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48906 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 48906 covers Lansing, Michigan, with a population of about 25,960 and a median household income of $61,533.

Population
25,960798 per square mile
Median age
36.32.4 points below the US average
Median household income
$61,53314% below the Michigan median
Poverty rate
18.3%5.9 points above the US average
Typical home value
$171,275up 23.3% in five years
Median rent
$1,033about the Michigan median
Degree or higher
28.8%6.2 points below the US average
Homeownership
69.8%4.8 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
621

Where 48906 is

Lansing, Michigan — the area the Census Bureau draws for this ZIP code. ZIP codes are sets of delivery routes rather than areas, so this is the Census approximation of one, not a Postal Service boundary.

People and households

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Population25,960
Median age36.3
Family households57.9%
Born outside the US5.6%
Speaks a language other than English at home12.1%
White (non-Hispanic)63.9%
Black (non-Hispanic)14.7%
Asian (non-Hispanic)2.1%
Hispanic or Latino11.6%
Veterans6.2%
Population by age
MaleFemale0-45-910-1415-1920-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465-7475-8485+
Income and poverty

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median household income$61,533
Income per person$33,497
Poverty rate18.3%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance18.6%

Household income distribution

Under $10k6.6%
$10–15k4.8%
$15–20k3.3%
$20–25k3.6%
$25–30k4.3%
$30–35k4.9%
$35–40k3.7%
$40–45k2.9%
$45–50k5.2%
$50–60k9.4%
$60–75k11.7%
$75–100k12.8%
$100–125k8.8%
$125–150k6.8%
$150–200k6.7%
$200k or more4.3%

Income as declared to the IRS

Filed returns rather than survey responses, so this counts tax units and not households.

Tax returns filed12,090
Mean adjusted gross income$53,340
Returns declaring $200,000 or more2.2%
Returns, under $25k35.5%
Returns, $25k–$50k27.3%
Returns, $50k–$75k15.1%
Returns, $75k–$100k8.6%
Returns, $100k–$200k11.3%
Returns, $200k or more2.2%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$128,600
Median gross rent$1,033
Rent as a share of household income32.3%
Owner-occupied69.8%
Vacant homes8%
Median year built1957

What the homes are

Detached house70.8%
Attached house2.4%
2 to 4 units8.4%
5 to 19 units7%
20 or more units4%
Mobile home7.5%
Home values and rents today

Zillow Home Value Index and Zillow Observed Rent Index, courtesy of Zillow. Monthly and current, where the Census figures above are a five-year average and are capped at $2,000,000.

Typical home value$171,275as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 4%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 23.3%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 102.2%
Typical asking rent$1,298as of 2026-07
Typical asking rent, 1 yearup 8.9%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$171,275$69,047

$72,242 in 2000 to $171,275 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate7.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher28.8%
High school diploma or higher91.2%
Works from home14.1%
Drives to work alone73.8%
Takes public transport1.4%
Commutes 45 minutes or more7.8%
Health

CDC PLACES 2025 release, model-based estimates. These are modelled small-area estimates for adults, not counts of diagnosed cases.

Obesity38.9% 5.5 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes12.2% same as the national average of 12%
Currently smokes16.2% 3 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure35.8% 1.7 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health20.7% same as the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)9.1% 2.2 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression27.2% 5.3 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity25.8% same as the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis28.5% 3.4 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking16.5% 0.5 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication74.6% same as the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)7.9% same as the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma11.9% 1.5 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease6.5% same as the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year79.1% 2.4 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening85.7% same as the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability16.1% 1.3 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening66.6% 2.3 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD8% 1.4 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist63.7% 2.4 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability32.6% 1.9 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support24.4% same as the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity19% 1.9 pts above the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps18.7% 4.4 pts above the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability7% same as the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol34% 2.2 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity14.8% 1 pts above the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability9.5% 1.1 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport10.3% 1.1 pts above the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness34.1% same as the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use76.4% 0.5 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)18.6% 1.8 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability14% same as the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)14.5% 1 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability4.3% same as the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat11.1% 2.3 pts above the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours36% same as the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.5% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost12.3% 0.7 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability5.7% same as the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments621
People employed13,073
Annual payroll$716,395,000
Natural hazard risk

FEMA National Risk Index, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data — the NRI is not published per ZIP.

Overall riskHigher than 34.7% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low to Relatively Moderate across the 18 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss39.9 out of 100
Community resilience84.4 out of 100

By hazard

Score is out of 100 and is the area-weighted average across the census tracts this ZIP code covers. The rating beside it is the highest any one of those tracts carries.

Strong wind89.1Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado75Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail73.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave63.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide62.8Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm61.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire51Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather43.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding40.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane34.2Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning27.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake23.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave12.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Compared with Michigan and the United States

State and national columns are figures for those areas, not for this ZIP code. American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

This ZIPMichiganUnited States
Median household income$61,533$71,149$78,538
Income per person$33,497$39,538$43,289
Poverty rate18.3%13.1%12.4%
Median home value$128,600$217,600$303,400
Median gross rent$1,033$1,084$1,348
Homeownership69.8%72.9%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher28.8%31.8%35%
Unemployment rate7.3%5.8%5.2%
Works from home14.1%12%13.5%
Born outside the US5.6%7%13.9%
Median age36.340.138.7
Climate

NOAA US Climate Normals 1991-2020, from the nearest weather station with a full year of records. The station and its distance are named above, because a station forty kilometres away describes somewhere else.

Weather stationLANSING CAPITAL CITY AP, MI US2.5 km away
Rain in a year33 in
Snow in a year50 in

Average high and low by month

January30.6°F / 17.2°F2.06 in rain, 14.3 in snow
February33.5°F / 18.3°F1.71 in rain, 12.9 in snow
March44.4°F / 26°F2.13 in rain, 5.9 in snow
April57.6°F / 36.4°F3.26 in rain, 1.7 in snow
May69.4°F / 47.5°F3.66 in rain
June78.9°F / 57.1°F3.76 in rain
July82.8°F / 60.9°F2.94 in rain
August80.6°F / 59.5°F3.48 in rain
September73.6°F / 51.5°F2.81 in rain
October60.5°F / 41.2°F3.16 in rain, 0.2 in snow
November47°F / 31.9°F2.46 in rain, 3.9 in snow
December35.7°F / 23.3°F1.9 in rain, 11.3 in snow
Access to food

USDA Food Access Research Atlas, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Each figure is the share of the ZIP code's land area that falls in a tract carrying that flag.

Low income and far from a supermarket17% of this ZIP code's area
Far from a supermarket23% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarket14% of this ZIP code's area
School districts

NCES Geographic Relationship File 2025, which states the association between each district and each ZIP code tabulation area directly. Elementary and secondary districts can cover the same ground, so shares need not total 100%.

This ZIP code is served by 5 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Lansing Public School District54.6% of this ZIP code's land area
Grand Ledge Public Schools19.5% of this ZIP code's land area
DeWitt Public Schools12.2% of this ZIP code's land area
Waverly Community Schools12% of this ZIP code's land area
Bath Community Schools1.6% of this ZIP code's land area
Community and walkability

CDC/ATSDR Social Vulnerability Index 2022 and the EPA National Walkability Index, both estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Vulnerability figures are national percentile ranks, not measurements.

Overall social vulnerability25more vulnerable than 25% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status23more vulnerable than 23% of US census tracts
Household characteristics36more vulnerable than 36% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status28more vulnerable than 28% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport34more vulnerable than 34% of US census tracts
Walkability7.2 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

The closest ZIP codes by centre point, which is not the same as sharing a border.

48937 Lansing, MI1.6 km away
48915 Lansing, MI2.9 km away
48933 Lansing, MI3.3 km away
48922 Lansing, MI3.4 km away
48929 Lansing, MI3.4 km away
48930 Lansing, MI3.4 km away
48956 Lansing, MI3.4 km away
48901 Lansing, MI3.5 km away
Location, counties and time zone

County shares from Census 2020 ZCTA relationship files. Time zone from the USDOT National Transportation Atlas, which renders the boundaries written into 49 CFR Part 71.

Clinton County77.7% of this ZIP code's land area
Ingham County16.9% of this ZIP code's land area
Eaton County5.4% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area32.52 sq mi
Water area0.41 sq mi
Population density798 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude42.7635, -84.5580

Figures are published for this ZIP code or its Census tabulation area unless a section says otherwise. Estimates whose margin of error made them unreliable are omitted rather than shown. Sources: US Census Bureau, CDC, IRS.

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