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Lansing, New York: commercial real estate data.
Lansing is a Census village of 3,876 people across 4.61 square miles of land, in Tompkins County. Median household income is $72,364, 23.4 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 1 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $400,000 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Lansing
What Lansing is
- Census place typevillage
- Land area4.61 sq mi
- Water area0.02 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land841
- County holding the largest share of its areaTompkins 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
- Population3,876
- Median age27.7 plus or minus 5.8
- Population under 18546 plus or minus 183
- Share under 1814.1 percent plus or minus 4.7
- Population 65 and over322 plus or minus 140
- Share 65 and over8.3 percent plus or minus 3.6
- Households1,766
- Family households731 plus or minus 257
- Share of households that are families41.4 percent plus or minus 14.0
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Lansing
Income and work in Lansing
- Median household income$72,364
- Per capita income$45,855 plus or minus $11,897
- Civilian labor force2,679
- Employed2,535
- Unemployed144 plus or minus 114
- Unemployment rate5.4 percent plus or minus 4.2
- Adults 25 and over2,191 plus or minus 652
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher96.4 percent plus or minus 34.5
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher80.4 percent plus or minus 29.5
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree53.0 percent plus or minus 20.4
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Lansing
Housing in Lansing
- Housing units1,923
- Occupied units1,766
- Vacant units157 plus or minus 131
- Vacancy rate8.2 percent plus or minus 6.8
- Owner occupied414 plus or minus 157
- Renter occupied1,352
- Ownership rate23.4 percent plus or minus 8.6
- Median owner-occupied home value$516,900
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,726
- Annual rent as a share of median income28.6 percent
- Single family units537 plus or minus 200
- Share single family27.9 percent plus or minus 10.0
- Units in buildings of two or more1,386 plus or minus 429
- Share in buildings of two or more72.1 percent plus or minus 20.9
- Mobile homes0
- Median year structure built1982
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 commute2,110
- Commuting under 15 minutes954 plus or minus 283
- Share commuting under 15 minutes45.2 percent plus or minus 10.6
- Commuting 30 minutes or more186 plus or minus 123
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more8.8 percent plus or minus 5.6
- Drove alone35.5 percent plus or minus 13.0
- Carpooled21.6 percent plus or minus 16.2
- Public transport9.6 percent plus or minus 5.4
- Walked3.9 percent plus or minus 3.7
- Worked from home16.0 percent plus or minus 7.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Lansing
SBA loans in Lansing (7(a))
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$400,000
- Average approval$400,000
- Median approval$400,000
- Largest approval$400,000
- Jobs supported3
- Jobs per approval3.0
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more0.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders1
- Distinct industries by NAICS1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Lansing, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 0 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)
- Approvals2
- Gross approval$504,000
- Average approval$252,000
- Median approval$252,000
- Largest approval$345,000
- Jobs supported1
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Charged off0
- Median term270 months
- Distinct CDCs1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Lansing, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 0 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 communityTown of Lansing
- NFIP community number360852
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date06/18/25
The Town of Lansing participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 360852 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.
Tompkins County, not Lansing
Tompkins County context, not Lansing figures
- Establishments in Tompkins County2,230
- Covered employment, Tompkins County48,051
- Average annual pay, Tompkins County$69,770
- Housing units permitted, Tompkins County337
Every figure in this section is published for Tompkins 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.
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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, New York?
3,876, in 1,766 households. Lansing village covers 4.61 square miles of land, which is 841 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?
Tompkins 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?
$72,364. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $516,900. Median gross rent is $1,726 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?
1 7(a) approvals totaling $400,000 since FY2020, across 1 lenders, median approval $400,000, plus 2 504 approvals worth $504,000 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 0 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, town of, community 360852, 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 Tompkins 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.