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Michigan·Ingham County
44 tracts·112K people·$129K median·2,862/mi²
White 51 · Black 22 · Hispanic 13 · Multiracial 8 · Asian 5 · Other 1
Living alone 43 · Other 29 · Married couple 28
Health 45 · Public admin 17 · Professional 15 · Retail 10 · Manufacturing 8 · Leisure 3 · Other 3
Management · business · science · arts 37 · Service 20 · Production · transport 19 · Sales · office 19 · Construction · maintenance 6
Drive alone 67 · Carpool 22 · Work from home 14 · Transit 3 · Walk 2 · Bike 1
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Lansing is $128,700 (Census ACS) — 0.3× the US median of $458,812.
Lansing has 113,023 residents across 37 census tracts and 27 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 33.7; the population is 50.6% White, 21.9% Black, 12.9% Hispanic or Latino, 7.8% Multiracial, 5.3% Asian and 1.4% Other; the average household has 2.2 people; 30.2% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 20.1% (Census ACS).
Cavanaugh School (45%), Post Oak School (43%) and Holly Park Academy (28%) lead the elementary schools; Mt Hope School is the middle school with reported scores (14%); Eastern High School (34%), Everett High School (25%) and JW Sexton High School (17%) lead the high schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $993/month, 37% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Lansing is $54,382 a year, 37% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Lansing, median rent is $993/month and the median home value is $128,700 (Census ACS).
Lansing reported 14.0 violent crimes and 28.1 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 81°F; winter lows average 19°F; there are 83 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 34 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Lansing are strong wind (86), tornado (64) and hail (64), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.07g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Lansing, 2.1% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).