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SheetKS-LANSING-KS · Lansing, KS 11,229 pop · income 78th pct
Instrument codes from this place’s ACS population and household income, BEA state COL, FBI safety, national income percentile, photo-finish peer city, home-value band, and matched Census-tract book - not a moving recommendation.
Income neighbourhood around Lansing
Lowest/highest poles plus peers nearest Lansing on median household income. Full ladder: /browse and /rankings.
median HH income
Arkansas City · lowest
53,475
Arkansas City · lowest
53,475 median HH income
31.6% of the leader · rank #1
Elmwood Park · near
100,852
Elmwood Park · near
100,852 median HH income
59.7% of the leader · rank #2
Lansing · this city
100,871
Lansing · this city
100,871 median HH income
59.7% of the leader · rank #3
Lincoln Park · near
100,875
Lincoln Park · near
100,875 median HH income
59.7% of the leader · rank #4
White Horse · near
100,896
White Horse · near
100,896 median HH income
59.7% of the leader · rank #5
North Rock Sp… · near
100,896
North Rock Sp… · near
100,896 median HH income
59.7% of the leader · rank #6
Westwood · highest
169,026
Westwood · highest
169,026 median HH income
100.0% of the leader · rank #7
What this shows Neighbourhood peers only - not a full nationwide city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the spread is wide.
Compare beyond this state
Nationwide peers by population, income, and FBI crime rate
Out-of-state nearest neighbors for Lansing on ACS population and median household income
, plus FBI UCR reporting rate when the extract covers this place. Link sets are deduped so each column is a distinct comparison path, not a forecast that peers share a labor market or climate.
Similar population
Nearest out-of-state cities by ACS population. This city: 11,229.
Agency-reported UCR totals per 100,000 population, not a neighborhood safety grade or a prediction of personal risk.
Lansing - the verdict
Nationally, Lansing sits in the 78th percentile for household income and the 74th percentile for safety among US cities with a population of 1,000 or more. Source: Census ACS + FBI UCR.
78th
percentile, household income
55th
percentile, home value
6th
percentile, median rent
74th
percentile, safety
📝 How we sourced this
Population, income, and housing-cost figures come from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates (B-series tables). Crime data uses FBI UCR; climate uses NOAA Climate Normals; school counts come from NCES Common Core of Data; permits use the Census Building Permits Survey (BPS). See our methodology page for the full ETL pipeline and OMB / FIPS join keys.
Data Snapshot: Lansing, KS
Kansas's Lansing is a small town, with 11,229 residents per the latest Census Bureau ACS figures. Lansing households earn a median of $100,871 annually, placing it in the top quartile of U.S. cities for household income, with a poverty rate of 2.7%. Typical homes in Lansing are valued around $247,500, and the median resident age is 39.1 years. Educational attainment runs 41.3% of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher. Separately, 50.6% of working-age residents are in the labor force.
Housing supply pressure shows in Census Building Permit Survey data: 52 residential units were authorized in 2024 (Building Boom), up 420% from five years earlier. Lansing reports a comparatively low crime rate: the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting program logs 748.9 total incidents per 100,000 residents here, below the national average (agency reporting is voluntary, so this measures reporting activity, not a definitive danger score).
Living costs in Kansas run below the national norm: on BEA's 100-equals-national-average cost index, Kansas scores 90.1 (Well Below Average), per the 2024 Regional Price Parities release. A typical two-bedroom carries a HUD Fair Market Rent of $947 per month statewide. Monthly utility costs average around $217 across Kansas, per EIA 2023 residential energy estimates. The average commute for Lansing workers runs 18.7 minutes, with 79.7% driving alone and 11.4% working from home. Natural-hazard exposure scores 29.9 out of 100 on FEMA's National Risk Index (Very Low).
A decision-led reading path
Useful questions to ask of Lansing's data
How this reading path is ordered
This is not a composite city score. It is a city-specific route through the available public records, ordered for this profile so the page starts with questions the joined data can actually answer. The route here runs from comparison shortlist to schools and households to housing and income to population change to work and mobility to reported crime; another city can have a different sequence or fewer supported layers because the source joins are not uniform.
For Lansing, city-specific coverage includes matched public-school count, FBI reported-crime rates, commute-mode shares, local building permits, annual population history.
No matched row is reported here for within-city Census tract profiles; the page leaves those layers out instead of substituting a statewide or national value.
1. Comparison shortlist
Which cities make useful reference points for Lansing?
Use the in-state set to hold state policy and broad price conditions more nearly constant. Use the nationwide size set to ask whether cities with a similar resident count produce different housing, income, or commute outcomes. The income set is a third lens, deliberately separate from population matching. The nationwide peer panel below adds a fourth FBI UCR reporting-rate lens, not personal risk.
Within Kansas, the closest population matches are Haysville (11,117 residents, $69,057 income); Merriam (11,036 residents, $71,665 income); Atchison (10,795 residents, $54,695 income). Outside the state, the closest population matches in this dataset are North Logan, UT (11,228 residents); Two Rivers, WI (11,224 residents); Cold Springs, NV (11,223 residents). A third, income-matched reference set of 6 out-of-state cities sits in the income neighbourhood chart near the Place Dossier plate. These are mechanical peer sets, not claims that the places share a labor market, climate, culture, or metro context.
The city has a broader matched school footprint, but count alone does not describe performance, capacity, program availability, or attendance boundaries. This profile deliberately avoids converting it into an unsupported family-friendliness score.
The NCES join finds 3 public schools within the city match. 41.3% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher in the ACS estimate. These measures answer different questions: the school count describes local institutions, while adult attainment describes residents and cannot be used as a school-quality rating.
How far does income reach against housing in Lansing?
This is a citywide price-to-income reference, not a mortgage-affordability test; it does not include interest rates, taxes, insurance, household size, or an individual buyer's down payment. The ratio makes housing the clearest place to start this profile, but a low multiple can coexist with slow demand, older stock, or household-level hardship. Compare the home-value distribution and same-state peer table before treating it as an advantage.
The home-value-to-income reference is relatively compact: the ACS median home value is 2.5 times median household income. The ACS poverty estimate is 2.7%, which keeps the citywide median from describing every household.
Census PEP estimates show the population grew by +92 residents from 2020 to 2025, a +0.8% change. Separately, Census BPS recorded 52 housing units authorized in 2024. PEP and ACS are different Census series, so the trend is kept separate from the headline ACS population.
The recent population line is broadly flat. That makes the composition of change more important than the headline count: housing turnover, household size, and age structure can shift even when the total barely moves.
These joined records add useful context, but they do not need another full-size panel. Each remains a separate measure with its own geography and source boundary.
Work and mobility
What does the journey to work look like in Lansing?
Driving alone is the largest reported mode at 79.7%. The reported mean trip to work is 18.7 minutes.
Mode share answers how workers usually travel; it does not measure congestion, reliability, distance to a particular job, or the quality of transit service. No single mode completely explains the work trip here. The mix is more useful than a one-number commute grade, especially when comparing places where transit, walking, and remote work divide the non-driving share differently.
Drive alone
79.7%
Work from home
11.4%
Public transit
0.0%
City-level Census ACS commuting estimates covering 4,552 workers age 16+.
What can the FBI record say about safety in Lansing?
The joined FBI UCR record reports 748.9 violent and property crimes per 100,000 residents, below the 2280.5 national reference used here. The difference is 67% lower in arithmetic terms, but agency participation is voluntary and reporting completeness varies.
Treat this as a reporting-rate comparison, not a prediction of personal risk or a neighborhood-level safety grade. Tourism, daytime population, reporting practices, and variation inside the city are not adjusted away. The state rank and same-state peer table are the narrower comparisons available on this page.
Total reported rate
748.9
Violent rate
151.6
Property rate
597.4
FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, incidents per 100,000. Voluntary agency reporting; not a danger score.
Comparative score against U.S. cities with population of 1,000 or more on Census ACS medians
(income, poverty, bachelor's share, cost of living) and FBI UCR violent-crime rates when
published. Higher means a stronger standing on those published figures, not a livability
rating, not a recommendation to move, buy, or pick a "best" city. Missing inputs drop out
and redistribute weight.
How it is calculated.
Cost of living A
90.1 index
BEA state Regional Price Parities index (100 ≈ national average); lower is stronger on this axis. Same value for every city in the state.
Poverty rate A-
2.7%
Share of residents below the poverty line; lower scores better on this axis.
Household income B+
$100,871
Median household income vs U.S. cities (pop ≥1,000); ACS.
Bachelor's+ share B+
41.3%
Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher; ACS.
Violent crime C
152 /100k
FBI UCR violent offenses per 100,000 residents; lower is stronger on this axis.
Lansing profile (scored ACS/FBI dimensions)Read the chart values
Cost of living: 85/100 (A) · 90.1 index
Poverty rate: 81/100 (A-) · 2.7%
Household income: 77/100 (B+) · $100,871
Bachelor's+ share: 76/100 (B+) · 41.3%
Violent crime: 58/100 (C) · 152 /100k
Where Lansing sits on home value vs crime among peer cities
Lansing's median home value and FBI crime rate plotted with similar-size and
same-state peers (padded with large cities when the peer set is thin). The second
read: pricey does not always mean safer, check which quadrant this city lands in.
Census ACS median home value vs FBI UCR crime rate - Lansing highlighted among 10 peers.Read the chart values
Lansing, KS (this city): home $247,500, crime 749/100k
Two Rivers, WI : home $121,800, crime 700/100k
Westwood, NJ : home $587,700, crime 306/100k
Waupun, WI : home $167,700, crime 662/100k
Haysville, KS : home $155,100, crime 1,562/100k
Merriam, KS : home $242,400, crime 6,022/100k
Atchison, KS : home $130,200, crime 1,481/100k
Winfield, KS : home $121,200, crime 3,197/100k
Arkansas City, KS : home $81,700, crime 2,573/100k
Mission, KS : home $268,500, crime 4,912/100k
How does Lansing compare to other US cities?
Here's how Lansing stacks up against the full field of US cities (population 1,000+), computed live from Census and FBI data.
Household income78% higher than other cities
Home value55% pricier than other cities
Median rent6% pricier than other cities
Safety74% safer than other cities
"Safer than" reflects total crime rate from FBI UCR; the others use Census ACS estimates.
National percentiles can mask local variation. Looking only at Kansas, Lansing ranks #21 of 109 Kansas cities by lowest crime rate - a narrower, more locally useful cut than the national comparison above.
How we calculate these percentiles & ranks
Each percentile compares Lansing against every qualifying US city; each in-state rank narrows that to Kansas only. Full formula and direction notes: methodology.
Kansas-relative analysis
Median Gross Rent places Lansing near the bottom of Kansas's cities
Among the 552 Kansas cities PlainCities tracks with reported median gross rent data, Lansing ranks #1 - the 0th percentile within the state. This is a different, narrower cut than the nationwide percentiles above: it compares Lansing only against its own state's cities, not the full US field.
Median Household Income
#30 of 527
94th percentile in Kansas
Median Gross Rent
#1 of 552
0th percentile in Kansas
Median Home Value
#30 of 527
94th percentile in Kansas
Poverty Rate
#428 of 552
22nd percentile in Kansas
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
#39 of 552
93rd percentile in Kansas
How in-state ranks are ordered
Ranked by raw value (highest first); a higher rank is not automatically "better" for every measure, see each metric's own context above. This is a comparison within Kansas only, not a livability score. See the methodology for the source and calculation.
Gauge source note
78th percentile nationally for median household income · 74th percentile for safety (lower crime rate). Source: Census ACS 2023 / FBI UCR 2023.
Lansing's profile vs. every US city
Income, affordability, and safety percentile
Lansing's percentile rank on 3 favorable-direction measures (income, affordability, safety) vs. every tracked US city -- higher on every axis is more favorable. Not a composite quality score, just the arithmetic mean of the axes shown.
How Lansing's home value compares nationally
Median home value vs. every US city (population 1,000+)
$247,50045th percentilemore affordable than 45% of 15,600 US cities
Show national distribution
Each bar is a $25K-wide band; taller bars hold more US cities. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2023
Lansing's home-value-to-income ratio: 2.5×
ACS median home value divided by median household income.
Band
affordable
< 3.0×
National rank
#3,763 of 15,516
More affordable than 76% of tracked cities (pop. 1,000+)
Size class
#327 of 3,317
Small cities (10,000–49,999)
At 2.5×, Lansing sits in the affordable band:
national rank #3,763 of 15,516 and #327 of 3,317small cities (10,000–49,999).
The multiple is comparatively compact among tracked cities, but a low ratio can still coexist with slow demand or household-level hardship.
How this ratio is calculated
Ratio = Census ACS 2023 median home value ÷ median household income for cities with both fields and population ≥ 1,000.
Rank 1 = lowest ratio (most compact). Bands match the fleet affordability thresholds used on guides (<3.0 / 3.0–5.0 / >5.0).
This is not a mortgage payment estimate and does not include rates, taxes, insurance, or down payment.
Income distribution context
$100,871Lansing, KS median household income (Census ACS)
Show U.S. national quintile / Lorenz context Lansing, KS median household income (Census ACS 5-year) with U.S. national quintile shares for context. Diagonal = equality; the curve is national, not computed for Lansing, KS.
Key socioeconomic indicators
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)41.3%
Census ACS S1501, educational attainment
Poverty rate (households below FPL)2.7%
Census ACS S1701, poverty status
Labor force participation (adults 16+)50.6%
Census ACS S2301, share of working-age residents in the labor force
Population
11,229
Median Income
$100,871
Median Home Value
$247,500
Median Age
39.1
Poverty Rate
2.7%
Labor force participation
50.6%
Bachelor's Degree+
41.3%
Safety & Crime
Total Crime Rate
748.9
per 100,000 residents
Violent Crime
151.6
per 100,000 residents
Property Crime
597.4
per 100,000 residents
Crime reporting caveat
Reflects incidents reported to the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting program — agency participation is voluntary and reporting completeness varies by jurisdiction and year, so this reflects reporting activity, not a definitive danger score. Not adjusted for tourism, commuter, or daytime population.
Schools
Total Schools
3
Public schools in this city
Population Change
PEP vintage
Annual U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program (PEP) estimates, 2020–2025
Lansing's Census PEP population estimates, 2020–2025.Read the chart as text
Period
Population
2020
11,239 residents
2021
11,215 residents
2022
11,183 residents
2023
11,232 residents
2024
11,270 residents
2025
11,331 residents
Housing Supply
BPS source
Census Bureau Building Permits Survey (BPS) - annual residential permits authorized
📈 Building Boom
Total Permits (2024)
52
housing units authorized
Single-Family
2
detached homes
Multifamily
50
apartments & condos
Supply Intensity
4.6
permits per 1,000 residents
5-Year Permit Trend (2019–2024)
Year
Total
Single-Family
Multifamily
Est. Value
2019
10
8
2
$2.5M
2020
12
5
7
$2.5M
2021
7
1
6
$1.1M
2022
18
4
14
$3.0M
2023
2
2
0
$0.5M
2024
52
2
50
$8.9M
Permit volume increased 420% from 2019 to 2024.
Commute Patterns
Commute source
How workers travel to work, Census ACS 2023
Average Commute Time
18.7 minutes
Drive Alone
79.7%
Carpool
6.1%
Public Transit
0.0%
Walk
1.4%
Work from Home
11.4%
Other
1.4%
Based on 4,552 workers 16 and over.
Monthly Utility Costs
Kansas statewide monthly utility average (EIA 2023): $217
EIA 2023 residential energy data puts average monthly utilities across Kansas at $217 (electricity about $110 , water and sewer about $42 ).
These are Kansas statewide averages, not a meter reading for Lansing. Actual bills vary by home size, usage, and local rates. Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023.
Living Costs & Risk
Kansas's BEA cost-of-living index is 90.1 (Well Below Average; US average = 100, RPP 2024). HUD Fair Market Rent for a typical two-bedroom in the county around Lansing is $947/mo. FEMA's National Risk Index, averaged to Kansas statewide on PlainCities, rates natural-hazard exposure at 29.9 / 100 (Very Low).
Cost/risk geography note
Cost of living is a Kansas statewide BEA average; rent is a county-level HUD Fair Market Rent for the county Lansing sits in; the FEMA hazard score shown here is a statewide average of county NRI inputs, not a parcel-level reading.
How Lansing compares to similar-size Kansas cities
Same-state peer method
Closest same-state population matches, not geographic neighbors. Population + median household income come from Census Bureau ACS 5-year B01001 and B19013.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year 2023, FBI UCR, NCES CCD, Census BPS 2024, Census ACS B08301/B08136, U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023, BEA Regional Price Parities 2024, HUD Fair Market Rents 2026, FEMA National Risk Index.