Lansing

Population: 3,837
Median household income: $75,901
Median home value: $403,900

Located in Tompkins County, New York, Lansing is a community with a population of 3,837. Its median household income of $75,901 runs in line with the Tompkins County figure of $73,012.

From 2019 to 2023, Lansing's population grew 8.0% from 3,554 to 3,837, while its median home value rose 45.6% from $277,400 to $403,900.

23.3% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1984.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 3,837
Median age: 29.4 yrs
Median household income: $75,901
Median home value: $403,900
Median gross rent: $1,729
Housing units: 2,037
Homeownership rate: 26.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 81.0%
Unemployment rate: 6.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

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

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	3,554	$66,846	$277,400	$1,421
2020	3,606	$68,288	$290,800	$1,433
2021	3,811	$79,875	$291,800	$1,520
2022	3,814	$75,245	$369,900	$1,663
2023	3,837	$75,901	$403,900	$1,729

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

Age distribution

Under 57.5%

5 to 178.6%

18 to 2419.8%

25 to 3425.6%

35 to 4410.0%

45 to 5410.3%

55 to 648.8%

65 to 745.1%

75 and over4.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	286	7.5%
5 to 17	329	8.6%
18 to 24	759	19.8%
25 to 34	982	25.6%
35 to 44	382	10.0%
45 to 54	397	10.3%
55 to 64	336	8.8%
65 to 74	195	5.1%
75 and over	171	4.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,124	55.4%
Black or African American	40	1.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	1,150	30.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	342	8.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	181	4.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.5%

High school graduate5.8%

Some college or associate's8.7%

Bachelor's degree31.0%

Graduate or professional degree50.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	110	4.5%
High school graduate	144	5.8%
Some college or associate's	214	8.7%
Bachelor's degree	763	31.0%
Graduate or professional degree	1,232	50.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 15 min

Drove alone48.2%

Carpooled18.1%

Public transit9.8%

Walked2.1%

Bicycle7.9%

Worked from home13.9%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,083	48.2%
Carpooled	406	18.1%
Public transit	221	9.8%
Walked	48	2.1%
Bicycle	177	7.9%
Worked from home	313	13.9%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	905	46.8%
15 to 29 min	798	41.2%
30 to 44 min	184	9.5%
45 to 59 min	48	2.5%
60+ min	0	0.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.16
Poverty rate: 15.6% (592 of 3,799)

	Count	Share
Family households	777	44.1%
Nonfamily households	984	55.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1984

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,761	86.5%
Vacant	276	13.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	464	26.3%
Renter-occupied	1,297	73.7%

1-unit, detached23.3%

1-unit, attached1.8%

2 to 4 units12.0%

5 to 19 units45.3%

20 or more units17.5%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	475	23.3%
1-unit, attached	37	1.8%
2 to 4 units	245	12.0%
5 to 19 units	923	45.3%
20 or more units	357	17.5%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3641223
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 4.61 sq mi
Water area: 0.02 sq mi
Center point: 42.4901, -76.4865