Moving to Lansing, New York

Population: 10,521. Estimated population in July 2024: 10,876 (+3.4% change)
Males: 5,256 (50.0%), Females: 5,265 (50.0%)

Zip code: 14882

Demographics

Median resident age: 34.8 years
Median household income: $48,250
Median house value: $127,800

Population by Race

Races in Lansing:

  • White Non-Hispanic (82.8%)
  • Black (4.1%)
  • Chinese (3.7%)
  • Korean (2.4%)
  • Hispanic (2.3%)
  • Two or more races (2.0%)
  • Asian Indian (1.2%)
  • Other race (0.7%)
  • Other Asian (0.7%)
  • American Indian (0.7%)
  • Japanese (0.6%)

Ancestries: English (17.5%), German (16.1%), Irish (12.6%), Italian (7.3%), United States (4.3%), Scottish (4.1%).

Land area: 4.6 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Lansing

  • High school or higher: 93.2%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 52.4%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 33.8%
  • Unemployed: 2.7%
  • Mean travel time to work: 17.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Lansing town

  • Never married: 29.6%
  • Now married: 56.7%
  • Separated: 2.0%
  • Widowed: 5.1%
  • Divorced: 6.6%

12.4% Foreign born (7.8% Asia, 2.3% Europe).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Lansing:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Lansing:

  • ITHACA TOMPKINS REGIONAL (about 3 miles; ITHACA, NY; Abbreviation: ITH)
  • ELMIRA/CORNING REGIONAL (about 36 miles; ELMIRA/CORNING, NY; Abbreviation: ELM)
  • GREATER BINGHAMTON/EDWIN A LINK FIELD (about 41 miles; BINGHAMTON, NY; Abbreviation: BGM)

Other public-use airports nearest to Lansing:

  • GRUND FIELD (about 8 miles; ITHACA, NY; Abbreviation: 5N3)
  • CORTLAND COUNTY-CHASE FIELD (about 21 miles; CORTLAND, NY; Abbreviation: N03)
  • OVID (about 24 miles; OVID, NY; Abbreviation: D82)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Lansing:

  • ITHACA COLLEGE (about 3 miles; ITHACA, NY; Full-time enrollment: 6,052)
  • CORNELL UNIVERSITY-ENDOWED COLLEGES (about 3 miles; ITHACA, NY; Full-time enrollment: 12,036)
  • CORNELL UNIVERSITY-NY STATE STATUTORY COLLEGES (about 3 miles; ITHACA, NY; Full-time enrollment: 7,413)
  • SUNY COLLEGE AT CORTLAND (about 22 miles; CORTLAND, NY; Full-time enrollment: 6,187)
  • ONONDAGA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 40 miles; SYRACUSE, NY; Full-time enrollment: 5,132)
  • SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY (about 45 miles; SYRACUSE, NY; Full-time enrollment: 15,859)
  • CORNING COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 46 miles; CORNING, NY; Full-time enrollment: 2,797)

Schools

Public high schools in Lansing:

  • LANSING HS (Students: 428; Location: 300 RIDGE RD; Grades: 09 – 12)
  • LOUIS GOSSETT JR. RES CTR (Students: 136; Location: 250 AUBURN RD; Grades: 08 – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in Lansing:

  • RAYMOND C. BUCKLEY ES (Students: 447; Location: 284 RIDGE RD; Grades: KG – 04)
  • LANSING MS (Students: 438; Location: 6 LUDLOWVILLE RD; Grades: 05 – 08)
  • SO. LANSING CENTER – GIRLS (Students: 80; Location: 270 AUBURN RD BOX A; Grades: 06 – 11)