Census tracts · East Lansing, MI

Census tracts in East Lansing, Michigan

16 census tracts lie mostly within East Lansing, and 8 more reach into it, by the 2020 census blocks they share. Median household income runs from $16,936 in Tract 43.02 to $118,565 in Tract 39.01, against $45,687 for East Lansing as a whole (ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates).

Which census tracts of East Lansing earn the most and the least?

The five tracts with the highest and the lowest median household income among those mostly within East Lansing and with a reliable estimate.

Tract 39.01 $118,565
Tract 38.01 $90,625
Tract 43.01 $59,750
Tract 39.02 $53,988
Tract 38.02 $45,123
Tract 44.03 $41,607
Tract 44.02 $32,596
Tract 43.02 $16,936

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) · Check it at data.census.gov

Every census tract in East Lansing

Sort by any column; the share column is how much of each tract's land (by 2020 census blocks) lies inside East Lansing.

Census tracts in or partly in East Lansing, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Distance and direction from the Census Bureau's internal point of East Lansing (2024 Gazetteer), which is not always its downtown

Tract 39.0226065003902	0.9 mi southeast	Ingham County	3,833±505	$53,988	$291,100	$997	100%
Tract 4126065004100	0.8 mi south	Ingham County	4,690±781	$22,045	$248,600	$1,245	100%
Tract 44.0226065004402	2.5 mi south	Ingham County	178±58	$32,596	not published	$964	100%
Tract 44.0326065004403	1.9 mi southwest	Ingham County	2,547±404	$41,607	$236,000	$929	100%
Tract 44.9026065004490	1.8 mi south	Ingham County	3,326±161	not published	not published	not published	100%
Tract 44.9126065004491	1.3 mi south	Ingham County	1,230±67	not published	not published	not published	100%
Tract 44.9226065004492	1.4 mi southwest	Ingham County	3,433±156	not published	not published	not published	100%
Tract 44.9326065004493	1.7 mi southeast	Ingham County	1,498±70	not published	not published	not published	100%
Tract 44.9426065004494	1.9 mi southeast	Ingham County	3,049±148	not published	not published	not published	100%
Tract 39.0126065003901	at the center point	Ingham County	2,432±471	$118,565	$475,300	$954	97%
Tract 38.0226065003802	1.0 mi northwest	Ingham County	3,763±580	$45,123	$188,400	$1,158	94%
Tract 4026065004000	1.0 mi southwest	Ingham County	4,069±461	$37,204	$279,900	$1,004	79%
Tract 38.0126065003801	1.0 mi west	Ingham County	3,840±467	$90,625	$239,200	$1,291	73%
Tract 43.0226065004302	1.9 mi southeast	Ingham County	2,593±324	$16,936	not published	$1,187	73%
Tract 980026065980000	3.3 mi south	Ingham County	861±78	not published	not published	not published	73%
Tract 43.0126065004301	1.6 mi southeast	Ingham County	4,468±584	$59,750	$239,100	$1,410	73%
Tract 11226037011200	1.7 mi north	Clinton County	3,168±530	$37,539	$332,200	$787	36%
Tract 101.0426037010104	5.0 mi north	Clinton County	3,970±327	$93,369	$244,900	$2,110	28%
Tract 980126065980100	3.0 mi southwest	Ingham County	94±54	$50,167	not published	$2,000	21%
Tract 4626065004600	2.1 mi east	Ingham County	4,008±404	$120,152	$349,500	$1,181	13%
Tract 29.0126065002901	3.7 mi southwest	Ingham County	3,444±547	$70,000	$167,600	$1,098	9%
Tract 4526065004500	1.5 mi northeast	Ingham County	3,571±507	$59,964	$190,300	$1,226	5%
Tract 111.0526037011105	2.8 mi northeast	Clinton County	2,475±477	$87,352	$249,000	$1,704	2%
Tract 31.0326065003103	1.9 mi west	Ingham County	6,323±985	$60,044	$203,000	$956	1%

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026); 2020 block assignment files · Census block assignment files

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