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Lenawee County, MI

Demographic and economic profile of Lenawee County, MI, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Lenawee County is a small Michigan county of roughly 99,000 residents with an economic profile oriented toward manufacturing and agriculture, reflected in median worker earnings of $37,211 and a per capita income of $33,914. The labor force participation rate of 57.5% is relatively modest, and only 22.3% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, though 91.4% have completed high school. Housing costs are low—median home value of $181,100 and median gross rent of $965/month—and a 79.6% homeownership rate signals a stable, predominantly owner-occupied housing market, though population growth over five years was just 0.4%.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

97,746

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Household Income

$70,518

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

42.4 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+0.4% since 2018

Lenawee County added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone85,816 (87.2%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race4,285 (4.4%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races3,165 (3.2%)
  • Black or African American Alone2,335 (2.4%)
  • Some Other Race Alone2,168 (2.2%)
  • Asian Alone355 (0.4%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish3,067
  2. 2.German or other West Germanic409
  3. 3.Arabic253
  4. 4.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)170
  5. 5.Other Asian and Pacific Island100

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

20.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

59.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

19.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

2.2%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

5,173

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$33,362

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$33,914

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

5.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

11.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance10,799
  2. 2.Manufacturing (Group)9,030
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)5,216
  4. 4.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services3,751
  5. 5.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services3,218

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations14,217
  2. 2.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations9,479
  3. 3.Sales & Office Occupations8,497
  4. 4.Service Occupations8,102
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations4,462

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Manufacturing (LQ 2.04×)8,919
  2. 2.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 1.85×)1,299
  3. 3.Retail Trade (LQ 1.07×)5,115
  4. 4.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.04×)10,658
  5. 5.Construction (LQ 0.94×)2,858

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$181,100

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$965/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

79.6%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $200,000 to $249,9994,873 (15.8%)
  • $300,000 to $399,9993,879 (12.5%)
  • $150,000 to $174,9993,655 (11.8%)
  • $250,000 to $299,9993,313 (10.7%)
  • $175,000 to $199,9992,481 (8.0%)
  • $100,000 to $124,9992,369 (7.7%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

22.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

91.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

57.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$37,211

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

27.6 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

5.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone34,430 (79.0%)
  • Worked At Home3,962 (9.1%)
  • Carpooled3,418 (7.8%)
  • Walked1,122 (2.6%)
  • Other426 (1.0%)
  • Public Transit125 (0.3%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.