CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Lansing

Kansas · 7,120 residents · 12.3 sq mi

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With 7,120 people, Lansing is a city in Kansas. Households here earn about 36% more than in Kansas as a whole. Owners hold 77% of the housing stock. There are 2,079 fewer people here than in 2000. Poverty is uncommon here, at 7.4% of people here. Households take in $37,196 a year at the median, 23% more than the country as a whole.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 32.8

US median: 33.0

Average education

19% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 8%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

7,120

−23%vs 2000

vs 9,199 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

32.8

−9%vs 2000

vs 36.2 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

12.3 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202411K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 55.4%(383)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.7%(477)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.5%(533)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.5%(465)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.3%(446)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3422.8%(1,623)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4422.2%(1,579)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410%(710)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 645.6%(401)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 744.8%(344)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 841.6%(114)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.6%(45)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$37,196

−20%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $60,994 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$11,439

−47%vs 2000

vs $21,655 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

7.4%

+5.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 2.4% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$74,500

−8%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $106,900 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$482

+3%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $615 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

77.2%

−0.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 77.5% in 2000

22.8% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic78.7%(7,238)

Black12.3%(1,131)

Hispanic / Latino3.8%(354)

Asian1.3%(121)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic83.4%(5,937)

Black12.5%(887)

Hispanic / Latino2.1%(146)

Asian1.5%(110)

Other2.6%(186)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican4.7%(528)

Spaniard1%(115)

Puerto Rican0.4%(43)

Asian origin

Filipino0.9%(96)

Korean0.2%(24)

Japanese0.1%(14)

Asian Indian0.1%(12)

Taiwanese0%(3)

Pacific Islander origin

Chamorro1.7%(192)

Native Hawaiian0.1%(14)

Ancestry

German21%(2,363)

English14.5%(1,628)

Irish12.5%(1,411)

American8.2%(921)

French3.6%(406)

Italian3.2%(365)

Polish2.8%(317)

Swedish1.3%(143)

Dutch1.2%(131)

Subsaharan African0.9%(96)

West Indian0.8%(91)

Jamaican0.8%(91)

+ 19 more ancestry groups with data

French Canadian0.8%(85)

Norwegian0.8%(85)

Scottish0.7%(79)

British0.7%(78)

Scotch-Irish0.6%(67)

Hungarian0.5%(54)

Arab0.4%(45)

Nigerian0.4%(41)

Palestinian0.3%(38)

Danish0.2%(27)

Welsh0.2%(21)

Swiss0.2%(20)

Croatian0.1%(16)

Greek0.1%(16)

Ukrainian0.1%(15)

Lithuanian0.1%(13)

Czech0.1%(8)

Ethiopian0.1%(8)

Lebanese0.1%(7)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest English population · Largest Irish population · Largest American population · Largest Mexican population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

18.9%

−2.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 21.7% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

82.8%

−5.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 88.2% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

8.8%

−0.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 9.2% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

19.4 min

+34%vs 2000

vs 14.5 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 married39.5%(1,876)

Married48.2%(2,290)

Widowed4.2%(201)

Divorced8.1%(385)

Women 15+

Never married25.2%(1,051)

Married57.7%(2,409)

Widowed7.2%(301)

Divorced9.9%(415)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

6.3%

−2.1 ptssince 2013

from 8.4% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

53.4%

−3.0 ptssince 2020

from 56.4% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

9.7%

−0.6 ptssince 2020

from 10.3% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

17.1%

−0.4 ptssince 2020

from 17.5% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

15.2%

+2.3 ptssince 2020

from 12.9% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

6.1%

−1.8 ptssince 2020

from 7.9% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

78.6%

−4.1 ptssince 2020

from 82.7% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

34.5%

+1.0 ptssince 2020

from 33.5% 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)45.5%(589)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)57.1%(739)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era25.2%(326)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War1.9%(24)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 1,295 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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