Jury Pool Profile
Leelanau County, Michigan
- County seat
- Suttons Bay Township
- Judicial district
- 13th Judicial Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 22,982
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 22,734.
At a glance
Leelanau County is a 22,982-person venue. The county population is 90% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $96,419, $24,083 above the MI state median of $72,336; 51.8% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 4.3% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish. The largest published sector is Leisure & hospitality, at 16.8% of covered employment, average pay $38,267/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.22%, below the 4.98% state average. The county has not voted for the same party across the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles . See Section 3 for cycle-by-cycle breakdowns.
- Population
- 22,734
- Median household income
- $99,422
- Unemployment
- 4.2%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 90% / 1%.
Leelanau County has a population of 22,734, with a median age of 55.9. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 89.8%; Black residents 0.7%. Independently, 4.3% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $96,419; 51.8% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 6.5% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW, with cells BLS withholds estimated from Census County Business Patterns (private jobs) and the statewide public-sector mix: Leisure & hospitality, about 29% of covered jobs.
Leisure & hospitality is the largest published sector at 16.8% of covered employment, followed by Education & health services at 13.7%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.22%, below the Michigan state average.
Political composition
Different parties won across the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles.
Leelanau County was carried by the Democratic candidate with 53.2% of the vote in 2024; the Democratic candidate with 52.0% of the vote in 2020; the Republican candidate with 49.1% of the vote in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 72% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 4.3% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
4.3% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, French, Haitian, or Cajun, German or other West Germanic. Veterans account for 6.8% of the adult civilian population (1,308 individuals).