Lansing is a medium-sized village located in the state of Illinois. With a population of 27,713 people and six associated neighborhoods, Lansing is the 70th largest community in Illinois.Unlike some villages where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Lansing is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Lansing is a village of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Lansing who work in office and administrative support (16.47%), sales jobs (8.78%), and management occupations (6.64%). 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. A relatively large number of people in Lansing telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 8.50% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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. One downside of living in Lansing is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Lansing, the average commute to work is 33.06 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. The overall education level of Lansing is somewhat higher than in the average US city of 21.84%: 27.67% of adults 25 and older in the village have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Lansing in 2022 was $33,832, which is middle income relative to Illinois and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $135,328 for a family of four. However, Lansing contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Lansing is an extremely ethnically-diverse village. 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 Black or African-American, followed by White. Lansing also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 17.41% of the village’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Lansing include German, Irish, Polish, English, and Italian. The most common language spoken in Lansing is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Vietnamese.
