City profile · Small City
East Lansing, Michigan
Verified Oct 25, 2026Who leads East Lansing, with the evidence behind the record.
City leadership
- Leader
- Erik Altmann
- Role
- Mayor
- Population
- 46,525
- Census Bureau estimate
- Last verified
- Oct 25, 2026
- Matched the official page in an automated check
- Last checked
- Oct 25, 2026
- The check matched the published record
Source & verification
- Verification sourcecityofeastlansing.com/1008/Mayor-Erik-Altmann ↗
- Official leadership pagecityofeastlansing.com/1008/Mayor-Erik-Altmann ↗
- City websitecityofeastlansing.com ↗
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Record history
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Leaders on record
- Erik Altmann CurrentMayor · added Jul 6, 2026 · verified Oct 25, 2026
- George Brookover FormerMayor (Ceremonial) · added May 4, 2026
Reviewed changes
No reviewer-published changes yet.
Demographics
Census Bureau data for the city
- Population
- 46,525
- Median household income
- $44,094
- Median age
- 21.4
- Land area
- 13.43 sq mi
- Population density
- 3,464.3 per sq mi
- County
- Ingham County
- Metro area
- Lansing-East Lansing, MI
City government
Budget and contact
- Annual budget
- ~$163M
- City hall phone
- (517) 337-1731
- Official website
- cityofeastlansing.com ↗
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