Lansing vs South Hill

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

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

South Hill has the higher population (6,805 vs 3,837 in Lansing). South Hill has the higher median household income ($112,437 vs $75,901 in Lansing). Lansing has the higher median home value ($403,900 vs $335,100 in South Hill).

Population, income & housing

	Lansing	South Hill
Population	3,837	6,805
Median age	29.4 yrs	20.1 yrs
Median household income	$75,901	$112,437
Median home value	$403,900	$335,100
Median gross rent	$1,729	$1,647
Housing units	2,037	1,286
Homeownership rate	26.3%	62.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	81.0%	65.0%
Unemployment rate	6.0%	7.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lansing	South Hill
Population	3,554 → 3,837 (+8.0%)	6,551 → 6,805 (+3.9%)
Median household income	$66,846 → $75,901 (+13.5%)	$61,875 → $112,437 (+81.7%)
Median home value	$277,400 → $403,900 (+45.6%)	$229,900 → $335,100 (+45.8%)
Median gross rent	$1,421 → $1,729 (+21.7%)	$1,332 → $1,647 (+23.6%)

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

South Hill

Population

6,5516,805

Median household income

$61,875$112,437

Median home value

$229,900$335,100

Median gross rent

$1,332$1,647

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lansing	South Hill
Under 5	7.5%	1.0%
5 to 17	8.6%	6.3%
18 to 24	19.8%	66.6%
25 to 34	25.6%	4.1%
35 to 44	10.0%	5.6%
45 to 54	10.3%	4.3%
55 to 64	8.8%	5.8%
65 to 74	5.1%	2.1%
75 and over	4.5%	4.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lansing	South Hill
White (non-Hispanic)	55.4%	61.7%
Black or African American	1.0%	5.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	30.0%	16.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	1.1%
Two or more races	8.9%	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino	4.7%	12.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lansing	South Hill
No high school diploma	4.5%	2.0%
High school graduate	5.8%	13.4%
Some college or associate's	8.7%	19.6%
Bachelor's degree	31.0%	27.4%
Graduate or professional degree	50.0%	37.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lansing	South Hill
Drove alone	48.2%	50.2%
Carpooled	18.1%	4.5%
Public transit	9.8%	2.7%
Walked	2.1%	20.2%
Bicycle	7.9%	0.3%
Worked from home	13.9%	19.4%
Other means	0.0%	2.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lansing	South Hill
1-unit, detached	23.3%	66.6%
1-unit, attached	1.8%	8.7%
2 to 4 units	12.0%	15.9%
5 to 19 units	45.3%	2.3%
20 or more units	17.5%	6.6%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Lansing	South Hill
Poverty rate	15.6%	14.7%
Average household size	2.16	2.19
Mean commute (minutes)	15	17
Median year structure built	1984	1985