Lansing vs West Jefferson

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

Lansing and West Jefferson are places in North Carolina. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

West Jefferson has the higher population (1,567 vs 222 in Lansing). West Jefferson has the higher median household income ($54,306 vs $49,083 in Lansing). West Jefferson has the higher median home value ($217,900 vs $155,500 in Lansing).

Population, income & housing

	Lansing	West Jefferson
Population	222	1,567
Median age	48.1 yrs	43.6 yrs
Median household income	$49,083	$54,306
Median home value	$155,500	$217,900
Median gross rent	$961	$517
Housing units	130	724
Homeownership rate	57.6%	56.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.1%	15.5%
Unemployment rate	5.4%	16.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lansing	West Jefferson
Population	202 → 222 (+9.9%)	1,539 → 1,567 (+1.8%)
Median household income	$28,125 → $49,083 (+74.5%)	$29,417 → $54,306 (+84.6%)
Median home value	$75,000 → $155,500 (+107.3%)	$156,700 → $217,900 (+39.1%)
Median gross rent	$631 → $961 (+52.3%)	$574 → $517 (-9.9%)

Lansing

Population

202222

Median household income

$28,125$49,083

Median home value

$75,000$155,500

Median gross rent

$631$961

West Jefferson

Population

1,5391,567

Median household income

$29,417$54,306

Median home value

$156,700$217,900

Median gross rent

$574$517

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lansing	West Jefferson
Under 5	5.9%	3.4%
5 to 17	14.4%	14.7%
18 to 24	7.7%	6.1%
25 to 34	4.5%	14.9%
35 to 44	14.9%	13.7%
45 to 54	18.9%	14.0%
55 to 64	9.0%	11.4%
65 to 74	14.0%	9.2%
75 and over	10.8%	12.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lansing	West Jefferson
White (non-Hispanic)	94.6%	85.1%
Black or African American	0.0%	8.0%
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	0.0%	3.0%
Hispanic or Latino	5.4%	4.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lansing	West Jefferson
No high school diploma	24.4%	12.5%
High school graduate	37.5%	38.8%
Some college or associate's	25.0%	33.2%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	10.4%
Graduate or professional degree	13.1%	5.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lansing	West Jefferson
Drove alone	63.8%	82.7%
Carpooled	29.5%	11.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	2.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.7%	4.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lansing	West Jefferson
1-unit, detached	76.9%	75.1%
1-unit, attached	1.5%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	19.2%	10.1%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	9.4%
20 or more units	0.0%	2.8%
Mobile home & other	2.3%	2.6%

Poverty & households

	Lansing	West Jefferson
Poverty rate	5.4%	15.3%
Average household size	2.24	2.59
Mean commute (minutes)	33	18
Median year structure built	1946	1970