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Lansing, Illinois: commercial real estate data.
Lansing is a Census village of 28,284 people across 7.46 square miles of land, in Cook County. Median household income is $75,569, 71.9 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 33 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $25.8 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Lansing
What Lansing is
- Census place typevillage
- Land area7.46 sq mi
- Water area0.06 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land3,790
- County holding the largest share of its areaCook County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Lansing
How many people live in Lansing
- Population28,284
- Median age41.0
- Population under 186,710
- Share under 1823.7 percent
- Population 65 and over4,442
- Share 65 and over15.7 percent
- Households11,236
- Family households7,205
- Share of households that are families64.1 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Lansing
Income and work in Lansing
- Median household income$75,569
- Per capita income$36,031
- Civilian labor force15,011
- Employed13,542
- Unemployed1,469 plus or minus 466
- Unemployment rate9.8 percent plus or minus 3.1
- Adults 25 and over19,661
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher93.6 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher28.2 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree11.3 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Lansing
Housing in Lansing
- Housing units12,007
- Occupied units11,236
- Vacant units771 plus or minus 257
- Vacancy rate6.4 percent plus or minus 2.1
- Owner occupied8,075
- Renter occupied3,161
- Ownership rate71.9 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$177,000
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,268
- Annual rent as a share of median income20.1 percent
- Single family units8,826
- Share single family73.5 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more2,999
- Share in buildings of two or more25.0 percent
- Mobile homes182 plus or minus 192
- Median year structure built1964
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Lansing
How Lansing gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute11,963
- Commuting under 15 minutes2,069
- Share commuting under 15 minutes17.3 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more6,487
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more54.2 percent
- Drove alone78.4 percent
- Carpooled5.7 percent plus or minus 2.1
- Public transport2.9 percent plus or minus 1.4
- Walked1.3 percent plus or minus 1.0
- Worked from home8.9 percent plus or minus 2.0
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Lansing
SBA loans in Lansing (7(a))
- Approvals33
- Gross approval$25,817,300
- Average approval$782,342
- Median approval$150,000
- Ninetieth percentile approval$3,440,700
- Largest approval$4,128,000
- Jobs supported571
- Jobs per approval17.3
- Loans with a final outcome5
- Paid in full5
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more24.2 percent
- Share to franchises24.2 percent
- Distinct lenders17
- Distinct industries by NAICS25
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Lansing, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 5 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Lansing
SBA loans in Lansing (504)
- Approvals8
- Gross approval$6,305,000
- Average approval$788,125
- Median approval$501,500
- Largest approval$3,273,000
- Jobs supported78
- Loans with a final outcome3
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs3
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Lansing, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 3 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Lansing
Flood risk in Lansing
- NFIP communityVillage of Lansing
- NFIP community number170116
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classClass 5
- Currently effective map date08/19/08
The Village of Lansing participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 170116 and carries Community Rating System class 5, a flood insurance premium discount for policies written there.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Cook County, not Lansing
Cook County context, not Lansing figures
- Establishments in Cook County134,513
- Covered employment, Cook County2,565,567
- Average annual pay, Cook County$86,931
- Housing units permitted, Cook County6,507
Every figure in this section is published for Cook County as a whole and is not a measurement of Lansing.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Lansing questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Lansing, Illinois?
28,284, in 11,236 households. Lansing village covers 7.46 square miles of land, which is 3,790 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Lansing in?
Cook County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Lansing?
$75,569. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $177,000. Median gross rent is $1,268 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Lansing businesses?
33 7(a) approvals totaling $25.8 m since FY2020, across 17 lenders, median approval $150,000, plus 8 504 approvals worth $6.3 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Lansing, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Lansing borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Lansing. Only 5 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Lansing in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Lansing appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Lansing, village of, community 170116, carrying Community Rating System class 5, which is a premium discount for exceeding the program minimum. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Lansing figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Cook County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Lansing.
Is zoning published for Lansing?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.