# Lenawee County, Michigan demographics

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Lenawee County, Michigan (county FIPS 26091) has a median household income of $70,518 (±$1,768) and a total population of 98,415 in the American Community Survey 5-year estimates for 2020-2024.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level. The figures describe 2020-2024 (dollars in 2024 dollars), not the present. 23 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas overlap the county (Census 2020).

Notes:

- Values are ACS 5-year estimates for 2020-2024 (dollars in 2024 dollars), not current figures.
- ZCTA-county overlaps come from the Census 2020 relationship file and use 2020 counties, by land area; Connecticut uses its legacy counties, not the planning regions in ACS 2022+.

## ACS 5-year estimates, 2020-2024

Census American Community Survey 5-year estimates for 2020-2024, with 90% margins of error as published by the Census Bureau.

| Metric | Estimate | Margin of error (90%) | ACS table |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Total population | 98,415 | none (controlled estimate) | B01003 |
| Median age | 42.4 years | ±0.3 years | B01002 |
| Households | 38,871 | ±467 | B11001 |
| Median household income (inflation-adjusted to the final ACS year) | $70,518 | ±$1,768 | B19013 |
| Median value of owner-occupied housing units | $196,800 | ±$4,906 | B25077 |
| Median gross rent | $987 | ±$31 | B25064 |
| Owner-occupied share of occupied housing units | 79.6% | none (derived from several estimates) | B25003 (derived) |
| Renter-occupied share of occupied housing units | 20.4% | none (derived from several estimates) | B25003 (derived) |
| High school graduate or higher (age 25+) | 91.4% | none (derived from several estimates) | B15003 (derived) |
| Bachelor's degree or higher (age 25+) | 22.7% | none (derived from several estimates) | B15003 (derived) |
| Share of people below the poverty level | 10.7% | none (derived from several estimates) | B17001 (derived) |
| Unemployment rate (civilian labor force) | 4.7% | none (derived from several estimates) | B23025 (derived) |

- Dollar values are in 2024 inflation-adjusted dollars.
- Percentages' margins of error are in percentage points (pp).

## Geography

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| County FIPS | 26091 |
| Land area | 749.64 sq mi |
| Water area | 11.77 sq mi |
| Population density | 131 per sq mi of land |
| Geography vintage | 2024 Gazetteer |

## ZIP codes (ZCTAs) in this county

ZCTAs that overlap the county in the Census 2020 ZCTA to county relationship file, largest share of the county's land first.

| ZCTA | Share of county land | Share of ZCTA land | County is the ZCTA's primary county |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [49221](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/49221) | 16% | 100% | Yes |
| [49228](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/49228) | 10.4% | 99.5% | Yes |
| [49256](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/49256) | 8.1% | 100% | Yes |
| [49286](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/49286) | 7.8% | 100% | Yes |
| [49247](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/49247) | 7.1% | 63.6% | Yes |
| [49229](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/49229) | 6.6% | 87.9% | Yes |
| [49235](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/49235) | 6.5% | 100% | Yes |
| [49248](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/49248) | 4.4% | 100% | Yes |
| [49265](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/49265) | 4.3% | 100% | Yes |
| [49287](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/49287) | 3.5% | 94.6% | Yes |
| [49279](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/49279) | 3.5% | 100% | Yes |
| [49253](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/49253) | 3.1% | 100% | Yes |
| [49220](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/49220) | 3.1% | 71.6% | Yes |
| [49268](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/49268) | 3.1% | 100% | Yes |
| [49238](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/49238) | 2.8% | 70.1% | Yes |
| [49236](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/49236) | 2.7% | 54.8% | Yes |
| [49230](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/49230) | 2.3% | 26.8% |  |
| [49276](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/49276) | 2.1% | 68.9% | Yes |
| [49267](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/49267) | 1.1% | 21% |  |
| [49233](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/49233) | 0.8% | 28% |  |
| [49288](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/49288) | 0.6% | 12.6% |  |
| [48176](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/48176) | 0% | 0.4% |  |
| [49289](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/49289) | 0% | 100% | Yes |

## Sources

- American Community Survey 5-year estimates (Census Data API) (U.S. Census Bureau), ACS 5-year 2020-2024 (release acs5-2024:county), source date 2025-09-02: https://api.census.gov/data/2024/acs/acs5?get=NAME,B01003_001E,B01003_001M,B01002_001E,B01002_001M,B11001_001E,B11001_001M,B19013_001E,B19013_001M,B25077_001E,B25077_001M,B25064_001E,B25064_001M,B25003_001E,B25003_002E,B25003_003E,B15003_001E,B15003_017E,B15003_018E,B15003_019E,B15003_020E,B15003_021E,B15003_022E,B15003_023E,B15003_024E,B15003_025E,B17001_001E,B17001_002E,B23025_003E,B23025_005E&for=county:091&in=state:26
- Published by Olympus: Oct 22, 2026 (2026-10-22T13:59:21.446Z)
- Source data: U.S. Census Bureau. Works of the U.S. government are not subject to copyright in the United States.
- This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

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