Lansing is a somewhat small city located in the state of Kansas. With a population of 11,187 people and three associated neighborhoods, Lansing is the 33rd largest community in Kansas. Lansing real estate is some of the most expensive in Kansas, although Lansing house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.Lansing is a decidedly white-collar city, with fully 86.66% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Lansing is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Lansing who work in office and administrative support (16.44%), sales jobs (12.74%), and management occupations (12.23%). There are many members of the armed forces living in Lansing. You will notice when you visit or live here that some of the people you meet or see around town are employed by the armed services - even if they are not always in uniform. Also of interest is that Lansing has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. A relatively large number of people in Lansing telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 9.70% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. Being a small city, Lansing does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The education level of Lansing citizens is very high relative to the national average among all cities (21.84%): 38.40% of adults in Lansing have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree. The per capita income in Lansing in 2022 was $37,561, which is wealthy relative to Kansas, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $150,244 for a family of four. However, Lansing contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Lansing is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Lansing home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Lansing residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Lansing include German, English, Irish, European, and French. The most common language spoken in Lansing is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and German/Yiddish.
