Lansing, Kansas demographics

Lansing, KS demographics: median age 37.8; 36.3% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Lansing city, Kansas · Incorporated city · GEOID 2038650. The survey estimates a population of 11,246 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Lansing is 37.8 years, with a 90% margin of error of 1.7 years. There are 3,556 households (±265). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe City estimate ± MOE State estimate ± MOE U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years 37.8 ±1.7 37.4 ±0.1 38.9 ±0.1
Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 11,246
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) Kansas U.S.
Under 18 2,995 ±395 26.6% ±3.5 pp 23.8% 22.0%
18–34 2,082 ±336 18.5% ±3.0 pp 23.1% 22.8%
35–64 4,404 ±479 39.2% ±4.3 pp 36.2% 38.0%
65 and older 1,765 ±293 15.7% ±2.6 pp 17.0% 17.2%
Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 11,246
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) Kansas U.S.
Male 5,973 ±316 53.1% ±2.8 pp 50.2% 49.5%
Female 5,273 ±312 46.9% ±2.8 pp 49.8% 50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 11,246
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) Kansas U.S.
White alone 8,068 ±576 71.7% ±5.1 pp 76.0% 61.0%
Black or African American alone 1,085 ±338 9.6% ±3.0 pp 5.3% 12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone 15 ±24 · low precision 0.1% ±0.2 pp · low precision 0.8% 0.9%
Asian alone 157 ±105 · low precision 1.4% ±0.9 pp · low precision 2.9% 6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone 192 ±251 · low precision 1.7% ±2.2 pp · low precision 0.1% 0.2%
Some other race alone 345 ±283 · low precision 3.1% ±2.5 pp · low precision 4.2% 7.1%
Two or more races 1,384 ±368 12.3% ±3.3 pp 10.6% 12.6%
Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 11,246
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) Kansas U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino 10,447 ±315 92.9% ±2.8 pp 86.4% 80.7%
Hispanic or Latino 799 ±316 7.1% ±2.8 pp 13.6% 19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 3,556
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) Kansas U.S.
Married-couple family 2,160 ±261 60.7% ±5.8 pp 49.1% 46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present 125 ±70 · low precision 3.5% ±2.0 pp · low precision 4.5% 5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present 457 ±190 12.9% ±5.3 pp 9.8% 12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone 718 ±249 20.2% ±6.8 pp 30.0% 28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone 96 ±67 · low precision 2.7% ±1.9 pp · low precision 6.5% 7.0%
Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 3,556
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) Kansas U.S.
Households with people under 18 1,450 ±222 40.8% ±5.5 pp 30.1% 29.5%
Households without people under 18 2,106 ±307 59.2% ±7.4 pp 69.9% 70.5%
Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 3,556
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) Kansas U.S.
One-person nonfamily households 718 ±249 20.2% ±6.8 pp 30.0% 28.7%
Two-person households 1,124 ±223 31.6% ±5.8 pp 35.2% 33.8%
Three-person households 553 ±231 15.6% ±6.4 pp 13.7% 15.3%
Four-person households 685 ±201 19.3% ±5.5 pp 11.7% 12.6%
Five-person households 254 ±91 7.1% ±2.5 pp 5.7% 5.9%
Six-person households 176 ±91 · low precision 4.9% ±2.5 pp · low precision 2.4% 2.2%
Seven or more people 46 ±48 · low precision 1.3% ±1.4 pp · low precision 1.3% 1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 11,246
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) Kansas U.S.
Native 10,864 ±228 96.6% ±2.0 pp 92.6% 85.9%
Foreign born 382 ±225 · low precision 3.4% ±2.0 pp · low precision 7.4% 14.1%
Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 10,744
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) Kansas U.S.
English only 10,194 ±262 94.9% ±1.9 pp 87.9% 77.7%
Spanish 161 ±108 · low precision 1.5% ±1.0 pp · low precision 8.1% 13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun 84 ±131 · low precision 0.8% ±1.2 pp · low precision 0.2% 0.7%
German or other West Germanic 40 ±45 · low precision 0.4% ±0.4 pp · low precision 0.4% 0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic 0 ±18 · low precision 0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision 0.2% 0.7%
Other Indo-European 12 ±21 · low precision 0.1% ±0.2 pp · low precision 0.6% 2.0%
Korean 7 ±12 · low precision 0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision 0.1% 0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese 0 ±18 · low precision 0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision 0.4% 1.1%
Vietnamese 0 ±18 · low precision 0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision 0.4% 0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino 69 ±68 · low precision 0.6% ±0.6 pp · low precision 0.2% 0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island 124 ±156 · low precision 1.2% ±1.5 pp · low precision 0.8% 1.1%
Arabic 31 ±40 · low precision 0.3% ±0.4 pp · low precision 0.2% 0.5%
Other and unspecified 22 ±26 · low precision 0.2% ±0.2 pp · low precision 0.5% 0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 7,639
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) Kansas U.S.
Less than high school graduate 222 ±106 2.9% ±1.4 pp 8.0% 10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency 2,516 ±401 32.9% ±5.1 pp 25.4% 26.0%
Some college, no degree 1,789 ±328 23.4% ±4.2 pp 21.8% 19.1%
Associate’s degree 341 ±128 4.5% ±1.7 pp 9.1% 8.8%
Bachelor’s degree 1,441 ±278 18.9% ±3.6 pp 22.2% 21.6%
Graduate or professional degree 1,330 ±272 17.4% ±3.5 pp 13.4% 14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 11,197
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) Kansas U.S.
Same house 9,124 ±534 81.5% ±4.8 pp 85.7% 87.7%
Moved within same county 776 ±431 · low precision 6.9% ±3.8 pp · low precision 7.5% 6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state 648 ±146 5.8% ±1.3 pp 3.2% 3.1%
Moved from a different state 454 ±227 4.1% ±2.0 pp 3.0% 2.3%
Moved from abroad 195 ±251 · low precision 1.7% ±2.2 pp · low precision 0.5% 0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

6.3% of Lansing residents (±2.2 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 8.8% in Kansas and 8.4% nationally. 95.2% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure Lansing Kansas U.S. Compared with Kansas
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population 6.3% ±2.2 pp 8.8% 8.4% Lower
Households with a broadband subscription Households 95.2% ±1.9 pp 90.7% 91.0% Higher
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older 16.1% ±2.6 pp 6.8% 6.2% Higher

Reading and reusing the estimates

The Census table links above lead to the original detailed tables. Counts, source universes and uncertainty are retained in the source observation download for Lansing . Compare these figures with the same survey window; do not compare one city’s five-year estimate with another city’s annual estimate as though they measured the same period. For methods, see uncertainty and denominator calculations.

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