South Lansing vs Varna

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

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

South Lansing has the higher population (1,233 vs 657 in Varna). South Lansing has the higher median household income ($162,846 vs $68,583 in Varna). Since 2019, South Lansing's population has grown faster (+30.6% vs -3.9%).

Population, income & housing

	South Lansing	Varna
Population	1,233	657
Median age	40.0 yrs	33.8 yrs
Median household income	$162,846	$68,583
Median home value	$361,000	—
Median gross rent	$1,363	$1,708
Housing units	404	484
Homeownership rate	59.7%	49.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	48.5%	71.9%
Unemployment rate	8.8%	5.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	South Lansing	Varna
Population	944 → 1,233 (+30.6%)	684 → 657 (-3.9%)
Median household income	$85,385 → $162,846 (+90.7%)	$59,196 → $68,583 (+15.9%)
Median home value	$289,500 → $361,000 (+24.7%)	—
Median gross rent	$862 → $1,363 (+58.1%)	$1,248 → $1,708 (+36.9%)

South Lansing

Population

9441,233

Median household income

$85,385$162,846

Median home value

$289,500$361,000

Median gross rent

$862$1,363

Varna

Population

684657

Median household income

$59,196$68,583

Median gross rent

$1,248$1,708

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	South Lansing	Varna
Under 5	5.2%	1.7%
5 to 17	11.2%	3.7%
18 to 24	24.4%	19.9%
25 to 34	9.2%	25.7%
35 to 44	4.7%	18.4%
45 to 54	18.4%	4.6%
55 to 64	11.1%	4.3%
65 to 74	10.7%	12.6%
75 and over	5.1%	9.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	South Lansing	Varna
White (non-Hispanic)	91.9%	82.2%
Black or African American	4.5%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	7.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.4%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.8%	4.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.5%	6.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	South Lansing	Varna
No high school diploma	0.0%	2.4%
High school graduate	10.3%	0.0%
Some college or associate's	41.2%	25.7%
Bachelor's degree	30.7%	24.8%
Graduate or professional degree	17.8%	47.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	South Lansing	Varna
Drove alone	87.0%	46.5%
Carpooled	3.9%	13.0%
Public transit	0.0%	12.1%
Walked	0.9%	7.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.2%	21.1%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	South Lansing	Varna
1-unit, detached	56.2%	19.8%
1-unit, attached	3.0%	11.4%
2 to 4 units	28.7%	14.3%
5 to 19 units	1.2%	15.7%
20 or more units	10.9%	5.2%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	33.7%

Poverty & households

	South Lansing	Varna
Poverty rate	10.1%	23.7%
Average household size	2.94	1.95
Mean commute (minutes)	17	21
Median year structure built	1987	1981