Leelanau County, Michigan

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Leelanau County, Michigan is among the highest in the country for median age (46th of 3,222 counties), and among the highest in the country for bachelor's degree or higher (78th of 3,222 counties).

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Key figures

Statistic	Leelanau County, Michigan	Michigan	United States	Rank
Total Population	22,734	10,077,761	334,922,499	1740th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$99,422	$72,875	$80,734	174th of 3,221
Median Age	55.9	40.2	38.9	46th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	51.8%	32.4%	35.7%	78th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$458,400	$231,600	$332,700	183rd of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$1,228	$1,129	$1,413	499th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	6.5%	13.2%	12.5%	3068th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	3.4%	5.7%	5.2%	2313th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	65.5	178.0	n/a	1306th of 3,222
Foreign Born	1.9%	7.2%	14.1%	2073rd of 3,222
Life Expectancy	81.7	n/a	n/a	95th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	91.6%	73.2%	65.2%	9th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	23.6	24.2	26.4	1761st of 3,221
Worked from Home	15.9%	13.5%	15.1%	346th of 3,222
Uninsured	7.2%	n/a	n/a	2441st of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	62.7%	46.1%	46.9%	93rd of 3,222
Broadband Access	90.7%	n/a	n/a	286th of 3,135

Rank is among all US counties with published data, counting down from the highest value. Figures come from the American Community Survey, CDC, BLS, BEA and other federal sources. Open the map for 1,147 statistics and the year and margin of error behind each one.

Race and ethnicity in Leelanau County, Michigan

Statistic	Leelanau County, Michigan	Michigan	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	89.0%	72.4%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	4.3%	5.9%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	0.6%	13.1%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.5%	3.4%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	3.2%	4.5%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	2.1%	0.3%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.0%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.4%	0.5%	0.6%
Diversity Index	20.5	45.3	61.4

Age in Leelanau County, Michigan

Statistic	Leelanau County, Michigan	Michigan	United States
Median Age	55.9	40.2	38.9
Under 18 %	15.4%	21.2%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	5.4%	9.2%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	7.8%	13.2%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	10.2%	12.2%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	27.5%	25.6%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	33.8%	18.6%	17.2%

Households and families in Leelanau County, Michigan

Statistic	Leelanau County, Michigan	Michigan	United States
Households	9,645	4,076,369	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.3	2.4	2.5
Family Households	72.3%	62.4%	64.2%
Households with Children	20.9%	27.1%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	9.6%	16.4%	17.3%
People Living Alone	23.6%	30.7%	28.7%
Never Married	21.2%	34.2%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Leelanau County, Michigan

Statistic	Leelanau County, Michigan	Michigan	United States
Per Capita Income	$57,553	$40,735	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	8.0%	15.8%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	15.0%	16.8%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	21.8%	17.3%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	15.9%	9.5%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	6.5%	13.2%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	16.8%	29.3%	28.2%
SNAP Households	4.7%	13.5%	n/a

Housing in Leelanau County, Michigan

Statistic	Leelanau County, Michigan	Michigan	United States
Housing Units	15,759	4,622,236	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	86.0%	72.0%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	2.5%	13.3%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	38.8%	11.8%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,988.0	1,972.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	8.4%	26.8%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	24.4%	30.2%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$3,118	$2,904	n/a

Education in Leelanau County, Michigan

Statistic	Leelanau County, Michigan	Michigan	United States
Less than High School	2.9%	7.9%	10.4%
High School Graduate	17.8%	28.0%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	27.4%	31.7%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	30.4%	19.7%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	21.5%	12.7%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Leelanau County, Michigan

Statistic	Leelanau County, Michigan	Michigan	United States
Labour Force Participation	50.7%	61.3%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	75.4%	74.3%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.3%	0.9%	3.2%
Walked to Work	1.3%	2.0%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	32.0%	29.1%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	5.3%	6.0%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	2.8%	7.0%	n/a

Origins and language in Leelanau County, Michigan

Statistic	Leelanau County, Michigan	Michigan	United States
Born in State of Residence	72.4%	76.0%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	1.3%	4.1%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	0.5%	3.1%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	95.7%	89.6%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	2.1%	3.1%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	4.0%	8.5%	16.7%

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