Lansing is a metro area of 472,669 people. Few US metro areas rank higher on income. Home values have more than doubled since 2000, reaching $213,204. 7% of people across the metro were born outside the United States. Median household income is $72,596, under the $82,259 national median. 38% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $72,596, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 36.6
US median: 38.9
Average education
38% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Lansing
What changed most since 1990
Hispanic share3.8% → 7.6%(+3.8 pts)US over the same years: +9.9 pts
Median home value (2024 dollars)$152,978 → $213,204(+39%)US over the same years: +67%
Among the 33 metro and micro areas based in Michigan
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)21%(4,463)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)19.8%(4,221)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era33.6%(7,154)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War5.2%(1,110)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II1.7%(363)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 21,280 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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Over time
Lansing, decade by decade
Lansing population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
432,674
$77,194
$152,978
24.9%
29.9
2000
447,728
$81,163
$190,340
28.7%
39.3
2010
464,036
$71,783
$210,287
31.5%
46.7
2020
473,203
$73,870
$187,346
35.7%
55.7
2024
472,669
$72,596
$213,204
37.8%
54.7
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
