

Questions and Answers:

Q: Which is more populated, Marquette or Lansing?
A: Marquette has a much smaller population count than Lansing: 21081 compared with 115222 total people.

Q: Do incomes tend to be higher in Marquette or in Lansing?
A: Incomes are on average similar in Marquette.

Q: Are homes more expensive in Marquette or Lansing?
A: Homes tend to be much more expensive in Marquette.

Q: Which has a higher percentage of housing rental units?
A: Marquette does. The percentage of rentals is quite similar: 50% for Marquette versus 49% for Lansing.

Somewhat similar in-state cities, towns, and CDPs to Marquette may include: Mount-Pleasant, Ferndale, and Kalamazoo.

The statistics and analyses on this page are based on data from the U.S. Census American Community Survey.

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