Demographics of Lansing city, Kansas

Lansing city, Kansas had 11,331 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +92 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Lansing city, in four figures

11,331
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 11,246 ±25.; +0.8%
Change since July 2020: +92 people.; 37.8 ±1.7
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $102,786 ±$12,445
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Lansing city, Kansas's population grew 0.8% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Lansing city, Kansas's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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Lansing city, Kansas's population grew 0.8% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Lansing city, Kansas's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	11,239	100.0	100.0
2021	11,215	99.8	100.2
2022	11,183	99.5	100.7
2023	11,232	99.9	101.6
2024	11,270	100.3	102.5
2025	11,331	100.8	103.1

Population of Lansing city, Kansas on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	11,239	—
2021	11,215	−24
2022	11,183	−32
2023	11,232	+49
2024	11,270	+38
2025	11,331	+61

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 37.8 ±1.7: for men 37.0 ±2.0 and for women 39.6 ±1.6. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Lansing city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Kansas	United States
Under 5	502 ±193	4.5% ±1.7	6.0% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	2,493 ±345	22.2% ±3.1	17.8% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	612 ±190	5.4% ±1.7	10.2% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	3,156 ±417	28.1% ±3.7	25.8% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	2,718 ±363	24.2% ±3.2	23.3% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	1,765 ±293	15.7% ±2.6	17.0% ±0.2	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $102,786 ±$12,445, and income per person $36,523 ±$2,761, in 2024 dollars. The median is $74,275 ±$475 in Kansas and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Lansing city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Kansas	United States
Under $25,000	150 to 474	4.3% to 13.3%	13.9% ±0.3	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	479 ±203	13.5% ±5.6	18.9% ±0.3	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	528 ±185	14.8% ±5.1	17.7% ±0.3	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	388 ±136	10.9% ±3.7	13.5% ±0.3	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	906 ±277	25.5% ±7.6	17.7% ±0.3	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	470 ±128	13.2% ±3.5	8.8% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	473 ±123	13.3% ±3.3	9.6% ±0.2	13.4% ±0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Lansing city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Kansas	United States
All ages	651 ±310	6.3% ±3.0	11.3% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	62 to 320	2.2% to 10.6%	13.1% ±0.4	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	107 to 443	2.1% to 8.5%	11.5% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	82 to 288	4.0% to 13.1%	9.0% ±0.3	11.0% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Lansing city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Lansing city	Kansas	United States
Housing units	3,723 ±261	1,293,635 ±880	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	95.5% ±2.4	90.8% ±0.3	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	1.7% to 7.3%	9.2% ±0.3	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	78.7% ±6.5	67.2% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	21.3% ±6.0	32.8% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$270,800 ±$29,365	$217,200 ±$1,343	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,406 ±$462	$1,060 ±$7	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1986 ±2	1976 ±1	1980 ±1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Lansing city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Kansas	United States
Hispanic or Latino	799 ±316	7.1% ±2.8	13.6% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	7,888 ±583	70.1% ±5.2	72.7% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	1,085 ±338	9.6% ±3.0	5.2% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	52 to 262	0.5% to 2.3%	2.9% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 39	0% to 0.3%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 443	0% to 3.9%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 118	0% to 1.0%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	1,063 ±336	9.5% ±3.0	4.8% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Lansing city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Kansas	United States
Born in the state	5,011 ±569	44.6% ±5.1	59.2% ±0.3	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	5,297 ±642	47.1% ±5.7	32.4% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	556 ±263	4.9% ±2.3	1.1% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	157 to 607	1.4% to 5.4%	7.4% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	194 ±83	1.7% ±0.7	3.2% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	0 to 404	0% to 3.6%	4.2% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Lansing city among the places of Kansas

32nd of 65 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Kansas page.

Places of Kansas near Lansing city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
McPherson city	13,995 ±35
El Dorado city	12,769 ±49
Ottawa city	12,678 ±37
Arkansas City city	11,884 ±25
Winfield city	11,711 ±45
Lansing city	11,246 ±25
Haysville city	11,117 ±322
Merriam city	11,085 ±31
Atchison city	10,785 ±19
Mission city	9,915 ±23
Parsons city	9,425 ±19

Rankings this appears in

No. 1 Places in Kansas by median rent
No. 2 Places in Kansas by homeownership rate
No. 2 Places in Kansas by median household income
No. 5 Places in Kansas by median age
No. 10 Places in Kansas by median home value
No. 14 Places in Kansas by per capita income

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026