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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Lansing is $19,430, which is lower than the state average of $26,143 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Lansing median household income is $35,675, which has grown by 2.42% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is lower than the state average rate of 9.90% and is much lower than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Lansing residents spend 18.8 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 23.9 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #418

Lansing, MI	19,430 USD
Michigan	26,143 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Lansing, MI	21,526 USD
Michigan	27,763 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Lansing, MI	24,286 USD
Michigan	34,444 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Lansing, MI	19,420 USD
Michigan	22,340 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #470

Lansing, MI	35,675 USD
Michigan	49,087 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Lansing, MI	44,729 USD
Michigan	65,790 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #406

Lansing, MI	2.42%
Michigan	9.90%
U.S.	27.36%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Lansing, MI		Michigan		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	15.65%	$5,675, see rank	21.26%	$11,860	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	27.63%	$16,001, see rank	33.02%	$18,606	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	5.25%	$2,543, see rank	3.69%	$3,227	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	18.39%	$20,818, see rank	22.77%	$21,940	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Lansing, MI	43,543 USD
Michigan	61,684 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Lansing, MI	52,266 USD
Michigan	78,408 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Lansing, MI	Michigan	U.S.
White	$38,077, see rank	$52,395	$56,900
Black	$29,738, see rank	$29,628	$35,600
Hispanic	$31,041, see rank	$38,757	$42,396
Asian	$40,718, see rank	$73,809	$73,244
American Indian, Alaska Native	$34,444, see rank	$37,217	$37,170
One Race, Other	$36,962, see rank	$38,363	$40,300
Two or More Races	$21,987, see rank	$36,180	$47,621

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Lansing, MI	Michigan	U.S.
less than 25	$19,131, see rank	$21,580	$25,788
25 to 44	$37,567, see rank	$53,327	$58,398
45 to 64	$40,687, see rank	$59,969	$65,027
65 or over	$33,449, see rank	$36,782	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Lansing, MI	Michigan	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	89,908, see rank	7,893,971	248,775,628
Male¹	42,244, 46.99%, see rank	48.56%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	29,380, 69.55%, see rank	65.69%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	73, 0.17%, see rank	0.08%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	29,307, 69.38%, see rank	65.61%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	24,784, 84.57%, see rank	87.67%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	4,523, 15.43%, see rank	12.33%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	12,864, 30.45%, see rank	34.31%	30.72%
Female¹	47,664, 53.01%, see rank	51.44%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	29,745, 62.41%, see rank	57.48%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	9, 0.02%, see rank	0.02%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	29,736, 62.39%, see rank	57.47%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	26,298, 88.44%, see rank	89.51%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	3,438, 11.56%, see rank	10.49%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	17,919, 37.59%, see rank	42.52%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Lansing, MI	Michigan	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	49,654, 100%	4,199,791	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	38,675, 77.89%, see rank	82.68%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	5,233, 10.54%, see rank	8.85%	9.59%
Public Transportation	2,280, 4.59%, see rank	1.41%	5.06%
Walked	1,350, 2.72%, see rank	2.17%	2.78%
Other Means	808, 1.63%, see rank	1.24%	1.79%
Worked at Home	1,308, 2.63%, see rank	3.64%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Lansing, MI	18.8 minutes
Michigan	23.9 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Lansing, MI	Michigan	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	51,082	4,293,574	143,435,233
Male¹	24,784, 48.52%, see rank	51.35%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	7,020, 28.32%, see rank	32.41%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	4,787, 19.31%, see rank	14.22%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	4,570, 18.44%, see rank	16.58%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	68, 0.27%, see rank	0.94%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	1,352, 5.46%, see rank	7.30%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	5,859, 23.64%, see rank	22.48%	17.94%
Female¹	26,298, 51.48%, see rank	48.65%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	8,623, 32.79%, see rank	37.15%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	7,053, 26.82%, see rank	22.79%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	8,345, 31.73%, see rank	31.96%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	12, 0.05%, see rank	0.31%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	34, 0.13%, see rank	0.24%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	2,135, 8.12%, see rank	7.30%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Lansing, MI	Michigan	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	51,082, 100%	4,293,574	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	181, 0.35%, see rank	1.32%	1.96%
Construction	1,427, 2.79%, see rank	4.76%	6.17%
Manufacturing	5,704, 11.17%, see rank	17.38%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	855, 1.67%, see rank	2.46%	2.75%
Retail Trade	6,600, 12.92%, see rank	11.44%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	2,245, 4.39%, see rank	4.12%	4.93%
Information	867, 1.70%, see rank	1.60%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	3,169, 6.20%, see rank	5.51%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	4,735, 9.27%, see rank	9.28%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	12,803, 25.06%, see rank	24.13%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	5,897, 11.54%, see rank	9.47%	9.49%
Public Administration	3,663, 7.17%, see rank	3.73%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	2,936, 5.75%, see rank	4.81%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Lansing, MI	%	Michigan	U.S.
Population in Poverty	33,412	29.36%, see rank	16.90%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	6,027	23.49%, see rank	12.08%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.