Lenawee County, Michigan

Lenawee County has a population of 98,415 and has shrunk 1.7% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $196,800, about 2.8 times the county's median household income of $70,518.

Home price
$196,800
Income
$70,518
Population
98,415
Unemployment
4.7%

Housing

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

Median home price$196,800county
Median gross rent$987county
Median year homes here were built1968county
Share of homes built before 198065.9%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile5.9%county
Share of homes that are vacant11.2%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented20.4%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use5.2%county
Typical monthly rent$1,066county
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,166county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$889county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,491county
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$70,518county
Family health premium / yr$24,252(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$10,023(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$4.148(statewide)
Poverty rate10.7%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 home9.1%county
Unemployment rate4.7%county
Share of adults in the labor force58.1%county
Share of workers who are self-employed5.7%county
Share of workers employed by government13.2%county
Share of workers in the largest industry24.1%county
Economic output per resident$43,069county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate1.27%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 time27.6 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service27 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport66614county
Miles to nearest general aviation field4.2 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here6county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station28 micounty
Households without a vehicle5.4%county
Traffic deaths63.0county
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 higher22.7%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher91.4%county
Public schools in the county43county
Public school enrollment13934county
Students per full-time teacher16.3county
Free lunch eligible44.4%county
Elementary schools16county
Middle schools8county
High schools11county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above2county
Share of local colleges that are public0.0%county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution2.0 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians22county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3county
Fine particulate matter8.2 µgcounty
Without health insurance5.0%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year14.2%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year13.2%county
Frequent mental distress17.2%county
No leisure-time physical activity26.4%county
Diagnosed diabetes11.5%county

Place

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

Population98,415county
Land area in square miles750county
People per square mile of land131.0county
Supermarkets and grocery stores10county
Convenience stores8county
Share living far from a food store11.0%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract13.9%county
Population change since 2020-1.7%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-3county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents0county
Median age42.4 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1820.5%county
Share of residents 65 and over20.3%county
Share of households that are one person27.3%county
Share of residents born outside the United States2.2%county
Second languages4.8%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls33.6%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents124county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents2county
Households that moved in1,902county
Households that moved away2,014county
Average income of arriving households$60,057county
Average income of departing households$57,089county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes4county
Housing units authorised in the latest year184county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings8.2%county
Violent crime rate434(statewide)

Weather

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

Avg. annual temperature50.1°Fcounty
Annual precipitation29.5 incounty
Annual snowfall26.2 incounty
Average daily solar energy3.84 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F11 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing136 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 6acounty
Frost-free days168 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMay 1county
Average first fall frostOct 15county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$123county
Electric utilities serving this county3county
Electricity price per kWh19.9¢county
Household electricity use628 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$13.21(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity8.3%county
Homes heated by utility gas74.6%county
Homes heated by propane12.3%county
Homes heated by fuel oil1.7%county
Homes heated by wood1.9%county
Households with broadband89.5%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk71.4county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk36.4county
Landslide risk55.3county
Hail risk83.6county
Earthquake risk62.2county
Tornado risk84.4county
Tropical cyclone risk36.6county
Extreme heat risk55.2county
Winter weather risk58.8county
Strong wind risk90.6county
Wildfire risk21.2county

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 Lenawee 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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