Leelanau County, Michigan

10 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 22,607
Median household income: $91,943
Median home value: $406,900

Leelanau County, Michigan counts 22,607 residents. 10 cities and places have their primary county here. Its median household income of $91,943 runs above the Michigan figure of $71,149.

From 2019 to 2023, Leelanau County's population grew 4.4% from 21,652 to 22,607, while its median household income rose 40.9% from $65,249 to $91,943.

49.9% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 90.6% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 22,607
Median age: 55.3 yrs
Median household income: $91,943
Median home value: $406,900
Median gross rent: $1,223
Housing units: 15,630
Homeownership rate: 90.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 49.9%
Unemployment rate: 3.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

21,65222,607

Median household income

$65,249$91,943

Median home value

$268,400$406,900

Median gross rent

$959$1,223

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	21,652	$65,249	$268,400	$959
2020	21,649	$67,330	$285,700	$961
2021	22,251	$72,709	$303,200	$1,009
2022	22,426	$82,345	$371,200	$1,157
2023	22,607	$91,943	$406,900	$1,223

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 53.7%

5 to 1711.9%

18 to 245.5%

25 to 348.0%

35 to 4410.0%

45 to 5410.6%

55 to 6417.3%

65 to 7420.2%

75 and over12.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	847	3.7%
5 to 17	2,693	11.9%
18 to 24	1,245	5.5%
25 to 34	1,802	8.0%
35 to 44	2,254	10.0%
45 to 54	2,387	10.6%
55 to 64	3,917	17.3%
65 to 74	4,560	20.2%
75 and over	2,902	12.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	20,202	89.4%
Black or African American	85	0.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	547	2.4%
Asian	135	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	28	0.1%
Some other race	73	0.3%
Two or more races	573	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	964	4.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma3.4%

High school graduate18.6%

Some college or associate's28.1%

Bachelor's degree29.3%

Graduate or professional degree20.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	609	3.4%
High school graduate	3,312	18.6%
Some college or associate's	5,009	28.1%
Bachelor's degree	5,219	29.3%
Graduate or professional degree	3,673	20.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone75.5%

Carpooled5.9%

Public transit0.2%

Walked1.7%

Bicycle0.4%

Worked from home15.1%

Other means1.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	7,276	75.5%
Carpooled	568	5.9%
Public transit	20	0.2%
Walked	165	1.7%
Bicycle	43	0.4%
Worked from home	1,453	15.1%
Other means	108	1.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,747	33.6%
15 to 29 min	3,102	37.9%
30 to 44 min	1,551	19.0%
45 to 59 min	372	4.5%
60+ min	408	5.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.36
Poverty rate: 7.1% (1,595 of 22,416)

	Count	Share
Family households	6,618	70.1%
Nonfamily households	2,821	29.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1987

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	9,439	60.4%
Vacant	6,191	39.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	8,548	90.6%
Renter-occupied	891	9.4%

1-unit, detached85.9%

1-unit, attached7.3%

2 to 4 units2.0%

5 to 19 units1.8%

20 or more units0.5%

Mobile home & other2.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	13,431	85.9%
1-unit, attached	1,138	7.3%
2 to 4 units	320	2.0%
5 to 19 units	277	1.8%
20 or more units	83	0.5%
Mobile home & other	381	2.4%

Geography

County GEOID: 26089
State: Michigan
Land area: 347 sq mi
Water area: 2,185 sq mi
Center point: 45.1462, -86.0516