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Lansing, IL

Demographic and economic profile of Lansing, IL, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

Population

28,415

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$75,569

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

41.0 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+1.0% since 2018

Lansing added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • Black or African American Alone14,684 (51.9%)
  • White Alone7,856 (27.8%)
  • Some Other Race Alone2,647 (9.4%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race1,308 (4.6%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races930 (3.3%)
  • Asian Alone609 (2.2%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish3,220
  2. 2.Vietnamese385
  3. 3.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)240
  4. 4.Russian, Polish, or other Slavic234
  5. 5.Tagalog (incl. Filipino)57

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

24.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

60.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

15.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

9.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Veterans

1,462

Census ACS · as of 2023

Economy

GDP per Capita

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Per Capita Income

$33,832

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

9.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

16.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services & Health Care3,076
  2. 2.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities1,785
  3. 3.Professional, Scientific, & Management1,570
  4. 4.Retail Trade1,421
  5. 5.Finance, Insurance, & Real Estate1,199

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations4,065
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations3,462
  3. 3.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations3,000
  4. 4.Service Occupations2,173
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations842

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 2.26×)1,785
  2. 2.Other Services (LQ 1.35×)861
  3. 3.Finance, Insurance, & Real Estate (LQ 1.33×)1,199
  4. 4.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 0.98×)3,076
  5. 5.Retail Trade (LQ 0.97×)1,421

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$168,500

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$1,271/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

69.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Home Value Distribution

  • $125,000 to $149,9991,248 (16.0%)
  • $150,000 to $174,9991,238 (15.9%)
  • $175,000 to $199,9991,169 (15.0%)
  • $200,000 to $249,9991,015 (13.0%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999689 (8.9%)
  • $100,000 to $124,999562 (7.2%)

Census ACS · as of 2023

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

27.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

92.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

65.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$44,806

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

32.8 min

Census ACS · as of 2023

Households Without a Vehicle

6.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone10,226 (78.4%)
  • Worked at Home1,109 (8.5%)
  • Carpooled789 (6.0%)
  • Public Transit431 (3.3%)
  • Taxi, Motorcycle, or Other321 (2.5%)
  • Walked144 (1.1%)

Census ACS · as of 2023

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.