COMPARING TWO PLACES
Lansing vs Lynwood
PLACE A
Lansing, Iowa
VS
PLACE B
Lynwood, California
Lansing is 98% smaller than Lynwood. Lynwood earns more, with a median household income $9,219 higher.
LANSINGLYNWOODDIFFERENCE
Total population95763,512−98% vs Lynwood
Population density88813,120−12,232
Population growth-3.1%-3.6%+0.5 pts
Median age48.133.6+14.5
Male51.5%49.1%+2.4 pts
Female48.5%50.9%−2.4 pts
Foreign-born2.7%38.9%−36.2 pts
White, non-Hispanic94.4%2.2%+92.2 pts
Black0.0%8.4%−8.4 pts
Hispanic / Latino1.1%87.7%−86.6 pts
Asian2.2%0.7%+1.5 pts
Other2.2%0.9%+1.3 pts
Median household income$65,625$74,844−$9,219
Per capita income$35,854$22,464+$13,390
Poverty rate5.1%18.0%−12.9 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4240.401+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher25.9%9.8%+16.1 pts
Graduate degree9.4%3.0%+6.4 pts
Unemployment rate1.7%9.8%−8.1 pts
Labor force participation60.7%62.3%−1.6 pts
Median home value$167,500$597,600−$430,100
Median gross rent$579$1,652−$1,073
Owner-occupied77.5%47.8%+29.7 pts
Housing vacancy rate27.8%2.8%+25.0 pts
Rent-burdened households14.6%58.2%−43.6 pts
Average commute21.630.3−8.7
Worked from home2.3%4.1%−1.8 pts
Public transit to work0.0%4.0%−4.0 pts
Uninsured1.8%13.6%−11.8 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025