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Compare Mount Pleasant to Lansing

This post compares Mount Pleasant, 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 Mount Pleasant (city) Lansing (city)
Population 25,711 115,222
Income (median) $36,806 $36,540
Home Value (median) $131,900 $77,100
White 85% 61%
Black 3% 21%
Asian 3% 3%
With Kids 21% 27%
Age (median) 22 32
Rentals 60% 49%

Questions and Answers:

Q: Which is more populated, Mount Pleasant or Lansing?
A: Mount Pleasant has a much smaller population count than Lansing: 25711 compared with 115222 total people.

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

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

Q: Which has a higher percentage of housing rental units?
A: Mount Pleasant does. The percentage of rentals differs quite a bit: 60% for Mount Pleasant versus 49% for Lansing.

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

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

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