Leelanau County vs. Charlevoix County

	Leelanau County (MI)	Charlevoix County (MI)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	21,764	26,244
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	0.2%	1.1%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	21,713	25,956
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	21,708	25,949
Persons under 5 years, percent	4.0%	4.2%
Persons under 18 years, percent	16.1%	18.9%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	30.9%	24.4%
Female persons, percent	50.6%	50.5%
White alone, percent	92.9%	95.4%
Black or African American alone, percent	0.7%	0.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	3.7%	1.6%
Asian alone, percent	0.7%	0.6%
Two or More Races, percent	2.0%	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	4.5%	2.1%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	89.9%	93.7%
Veterans, 2014-2018	1,636	1,956
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	2.9%	1.8%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	15,758	17,758
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	87.6%	81.3%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$256,300	$162,900
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,384	$1,216
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$511	$475
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$865	$713
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	9.1%	11.7%
Building permits, 2018	189	118
Households, 2014-2018	9,152	11,379
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.32	2.28
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	89.9%	88.4%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	4.5%	2.8%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	90.7%	88.6%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	83.3%	77.4%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	95.2%	93.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	42.8%	31.0%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	7.3%	9.7%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	8.5%	6.4%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	55.6%	59.2%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	50.9%	54.5%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	46,516	61,872
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	139,265	196,794
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$6,445	$7,562
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	21.9	19.9
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$63,831	$53,207
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$38,074	$32,559
Persons in poverty, percent	7.0%	10.6%
Total employer establishments, 2017	743	786
Total employment, 2017	4,504	8,317
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	188,492	357,541
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	-1.5%	0.3%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	2,925	2,588
All firms, 2012	3,032	3,323
Men-owned firms, 2012	1,868	2,015
Women-owned firms, 2012	896	847
Minority-owned firms, 2012	133	104
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	2,815	3,097
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	293	519
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	2,689	2,612
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.7%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	27.1%	28.1%
Population per square mile, 2010	62.5	62.3
Land area in square miles, 2010	347.17	416.34

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Leelanau county (MI) and Charlevoix county (MI) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.