ZIP 48823 · East Lansing
Who lives in ZIP code 48823 (East Lansing, MI): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
East Lansing, MI · Ingham County
uszips 2026
People50,034
Median age24.1
Household income$52,018
Home value$281,405
Median rent$1,176/mo
Poverty32.2%
College degree+63.1%
Commute19 min
Place
- Metro area
- Lansing-East Lansing, MI
- Wider region
- Lansing-East Lansing-Owosso, MI
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 817 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 21,293
Spans 2 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
13.1% are 65 or older; 86.7% are adults.
Household income
30.1% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $23,924.
Education (adults 25+)
51.3% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
6.1% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 29.9%
- Never married
- 60.4%
- Divorced
- 5.9%
- Widowed
- 3.7%
- Family size
- 2.91
- Dual-income families
- 56.9%
Housing
- Own their home
- 42.2%
- Rent burden
- 46.2%
- Men / women
- 50% / 50%
Work
- In labor force
- 60.8%
- Unemployment
- 5.0%
- Self-employed
- 13.3%
- Farmers
- 0.2%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 30.9%
- Veterans
- 3.2%
- With a disability
- 11.3%
- No health insurance
- 4.8%
- Limited English
- 2.9%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.