Lansing is a somewhat small city located in the state of Kansas. With a population of 11,187 people and three associated neighborhoods, Lansing is the 33rd largest community in Kansas.
Lansing real estate is some of the most expensive in Kansas, although Lansing house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.
There are many members of the armed forces living in Lansing. You will notice when you visit or live here that some of the people you meet or see around town are employed by the armed services - even if they are not always in uniform.
Also of interest is that Lansing has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.
One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 9.70% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.
Lansing is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.
The citizens of Lansing are very well educated compared to the average community in the nation: 38.40% of adults in Lansing have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.
The per capita income in Lansing in 2022 was $37,561, which is wealthy relative to Kansas, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $150,244 for a family of four. However, Lansing contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Lansing is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Lansing home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Lansing residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Lansing include German, English, Irish, European, and French.
The most common language spoken in Lansing is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and German/Yiddish.