COMPARING TWO PLACES
Lansing vs Ithaca
PLACE A
Lansing, Iowa
VS
PLACE B
Ithaca, New York
Lansing is 97% smaller than Ithaca. Lansing earns more, with a median household income $16,841 higher. Ithaca has grown faster since 2000 (7% vs -3%).
LANSINGITHACADIFFERENCE
Total population95733,632−97% vs Ithaca
Population density8886,241−5,353
Population growth-3.1%7.0%−10.1 pts
Median age48.123.3+24.8
Male51.5%50.4%+1.1 pts
Female48.5%49.6%−1.1 pts
Foreign-born2.7%20.0%−17.4 pts
White, non-Hispanic94.4%62.6%+31.8 pts
Black0.0%5.4%−5.4 pts
Hispanic / Latino1.1%8.8%−7.7 pts
Asian2.2%16.5%−14.3 pts
Other2.2%6.6%−4.4 pts
Median household income$65,625$48,784+$16,841
Per capita income$35,854$31,599+$4,255
Poverty rate5.1%30.4%−25.4 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4240.537−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher25.9%67.7%−41.7 pts
Graduate degree9.4%43.7%−34.3 pts
Unemployment rate1.7%7.3%−5.7 pts
Labor force participation60.7%52.4%+8.3 pts
Median home value$167,500$342,700−$175,200
Median gross rent$579$1,447−$868
Owner-occupied77.5%29.6%+47.9 pts
Housing vacancy rate27.8%12.5%+15.3 pts
Rent-burdened households14.6%56.7%−42.2 pts
Average commute21.618.7+3.0
Worked from home2.3%24.7%−22.4 pts
Public transit to work0.0%9.1%−9.1 pts
Uninsured1.8%5.1%−3.3 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025