Lansing, IA Population

Overview

992

Total Population

57.3

Median age

52.32%

Female population %

91.1:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

65-69 years

Largest age group

96.8

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

Zero

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Age

Lansing's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Lansing is 57.3, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Lansing's population under 18 was 17.74%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Lansing's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 35.18% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Lansing, 14.01% were under the age of 15, 10.99% aged 15 to 29, 39.82% aged 30 to 64, 28.43% aged 65 to 84, and 6.75% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 46 more females than males in Lansing:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 52.32% females and 47.68% males in Lansing, IA.
The Lansing, IA gender ratio is 91.1:100 i.e. 91.1 men to 100 women (0.911).
For male population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 73.
For the female population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 60.

Lansing's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Lansing population: 97.68% are White, 1.61% are Black or African American, 0.50% are Asian and 0.20% are multiracial.
Lansing's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, Zero is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 992 (100% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Lansing is White with a population of 969 (97.68% of the total population).

Lansing's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 1,030 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Lansing's population decreased by 28 (2.72%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Lansing's population decreased by 39 (3.89%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Lansing's population was lowest in year 2019 at 934.