Lansing

Population & Demographics

Lansing, MI

Lansing is home to 113,023 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 44,946 resident workers commute each day.

MichiganCensus ACS 5-Year · LODES 2021
Based on 2021 Census LODES data — the most recent available for Michigan.
113,023
people
Population

113,023 residents

Median age 33.7 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year (2024).

Lansing population & demographics

Who lives in Lansing — population, age, housing, and income, from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Population
113,023
Median age
33.7yrs
Median household income
$54,382
Median home value
$128,700
Median gross rent
$993/mo
Bachelor’s degree or higher
30.2%
Poverty rate
20.1%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2024 5-Year Estimates. Values shown as “—” are suppressed or unavailable for this place.

Race & ethnicity in Lansing

How Lansing breaks down by race and ethnicity — each bar is that group’s share of the population, from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year (2024).

White50.6%
Black21.9%
Hispanic or Latino12.9%
Two or more races7.8%
Asian5.3%
Some other race1.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.3%

Race across Lansing

Each dot is a group of people, placed in their 2020 Census block and colored by race or ethnicity — the pattern shows where groups live across Lansing.

Lansing at a glance
Employed Residents
44,946
Fewer than the city’s total population
Median home–work distance
7.0mi
Straight-line, not road distance
Work Locally
32.6%
Share working within the area
Work from home
14.8%
Residents who work from home (ACS)
Top destination outside city
East Lansing
Excludes local — most work in-city

These figures are for Lansing proper — the Census place within its city limits — not the surrounding metro area. Metro-wide totals you’ll see elsewhere are larger because they bundle in neighboring cities and suburbs.

How Lansing commutes

Every dot is a worker moving between home and job. Trace where the area pulls people in from — and where its residents head each day.

77
Commute Score

77 / 100

How short the typical commute is here, on an absolute 0–100 scale (higher is shorter). How it’s calculated.

Lansing

44,946 commutes, one dot at a time

Lansing

Where 44,946 workers commute

Each dot ≈ 75 workers

Where residents work

Top destinations for people who live in Lansing, by worker count.

1Lansing0.0 mi14,664
2East Lansing4.0 mi3,888
3Okemos7.0 mi2,070
4Waverly4.2 mi1,846
5Holt5.5 mi982
6Detroit77.6 mi684
7Mason11.1 mi635
8Warren79.6 mi542

Who commutes in

Top origin places for workers who travel into Lansing.

1Lansing0.0 mi14,664
2Detroit77.6 mi5,641
3Holt5.5 mi3,175
4Waverly4.2 mi3,043
5Okemos7.0 mi2,135
6East Lansing4.0 mi2,061
7Haslett7.3 mi1,989
8Grand Rapids58.5 mi1,052

Top industries

The sectors that employ Lansing’s workforce. Each bar is scaled to that sector’s share of all local jobs — the top sectors shown don’t add up to 100%.

Bar length = each sector’s share of all local jobs (0–100%)
HCHealth Care and Social Assistance38.6%
PAPublic Administration17.0%
MFManufacturing7.5%
RTRetail Trade4.7%
PTProfessional, Scientific, and Technical Services4.4%
TRTransportation and Warehousing3.8%
FIFinance and Insurance3.4%
EDEducational Services3.3%
OSOther Services (except Public Administration)2.8%
Connectivity

Internet options for Lansing

The biggest home-internet providers in the area — tap any to compare local plans.

7 providers · 3 with fiber
Speed availabilityshare of homes a plan reaches
1 Gbps~all homes
2 Gbps100%
5 Gbps100%
8 Gbps
See all internet providers in Lansing

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