Leelanau County, Michigan
Leelanau County, Michigan · ZIP 49621, 49630, 49636
- Census data · ACS 2019-2023
- 22,871 (2024 estimate)Population
- 9,439Households
- $91,943Median household income
- $406,900Median home value
- 21Towns with a page
- 10ZIP codes
Leelanau County in numbersOfficial sources, refreshed yearly
| Census | Population |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 21,119 |
| 2010 | 21,708 |
| 2020 | 22,301 |
As counted at each census, within the boundaries the area had then; the current estimate is in the glance card.
Sources: Census 2000 Summary File 1: total population, county level, state 26, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census 2010 Summary File 1: total population, county level, state 26, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census 2020 Redistricting Data (P.L. 94-171): total population, county level, state 26, retrieved November 14, 2026.
Median household income $91,943 · Share of households by income, American Community Survey 5-year 2019-2023, table S1901.
Source: American Community Survey 5-year subject table S1901 (household income) 2019–2023, county level, state 26, retrieved November 14, 2026.
- Owner occupied
- 8,548 units
- Renter occupied
- 891 units
- Vacancy rate
- 39.6%
Occupied housing units by tenure and the share of all units vacant, American Community Survey 5-year 2019-2023, table DP04.
Source: American Community Survey 5-year data profile 2019–2023, county level, state 26, retrieved November 14, 2026.
5,239 employees in 796 establishments with payroll in 2023, all sectors; employers themselves are not named in the source. County Business Patterns counts are published with noise.
Source: County Business Patterns 2023: employment by sector, county level, state 26, retrieved November 14, 2026.
| Measure | Leelanau County | Michigan |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 22,607 | 10,051,595 |
| Median household income | $91,943 | $71,149 |
| Median age | 55.3 | 40.1 |
| Median home value | $406,900 | $217,600 |
| Bachelor’s degree or higher | 49.9% | 31.8% |
| Foreign-born residents | 2.1% | 7.0% |
| Owner-occupied homes | 90.6% | 72.9% |
| Mean commute to work | 23.5 minutes | 24.4 minutes |
Source: American Community Survey 5-year data profile 2019–2023, county level, state 26, retrieved November 14, 2026.
Townships, towns and villages in Leelanau County21 with a page · sort by any column
| Type | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Elmwood Township | Charter township | 5,023 | 19.9 sq mi |
| Suttons Bay Township | Township | 2,940 | 24.5 sq mi |
| Bingham Township | Township | 2,648 | 23.6 sq mi |
| Leland Township | Township | 2,183 | 45.3 sq mi |
| Leelanau Township | Township | 2,097 | 49.2 sq mi |
| Kasson Township | Township | 1,684 | 35.9 sq mi |
| Solon Township | Township | 1,601 | 26.4 sq mi |
| Greilickville | Census designated place | 1,296 | 4.59 sq mi |
| Centerville Township | Township | 1,277 | 27.7 sq mi |
| Empire Township | Township | 1,163 | 35.3 sq mi |
| Cleveland Township | Township | 1,132 | 30.7 sq mi |
| Glen Arbor Township | Township | 776 | 28.3 sq mi |
| Suttons Bay | Village | 580 | 1.28 sq mi |
| Northport | Village | 499 | 1.65 sq mi |
| Leland | Census designated place | 393 | 0.98 sq mi |
| Empire | Village | 356 | 1.03 sq mi |
| Glen Arbor | Census designated place | 313 | 1.03 sq mi |
| Omena | Census designated place | 240 | 4.52 sq mi |
| Lake Leelanau | Census designated place | 223 | 0.25 sq mi |
| Maple City | Census designated place | 192 | 0.43 sq mi |
| Cedar | Census designated place | 26 | 0.18 sq mi |
Populations: Census Population Estimates, Vintage 2024: subcounty totals, state 26 (2024). Land areas: Census Gazetteer 2025: counties. A dash means the figure is not in the cited file.
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Neighboring counties
Neighboring counties
- Antrim CountyPopulation 24,536 (2024 estimate)
- Benzie CountyPopulation 18,520 (2024 estimate)
- Charlevoix CountyPopulation 26,105 (2024 estimate)
- Delta CountyPopulation 36,687 (2024 estimate)
- Door CountyPopulation 30,512 (2024 estimate)
- Grand Traverse CountyPopulation 96,625 (2024 estimate)
- Schoolcraft CountyPopulation 8,178 (2024 estimate)
Sources: Census county adjacency file 2024, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census Population Estimates, Vintage 2024: subcounty totals, state 26, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census Population Estimates, Vintage 2024: subcounty totals, state 55, retrieved November 14, 2026.