Burbank vs Lansing

A side-by-side comparison of Burbank and Lansing: population, income, housing, and more.

Burbank and Lansing are places in Illinois. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Burbank has the higher population (28,822 vs 28,415 in Lansing). Burbank has the higher median household income ($83,975 vs $71,805 in Lansing). Burbank has the higher median home value ($258,900 vs $168,500 in Lansing).

Population, income & housing

	Burbank	Lansing
Population	28,822	28,415
Median age	38.2 yrs	40.1 yrs
Median household income	$83,975	$71,805
Median home value	$258,900	$168,500
Median gross rent	$1,241	$1,271
Housing units	10,012	12,081
Homeownership rate	80.2%	69.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.5%	27.7%
Unemployment rate	7.7%	9.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Burbank	Lansing
Population	28,729 → 28,822 (+0.3%)	27,904 → 28,415 (+1.8%)
Median household income	$62,573 → $83,975 (+34.2%)	$53,940 → $71,805 (+33.1%)
Median home value	$192,600 → $258,900 (+34.4%)	$129,900 → $168,500 (+29.7%)
Median gross rent	$1,108 → $1,241 (+12.0%)	$1,004 → $1,271 (+26.6%)

Burbank

Population

28,72928,822

Median household income

$62,573$83,975

Median home value

$192,600$258,900

Median gross rent

$1,108$1,241

Lansing

Population

27,90428,415

Median household income

$53,940$71,805

Median home value

$129,900$168,500

Median gross rent

$1,004$1,271

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Burbank	Lansing
Under 5	6.1%	3.9%
5 to 17	18.8%	20.3%
18 to 24	8.3%	6.3%
25 to 34	12.4%	13.8%
35 to 44	13.2%	11.1%
45 to 54	12.1%	15.8%
55 to 64	14.1%	13.6%
65 to 74	9.4%	9.2%
75 and over	5.7%	6.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Burbank	Lansing
White (non-Hispanic)	44.4%	25.2%
Black or African American	1.4%	51.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	2.7%	2.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.5%	0.1%
Two or more races	1.3%	3.4%
Hispanic or Latino	49.7%	17.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Burbank	Lansing
No high school diploma	20.7%	7.1%
High school graduate	37.2%	29.6%
Some college or associate's	26.6%	35.6%
Bachelor's degree	11.3%	16.6%
Graduate or professional degree	4.2%	11.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Burbank	Lansing
Drove alone	75.8%	78.4%
Carpooled	13.5%	6.0%
Public transit	3.0%	3.3%
Walked	1.5%	1.1%
Bicycle	0.5%	0.2%
Worked from home	5.5%	8.5%
Other means	0.3%	2.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Burbank	Lansing
1-unit, detached	80.1%	71.5%
1-unit, attached	1.5%	2.4%
2 to 4 units	7.3%	4.3%
5 to 19 units	9.4%	14.0%
20 or more units	1.2%	6.5%
Mobile home & other	0.5%	1.4%

Poverty & households

	Burbank	Lansing
Poverty rate	10.7%	16.0%
Average household size	2.96	2.53
Mean commute (minutes)	34	33
Median year structure built	1965	1966