Housing density: 1,518 houses/condos per square mile
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2015: $35,798.
Median contract rent in 2015: $454 (lower quartile is $362, upper quartile is $549)
Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2015: $498
Median gross rent in Lansing, MI in 2015: $498
Housing units in Lansing with a mortgage: 19,417 (1,443 second mortgage, 1,931 home equity loan, 82 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 6,745
Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $50,673
Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $36,794
15,683 married couples with children.
12,336 single-parent households (1,982 men, 10,354 women).
88.2% of residents of Lansing speak English at home.
6.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (63% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 15% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).
2.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (59% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 17% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
2.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (41% speak English very well, 29% speak English well, 24% speak English not well, 6% don't speak English at all).
0.9% of residents speak other language at home (59% speak English very well, 28% speak English well, 10% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
Foreign born population: 7,071 (5.9%)
(32.5% of them are naturalized citizens)
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Lansing, Michigan:
541 room
2392 rooms
6453 rooms
2,8934 rooms
7,2965 rooms
7,8956 rooms
4,7747 rooms
2,8508 rooms
1,8249+ rooms
Note: State values scaled to Lansing population
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Lansing, Michigan:
7771 room
2,3992 rooms
4,1493 rooms
5,1854 rooms
4,4935 rooms
2,4256 rooms
9717 rooms
4538 rooms
2479+ rooms
Note: State values scaled to Lansing population
Year house built
Median 2015 house/condo value by year built ($)
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
5,690Less than $10,000
3,779$10,000 to $14,999
3,700$15,000 to $19,999
3,922$20,000 to $24,999
3,865$25,000 to $29,999
3,875$30,000 to $34,999
3,138$35,000 to $39,999
3,194$40,000 to $44,999
2,776$45,000 to $49,999
4,884$50,000 to $59,999
4,387$60,000 to $74,999
3,935$75,000 to $99,999
1,212$100,000 to $124,999
484$125,000 to $149,999
309$150,000 to $199,999
308$200,000 or more
Home value of owner-occupied houses in 2015 in Lansing, MI
482Less than $10,000
113$10,000 to $14,999
261$15,000 to $19,999
293$20,000 to $24,999
291$25,000 to $29,999
1,197$30,000 to $34,999
331$35,000 to $39,999
1,776$40,000 to $49,999
1,995$50,000 to $59,999
3,491$60,000 to $69,999
2,862$70,000 to $79,999
2,115$80,000 to $89,999
1,793$90,000 to $99,999
3,352$100,000 to $124,999
1,030$125,000 to $149,999
1,178$150,000 to $174,999
628$175,000 to $199,999
175$200,000 to $249,999
110$250,000 to $299,999
69$300,000 to $399,999
133$400,000 to $499,999
38$750,000 to $999,999
95$1,000,000 to $1,499,999
Rent paid by renters in 2015 in Lansing, MI
1,149Less than $100
82$100 to $149
755$150 to $199
433$200 to $249
127$250 to $299
116$300 to $349
40$350 to $399
630$400 to $449
1,184$450 to $499
1,596$500 to $549
3,221$550 to $599
3,339$600 to $649
1,760$650 to $699
2,462$700 to $749
1,913$750 to $799
1,671$800 to $899
934$900 to $999
1,081$1,000 to $1,249
433$1,250 to $1,499
36$1,500 to $1,999
37$2,000 to $2,499
65$2,500 to $2,999
466No cash rent
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
2,8871995 to March 2000
1,5711990 to 1994
5711985 to 1989
3781980 to 1984
3801975 to 1979
3471970 to 1974
2401965 to 1969
697Before 1965
Note: State values scaled to Lansing population
Travel time to work (commute)
Less than 5 minutes: 1,600
5 to 9 minutes: 7,295
10 to 14 minutes: 13,522
15 to 19 minutes: 13,511
20 to 24 minutes: 8,136
25 to 29 minutes: 2,115
30 to 34 minutes: 3,176
35 to 39 minutes: 565
40 to 44 minutes: 734
45 to 59 minutes: 1,596
60 to 89 minutes: 1,641
90 or more minutes: 1,138
Percentage of workers working in this county: 77.4% Number of people working at home: 1,420 (2.5% of all workers)
Means of transportation to work
Drove a car alone: 44,405 (79%)
Carpooled: 7,258 (13%)
Bus or trolley bus: 1,512 (3%)
Taxi: 24 (0%)
Motorcycle: 20 (0%)
Bicycle: 239 (0%)
Walked: 1,381 (2%)
Other means: 190 (0%)
Worked at home: 1,420 (3%)
First ancestries reported:
Other groups: 37,207
German: 13,956
English: 7,053
Irish: 6,330
United States or American: 5,812
Polish: 2,741
Italian: 2,182
French (except Basque): 1,966
Dutch: 1,902
Subsaharan African:: 1,716
African: 1,261
European: 1,220
Scottish: 1,216
French Canadian: 1,206
Swedish: 920
Scotch-Irish: 903
Norwegian: 843
Arab:: 831
Lebanese: 528
West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 414
Finnish: 377
British: 360
Hungarian: 337
Canadian: 314
Russian: 247
Greek: 244
Yugoslavian: 239
Danish: 232
Ukrainian: 208
Somalian: 203
Northern European: 187
Lithuanian: 185
Welsh: 181
Haitian: 181
Czech: 175
Slovak: 158
Arab/Arabic: 138
Jamaican: 135
Scandinavian: 135
Croatian: 125
Belgian: 113
Romanian: 108
Austrian: 107
Czechoslovakian: 105
Swiss: 86
Albanian: 84
Portuguese: 81
Armenian: 75
Iraqi: 70
Serbian: 67
Nigerian: 66
Other Arab: 58
Other Subsaharan African: 58
Turkish: 48
Brazilian: 46
West Indian: 44
Sudanese: 38
Eastern European: 35
Latvian: 33
Zimbabwean: 33
Macedonian: 29
Belizean: 28
Pennsylvania German: 27
Slavic: 20
Celtic: 20
Egyptian: 19
Ghanian: 17
Liberian: 15
Syrian: 14
Israeli: 13
Kenyan: 12
Australian: 11
U.S. Virgin Islander: 11
Estonian: 10
Dutch West Indian: 10
Iranian: 9
German Russian: 8
Sierra Leonean: 8
Bulgarian: 7
Maltese: 6
Slovene: 5
Icelander: 5
Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 5
Ethiopian: 5
Palestinian: 4
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):
12%Mexico
12%Vietnam
11%Cuba
5%Other Eastern Africa
5%Laos
5%Canada
4%Korea
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 86,515
Northeast: 2,843
Midwest: 7,648
South: 11,726
West: 2,228
50% of Lansing residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 61% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 68% lived in Michigan.
Education attainment for males 25 years and older:
No schooling: 407
Nursery to 4th grade: 128
5th and 6th grade: 331
7th and 8th grade: 874
9th grade: 762
10th grade: 1,302
11th grade: 1,254
12th grade, no diploma: 1,392
High school graduate (or equivalency): 8,895
Less than 1 year of college: 3,096
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 5,587
Associate degree: 2,438
Bachelor's degree: 5,034
Master's degree: 1,674
Professional school degree: 598
Doctorate degree: 409
Educational Attainment for Males (%)
Education attainment for females 25 years and older:
No schooling: 445
Nursery to 4th grade: 116
5th and 6th grade: 369
7th and 8th grade: 838
9th grade: 1,028
10th grade: 1,360
11th grade: 1,183
12th grade, no diploma: 1,169
High school graduate (or equivalency): 10,882
Less than 1 year of college: 4,162
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 6,866
Associate degree: 3,275
Bachelor's degree: 5,128
Master's degree: 1,997
Professional school degree: 448
Doctorate degree: 316
Educational Attainment for Females (%)
Class of Workers
Unemployment by race in 2000
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
4.2%Males
3.8%Females
Unemployment rate for Black residents
14.9%Males
9.6%Females
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native residents
4.6%Males
8.7%Females
Unemployment rate for Asian residents
3.5%Males
9.6%Females
Unemployment rate for other race residents
13.5%Males
11.5%Females
Unemployment rate for two or more race residents
15.4%Males
7.1%Females
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino residents
11.4%Males
11.8%Females
Housing units in structures:
One, detached: 33,623
One, attached: 2,675
Two: 2,464
3 or 4: 2,054
5 to 9: 2,612
10 to 19: 4,379
20 to 49: 1,914
50 or more: 2,559
Mobile homes: 919
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 10
Median worth of mobile homes: $9,999
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%
House/condo owner moved in on average 13 years ago
Renter moved in on average 3 years ago
Year Householders Moved Into Residence in Lansing:
Other groups: 37,207
