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Total population: 26,672 (All urban)

Lansing, Illinois Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 11,725 (11,419 occupied: 8,608 owner occupied, 2,811 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	25%
State:	33%

Housing density: 1733 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2008 in this county: $280,050.

Median contract rent in 2008: $809 (lower quartile is $731, upper quartile is $898)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2008: $804

Median gross rent in Lansing, IL in 2008: $893

Housing units in Lansing with a mortgage: 4,918 (501 second mortgage, 618 home equity loan, 24 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2,591

Lansing,IL index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2008: $212,770 (it was $115,600 in 2000)

Lansing:	$212,770
Illinois:	$214,900

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $164,469 - $259,319

Mean price in 2008:

Detached houses: $226,284
Here: $226,284
State: $270,454

Townhouses or other attached units: $183,798
Here: $183,798
State: $256,242

In 2-unit structures: $232,992
Here: $232,992
State: $309,184

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $247,022
Here: $247,022
State: $307,695

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $137,222
Here: $137,222
State: $286,225

Mobile homes: $225,000
Here: $225,000
State: $35,670

Household type by relationship

Households: 28,161

In family households: 24,021 (6,110 male householders, 1,618 female householders)
6,100 spouses, 8,821 children (8,367 natural, 205 adopted, 249 stepchildren), 374 grandchildren, 192 brothers or sisters, 261 parents, 290 other relatives, 255 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 4,140 (1,449 male householders (1,210 living alone)), 2,156 female householders (1,926 living alone)), 535 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 3,295 2-persons, 1,836 3-persons, 1,601 4-persons, 676 5-persons, 244 6-persons, 76 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 3,136 1-person, 394 2-persons, 54 3-persons, 21 4-persons.

5,054 married couples with children.
1,328 single-parent households (253 men, 1,075 women).

90.3% of residents of Lansing speak English at home.
3.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (68% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 15% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
4.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (76% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 7% speak English not well).
0.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (80% speak English very well, 12% speak English well, 8% speak English not well).
0.9% of residents speak other language at home (77% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 4% speak English not well).

Foreign born population: 1,563 (5.6%)
(64.7% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.0
State:	6.1

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.1
State:	4.1

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Lansing, Illinois:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 14 3 rooms: 137 4 rooms: 893 5 rooms: 2,219 6 rooms: 2,113 7 rooms: 1,845 8 rooms: 988 9 or more rooms: 399

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Lansing, Illinois:
	1 room: 32 2 rooms: 185 3 rooms: 537 4 rooms: 1,073 5 rooms: 703 6 rooms: 196 7 rooms: 46 8 rooms: 25 9 or more rooms: 14

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 49
1995 to 1998: 120
1990 to 1994: 451
1980 to 1989: 986
1970 to 1979: 2,608
1960 to 1969: 2,690
1950 to 1959: 2,748
1940 to 1949: 1,029
1939 or earlier: 1,044

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Lansing:
	no bedroom: 7 1 bedroom: 180 2 bedrooms: 2,047 3 bedrooms: 4,681 4 bedrooms: 1,571 5 or more bedrooms: 122

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Lansing:
	no bedroom: 42 1 bedroom: 834 2 bedrooms: 1,550 3 bedrooms: 344 4 bedrooms: 35 5 or more bedrooms: 6

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Lansing in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 381 1 vehicle: 2,794 2 vehicles: 3,898 3 vehicles: 1,170 4 vehicles: 287 5 or more vehicles: 78

Cars and other vehicles available in Lansing in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 293 1 vehicle: 1,712 2 vehicles: 716 3 vehicles: 62 4 vehicles: 13 5 or more vehicles: 15

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2008 in Lansing, IL:

Less than $10,000: 0
$10,000 to $14,999: 0
$15,000 to $19,999: 2
$20,000 to $24,999: 8
$25,000 to $29,999: 8
$30,000 to $34,999: 8
$35,000 to $39,999: 3
$40,000 to $49,999: 4
$50,000 to $59,999: 14
$60,000 to $69,999: 19
$70,000 to $79,999: 22
$80,000 to $89,999: 24
$90,000 to $99,999: 104
$100,000 to $124,999: 345
$125,000 to $149,999: 599
$150,000 to $174,999: 1184
$175,000 to $199,999: 1168
$200,000 to $249,999: 2072
$250,000 to $299,999: 1450
$300,000 to $399,999: 761
$400,000 to $499,999: 203
$500,000 to $749,999: 80
$750,000 to $999,999: 11
$1,000,000 or more: 15

Lansing rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Lansing:

Less than $100: 48 people
$100 to $149: 20
$150 to $199: 12
$200 to $249: 1
$250 to $299: 11
$300 to $349: 2
$350 to $399: 10
$400 to $449: 23
$450 to $499: 42
$500 to $549: 87
$550 to $599: 170
$600 to $649: 214
$650 to $699: 279
$700 to $749: 344
$750 to $799: 370
$800 to $899: 569
$900 to $999: 244
$1,000 to $1,249: 110
$1,250 to $1,499: 7
$1,500 to $1,999: 1
$2,000 or more: 0
No cash rent: 88

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 200 1990 to 1994: 206 1985 to 1989: 84 1980 to 1984: 87 1975 to 1979: 111 1970 to 1974: 161 1970 to 1974: 155 1965 to 1969: 559

Lansing, IL Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 77.5%
Number of people working at home: 286 (2.1% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 427
5 to 9 minutes: 1607
10 to 14 minutes: 1795
15 to 19 minutes: 1613
20 to 24 minutes: 1665
25 to 29 minutes: 660
30 to 34 minutes: 1381
35 to 39 minutes: 274
40 to 44 minutes: 527
45 to 59 minutes: 1272
60 to 89 minutes: 1355
90 or more minutes: 599

Lansing mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 10,960 (81%)
Carpooled: 1,042 (8%)
Bus or trolley bus: 160 (1%)
Subway or elevated: 56 (0%)
Railroad: 595 (4%)
Taxi: 6 (0%)
Motorcycle: 7 (0%)
Bicycle: 19 (0%)
Walked: 312 (2%)
Other means: 18 (0%)
Worked at home: 286 (2%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 562
$10,000 to $14,999: 624
$15,000 to $19,999: 607
$20,000 to $24,999: 700
$25,000 to $29,999: 742
$30,000 to $34,999: 723
$35,000 to $39,999: 644
$40,000 to $44,999: 732
$45,000 to $49,999: 582
$50,000 to $59,999: 1184
$60,000 to $74,999: 1655
$75,000 to $99,999: 1514
$100,000 to $124,999: 543
$125,000 to $149,999: 231
$150,000 to $199,999: 167
$200,000 or more: 123

First ancestries reported:

Other groups: 4541

German: 3461

Dutch: 3396

Polish: 3211

Irish: 2610

Italian: 1957

English: 831

United States or American: 737

Swedish: 551

Serbian: 333

Croatian: 290

Scottish: 286

Hungarian: 284

Scotch-Irish: 213

Greek: 204

Slovak: 197

Subsaharan African:: 184

Norwegian: 175

French (except Basque): 157

Austrian: 138

Lithuanian: 130

Arab:: 112

French Canadian: 102

Nigerian: 89

African: 74

Czech: 72

Macedonian: 71

Russian: 70

European: 68

Romanian: 66

Welsh: 65

Ukrainian: 60

British: 59

Danish: 56

Maltese: 50

Czechoslovakian: 50

Yugoslavian: 46

Jordanian: 45

Canadian: 39

Finnish: 39

Swiss: 35

Scandinavian: 22

Other Subsaharan African: 21

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 21

Belizean: 21

Northern European: 20

Egyptian: 19

Belgian: 17

Moroccan: 17

Palestinian: 16

Arab/Arabic: 15

Slavic: 11

Iranian: 7

Pennsylvania German: 7

Luxemburger: 7

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):

Mexico (20%)
Netherlands (8%)
Yugoslavia (7%)
Poland (5%)
Philippines (5%)
Nigeria (5%)
Italy (5%)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 17456
Northeast: 396
Midwest: 7281
South: 1018
West: 321

66% of Lansing residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 81% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 30% lived in Illinois.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 29
Nursery to 4th grade: 26
5th and 6th grade: 69
7th and 8th grade: 222
9th grade: 68
10th grade: 222
11th grade: 150
12th grade, no diploma: 324
High school graduate (or equivalency): 2,905
Less than 1 year of college: 834
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,542
Associate degree: 588
Bachelor's degree: 1,271
Master's degree: 415
Professional school degree: 41
Doctorate degree: 39

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 65
Nursery to 4th grade: 35
5th and 6th grade: 53
7th and 8th grade: 362
9th grade: 139
10th grade: 282
11th grade: 194
12th grade, no diploma: 299
High school graduate (or equivalency): 4,035
Less than 1 year of college: 1,118
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,383
Associate degree: 609
Bachelor's degree: 1,200
Master's degree: 409
Professional school degree: 73
Doctorate degree: 16

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 3.9%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 3.4%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 10.1%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 11.4%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 9.0%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 10.5%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 9.2%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 2.9%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 4.5%

Median household income in 2008 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $62,069
Black householders: $40,329
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $42,002
Asian householders: $75,653
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $7,578
Some other race householders: $63,299
Two or more races householders: $76,379
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $66,403

Lansing household income for White non-Hispanic householders

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Lansing household income for American Indian and Alaska Native householders

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Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $217,555
Black or African American householders: $243,323
Asian householders: $230,071
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $253,078
Some other race householders: $241,666
Two or more races householders: $241,666
Hispanic or Latino householders: $214,978

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 8,104
One, attached: 102
Two: 227
3 or 4: 551
5 to 9: 759
10 to 19: 881
20 to 49: 977
50 or more: 120
Mobile homes: 4

Median worth of mobile homes: $194,318

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Lansing:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (92%) Electricity (7%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (64%) Electricity (32%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%) Other fuel (1%) No fuel used (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 910

Here:	28.9%
Illinois:	13.4%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 300

Here:	19.2%
Illinois:	11.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 218

Here:	20.9%
Illinois:	25.8%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

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