Lake Leelanau, MI Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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6%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

51%

Household income NAT. AVG.

100%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Lake Leelanau	Michigan	National
Income per capita	$42,249	$40,534	$44,883
Median household income	$122,844	$74,200	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$126,192	$92,757	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$0	$42,775	$52,080
Median earnings male	$74,199	$52,653	$54,343
Median earnings female	$53,210	$34,413	$38,439
Unemployment rate	0.0%	5.5%	4.9%
Poverty level	0.0%	16.3%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Lake Leelanau is 6% lower than the national average
The median household income in Lake Leelanau is 51% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Lake Leelanau is 100% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Lake Leelanau is 100% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$81,887 $122,844 $245,688

City

$49,461 $74,200 $148,400

State

$54,216 $81,333 $162,666

Nation

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Lake Leelanau median earnings by income bracket

Lake Leelanau employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	22.7%	22.7%
Manufacturing sector	0.0%	0.0%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	11.4%	11.4%
Public administration	13.6%	13.6%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	0.0%	0.0%
Education, health & social services	36.4%	36.4%
Other	15.9%	15.9%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Glen Arbor, MI	144	$370,677	355.8%
Suttons Bay, MI	719	$139,929	72.0%
Northport, MI	462	$103,955	27.8%
Greilickville, MI	1,822	$100,543	23.6%
Omena, MI	148	$91,550	12.6%
Lake Leelanau, MI	208	$122,844	51.0%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Gakona, AK	208	$0	100.0%
Fairford, AL	208	$0	100.0%
Ratcliff, AR	208	$60,916	25.1%
Whitfield CDP (Santa Rosa County), FL	208	$52,567	35.4%
Williams, IN	208	$0	100.0%
Lake Leelanau, MI	208	$122,844	51.0%

Source: The Lake Leelanau, MI employment data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) and include 2026 modeled data developed using proprietary methodologies.