Demographics of Lansing city, Michigan

Lansing city, Michigan had 113,884 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +1,322 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

113,884
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 113,023 ±114.; +1.2%
Change since July 2020: +1,322 people.; 33.7 ±0.6
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $54,382 ±$1,938
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, Michigan's population grew 1.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Lansing city, Michigan'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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The figures

Lansing city, Michigan's population grew 1.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Lansing city, Michigan'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	112,562	100.0	100.0
2021	112,532	100.0	100.2
2022	112,520	100.0	100.7
2023	112,716	100.1	101.6
2024	113,125	100.5	102.5
2025	113,884	101.2	103.1

Population of Lansing city, Michigan on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	112,562	—
2021	112,532	−30
2022	112,520	−12
2023	112,716	+196
2024	113,125	+409
2025	113,884	+759

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 33.7 ±0.6: for men 33.5 ±0.6 and for women 34.0 ±0.8. 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	Michigan	United States
Under 5	7,756 ±486	6.9% ±0.4	5.4% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	16,610 ±1,009	14.7% ±0.9	15.9% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	13,204 ±1,093	11.7% ±1.0	9.2% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	35,760 ±1,236	31.6% ±1.1	25.3% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	24,297 ±974	21.5% ±0.9	25.6% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	15,396 ±864	13.6% ±0.8	18.6% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $54,382 ±$1,938, and income per person $30,958 ±$1,036, in 2024 dollars. The median is $72,875 ±$293 in Michigan 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	Michigan	United States
Under $25,000	11,281 ±944	21.9% ±1.8	15.8% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	12,447 ±914	24.1% ±1.7	18.7% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	10,644 ±796	20.6% ±1.5	16.8% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	7,531 ±822	14.6% ±1.6	13.2% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	6,432 ±694	12.5% ±1.3	17.3% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	1,937 ±325	3.8% ±0.6	8.6% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	1,316 ±279	2.6% ±0.5	9.5% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

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	Michigan	United States
All ages	22,608 ±1,834	20.1% ±1.6	13.2% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	6,756 ±1,013	28.4% ±3.8	17.6% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	12,682 ±923	18.9% ±1.3	12.7% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	3,170 ±426	14.8% ±1.9	10.5% ±0.1	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Lansing city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Lansing city	Michigan	United States
Housing units	55,943 ±859	4,622,236 ±795	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	92.2% ±0.8	88.2% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	7.8% ±1.0	11.8% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	53.8% ±2.0	73.2% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	46.2% ±2.0	26.8% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$128,700 ±$4,181	$231,600 ±$642	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$993 ±$24	$1,129 ±$4	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1959 ±2	1972 ±1	1980 ±1

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	Michigan	United States
Hispanic or Latino	14,574 ±944	12.9% ±0.8	5.9% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	57,218 ±1,459	50.6% ±1.3	72.4% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	24,771 ±1,374	21.9% ±1.2	13.1% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	6,042 ±750	5.3% ±0.7	3.4% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	346 ±127	0.3% ±0.1	0.3% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 27	0% to < 0.1%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	601 to 1,871	0.5% to 1.7%	0.5% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	8,836 ±1,096	7.8% ±1.0	4.5% ±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	Michigan	United States
Born in the state	80,957 ±1,689	71.6% ±1.5	76.0% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	19,559 ±1,318	17.3% ±1.2	16.0% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	1,375 ±332	1.2% ±0.3	0.9% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	11,132 ±1,293	9.8% ±1.1	7.2% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	4,848 ±811	4.3% ±0.7	4.1% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	6,284 ±900	5.6% ±0.8	3.1% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Lansing city among the places of Michigan

6th of 179 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Michigan page.

Places of Michigan near Lansing city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Detroit city	638,530 ±62
Grand Rapids city	198,535 ±81
Warren city	137,928 ±52
Sterling Heights city	133,573 ±37
Ann Arbor city	122,036 ±55
Lansing city	113,023 ±114
Dearborn city	107,423 ±44
Livonia city	93,851 ±87
Troy city	87,898 ±91
Westland city	83,633 ±43
Farmington Hills city	83,515 ±39

Elsewhere on the site

Reported crime in Lansing city, Michigan

Rankings this appears in

No. 10 Places in Michigan by Hispanic or Latino share
No. 18 Places in Michigan by foreign-born share
No. 22 Places in Michigan by poverty rate
No. 78 Places in Michigan by median rent
No. 97 Places in Michigan by per capita income
No. 101 Places in Michigan by median household 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