CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Lansing

Illinois · 28,086 residents · 7.46 sq mi

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Lansing is home to 28,086 people in Illinois. Poverty is uncommon here, at 2.7% of people here. Owners hold 73% of the housing stock. 15% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Households take in $36,641 a year at the median, 22% more than the country as a whole. Median home value sits at $77,000.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 35.6

US median: 33.0

Less educated

15% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 12%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

28,086

−1%vs 2000

vs 28,332 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

35.6

−7%vs 2000

vs 38.4 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

7.46 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202428K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.5%(1,817)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.5%(1,813)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.1%(1,725)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.2%(1,735)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.6%(1,864)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3417.2%(4,835)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4415.1%(4,230)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.7%(3,019)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6410.2%(2,877)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 749.7%(2,734)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.4%(1,241)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.7%(196)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$36,641

+2%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $47,554 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$16,112

−29%vs 2000

vs $22,547 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

2.7%

−2.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 5.4% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$77,000

−12%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $115,600 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$509

+2%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $658 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

73.0%

−2.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 75.3% in 2000

27.0% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic82%(23,238)

Black10.5%(2,983)

Hispanic / Latino5.7%(1,624)

Asian0.7%(201)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic95.5%(26,821)

Black3%(843)

Hispanic / Latino2.8%(787)

Asian0.4%(104)

Other1.1%(318)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican14.5%(4,098)

South American1.5%(422)

Puerto Rican1.2%(337)

Ecuadorian0.8%(214)

Bolivian0.4%(118)

Argentine0.2%(56)

Dominican0.1%(41)

Cuban0.1%(30)

Peruvian0.1%(28)

Central American0.1%(22)

Honduran0.1%(22)

Colombian0%(6)

Asian origin

Vietnamese1.8%(516)

Asian Indian0.2%(62)

Chinese0.1%(18)

Korean0%(7)

Filipino0%(6)

Pacific Islander origin

Samoan0.1%(34)

Native Hawaiian0%(12)

Ancestry

German6.6%(1,861)

Polish5.5%(1,542)

Irish5%(1,405)

Subsaharan African4.6%(1,313)

American3.9%(1,105)

Italian3.2%(915)

English3.1%(879)

Dutch2.9%(816)

Nigerian2.2%(633)

Swedish1.3%(361)

French1.1%(309)

West Indian0.7%(204)

+ 21 more ancestry groups with data

Scottish0.5%(133)

Croatian0.5%(131)

Czech0.4%(107)

Greek0.4%(106)

Jamaican0.4%(104)

Haitian0.3%(92)

Arab0.3%(89)

Danish0.3%(82)

French Canadian0.3%(76)

Jordanian0.3%(74)

Ukrainian0.2%(56)

Slovak0.2%(49)

Hungarian0.1%(33)

Serbian0.1%(28)

Scotch-Irish0.1%(25)

Moroccan0.1%(15)

Norwegian0.1%(15)

Lithuanian0%(14)

Swiss0%(11)

Welsh0%(11)

Barbadian0%(8)

RANKED:Largest Mexican population · Largest German population · Largest Polish population · Largest Irish population · Largest Subsaharan African population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

15.5%

−2.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 18.2% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

81.9%

−4.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 86.6% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

5.0%

−0.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 5.2% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

23.2 min

+4%vs 2000

vs 22.4 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married49.3%(5,335)

Married39.8%(4,307)

Widowed1.1%(119)

Divorced9.8%(1,061)

Women 15+

Never married41.9%(5,123)

Married36.8%(4,500)

Widowed8.4%(1,027)

Divorced12.9%(1,571)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

8.3%

−3.4 ptssince 2013

from 11.7% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

57.2%

−0.1 ptssince 2020

from 57.3% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

8.0%

−1.2 ptssince 2020

from 9.2% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

18.8%

−0.8 ptssince 2020

from 19.6% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

26.4%

+5.5 ptssince 2020

from 20.9% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.3%

+0.7 ptssince 2020

from 1.6% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

62.0%

−2.6 ptssince 2020

from 64.6% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

41.6%

+3.7 ptssince 2020

from 37.9% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)31.5%(474)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)23.9%(360)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era21.4%(322)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0.5%(7)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II10.4%(156)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 1,507 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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