Latest news about poverty in Lansing, KS collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations
4.6% of Lansing, KS residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 159.8% less than the poverty level of 12.0% across the entire state of Kansas. 6.0% of high school graduates and 3.4% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 4.1% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 25.9%. For comparison, it was 20.0% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Lansing, KS
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Lansing:
4.6%
Whole state:
12.0%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Lansing:
2.7%
Whole state:
5.6%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Lansing:
4.1%
Kansas:
19.6%
Disability rate in this city among poor residents (it is 10.6% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Lansing:
9.2%
Kansas:
22.5%
Renting rate in this city among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
25.9%
Residents above poverty level:
20.0%
Poverty by age in Lansing, KS
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Lansing,KS (percentage below poverty level)
2.7%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
3.8%6 to 11 years
6.1%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
0.0%16 and 17 years
0.0%18 to 24 years
44.5%25 to 34 years
7.4%35 to 44 years
1.1%45 to 54 years
0.0%55 to 64 years
3.8%65 to 74 years
10.1%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Lansing,KS (percentage below poverty level)
0.0%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
2.8%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
0.0%16 and 17 years
0.0%18 to 24 years
1.2%25 to 34 years
1.2%35 to 44 years
2.9%45 to 54 years
0.0%55 to 64 years
1.4%65 to 74 years
11.4%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Lansing,KS (% below half of poverty level)
0.0%Under 6 years
0.0%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 17 years
0.0%18 to 24 years
17.3%25 to 34 years
0.0%35 to 44 years
0.7%45 to 54 years
0.0%55 to 64 years
2.1%65 to 74 years
2.1%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Lansing, KS
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Lansing, KS (%)
3.2%White
0.0%Black
0.0%Asian
0.0%Other race
33.1%2+ races
0.0%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Lansing, KS (absolute numbers)
243White
0Black
0Asian
0Other race
3042+ races
5.4%Below poverty level
94.6%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Lansing, KS
Children below poverty level:
Lansing, Kansas:
2.1%
State:
13.4%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Lansing:
6.0%
Kansas:
8.5%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Lansing:
3.4%
Kansas:
24.4%
51.8%Married-couple family
26.8%Male, no wife present
21.4%Female, no husband present
0.0%Worked full-time, year-round
4.3%Worked part-time
95.7%Did not work
0.0%Both worked full-time
0.0%One full-time, other part-time
0.0%One full-time, other didn't work
0.0%Both worked part-time
0.0%One part-time, other didn't work
100.0%Both didn't work
Other data
Owners below poverty level
0.0%1999 to 2000
0.0%1995 to 1998
0.0%1990 to 1994
0.0%1980 to 1989
29.6%1970 to 1979
0.0%1960 to 1969
0.0%1950 to 1959
14.8%1940 to 1949
55.6%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
4.1%1999 to 2000
10.8%1995 to 1998
15.1%1990 to 1994
21.1%1980 to 1989
27.3%1970 to 1979
7.9%1960 to 1969
5.9%1950 to 1959
3.5%1940 to 1949
4.3%1939 or earlier
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