East Ithaca vs Lansing

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

East Ithaca and Lansing are places in New York. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Lansing has the higher population (3,837 vs 2,372 in East Ithaca). East Ithaca has the higher median household income ($108,839 vs $75,901 in Lansing). Lansing has the higher median home value ($403,900 vs $320,900 in East Ithaca).

Population, income & housing

	East Ithaca	Lansing
Population	2,372	3,837
Median age	40.2 yrs	29.4 yrs
Median household income	$108,839	$75,901
Median home value	$320,900	$403,900
Median gross rent	$1,657	$1,729
Housing units	1,314	2,037
Homeownership rate	55.1%	26.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	76.4%	81.0%
Unemployment rate	4.4%	6.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	East Ithaca	Lansing
Population	1,886 → 2,372 (+25.8%)	3,554 → 3,837 (+8.0%)
Median household income	$60,519 → $108,839 (+79.8%)	$66,846 → $75,901 (+13.5%)
Median home value	$242,900 → $320,900 (+32.1%)	$277,400 → $403,900 (+45.6%)
Median gross rent	$1,136 → $1,657 (+45.9%)	$1,421 → $1,729 (+21.7%)

East Ithaca

Population

1,8862,372

Median household income

$60,519$108,839

Median home value

$242,900$320,900

Median gross rent

$1,136$1,657

Lansing

Population

3,5543,837

Median household income

$66,846$75,901

Median home value

$277,400$403,900

Median gross rent

$1,421$1,729

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	East Ithaca	Lansing
Under 5	4.9%	7.5%
5 to 17	8.1%	8.6%
18 to 24	15.8%	19.8%
25 to 34	13.9%	25.6%
35 to 44	13.4%	10.0%
45 to 54	6.8%	10.3%
55 to 64	11.6%	8.8%
65 to 74	12.8%	5.1%
75 and over	12.9%	4.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	East Ithaca	Lansing
White (non-Hispanic)	82.9%	55.4%
Black or African American	0.3%	1.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	7.7%	30.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.3%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.6%	8.9%
Hispanic or Latino	6.2%	4.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	East Ithaca	Lansing
No high school diploma	1.7%	4.5%
High school graduate	9.9%	5.8%
Some college or associate's	12.0%	8.7%
Bachelor's degree	33.7%	31.0%
Graduate or professional degree	42.7%	50.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	East Ithaca	Lansing
Drove alone	65.4%	48.2%
Carpooled	7.4%	18.1%
Public transit	2.5%	9.8%
Walked	0.0%	2.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	7.9%
Worked from home	21.4%	13.9%
Other means	3.3%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	East Ithaca	Lansing
1-unit, detached	37.8%	23.3%
1-unit, attached	13.4%	1.8%
2 to 4 units	17.9%	12.0%
5 to 19 units	6.6%	45.3%
20 or more units	16.1%	17.5%
Mobile home & other	8.1%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	East Ithaca	Lansing
Poverty rate	7.7%	15.6%
Average household size	1.95	2.16
Mean commute (minutes)	21	15
Median year structure built	1978	1984