COMPARING TWO PLACES
Lansing vs Cortland
PLACE A
Lansing, Iowa
VS
PLACE B
Cortland, Indiana
Lansing is 3318% larger than Cortland. Lansing earns more, with a median household income $8,958 higher.
LANSINGCORTLANDDIFFERENCE
Total population95728+3318% vs Cortland
Population density88838+850
Population growth-3.1%––
Median age48.169.7−21.6
Male51.5%67.9%−16.4 pts
Female48.5%32.1%+16.4 pts
Foreign-born2.7%0.0%+2.7 pts
White, non-Hispanic94.4%100.0%−5.6 pts
Black0.0%0.0%Even
Hispanic / Latino1.1%0.0%+1.1 pts
Asian2.2%0.0%+2.2 pts
Other2.2%0.0%+2.2 pts
Median household income$65,625$56,667+$8,958
Per capita income$35,854$39,103−$3,249
Poverty rate5.1%0.0%+5.1 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4240.104+0.3
Bachelor's degree or higher25.9%32.1%−6.2 pts
Graduate degree9.4%0.0%+9.4 pts
Unemployment rate1.7%0.0%+1.7 pts
Labor force participation60.7%67.9%−7.2 pts
Median home value$167,500––
Median gross rent$579––
Owner-occupied77.5%100.0%−22.5 pts
Housing vacancy rate27.8%0.0%+27.8 pts
Rent-burdened households14.6%––
Average commute21.6––
Worked from home2.3%0.0%+2.3 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured1.8%0.0%+1.8 pts
Population, 2022 – 2024