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Lansing Demographics and Statistics

According to recent United States Census Bureau reports, Lansing has grown in recent years. The population is composed of people of many different heritages. Statistics and demographics present some very interesting findings. It is filled with heritage, culture and people from all walks of life.

Lansing, MI

People QuickFacts Lansing Michigan
Population, 2006 estimate 114,276 10,095,643
Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2006 -4.3% 1.6%
Population, 2000 119,128 9,938,444
Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2000 8.2% 6.8%
Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2000 26.8% 26.1%
Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2000 9.7% 12.3%
Female persons, percent, 2000 52.0% 51.0%
White persons, percent, 2000 (a) 65.3% 80.2%
Black persons, percent, 2000 (a) 21.9% 14.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2000 (a) 0.8% 0.6%
Asian persons, percent, 2000 (a) 2.8% 1.8%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2000 (a) 0.1% Z
Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2000 4.6% 1.9%
Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2000 (b) 10.0% 3.3%
Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over 48.5% 57.3%
Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 5.9% 5.3%
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 11.8% 8.4%
High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 82.4% 83.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 21.2% 21.8%
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 19.7 24.1
 
Housing units, 2000 53,159 4,234,279
Homeownership rate, 2000 57.5% 73.8%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 $73,500 $115,600
 
Households, 2000 49,505 3,785,661
Persons per household, 2000 2.39 2.56
Median household income, 1999 $34,833 $44,667
Per capita money income, 1999 $17,924 $22,168
Persons below poverty, percent, 1999 16.9% 10.5%
Business QuickFacts Lansing Michigan
Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000) 1,742,588 165,958,945
Retail sales, 2002 ($1000) 1,688,748 109,350,139
Retail sales per capita, 2002 $14,279 $10,892
Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000) 193,991 12,248,269
Total number of firms, 2002 7,806 735,531
Black-owned firms, percent, 2002 16.9% 6.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2002 1.6% 0.7%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2002 1.5% 2.1%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2002 4.4% 1.3%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2002 F Z
Women-owned firms, percent, 2002 38.5% 29.6%
 
Geography QuickFacts Lansing Michigan
Land area, 2000 (square miles) 35 56,803
Persons per square mile, 2000 3,398.8 175.0
FIPS Code 46000 26
Counties Eaton County
Ingham County