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48915 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 48915 covers Lansing, Michigan, with a population of about 9,315 and a median household income of $51,653.

Population
9,3155,171 per square mile
Median age
33.55.2 points below the US average
Median household income
$51,65327% below the Michigan median
Poverty rate
17.2%4.8 points above the US average
Typical home value
$128,075up 25.3% in five years
Median rent
$1,087about the Michigan median
Degree or higher
35.8%0.8 points above the US average
Homeownership
60.6%4.4 points below the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
77

Where 48915 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

Population9,315
Median age33.5
Family households54.3%
Born outside the US4.9%
Speaks a language other than English at home10.4%
White (non-Hispanic)53.8%
Black (non-Hispanic)23.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0.9%
Hispanic or Latino12.5%
Veterans5.7%
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$51,653
Income per person$29,960
Poverty rate17.2%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance20.8%

Household income distribution

Under $10k6.1%
$10–15k2.9%
$15–20k8.3%
$20–25k2.7%
$25–30k5.2%
$30–35k7.4%
$35–40k5.0%
$40–45k7.3%
$45–50k2.2%
$50–60k8.2%
$60–75k19.5%
$75–100k9.1%
$100–125k5.5%
$125–150k3.9%
$150–200k5.1%
$200k or more1.6%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed4,190
Mean adjusted gross income$45,795
Returns declaring $200,000 or more1.2%
Returns, under $25k37.0%
Returns, $25k–$50k30.8%
Returns, $50k–$75k16.0%
Returns, $75k–$100k7.2%
Returns, $100k–$200k7.9%
Returns, $200k or more1.2%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$112,600
Median gross rent$1,087
Rent as a share of household income35.5%
Owner-occupied60.6%
Vacant homes8.6%
Median year built1938

What the homes are

Detached house79.5%
Attached house1.3%
2 to 4 units8.2%
5 to 19 units9.4%
20 or more units0.5%
Mobile home1.1%
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$128,075as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 1.8%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 25.3%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 135.2%
Typical asking rent$1,165as of 2026-07
Typical home value since 2000
200320142026$128,075$38,264

$69,704 in 2003 to $128,075 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate6.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher35.8%
High school diploma or higher90.2%
Works from home13%
Drives to work alone69.6%
Takes public transport3.8%
Commutes 45 minutes or more11.7%
Health

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

Obesity40.8% 7.4 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes12.6% 0.6 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes16.6% 3.4 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure36.2% 2.1 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health21.5% 1.2 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)9.3% 2 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression26.7% 4.8 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity26.4% 1 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis26.2% 1.1 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking16.4% same as the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication72.9% 1.8 pts below the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)5.9% 1.8 pts below the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma12.4% 2 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease5.8% same as the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year78.6% 1.9 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening84.8% 1.1 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability16.9% 2.1 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening64.5% same as the national average of 64.3%
COPD7.3% 0.7 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist63.8% 2.5 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability32.7% 2 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support26.3% 1.5 pts above the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity21.8% 4.7 pts above the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps21.5% 7.2 pts above the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability5.9% 0.8 pts below the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol31% 5.2 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity17.3% 3.5 pts above the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability9.7% 1.3 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport11.7% 2.5 pts above the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness36.1% 1.7 pts above the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use78.2% 2.3 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)19.4% 2.6 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability13.7% same as the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)14.2% 0.7 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability4.5% 0.5 pts above the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat13% 4.2 pts above the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours38.6% 2.2 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.5% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost12.8% same as the national average of 13%
Vision disability6% same as the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments77
People employed968
Annual payroll$51,367,000
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 44.1% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low to Relatively Moderate across the 6 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss39.7 out of 100
Community resilience83 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 wind85.2Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado77.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail74.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm63.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave62.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding57Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather52.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake44.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide41.6Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning37.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane34.4Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire25.3Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave19.8Relatively 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$51,653$71,149$78,538
Income per person$29,960$39,538$43,289
Poverty rate17.2%13.1%12.4%
Median home value$112,600$217,600$303,400
Median gross rent$1,087$1,084$1,348
Homeownership60.6%72.9%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher35.8%31.8%35%
Unemployment rate6.4%5.8%5.2%
Works from home13%12%13.5%
Born outside the US4.9%7%13.9%
Median age33.540.138.7
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 US4.6 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 supermarket72% of this ZIP code's area
Far from a supermarket96% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarket72% 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%.

Lansing Public School District100% 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 vulnerability62more vulnerable than 62% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status58more vulnerable than 58% of US census tracts
Household characteristics40more vulnerable than 40% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status59more vulnerable than 59% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport69more vulnerable than 69% of US census tracts
Walkability13.2 out of 20Above average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

48922 Lansing, MI1.2 km away
48929 Lansing, MI1.2 km away
48930 Lansing, MI1.2 km away
48956 Lansing, MI1.2 km away
48933 Lansing, MI1.3 km away
48937 Lansing, MI1.4 km away
48901 Lansing, MI1.4 km away
48909 Lansing, MI1.4 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.

Ingham County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area1.8 sq mi
Population density5,171 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude42.7391, -84.5704

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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