Lansing-East Lansing Personal Income Data

2026-2027 Michigan Economic Outlook

Updated October 29, 2025

Lansing Income Forecast

Lansing Income Forecast

State Output 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027
Current-dollar GDP ($000s) 32,908,500 35,439,860 36,827,510 38,132,210 39,443,280 40,802,380
  10.1% 7.7% 3.9% 3.5% 3.4% 3.4%
Real GDP (2017 $000s) 28,685,210 29,273,550 29,461,040 29,687,150 29,874,150 30,050,400
  4.4% 2.1% 0.6% 0.8% 0.6% 0.6%
Lansing Income by place of residence ($000) 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027
Personal income (thousands of dollars) 24,357,900 25,688,340 27,051,760 28,115,090 29,081,350 30,117,630
  1.2% 5.5% 5.3% 3.9% 3.4% 3.6%
Population (persons) 471,983 473,177 474,088 475,062 476,079 477,123
  2.7% 0.3% 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 0.2%
Per capita personal income (dollars) 51,608 54,289 57,061 59,182 61,085 63,123
  -1.5% 5.2% 5.1% 3.7% 3.2% 3.3%
Real Per-Capita Personal Income (Chained 2012 $) 44,985 44,843 45,647 46,075 46,266 46,490
  -6.6% -0.3% 1.8% 0.9% 0.4% 0.5%
Relative Per-Capita Personal Income (Local/US) 0.78 0.78 0.78 0.74 0.71 0.70
             
Derivation of Personal Income            
Earnings by place of work 18,122,010 19,122,870 19,849,120 20,428,320 21,000,880 21,589,430
  8.0% 5.5% 3.8% 2.9% 2.8% 2.8%
  Less: Contributions for government social insurance 2,153,701 2,283,175 2,367,532 2,458,275 2,547,768 2,640,859
  11.2% 6.0% 3.7% 3.8% 3.6% 3.7%
  Plus: Adjustment for residence -1,047,671 -1,122,603 -1,172,461 -1,224,540 -1,278,931 -1,335,738
             
  Equals: Net earnings by place of residence 14,920,630 15,717,090 16,309,120 16,745,510 17,174,180 17,612,830
  7.3% 5.3% 3.8% 2.7% 2.6% 2.6%
  Plus: Dividends, interest, and rent 4,020,820 4,465,177 4,621,045 4,743,973 4,928,061 5,127,746
  4.9% 11.1% 3.5% 2.7% 3.9% 4.1%
  Plus: Personal current transfer receipts 5,416,447 5,506,073 6,121,588 6,625,604 6,979,113 7,377,052
  -14.4% 1.7% 11.2% 8.2% 5.3% 5.7%
             
Components of Earnings            
  Wages and salaries 13,379,940 14,070,540 14,672,330 15,132,280 15,569,010 16,014,330
  9.3% 5.2% 4.3% 3.1% 2.9% 2.9%
  Supplements to wages and salaries 3,143,560 3,383,449 3,446,594 3,500,967 3,571,155 3,646,129
  Proprietors' income 1,598,509 1,668,877 1,730,190 1,795,081 1,860,714 1,928,964
    Farm proprietors' income 71,790 64,798 64,798 64,798 64,798 64,798
    Nonfarm proprietors' income 1,526,719 1,604,079 1,665,392 1,730,283 1,795,916 1,864,166
Source: Center for Economic Analysis, Michigan State University