Housing density: 1,595 houses/condos per square mile
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2016: $44,741.
Median contract rent in 2016: $454 (lower quartile is $362, upper quartile is $549)
Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2016: $783
Median gross rent in Lansing, MI in 2016: $498
Housing units in Lansing with a mortgage: 15,491 (757 second mortgage, 1,326 home equity loan, 41 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 8,994
Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $58,421
Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $40,035
10,725 married couples with children.
11,834 single-parent households (913 men, 10,921 women).
87.7% of residents of Lansing speak English at home.
5.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (70% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 11% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).
2.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (47% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 20% speak English not well, 11% don't speak English at all).
2.8% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (49% speak English very well, 29% speak English well, 17% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).
2.0% of residents speak other language at home (38% speak English very well, 36% speak English well, 23% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
Foreign born population: 7,932 (6.8%)
(33.9% of them are naturalized citizens)
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Lansing, Michigan:
531 room
02 rooms
2303 rooms
3,1534 rooms
5,5835 rooms
6,1676 rooms
4,1707 rooms
2,3248 rooms
2,8059+ rooms
Note: State values scaled to Lansing population
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Lansing, Michigan:
7481 room
1,2842 rooms
5,9603 rooms
4,9914 rooms
5,9385 rooms
3,0906 rooms
1,4767 rooms
7738 rooms
5899+ rooms
Note: State values scaled to Lansing population
Year house built
Median 2016 house/condo value by year built ($)
Median house/condo value by year householder moved into unit ($)
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders ($)
Owners and renters by unit type in %
Lansing, MI household income distribution
5,242Less than $10,000
2,986$10,000 to $14,999
3,284$15,000 to $19,999
4,161$20,000 to $24,999
2,974$25,000 to $29,999
3,130$30,000 to $34,999
2,798$35,000 to $39,999
2,415$40,000 to $44,999
3,391$45,000 to $49,999
4,845$50,000 to $59,999
5,047$60,000 to $74,999
4,433$75,000 to $99,999
2,712$100,000 to $124,999
1,008$125,000 to $149,999
537$150,000 to $199,999
371$200,000 or more
Home value of owner-occupied houses in 2016 in Lansing, MI
648Less than $10,000
173$10,000 to $14,999
103$15,000 to $19,999
575$20,000 to $24,999
790$25,000 to $29,999
450$30,000 to $34,999
415$35,000 to $39,999
1,936$40,000 to $49,999
2,259$50,000 to $59,999
2,722$60,000 to $69,999
2,372$70,000 to $79,999
2,850$80,000 to $89,999
1,134$90,000 to $99,999
3,548$100,000 to $124,999
2,444$125,000 to $149,999
1,077$150,000 to $174,999
475$175,000 to $199,999
237$200,000 to $249,999
88$250,000 to $299,999
160$500,000 to $749,999
29$1,000,000 to $1,499,999
Rent paid by renters in 2016 in Lansing, MI
327Less than $100
557$150 to $199
670$200 to $249
169$250 to $299
188$300 to $349
316$350 to $399
1,116$400 to $449
952$450 to $499
1,872$500 to $549
3,114$550 to $599
3,628$600 to $649
3,047$650 to $699
1,618$700 to $749
1,992$750 to $799
2,755$800 to $899
1,122$900 to $999
528$1,000 to $1,249
221$1,250 to $1,499
216$1,500 to $1,999
441No cash rent
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
4,4172010 or later
2,2872000 to 2009
1,5061990 to 1999
9491980 to 1989
7271970 to 1979
937Before 1970
Note: State values scaled to Lansing population
Travel time to work (commute)
Less than 5 minutes: 1,816
5 to 9 minutes: 8,172
10 to 14 minutes: 12,313
15 to 19 minutes: 13,267
20 to 24 minutes: 7,892
25 to 29 minutes: 3,092
30 to 34 minutes: 3,238
35 to 39 minutes: 475
40 to 44 minutes: 387
45 to 59 minutes: 1,816
60 to 89 minutes: 1,676
90 or more minutes: 684
Percentage of workers working in this county: 73.5% Number of people working at home: 1,535 (2.7% of all workers)
Means of transportation to work
Drove a car alone: 70,891 (85%)
Carpooled: 7,567 (9%)
Bus or trolley bus: 885 (1%)
Taxi: 483 (1%)
Bicycle: 674 (1%)
Walked: 1,061 (1%)
Worked at home: 1,535 (2%)
First ancestries reported:
German: 4,896
American: 3,214
Irish: 2,608
English: 1,816
European: 1,365
Polish: 1,042
Italian: 730
Lebanese: 620
African: 617
Iraqi: 556
Dutch: 545
French Canadian: 472
Scottish: 462
French (except Basque): 320
Scotch-Irish: 286
Arab: 270
Swedish: 233
Norwegian: 149
Greek: 138
Egyptian: 116
Canadian: 113
Finnish: 113
Haitian: 106
Hungarian: 106
Belgian: 95
British: 91
Iranian: 88
Somali: 84
Russian: 81
Yugoslavian: 78
Sudanese: 77
Czech: 63
Nigerian: 61
Ukrainian: 61
Pennsylvania German: 57
Jordanian: 56
Jamaican: 55
Soviet Union: 45
Slovak: 44
Romanian: 43
Turkish: 43
Scandinavian: 42
Maltese: 41
Albanian: 40
Brazilian: 39
Lithuanian: 38
Croatian: 34
Eastern European: 29
Danish: 25
Cajun: 23
Welsh: 23
Swiss: 23
Assyrian/Chaldean/Syriac: 22
Macedonian: 21
Austrian: 17
Palestinian: 14
Serbian: 13
Czechoslovakian: 10
Portuguese: 10
Slovene: 9
Latvian: 8
Slavic: 7
Armenian: 7
Bulgarian: 6
Belizean: 6
Zimbabwean: 5
Dutch West Indian: 1
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):
13%Mexico
10%Cuba
9%Iraq
6%Vietnam
6%India
5%Other South Central Asia
5%China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 85,475
Other state: 23,229
Northeast: 3,722
Midwest: 5,857
South: 11,450
West: 2,200
72% of Lansing residents lived in the same house 1 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 40% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 70% lived in Michigan.
Lansing:
72.3%
State average:
85.2%
Education attainment for males 25 years and older:
No schooling: 785
Nursery to 4th grade: 46
5th and 6th grade: 110
7th and 8th grade: 433
9th grade: 897
10th grade: 1,236
11th grade: 609
12th grade, no diploma: 405
High school graduate (or equivalency): 11,582
Less than 1 year of college: 3,140
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 6,157
Associate degree: 3,115
Bachelor's degree: 4,388
Master's degree: 1,376
Professional school degree: 358
Doctorate degree: 525
Educational Attainment for Males (%)
Education attainment for females 25 years and older:
No schooling: 125
Nursery to 4th grade: 168
5th and 6th grade: 219
7th and 8th grade: 931
9th grade: 1,066
10th grade: 829
11th grade: 535
12th grade, no diploma: 483
High school graduate (or equivalency): 9,057
Less than 1 year of college: 3,332
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 7,944
Associate degree: 3,270
Bachelor's degree: 6,948
Master's degree: 2,913
Professional school degree: 644
Doctorate degree: 412
Educational Attainment for Females (%)
Class of Workers in 2016 (%)
Unemployment by race in 2016
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
11.4%Males
5.6%Females
Unemployment rate for Black residents
18.7%Males
7.5%Females
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native residents
10.6%Males
Unemployment rate for Asian residents
8.8%Males
8.2%Females
Unemployment rate for other race residents
4.8%Males
5.5%Females
Unemployment rate for two or more race residents
18.3%Males
27.2%Females
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino residents
3.3%Males
9.9%Females
Housing units in structures:
One, detached: 33,896
One, attached: 5,763
Two: 2,474
3 or 4: 2,298
5 to 9: 2,524
10 to 19: 4,161
20 to 49: 2,013
50 or more: 2,199
Mobile homes: 590
Median worth of mobile homes: $9,999
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities in 2016: 1.7%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities in 2016: 4.4%
House/condo owner moved in on average 13 years ago
Renter moved in on average 0 years ago
Year Householders Moved Into Residence in Lansing:
German: 4,896
