Leelanau County

Leelanau County, Michigan

At a Glance

Population	22,301
County Seat	Leelanau County Government Center
State FIPS	26
County FIPS	089
Num Towns	10
Census-Designated Places	7
Total Town Population	4,611
Census Source	Census ACS 5-Year 2022

People & Demographics

Population (official)	22,426
Median Age	55.2
Veterans	1,546
Housing Units	15,474
Uninsured	98
Net Migration (recent)	352
Growing	Yes

Economy & Employment

Total Establishments	787
Total Employees	4,939
Avg Annual Pay	$48,322
Median Household Income	$82,345
Poverty Rate	6.7%
Unemployment Rate	3.2%
Avg AGI per Return (IRS)	$107,970
Federal Spending FY2024	$274,319,901
Federal Spending Per Capita	$12,301

Housing & Cost of Living

Median Home Value	$371,200
Median Rent	$1,157
FMR Studio	$930
FMR 1BR	$1,183
FMR 2BR	$1,328
FMR 3BR	$1,600
FMR 4BR	$1,761

Health & Safety

Hospitals	0
EMS Stations	30
Fire Stations	30
Police Stations	30
Adult Smoking	13.6%
Adult Obesity	32.7%
Overdose Deaths Rate/100k	16.2
Air Quality Good Days	N/A

Infrastructure

Electricity Price (¢/kWh)	19.3
Electric Customers	4516367
Towns with Broadband Data	10
Towns with 90%+ Coverage	10

Community

Churches	24
Libraries	10
Historic Places (NRHP)	25
Homeless Population	202
Schools	42
SNAP Stores	14
Bank Branches	10

Agriculture

Total Farms	199
Land in Farms (acres)	8,161
Avg Farm Size (acres)	41.0
Year	2,022

Recent Federal Disaster Declarations (5)

Type	Title	Date
DR	COVID-19 PANDEMIC	2020-03-27
EM	COVID-19	2020-03-13
EM	HURRICANE KATRINA EVACUATION	2005-09-07
EM	BLIZZARDS & SNOWSTORMS	1978-01-27
EM	DROUGHT	1977-03-02

Detailed Topics

Communities in Leelanau County

Greilickville — pop 1,634
Suttons Bay — pop 613
Northport — pop 496
Leland — pop 410
Empire — pop 362
Omena — pop 295
Glen Arbor — pop 261
Lake Leelanau — pop 229
Maple City — pop 209
Cedar — pop 102

Data sources: Census ACS, BLS QCEW, IRS SOI, USAspending.gov, County Health Rankings, EPA AQI, HUD FMR, NCES, FEMA, National Register of Historic Places, CDC, EIA.