Leland vs Suttons Bay

A side-by-side comparison of Leland and Suttons Bay: population, income, housing, and more.

Leland and Suttons Bay are places in Michigan. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Suttons Bay has the higher population (587 vs 393 in Leland). Suttons Bay has the higher median household income ($123,125 vs $114,250 in Leland). Leland has the higher median home value ($635,600 vs $524,700 in Suttons Bay).

Population, income & housing

	Leland	Suttons Bay
Population	393	587
Median age	63.2 yrs	69.4 yrs
Median household income	$114,250	$123,125
Median home value	$635,600	$524,700
Housing units	437	549
Homeownership rate	84.2%	82.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	55.9%	63.7%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	4.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Leland	Suttons Bay
Population	226 → 393 (+73.9%)	544 → 587 (+7.9%)
Median household income	$71,333 → $114,250 (+60.2%)	$76,875 → $123,125 (+60.2%)
Median home value	$538,000 → $635,600 (+18.1%)	$365,500 → $524,700 (+43.6%)
Median gross rent	$1,029 → $1,140 (+10.8%)	$864 → $1,600 (+85.2%)

Leland

Population

226393

Median household income

$71,333$114,250

Median home value

$538,000$635,600

Median gross rent

$1,029$1,140

Suttons Bay

Population

544587

Median household income

$76,875$123,125

Median home value

$365,500$524,700

Median gross rent

$864$1,600

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Leland	Suttons Bay
Under 5	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 17	10.9%	4.3%
18 to 24	4.3%	3.4%
25 to 34	5.9%	3.4%
35 to 44	13.5%	5.6%
45 to 54	7.9%	8.3%
55 to 64	17.6%	11.4%
65 to 74	11.2%	33.6%
75 and over	28.8%	30.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Leland	Suttons Bay
White (non-Hispanic)	87.5%	85.3%
Black or African American	0.0%	5.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.3%	7.0%
Hispanic or Latino	12.2%	2.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Leland	Suttons Bay
No high school diploma	0.3%	3.0%
High school graduate	11.4%	15.5%
Some college or associate's	32.4%	17.9%
Bachelor's degree	44.7%	16.8%
Graduate or professional degree	11.1%	46.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Leland	Suttons Bay
Drove alone	57.8%	50.2%
Carpooled	0.0%	3.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	4.6%	15.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	4.1%
Worked from home	37.6%	24.2%
Other means	0.0%	2.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Leland	Suttons Bay
1-unit, detached	98.9%	44.3%
1-unit, attached	1.1%	31.5%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	15.7%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	6.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	2.6%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Leland	Suttons Bay
Poverty rate	1.3%	5.2%
Average household size	2.09	1.81
Mean commute (minutes)	24	15
Median year structure built	1964	1988