Lansing

Population: 112,546
Median household income: $52,170
Median home value: $119,400

Lansing, a community in Ingham County, Michigan, has 112,546 residents. Its median household income of $52,170 runs below the Ingham County figure of $64,354.

Between 2019 and 2023, Lansing's population declined 3.9% from 117,159 to 112,546, while its median home value rose 43.0% from $83,500 to $119,400.

The median gross rent is $976. 29.6% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 112,546
Median age: 33.5 yrs
Median household income: $52,170
Median home value: $119,400
Median gross rent: $976
Housing units: 55,628
Homeownership rate: 53.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 29.6%
Unemployment rate: 8.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

117,159112,546

Median household income

$41,674$52,170

Median home value

$83,500$119,400

Median gross rent

$819$976

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	117,159	$41,674	$83,500	$819
2020	117,488	$44,233	$87,700	$847
2021	113,592	$46,570	$95,400	$889
2022	112,986	$50,747	$112,200	$954
2023	112,546	$52,170	$119,400	$976

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

Age distribution

Under 56.8%

5 to 1715.5%

18 to 2411.5%

25 to 3418.7%

35 to 4412.3%

45 to 5410.8%

55 to 6411.2%

65 to 748.9%

75 and over4.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	7,676	6.8%
5 to 17	17,470	15.5%
18 to 24	12,895	11.5%
25 to 34	21,073	18.7%
35 to 44	13,895	12.3%
45 to 54	12,193	10.8%
55 to 64	12,634	11.2%
65 to 74	10,015	8.9%
75 and over	4,695	4.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	57,734	51.3%
Black or African American	25,497	22.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	274	0.2%
Asian	5,914	5.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	823	0.7%
Two or more races	7,822	7.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	14,482	12.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma10.1%

High school graduate25.1%

Some college or associate's35.2%

Bachelor's degree18.3%

Graduate or professional degree11.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	7,522	10.1%
High school graduate	18,706	25.1%
Some college or associate's	26,211	35.2%
Bachelor's degree	13,635	18.3%
Graduate or professional degree	8,431	11.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 20 min

Drove alone67.3%

Carpooled11.5%

Public transit3.3%

Walked2.4%

Bicycle0.9%

Worked from home13.2%

Other means1.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	36,847	67.3%
Carpooled	6,302	11.5%
Public transit	1,785	3.3%
Walked	1,289	2.4%
Bicycle	512	0.9%
Worked from home	7,215	13.2%
Other means	839	1.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	17,475	36.7%
15 to 29 min	22,723	47.8%
30 to 44 min	3,587	7.5%
45 to 59 min	1,468	3.1%
60+ min	2,321	4.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.18
Poverty rate: 19.9% (22,244 of 111,664)

	Count	Share
Family households	24,173	47.3%
Nonfamily households	26,956	52.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1960

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	51,129	91.9%
Vacant	4,499	8.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	27,565	53.9%
Renter-occupied	23,564	46.1%

1-unit, detached62.5%

1-unit, attached4.7%

2 to 4 units7.5%

5 to 19 units13.6%

20 or more units10.1%

Mobile home & other1.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	34,747	62.5%
1-unit, attached	2,616	4.7%
2 to 4 units	4,191	7.5%
5 to 19 units	7,551	13.6%
20 or more units	5,641	10.1%
Mobile home & other	882	1.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2646000
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 39 sq mi
Water area: 0.64 sq mi
Center point: 42.7143, -84.5609