Lansing

Population: 28,415
Median household income: $71,805
Median home value: $168,500

Located in Cook County, Illinois, Lansing is a community with a population of 28,415. Its median household income of $71,805 runs below the Cook County figure of $81,797.

Between 2019 and 2023, Lansing's population grew 1.8% from 27,904 to 28,415, while its median home value rose 29.7% from $129,900 to $168,500.

Owners occupy 69.8% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 40.1 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 28,415
Median age: 40.1 yrs
Median household income: $71,805
Median home value: $168,500
Median gross rent: $1,271
Housing units: 12,081
Homeownership rate: 69.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 27.7%
Unemployment rate: 9.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

27,90428,415

Median household income

$53,940$71,805

Median home value

$129,900$168,500

Median gross rent

$1,004$1,271

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	27,904	$53,940	$129,900	$1,004
2020	27,614	$57,659	$132,000	$1,036
2021	28,916	$62,397	$136,100	$1,073
2022	28,713	$68,766	$158,300	$1,212
2023	28,415	$71,805	$168,500	$1,271

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 53.9%

5 to 1720.3%

18 to 246.3%

25 to 3413.8%

35 to 4411.1%

45 to 5415.8%

55 to 6413.6%

65 to 749.2%

75 and over6.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,103	3.9%
5 to 17	5,781	20.3%
18 to 24	1,782	6.3%
25 to 34	3,924	13.8%
35 to 44	3,151	11.1%
45 to 54	4,495	15.8%
55 to 64	3,861	13.6%
65 to 74	2,606	9.2%
75 and over	1,712	6.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	7,162	25.2%
Black or African American	14,647	51.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2	0.0%
Asian	675	2.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	27	0.1%
Two or more races	955	3.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	4,947	17.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma7.1%

High school graduate29.6%

Some college or associate's35.6%

Bachelor's degree16.6%

Graduate or professional degree11.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,409	7.1%
High school graduate	5,851	29.6%
Some college or associate's	7,024	35.6%
Bachelor's degree	3,271	16.6%
Graduate or professional degree	2,194	11.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 33 min

Drove alone78.4%

Carpooled6.0%

Public transit3.3%

Walked1.1%

Bicycle0.2%

Worked from home8.5%

Other means2.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	10,226	78.4%
Carpooled	789	6.0%
Public transit	431	3.3%
Walked	144	1.1%
Bicycle	31	0.2%
Worked from home	1,109	8.5%
Other means	321	2.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,058	17.2%
15 to 29 min	3,449	28.9%
30 to 44 min	2,801	23.5%
45 to 59 min	1,777	14.9%
60+ min	1,857	15.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.53
Poverty rate: 16.0% (4,523 of 28,331)

	Count	Share
Family households	7,103	63.7%
Nonfamily households	4,051	36.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1966

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	11,154	92.3%
Vacant	927	7.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	7,784	69.8%
Renter-occupied	3,370	30.2%

1-unit, detached71.5%

1-unit, attached2.4%

2 to 4 units4.3%

5 to 19 units14.0%

20 or more units6.5%

Mobile home & other1.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	8,635	71.5%
1-unit, attached	288	2.4%
2 to 4 units	514	4.3%
5 to 19 units	1,686	14.0%
20 or more units	787	6.5%
Mobile home & other	171	1.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1742028
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 7.46 sq mi
Water area: 0.06 sq mi
Center point: 41.5650, -87.5460

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