Population

113,884

US Census estimate, July 2025

Median home value

$128,700

Owner-occupied units

Lansing, MI

Michigan · 42.714° N, 84.561° W · 39 sq mi

Lansing is a city in Michigan, with a population of 113,884 and about 2,893 residents per square mile. The median household earns $54,382 a year, and the median home is worth $128,700.

Conditions

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Size & density

Land area

39 sq mi

Water excluded

Population density

2,893

People per square mile

Rank by population

#288

Of cities on this site

Rank by area

#336

Of cities on this site

Money & housing

Median household income

$54,382

US median ≈ $78,538

Median gross rent

$993

Per month

Homeownership

53.8%

US ≈ 65%

Average commute

18.9 min

One way

People

Median age

33.7

US median 39.1

Bachelor's degree +

30.2%

Age 25 and over

Foreign born

9.8%

Households

51,588

2.17 people each

What people here do for work

Education & health care 25.6^%

Manufacturing 11.2^%

Retail trade 11.2^%

Professional & business services 10.9^%

Top four industries · share of all workers · ACS 2024

Wealthiest person in Michigan

Name

Daniel Gilbert

Forbes, Apr 2025

Net worth

$23.7B

As of 25 Apr 2025 — not live

Lives in

Franklin

Source of wealth

Rocket Mortgage

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.

Largest employer in Michigan · private sector

Employer

University of Michigan

Sector

Education & health

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified. Government employers are excluded.

Largest public company in Michigan

Company

General Motors

Revenue

$187.4B

Fiscal year 2024

Headquarters

Detroit

Ticker

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.

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State of Michigan

State bird

American Robin

State flower

Apple Blossom

State capital

Lansing

Nickname

The Great Lakes State

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