Harpers Ferry vs Lansing

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

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

Lansing has the higher population (1,111 vs 210 in Harpers Ferry). Lansing has the higher median household income ($49,537 vs $37,813 in Harpers Ferry). Harpers Ferry has the higher median home value ($165,100 vs $145,800 in Lansing).

Population, income & housing

	Harpers Ferry	Lansing
Population	210	1,111
Median age	66.6 yrs	49.4 yrs
Median household income	$37,813	$49,537
Median home value	$165,100	$145,800
Median gross rent	$700	$581
Housing units	613	667
Homeownership rate	95.3%	76.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.6%	21.0%
Unemployment rate	1.1%	4.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Harpers Ferry	Lansing
Population	241 → 210 (-12.9%)	880 → 1,111 (+26.3%)
Median household income	$51,500 → $37,813 (-26.6%)	$40,769 → $49,537 (+21.5%)
Median home value	$124,500 → $165,100 (+32.6%)	$115,900 → $145,800 (+25.8%)
Median gross rent	$619 → $700 (+13.1%)	$694 → $581 (-16.3%)

Harpers Ferry

Population

241210

Median household income

$51,500$37,813

Median home value

$124,500$165,100

Median gross rent

$619$700

Lansing

Population

8801,111

Median household income

$40,769$49,537

Median home value

$115,900$145,800

Median gross rent

$694$581

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Harpers Ferry	Lansing
Under 5	2.4%	10.5%
5 to 17	3.8%	13.2%
18 to 24	1.4%	7.6%
25 to 34	5.2%	5.9%
35 to 44	4.8%	6.8%
45 to 54	9.5%	15.4%
55 to 64	15.2%	10.4%
65 to 74	41.4%	20.3%
75 and over	16.2%	10.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Harpers Ferry	Lansing
White (non-Hispanic)	97.6%	97.1%
Black or African American	0.0%	2.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.4%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	1.0%	0.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Harpers Ferry	Lansing
No high school diploma	3.6%	2.6%
High school graduate	36.1%	50.5%
Some college or associate's	41.8%	26.0%
Bachelor's degree	18.6%	14.9%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	6.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Harpers Ferry	Lansing
Drove alone	81.8%	75.5%
Carpooled	1.1%	6.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	4.5%	11.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.4%	5.0%
Other means	1.1%	1.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Harpers Ferry	Lansing
1-unit, detached	40.3%	71.7%
1-unit, attached	1.5%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.5%	9.6%
5 to 19 units	5.2%	5.8%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	52.5%	12.9%

Poverty & households

	Harpers Ferry	Lansing
Poverty rate	12.9%	16.0%
Average household size	1.63	2.24
Mean commute (minutes)	37	28
Median year structure built	1989	1941