COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Leelanau County

Michigan · 16,527 residents · 347 sq mi

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Leelanau County is a county of 16,527 people in Michigan. 81% of homes are owner-occupied. At a median age of 36.5, this is an older place than the country as a whole. There are 4,592 fewer people here than in 2000. Median home value sits at $73,100. The poverty rate is 9.0%, under the national 13.2%.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 36.5

US median: 33.0

More educated

24% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 42%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

16,527

−22%vs 2000

vs 21,119 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

36.5

−14%vs 2000

vs 42.6 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

347 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202423K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.5%(1,247)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.9%(1,304)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.7%(1,110)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.2%(1,029)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 244.3%(710)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3414.4%(2,387)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4416.9%(2,785)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.7%(1,764)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6410.4%(1,724)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 748.9%(1,473)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.8%(801)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.2%(193)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$28,589

−20%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $47,062 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$13,307

−46%vs 2000

vs $24,686 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

9.0%

+3.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 5.4% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$73,100

−42%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $164,900 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$414

−3%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $565 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

81.5%

−3.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 84.6% in 2000

18.5% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic92%(19,424)

Black0.2%(49)

Hispanic / Latino3.3%(694)

Asian0.2%(48)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic96.2%(15,895)

Black0.2%(26)

Hispanic / Latino1.2%(205)

Asian0.4%(72)

Other3.2%(534)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican2.9%(661)

Spaniard0.6%(142)

South American0.1%(27)

Puerto Rican0.1%(12)

Colombian0.1%(12)

Ecuadorian0%(9)

Central American0%(8)

Honduran0%(8)

Argentine0%(6)

Cuban0%(3)

Asian origin

Asian Indian0.1%(31)

Filipino0.1%(26)

Japanese0.1%(14)

Chinese0.1%(12)

Vietnamese0%(9)

Thai0%(4)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0%(10)

Ancestry

German26.4%(6,008)

English17%(3,866)

Irish12.7%(2,883)

Polish11.1%(2,525)

Scottish5%(1,129)

Dutch4.9%(1,105)

French4.7%(1,058)

Italian3.8%(871)

American3.3%(740)

Norwegian2.4%(551)

Swedish2.4%(538)

Czech1.2%(281)

+ 33 more ancestry groups with data

Scotch-Irish1%(227)

French Canadian1%(223)

Belgian0.9%(200)

Swiss0.8%(193)

Welsh0.8%(183)

Danish0.7%(150)

Finnish0.6%(141)

Arab0.5%(116)

Ukrainian0.5%(106)

Subsaharan African0.4%(99)

British0.4%(87)

Russian0.3%(74)

Canadian0.3%(72)

Lithuanian0.3%(67)

Hungarian0.3%(59)

Armenian0.3%(57)

Slovak0.3%(57)

Lebanese0.2%(52)

Austrian0.2%(45)

Greek0.1%(30)

Egyptian0.1%(26)

Croatian0.1%(26)

Serbian0.1%(14)

West Indian0.1%(14)

Jamaican0.1%(14)

Latvian0.1%(12)

Palestinian0%(9)

Slovene0%(9)

Romanian0%(7)

Bulgarian0%(5)

Syrian0%(4)

Portuguese0%(4)

Kenyan0%(1)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest English population · Largest Irish population · Largest Polish population · Largest Scottish population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

24.1%

−7.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 31.4% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

85.1%

−5.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 90.7% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

8.3%

−3.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 11.7% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

25.5 min

+79%vs 2000

vs 14.2 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married23.6%(2,339)

Married63.2%(6,255)

Widowed3.2%(313)

Divorced10%(991)

Women 15+

Never married18.7%(1,883)

Married62.1%(6,242)

Widowed8.6%(865)

Divorced10.6%(1,067)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

3.2%

−8.6 ptssince 2013

from 11.8% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

56.5%

+0.9 ptssince 2020

from 55.6% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

25.3%

−1.2 ptssince 2020

from 26.5% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

34.1%

+2.0 ptssince 2020

from 32.1% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

11.1%

−2.6 ptssince 2020

from 13.7% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.6%

+0.1 ptssince 2020

from 2.5% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

77.5%

−0.1 ptssince 2020

from 77.6% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

43.9%

+0.9 ptssince 2020

from 43.0% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)13.1%(171)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)9%(118)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era46.6%(609)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War6.9%(90)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II1.5%(20)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 1,308 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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