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Lee Township, Calhoun County, Michigan

Lee Township, Calhoun County, township, in Calhoun County, Michigan. Lee Township, Calhoun County had 1,057 residents on July 1, 2025 by the Census Bureau's estimate, up 0.0% since 2020; the 2020 Census counted 1,055 and the ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates put it at 1,094 (±220). GEOID 2602546620.

Residents, July 2025 estimate

1,057

Census Bureau estimate (no margin published)
2020 Census count: 1,055 · ACS 2020-2024: 1,094 ±220

Median household income

$84,722

±$17,507 (90% margin)
Michigan: $72,875

Median home value

$212,800

±$21,016 (90% margin)
Michigan: $231,600

Median gross rent

$857

±$156 (90% margin)
Michigan: $1,129

Where is Lee Township, Calhoun County and what county is it in?

Lee Township, Calhoun County is a township in Calhoun County, Michigan. It covers 36.2 square miles of land, 29 residents per square mile in 2020.

Lee Township, Calhoun County is in the Battle Creek, MI metropolitan statistical area (Census Bureau delineation, July 2023).

Lee Township, Calhoun County (marked with a dot) in Calhoun County, Michigan. Boundaries: Census Bureau 2024.

Source: 2024 Gazetteer and 2020 place-by-county files, U.S. Census Bureau · Census reference files

How many people live in Lee Township, Calhoun County, and is it growing?

The Census Bureau estimates that 1,057 people lived in Lee Township, Calhoun County on July 1, 2025, about level with 2020, in line with Michigan (+0.5%). The 2020 Census counted 1,055 residents. The 2020-2024 American Community Survey, a five-year sample, puts the population at 1,094 (±220).

  • July 2020→2021 −1 (1,055)
  • 2021→2022 −5 (1,050)
  • 2022→2023 +5 (1,055)
  • 2023→2024 +2 (1,057)
  • 2024→2025 +0 (1,057)
ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (counts) with the change from 2015-2019
MeasureLee Township, Calhoun CountyCalhoun CountyMichiganChange since 2015-2019
Total population1,094±220133,77810,077,761no clear change
Households434±7253,3334,076,369no clear change
Average household size2.51±0.332.442.42no clear change
Housing units478±7559,6024,622,236no clear change

Lee Township, Calhoun County's population since 2000

From 1,257 in 2000 to 1,057 in 2025: down 15.9%. The 2000, 2010 and 2020 figures are census counts, each for Lee Township, Calhoun County as it was drawn that year: a place that annexed land, or a community that has since incorporated, covered a different area then. The 2005 figure is the Census Bureau's intercensal estimate, revised to fit the 2000 and 2010 counts and drawn on 2010 boundaries; 2015 and 2025 are July 1 estimates made from the census before them.

  • 2000 Census 1,257
  • 2005 (estimate) 1,252
  • 2010 Census 1,213
  • 2015 (estimate) 1,208
  • 2020 Census 1,055
  • 2025 (estimate) 1,057

Source: The 2000, 2010 and 2020 Census counts and the Census Bureau's population estimates (intercensal 2000-2010, Vintage 2020, Vintage 2025) · Census population estimates

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026); Census PEP Vintage 2025 (SUB-EST2025, CO-EST2025); 2020 Census P.L. 94-171 · Check it at data.census.gov

Who lives in Lee Township, Calhoun County?

The median resident of Lee Township, Calhoun County is 43.9 years old; 24.5% are under 18 and 18.9% are 65 or older. The largest group is non-Hispanic white residents at 90.2%, then Hispanic or Latino residents (of any race) at 5.7%.

Age, origin, education and moves, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Race groups are non-Hispanic; Hispanic includes any race.
MeasureLee Township, Calhoun CountyCalhoun CountyMichiganChange since 2015-2019
Median age43.9±6.040.240.2no clear change
Under 18 years24.5%±8.7 pts22.9%21.2%–
65 years and over18.9%±6.6 pts18.6%18.6%–
Male49.2%±6.1 pts49.3%49.6%–
Hispanic or Latino (any race)5.7%±5.4 pts5.9%5.9%–
White alone, not Hispanic90.2%±5.8 pts75.3%72.4%no clear change
Black or African American alone, not Hispanic1.5%±2.1 pts9.6%13.1%–
Asian alone, not Hispanic0.2%±0.3 pts2.6%3.4%–
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic0.2%±0.4 pts0.3%0.3%–
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic0.0%±2.7 pts0.0%0.0%–
Two or more races, not Hispanic2.3%±2.3 pts6.0%4.5%–
Some other race alone, not Hispanic0.0%±2.7 pts0.4%0.5%–
Born outside the United States0.2%±0.3 pts4.1%7.2%–
Speak a language other than English at home (age 5+)0.7%±0.8 pts6.9%10.4%–
Civilian veterans (age 18+)6.1%±4.0 pts7.2%5.8%–
With a disability7.5%±3.2 pts14.3%14.3%–
No health insurance coverage2.7%±2.4 pts5.8%4.9%–
High school graduate or higher (age 25+)95.5%±3.0 pts91.4%92.1%–
Bachelor's degree or higher (age 25+)20.1%±6.3 pts22.9%32.4%no clear change
Graduate or professional degree (age 25+)7.5%±6.2 pts7.9%12.7%–
Lived in the same house a year earlier94.6%±4.0 pts88.4%88.8%–
Moved from another state in the past year0.4%±0.6 pts1.5%1.4%–

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profiles DP02, DP05) · Check it at data.census.gov

What do households in Lee Township, Calhoun County earn?

Half of Lee Township, Calhoun County's 434 households earn less than $84,722 a year (±$17,507), against $63,177 in Calhoun County and $72,875 in Michigan. In 2015-2019 it was $66,048 in 2024 dollars; the margins of error cannot tell the two periods apart.

Income and poverty in 2024 dollars, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates; 2015-2019 dollars adjusted with the R-CPI-U-RS
MeasureLee Township, Calhoun CountyCalhoun CountyMichiganChange since 2015-2019
Median household income$84,722±$17,507$63,177$72,875no clear change
Mean household income$120,719±$46,572$83,388$98,700–
Per capita income$49,945±$19,508$34,349$40,735no clear change
People below the poverty line11.1%±10.0 pts13.9%13.2%–
Children under 18 below the poverty line24.6%±28.1 pts19.0%17.6%–
Households receiving SNAP2.8%±2.1 pts13.5%13.5%–
Households with a computer92.2%±4.5 pts93.6%95.1%–
Households with a broadband subscription83.2%±7.5 pts89.6%90.5%–

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP03) · Check it at data.census.gov

What does housing cost in Lee Township, Calhoun County?

Owners occupy 94.0% of Lee Township, Calhoun County's occupied homes and renters 6.0%. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $212,800 by its owner (±$21,016). The median renter pays $857 a month including utilities, and 81.3% of renters pay 35% or more of their income on rent.

Housing, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Home values are owners' own estimates.
MeasureLee Township, Calhoun CountyCalhoun CountyMichiganChange since 2015-2019
Median home value (owner-occupied)$212,800±$21,016$162,800$231,600no clear change
Median gross rent$857±$156$968$1,129no clear change
Renters paying 35% or more of income on rent81.3%±36.4 pts36.9%41.4%–
Median monthly owner costs, with a mortgage$1,497±$178$1,271$1,569–
Owner-occupied homes94.0%±5.6 pts72.7%73.2%no clear change
Renter-occupied homes6.0%±5.6 pts27.3%26.8%–
Housing units478±7559,6024,622,236no clear change
Homeowner vacancy rate0.0%±7.1 pts1.6%0.8%–
Rental vacancy rate29.7%±38.6 pts9.7%5.1%–
Single-family detached homes90.0%±7.7 pts73.9%72.0%–
Mobile homes8.8%±6.7 pts5.7%5.0%–
Built 2020 or later0.4%±0.8 pts0.4%1.0%–
Built 2010 to 20196.9%±7.1 pts2.1%4.9%–
Built 1939 or earlier20.1%±7.4 pts24.3%14.6%–
Households with no vehicle1.6%±1.8 pts7.0%7.0%–

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP04) · Check it at data.census.gov

How many new homes is Lee Township, Calhoun County building?

Builders took permits for 1 new housing units in Lee Township, Calhoun County in 2025 (1 in single-family houses), 0.9 per 1,000 residents against 2.3 across Michigan.

  • 2019 0 units
  • 2020 1 units
  • 2021 0 units
  • 2022 2 units
  • 2023 1 units
  • 2024 1 units
  • 2025 1 units

Counts of units in permits a local office issued; not every permitted unit is built. A year marked with months was reported for part of the year.

Source: Building Permits Survey, annual place files 2019-2025, U.S. Census Bureau · Census Building Permits Survey

How do people in Lee Township, Calhoun County work and get to work?

87.4% of Lee Township, Calhoun County's workers drive alone. The average trip to work takes 30.6 minutes.

Work and commuting, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (workers 16 and over)
MeasureLee Township, Calhoun CountyCalhoun CountyMichiganChange since 2015-2019
In the labor force (age 16+)58.6%±7.9 pts59.6%61.3%–
Unemployment rate9.2%±7.7 pts6.4%5.7%–
Drove alone to work87.4%±8.6 pts79.9%74.3%–
Carpooled3.8%±6.0 pts8.2%7.9%–
Public transportation0.0%±6.2 pts0.3%0.9%–
Walked0.0%±6.2 pts2.2%2.0%–
Worked from home8.8%±7.6 pts8.1%13.5%–
Mean travel time to work30.6 min±4.820.5 min24.2 minno clear change

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP03) · Check it at data.census.gov

What census tracts are in Lee Township, Calhoun County?

No census tract lies mostly in Lee Township, Calhoun County; 1 tract reaches into it (2020 census blocks).

Census tracts in Lee Township, Calhoun County, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
TractResidents, 2020-2024Median household incomeMedian home valueShare of tract in Lee Township, Calhoun County
Tract 37Calhoun County4,501 $70,871 $211,30030%

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026); 2020 block assignment files (tract share = share of the tract's census blocks in Lee Township, Calhoun County) · Census block assignment files

How does Lee Township, Calhoun County compare with other places in Michigan?

By the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimates, Lee Township, Calhoun County is the 7,410th-most populous of the 16,079 U.S. towns and townships that have one and the 917th-most populous of 1,240 in Michigan.

Lee Township, Calhoun County ranks 358th of 1,354 places in Michigan with 1,000 or more residents and a reliable estimate, by median household income.

Lee Township, Calhoun County's rank in Michigan (1 = highest): by population among the state's towns and townships with a 2025 estimate; by the other measures among places of 1,000+ residents with a reliable estimate
MeasureRankOf
Population, July 2025 estimate917th1,240
Growth 2020-2025 (PEP)752nd1,281
Residents per square mile1,288th1,356
Median household income358th1,354
Per capita income182nd1,355
Median home value626th1,354
Median gross rent832nd1,212
Bachelor's degree or higher801st1,350
Median age615th1,356
Owner-occupied share212th1,356
Travel time to work254th1,356

Lee Township, Calhoun County's figures with every place in Michigan (CSV)

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Source: PlainCities ranks computed from the American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) and PEP Vintage 2025 · How ranks are computed

How reliable are the figures for Lee Township, Calhoun County?

27 of the 57 figures for Lee Township, Calhoun County on this page carry a coefficient of variation over 40% and are marked with a ring: they come from a small sample, so read them as rough.

The American Community Survey samples about one household in eight over five years, so every figure is an estimate with a 90% margin of error (shown under each value). A ring marks an estimate whose coefficient of variation is over 40%. A change is called only when the gap between the two periods is larger than their combined 90% margin (the square root of the sum of the two squared margins), the Census Bureau's test. How to read a margin of error.

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026): margins of error as published · ACS technical documentation

How these figures are made: methodology and release checks · reading a margin of error · every state · corrections

Not on this page: crime, weather and schools for Lee Township, Calhoun County are other agencies' records. Crime: the FBI's Crime Data Explorer · climate: NOAA's U.S. Climate Normals · schools: the National Center for Education Statistics' school search.