under the age of 18 living with them, 35.18% were married couples living together, 22.04% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.52% were non-families. 31.80% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.87% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.23 and the average family size was 2.56. The village's age distribution consisted of 24.2% under the age of 18, 7.2% from 18 to 24, 24.8% from 25 to 44, 26.6% from 45 to 64, and 17.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40.2 years. For every 100 females, there were 77.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 73.6 males. The median income for a household in the village was $57,659, and the median income for a family was $70,775. Males had a median income of $47,236 versus $31,684 for females. The per capita income for the village was $28,708. About 12.4% of families and 16.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 27.8% of those under age 18 and 5.3% of those age 65 or over. Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos can be of any race. Education College Visible Music College Chicago Branch Public high schools Thornton Fractional South Private high schools American School of Correspondence Public primary and middle schools Memorial Junior High School Nathan Hale Elementary School Heritage Middle School Oak Glen Elementary School Reavis Elementary School Coolidge Elementary School Private primary and middle schools Saint Ann Elementary School Lansing Christian School Saint John Lutheran School Eagle Academy Notable people Bill W. Balthis (1936–2016), Illinois state representative, mayor of Lansing, and businessman Tom Gorzelanny, pitcher for the Milwaukee Brewers, spent part of his childhood in Lansing Curtis Granderson, outfielder for the New York Mets, graduated from Thornton Fractional South High School Harry Smith, former co-anchor for CBS' The Early Show and the host of A&E's Biography series Pierre Thomas, running back for the New Orleans Saints, graduated from Thornton Fractional South High School Jack E. Walker, Illinois politician, practiced law in Lansing. Nnamdi Ogbonnaya, Musician See also Lansing Municipal Airport North Creek Woods References External links Village of Lansing official website Lansing Public Library Lansing's Neighborhood Network Cable