The population of Leelanau county is estimated at 21,493. In 2017 there were 176 births and 232 deaths in Leelanau county. Leelanau county has 4,931 housing units that are owned with a mortgage or a loan, 2,911 that are owned free and clear and 1,413 that are renter occupied.

  The gracious residents of Leelanau County filed 12,030 federal tax returns in 2017. This amount represents 0.3% of all Michigan filings and 0.008% of the entire nation. Leelanau had a combined total federal tax liability of $163,840,000 on earned income of $920,428,000. Other notable statistics from Leelanau County were 530 unemployment claims which collected a total of $1,973,000 and 3,480 charitable contributions valued at $22,947,000. 3,830 filings from Leelanau County paid a combined total of $19,416,000 in property taxes and 2,880 filings paid $23,518,000 on mortgage interest costs.

  In 2010 Leelanau county had 28 religious congregations with an estimated 9,087 members.
40.8% of the Leelanau population has a college level Bachelors degree or higher. 4.8% have less than a highschool diploma level education.

Approximately 69% of Leelanau County voted in the presidential election of 2016. This represents an increase from the 2012 election by 593 votes.
At $66,372 the median income is 121.0% of the Michigan average. An estimated 522 people claimed to be unemployed last year in Leelanau, the equivalant of around 4.9% of the county population. This represents an increase in the level of unemployment from the previous year's value of 4.9%.

Top 15 Industries in Leelanau County.
Total # Employed	Industry Job Type
718	Accommodation and food services
568	Retail trade
528	Food services and drinking places
434	Full-service restaurants
285	Ambulatory health care services
272	Arts, entertainment, and recreation
240	Manufacturing
238	Amusement, gambling, and recreation industries
230	Food and beverage stores
223	Professional, scientific, and technical services
221	Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services
204	Grocery stores
190	Accommodation
185	Finance and insurance
180	Supermarkets and other grocery (except convenience) stores

In 2018 6.69% of listings in Leelanau County (averaging across 2 zip codes; ) dropped their price.

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