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Lansing Population Statistics

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   American Community Survey, U.S. Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Education, 50 state departments of education, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 18,000+ local law enforcement agencies, Federal Housing Finance Agency, U.S. Geological Service, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:   2024 (latest available). Updated annually. Please note: Unemployment data updated February 2026.

Methodology:   Unlike standardly available Census demographics, NeighborhoodScout uses dozens of custom models to transform 8.5 million raw demographic data elements from government sources into proprietary indices and insights…. Read more about Scout's Demographic Data

Lansing Population & Age Distribution

Total Population

28,107

Age

Under 5 Years:
4.2%
5 - 17:
19.5%
18 - 24:
6.8%
25 - 34:
12.9%
35 - 54:
27.0%
55 - 64:
14.0%
Over 65 Years:
15.7%

Educational Attainment of Adults

Attending College
High School Graduates
College Graduated
3.8%
3.8%
93.6%
93.6%
28.2%
28.2%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Income

Per capita Income

Lansing
USA
$36,031
$36,031
$44,673
$44,673

Median household income

Lansing
USA
$75,569
$75,569
$80,734
$80,734
Individuals Below Poverty Level

14.0%

Employment Industries

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Transportation
Healthcare
Retail
Education
Finance
Other
Manufacturing
Administration
Accommodation
Professional, scientific, and technical services
Construction
Public Service
Arts
13.5%
13.5%
13.0%
13.0%
12.5%
12.5%
9.8%
9.8%
7.4%
7.4%
7.0%
7.0%
6.4%
6.4%
5.4%
5.4%
5.1%
5.1%
4.8%
4.8%
4.1%
4.1%
3.9%
3.9%
2.0%
2.0%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Race & Ethnic Diversity

Black or African American
White
Hispanic or Latino (Of Any Race)
Other Race / Two or More Races
Asian
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islanders
American Indian and Alaska Native
51.4%
51.4%
25.2%
25.2%
17.9%
17.9%
3.3%
3.3%
2.2%
2.2%
0.1%
0.1%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Ancestry

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German
Polish
Irish
Italian
English
Dutch
Nigerian
African
Swedish
French
Scottish
Croatian
Czech
Greek
Jamaican
Haitian
Danish
French Canadian
Jordanian
European
6.6%
6.6%
5.5%
5.5%
5.0%
5.0%
3.2%
3.2%
3.1%
3.1%
2.9%
2.9%
2.2%
2.2%
2.1%
2.1%
1.3%
1.3%
1.1%
1.1%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Languages Spoken

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English
Spanish
Vietnamese
Slavic languages
Serbo-Croatian
German/Yiddish
Italian
African languages
French
Polish
French Creole
Other Indo-European
Arabic
Native American languages
Langs. of India
Chinese
Scandinavian languages
Hungarian
Navajo
Pacific Island languages
84.0%
84.0%
11.6%
11.6%
1.4%
1.4%
0.6%
0.6%
0.6%
0.6%
0.6%
0.6%
0.4%
0.4%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100%
% of Residents
Foreign Born Lansing Residents

9.7%