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Lansing, Iowa: commercial real estate data.
Lansing is a Census city of 1,115 people across 1.08 square miles of land, in Allamakee County. Median household income is $65,625, 77.5 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Lansing
What Lansing is
- Census place typecity
- Land area1.08 sq mi
- Water area0.16 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,034
- County holding the largest share of its areaAllamakee 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
- Population1,115
- Median age48.1
- Population under 18271 plus or minus 87
- Share under 1824.3 percent plus or minus 6.8
- Population 65 and over311 plus or minus 85
- Share 65 and over27.9 percent plus or minus 6.2
- Households458
- Family households319 plus or minus 68
- Share of households that are families69.7 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$65,625 plus or minus $22,477
- Per capita income$35,854 plus or minus $7,333
- Civilian labor force536
- Employed527
- Unemployed9 plus or minus 14
- Unemployment rate1.7 percent plus or minus 2.6
- Adults 25 and over810
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher93.5 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher25.9 percent plus or minus 6.4
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree9.4 percent plus or minus 4.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Lansing
Housing in Lansing
- Housing units634
- Occupied units458
- Vacant units176 plus or minus 62
- Vacancy rate27.8 percent plus or minus 8.9
- Owner occupied355
- Renter occupied103 plus or minus 56
- Ownership rate77.5 percent plus or minus 18.4
- Median owner-occupied home value$167,500 plus or minus $38,488
- Median gross rent, monthly$579
- Annual rent as a share of median income10.6 percent plus or minus 3.6
- Single family units450
- Share single family71.0 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more94 plus or minus 40
- Share in buildings of two or more14.8 percent plus or minus 5.9
- Mobile homes90 plus or minus 44
- Median year structure built1965
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 commute515
- Commuting under 15 minutes215 plus or minus 65
- Share commuting under 15 minutes41.7 percent plus or minus 9.7
- Commuting 30 minutes or more126 plus or minus 55
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more24.5 percent plus or minus 9.6
- Drove alone69.6 percent
- Carpooled4.2 percent plus or minus 2.5
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked22.8 percent plus or minus 10.1
- Worked from home2.3 percent plus or minus 3.4
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Lansing
Flood risk in Lansing
- NFIP communityCity of Lansing
- NFIP community number190006
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date09/18/20
The City of Lansing participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 190006 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Allamakee County, not Lansing
Allamakee County context, not Lansing figures
- Establishments in Allamakee County365
- Covered employment, Allamakee County4,837
- Average annual pay, Allamakee County$45,815
- Housing units permitted, Allamakee County89
Every figure in this section is published for Allamakee County as a whole and is not a measurement of Lansing.
All Allamakee County figures →
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, Iowa?
1,115, in 458 households. Lansing city covers 1.08 square miles of land, which is 1,034 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?
Allamakee 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?
$65,625. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $167,500. Median gross rent is $579 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Lansing in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Lansing appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Lansing, city of, community 190006, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. 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 Allamakee 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.
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