COMPARING TWO PLACES
Lansing vs Munster
PLACE A
Lansing, Iowa
VS
PLACE B
Munster, Indiana
Lansing is 96% smaller than Munster. Munster earns more, with a median household income $44,562 higher.
LANSINGMUNSTERDIFFERENCE
Total population95723,504−96% vs Munster
Population density8883,118−2,231
Population growth-3.1%1.2%−4.3 pts
Median age48.145.0+3.1
Male51.5%49.5%+2.0 pts
Female48.5%50.5%−2.0 pts
Foreign-born2.7%8.6%−5.9 pts
White, non-Hispanic94.4%69.6%+24.8 pts
Black0.0%7.4%−7.4 pts
Hispanic / Latino1.1%14.5%−13.4 pts
Asian2.2%6.3%−4.0 pts
Other2.2%2.2%+0.0 pts
Median household income$65,625$110,187−$44,562
Per capita income$35,854$57,382−$21,528
Poverty rate5.1%6.0%−0.9 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4240.461−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher25.9%49.9%−24.0 pts
Graduate degree9.4%18.6%−9.2 pts
Unemployment rate1.7%5.5%−3.8 pts
Labor force participation60.7%62.1%−1.4 pts
Median home value$167,500$334,300−$166,800
Median gross rent$579$1,507−$928
Owner-occupied77.5%87.0%−9.5 pts
Housing vacancy rate27.8%3.5%+24.3 pts
Rent-burdened households14.6%42.3%−27.7 pts
Average commute21.628.1−6.5
Worked from home2.3%13.0%−10.7 pts
Public transit to work0.0%3.4%−3.4 pts
Uninsured1.8%4.4%−2.6 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025