Iowa · Census place 43275
Lansing city, IA
Quick answer
Lansing city has 1,111 residents, ranking #264 of 1026 places in Iowa. Median household income is $49,537, the median home is worth $145,800 and median gross rent runs $581 a month.
- Population
- 1,111Lansing city residents
- Median household income
- $49,537Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $145,800Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $581Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 49.4 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 76.5%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Lansing city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Lansing city median would spend about 14.1% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 2.9× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 16% of residents and 76.5% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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