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Ingham County, MI

Demographic and economic profile of Ingham County, MI, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Ingham County, home to Michigan's state capital (Lansing) and Michigan State University, has a 290,427-person workforce base skewed toward government and education, with 41.3% of residents holding a bachelor's degree or higher and a relatively young median age of 33.3. Median household income sits at $65,526 against a median home value of $187,500 and median gross rent of $1,058/month, reflecting relatively affordable occupancy costs. The county carries a 6.3% unemployment rate and a 16.4% poverty rate, and its population has contracted 2.6% over five years, signals of modest demographic pressure despite a GDP per capita of $66,116.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

290,427

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Household Income

$65,526

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

33.3 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-2.6% since 2018

Ingham County lost population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone194,933 (68.7%)
  • Black or African American Alone32,386 (11.4%)
  • Asian Alone17,807 (6.3%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races17,396 (6.1%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race12,818 (4.5%)
  • Some Other Race Alone6,988 (2.5%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish9,168
  2. 2.Other Indo-European5,854
  3. 3.Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)4,435
  4. 4.Other Asian and Pacific Island3,672
  5. 5.Arabic1,900

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

19.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

65.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

14.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

9.4%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

10,765

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$66,116

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

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Per Capita Income

$37,347

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

6.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

16.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance42,729
  2. 2.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services14,886
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)14,182
  4. 4.Manufacturing (Group)13,783
  5. 5.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services12,911

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations62,997
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations26,573
  3. 3.Service Occupations24,358
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations19,660
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations7,859

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Public Administration (LQ 1.48×)9,799
  2. 2.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.29×)42,308
  3. 3.Finance, Insurance, & Real Estate (LQ 1.16×)10,827
  4. 4.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation (LQ 0.99×)12,210
  5. 5.Manufacturing (LQ 0.98×)13,636

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$187,500

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$1,058/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

59.5%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $200,000 to $249,9999,603 (13.8%)
  • $300,000 to $399,9998,923 (12.8%)
  • $150,000 to $174,9997,144 (10.3%)
  • $250,000 to $299,9997,040 (10.1%)
  • $100,000 to $124,9996,604 (9.5%)
  • $125,000 to $149,9995,317 (7.6%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

41.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

93.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

64.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$35,161

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

20.5 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

8.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone91,636 (66.1%)
  • Worked At Home24,041 (17.3%)
  • Carpooled11,082 (8.0%)
  • Walked5,641 (4.1%)
  • Public Transit3,334 (2.4%)
  • Bicycle1,793 (1.3%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.