Lansing, Kansas Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools
Population: 9,199. Estimated population in July 2024: 10,214 (+11.0% change)
Males: 5,725 (62.2%), Females: 3,474 (37.8%)
Leavenworth County
Zip code: 66043
Demographics
Median resident age: 36.2 years
Median household income: $60,994
Median house value: $111,300
Population by Race
Races in Lansing:
- White Non-Hispanic (78.7%)
- Black (12.5%)
- Hispanic (3.8%)
- Two or more races (2.6%)
- American Indian (2.3%)
- Other race (1.3%)
Ancestries: German (22.0%), Irish (14.0%), English (9.9%), United States (7.5%), Italian (3.2%), French (2.9%).
Elevation: 794 feet
Land area: 8.5 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Lansing
- High school or higher: 88.2%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 21.7%
- Graduate or professional degree: 9.2%
- Unemployed: 1.6%
- Mean travel time to work: 22.9 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Lansing city
- Never married: 25.5%
- Now married: 53.2%
- Separated: 2.4%
- Widowed: 3.2%
- Divorced: 15.7%
3.0% Foreign born (1.6% Asia, 0.8% Europe, 0.5% Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: +2,057 (+28.8%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Lansing:
- CUSHING MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 5 miles; LEAVENWORTH, KS)
- SAINT JOHN HOSPITAL (about 5 miles; LEAVENWORTH, KS)
- PROVIDENCE MEDICAL CENTER (about 13 miles; KANSAS CITY, KS)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Lansing:
- KANSAS CITY INTL (about 14 miles; KANSAS CITY, MO; Abbreviation: MCI)
- CHARLES B. WHEELER DOWNTOWN (about 24 miles; KANSAS CITY, MO; Abbreviation: MKC)
- ROSECRANS MEMORIAL (about 36 miles; ST JOSEPH, MO; Abbreviation: STJ)
Other public-use airports nearest to Lansing:
- SHERMAN AAF (about 9 miles; FORT LEAVENWORTH, KS; Abbreviation: FLV)
- RAINBOW AIR VILLAGE (about 19 miles; DEARBORN, MO; Abbreviation: 0C1)
- CEDAR AIR PARK (about 23 miles; OLATHE, KS; Abbreviation: 51K)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Lansing:
- KANSAS CITY KANSAS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 13 miles; KANSAS CITY, KS; Full-time enrollment: 2,837)
- PARK UNIVERSITY (about 14 miles; PARKVILLE, MO; Full-time enrollment: 4,180)
- UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MEDICAL CENTER (about 15 miles; KANSAS CITY, KS; Full-time enrollment: 2,168)
- METROPOLITAN COMMUNITY COLLEGES (about 25 miles; KANSAS CITY, MO; Full-time enrollment: 2,259)
- JOHNSON COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 26 miles; OVERLAND PARK, KS; Full-time enrollment: 8,857)
- METROPOLITAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 27 miles; KANSAS CITY, MO; Full-time enrollment: 2,998)
- UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI-KANSAS CITY (about 27 miles; KANSAS CITY, MO; Full-time enrollment: 8,830)
Schools
Public high school in Lansing:
- LANSING HIGH 9-12 (Students: 784; Location: 220 LION LANE; Grades: 09 – 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Lansing:
- LANSING ELEM K-3 (Students: 517; Location: 210 EAST MARY STREET; Grades: KG – 03)
- LANSING MIDDLE 6-8 (Students: 482; Location: 509 W IDA ST; Grades: 06 – 08)
- LANSING INTERMEDIATE 4-5TH (Students: 262; Location: 300 E OLIVE; Grades: 04 – 05)