Leelanau County, Michigan

Leelanau County has a population of 22,734 and has grown 3.0% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $458,400, about 4.6 times the county's median household income of $99,422.

Home price
$458,400
Income
$99,422
Population
22,734
Unemployment
3.4%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$458,400county
Median gross rent$1,228county
Median year homes here were built1988county
Share of homes built before 198038.0%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile2.4%county
Share of homes that are vacant38.8%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented8.4%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use32.9%county
Typical monthly rent$1,480(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,497county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$1,366county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,795county
Home insurance / yr$2,924(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living90.1(statewide)
Median household income$99,422county
Family health premium / yr$24,252(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$10,023(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$4.148(statewide)
Poverty rate6.5%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home15.9%county
Unemployment rate3.4%county
Share of adults in the labor force50.7%county
Share of workers who are self-employed12.9%county
Share of workers employed by government11.4%county
Share of workers in the largest industry25.7%county
Economic output per resident$49,772county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate0.68%county
Top state income tax4.25%(statewide)
Capital gains tax4.25%(statewide)
Combined sales tax6.00%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time23.6 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service14 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport393108county
Miles to nearest general aviation field16 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here3county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station135 micounty
Households without a vehicle2.8%county
Traffic deaths35.2county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,0000.9(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher51.8%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher97.1%county
Public schools in the county6county
Public school enrollment1693county
Students per full-time teacher12.9county
Free lunch eligible41.8%county
Elementary schools2county
Middle schools0county
High schools1county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution12 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians44county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county0county
Hospitals here with an emergency department0county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3(statewide)
Fine particulate matter6.3 µgcounty
Without health insurance3.2%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year8.0%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year6.9%county
Frequent mental distress12.0%county
No leisure-time physical activity19.6%county
Diagnosed diabetes11.9%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population22,734county
Land area in square miles347county
People per square mile of land65.5county
Supermarkets and grocery stores9county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store0.1%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020+3.0%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-7county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents0county
Median age55.9 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1815.4%county
Share of residents 65 and over33.8%county
Share of households that are one person23.6%county
Share of residents born outside the United States1.9%county
Second languages4.3%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls30.1%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents139county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents13county
Households that moved in762county
Households that moved away743county
Average income of arriving households$130,938county
Average income of departing households$114,781county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes10county
Housing units authorised in the latest year159county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings0.0%county
Violent crime rate434(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature46.1°Fcounty
Annual precipitation34.6 incounty
Annual snowfall144.6 incounty
Average daily solar energy3.62 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F1 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing148 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 7acounty
Frost-free days168 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMay 10county
Average first fall frostOct 25county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$110county
Electric utilities serving this county3county
Electricity price per kWh16.4¢county
Household electricity use628 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$13.21(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity10.1%county
Homes heated by utility gas52.3%county
Homes heated by propane27.0%county
Homes heated by fuel oil2.1%county
Homes heated by wood6.1%county
Households with broadband93.1%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk42.1county
Coastal flood risk37.0county
Drought risk0.0county
Landslide risk79.4county
Hail risk39.5county
Earthquake risk3.6county
Tornado risk19.1county
Tropical cyclone risk11.8county
Extreme heat risk17.5county
Winter weather risk90.5county
Strong wind risk25.5county
Wildfire risk14.9county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Leelanau County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the Michigan figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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