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Lenawee County, Michigan

Lenawee County, Michigan. Lenawee County had 97,779 residents in 2025 by the Census Bureau's estimate, down 1.7% since 2020, while Michigan grew 0.5%. It holds 36 places (12 cities, villages and boroughs, 22 towns and townships and 2 census-designated) and 25 census tracts. GEOID 26091.

Lenawee County is the county of the Adrian, MI micropolitan statistical area (the Census Bureau's July 2023 delineation).

Residents, July 2025 estimate

97,779

Census Bureau estimate (no margin published)
2020 Census count: 99,423 · ACS 2020-2024: 98,415

Median household income

$70,518

±$1,768 (90% margin)
Michigan: $72,875

Median home value

$196,800

±$4,906 (90% margin)
Michigan: $231,600

Median gross rent

$987

±$31 (90% margin)
Michigan: $1,129

How many people live in Lenawee County, and is it growing?

The 2020 Census counted 99,423 residents in Lenawee County. The Census Bureau estimates 97,779 for July 1, 2025, down 1.7% since 2020, while Michigan grew 0.5%. The 2020-2024 American Community Survey puts the population at 98,415 over 750 square miles of land.

July 2020→2021 −167 (99,181)
2021→2022 −885 (98,296)
2022→2023 −586 (97,710)
2023→2024 +115 (97,825)
2024→2025 −46 (97,779)

Lenawee County in Michigan. Boundaries: Census Bureau 2024.

Counts, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates, with the change from 2015-2019
Measure	Lenawee County	Michigan	Change since 2015-2019
Total population	98,415	10,077,761	+34
Households	38,871±467	4,076,369	no clear change
Average household size	2.41±0.03	2.42	no clear change
Housing units	43,761±177	4,622,236	no clear change

Lenawee County's population since 2000

From 98,890 in 2000 to 97,779 in 2025: down 1.1%. The 2000, 2010 and 2020 figures are census counts. 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 98,890
2005 (estimate) 101,367
2010 Census 99,892
2015 (estimate) 98,432
2020 Census 99,423
2025 (estimate) 97,779

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); PEP Vintage 2025 (CO-EST2025); 2020 Census · Check it at data.census.gov

What cities and towns are in Lenawee County?

Lenawee County holds 36 places: 12 cities, villages and boroughs (incorporated places), 22 towns and townships (county subdivisions with their own government) and 2 census-designated places. The largest is Adrian with 20,191 residents (2025 estimate). Places that cross a county line are listed with the share of their 2020 residents who live in this county.

Places in Lenawee County, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Ring: estimate with a coefficient of variation over 40%.

Adrian	city	20,645	20,395±43	$50,209	$138,000	20.3%	100%
Tecumseh	city	8,680	8,646±41	$62,835	$216,700	5.6%	100%
Madison Charter Township	charter township	8,439	8,040±30	$69,643	$174,700	16.2%	100%
Raisin Township	township	7,900	7,981±33	$95,766	$241,400	8.2%	100%
Adrian Township	township	6,401	6,341±20	$90,879	$230,700	7.3%	100%
Cambridge Township	township	5,722	5,714±22	$77,218	$275,700	4.8%	100%
Blissfield Township	township	3,924	3,861±27	$67,200	$173,500	2.7%	100%
Clinton Township, Lenawee County	township	3,765	3,728±18	$76,954	$199,100	4.3%	100%
Woodstock Township	township	3,608	3,583±31	$69,038	$229,800	12.9%	100%
Blissfield	village	3,277	3,234±202	$62,059	$169,900	2.3%	100%
Franklin Township, Lenawee County	township	3,063	3,044±14	$90,221	$293,900	7.3%	100%
Rollin Township	township	3,035	3,035±35	$79,736	$224,500	9.9%	100%
Clinton	village	2,517	2,536±282	$82,768	$186,700	5.2%	100%
Hudson	city	2,415	2,200±217	$53,009	$110,300	17.8%	100%
Morenci	city	2,270	2,137±290	$59,643	$104,300	13.2%	100%
Tecumseh Township	township	2,042	2,103±289	$100,625	$308,600	5.5%	100%
Manitou Beach-Devils Lake	CDP	2,032	2,103±253	$83,980	$260,300	10.9%	100%
Palmyra Township	township	2,031	2,299±386	$85,208	$179,500	8.2%	100%
Rome Township	township	1,824	1,800±269	$83,929	$244,000	11.4%	100%
Dover Township, Lenawee County	township	1,662	1,747±278	$73,889	$190,000	8.3%	100%
Fairfield Township, Lenawee County	township	1,661	1,631±209	$60,268	$157,000	11.8%	100%
Ridgeway Township	township	1,535	1,584±201	$80,250	$176,500	10.1%	100%
Deerfield Township, Lenawee County	township	1,503	1,361±183	$77,065	$183,700	5.7%	100%
Hudson Township, Lenawee County	township	1,499	1,576±278	$54,471	$192,000	5.8%	100%
Macon Township	township	1,330	1,414±306	$78,813	$268,200	17.8%	100%
Riga Township	township	1,286	1,079±195	$86,131	$199,600	2.3%	100%
Seneca Township	township	1,155	1,038±223	$63,365	$161,800	2.0%	100%
Medina Township	township	1,115	1,092±292	$72,266	$165,000	9.2%	100%
Onsted	village	988	1,155±274	$66,964	$170,700	6.4%	100%
Ogden Township	township	913	986±202	$93,029	$198,700	5.3%	100%
Deerfield	village	901	860±154	$70,556	$167,600	5.8%	100%
Addison	village	573	534±165	$54,519	$137,100	17.1%	100%
Britton	village	537	652±134	$86,250	$161,100	13.8%	100%
Cement City	village	424	629±181	$52,708	$104,500	24.8%	89%
JasperGEOID 2641540	CDP	371	282±92	$56,111	$122,300	19.5%	100%
ClaytonGEOID 2616280	village	311	247±78	$66,250	$86,700	21.1%	100%

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026); 2020 place-by-county parts · Check it at data.census.gov

Who lives in Lenawee County?

The median resident of Lenawee County is 42.4 years old; 20.5% are under 18 and 20.3% are 65 or older. The largest group is non-Hispanic white residents at 84.8%, then Hispanic or Latino residents (of any race) at 8.9%. 2.2% of residents were born outside the United States.

Age, origin and education, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Race groups are non-Hispanic; Hispanic includes any race.
Measure	Lenawee County	Michigan	Change since 2015-2019
Median age	42.4±0.3	40.2	+0.5
Under 18 years	20.5%	21.2%	–
65 years and over	20.3%±0.1 pts	18.6%	–
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	8.9%	5.9%	+0.9 pts
White alone, not Hispanic	84.8%±0.2 pts	72.4%	−1.9 pts
Black or African American alone, not Hispanic	2.3%±0.2 pts	13.1%	no clear change
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0.3%±0.1 pts	3.4%	no clear change
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0.1%±0.1 pts	0.3%	–
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0.0%±0.1 pts	0.0%	–
Two or more races, not Hispanic	3.3%±0.3 pts	4.5%	–
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0.3%±0.1 pts	0.5%	–
Born outside the United States	2.2%±0.4 pts	7.2%	no clear change
Speak a language other than English at home (age 5+)	4.8%±0.6 pts	10.4%	–
Civilian veterans (age 18+)	6.6%±0.5 pts	5.8%	–
With a disability	14.6%±0.8 pts	14.3%	–
No health insurance coverage	5.0%±0.6 pts	4.9%	no clear change
High school graduate or higher (age 25+)	91.4%±1.0 pts	92.1%	–
Bachelor's degree or higher (age 25+)	22.7%±1.4 pts	32.4%	+1.7 pts
Graduate or professional degree (age 25+)	7.9%±0.7 pts	12.7%	–
Moved from another state in the past year	1.9%±0.4 pts	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 Lenawee County earn?

Half of Lenawee County's 38,871 households earn less than $70,518 a year (±$1,768), against $72,875 in Michigan. In 2015-2019 it was $68,242 in 2024 dollars; the margins of error cannot tell the two periods apart. 10.7% of residents live below the poverty line.

Income and poverty in 2024 dollars, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Measure	Lenawee County	Michigan	Change since 2015-2019
Median household income	$70,518±$1,768	$72,875	no clear change
Mean household income	$86,684±$2,442	$98,700	–
Per capita income	$35,068±$1,003	$40,735	no clear change
People below the poverty line	10.7%±1.1 pts	13.2%	no clear change
Children under 18 below the poverty line	13.6%±2.5 pts	17.6%	no clear change
Households receiving SNAP	11.1%±1.2 pts	13.5%	–
Households with a broadband subscription	89.5%±1.0 pts	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 Lenawee County?

Owners occupy 79.6% of Lenawee County's occupied homes and renters 20.4%. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $196,800 by its owner (±$4,906). The median renter pays $987 a month including utilities, and 37.2% of renters pay 35% or more of their income on rent.

Housing, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Measure	Lenawee County	Michigan	Change since 2015-2019
Median home value (owner-occupied)	$196,800±$4,906	$231,600	+$25,241
Median gross rent	$987±$31	$1,129	+$43
Renters paying 35% or more of income on rent	37.2%±3.9 pts	41.4%	no clear change
Median monthly owner costs, with a mortgage	$1,409±$31	$1,569	–
Owner-occupied homes	79.6%±1.4 pts	73.2%	+2.1 pts
Housing units	43,761±177	4,622,236	no clear change
Homeowner vacancy rate	0.9%±0.5 pts	0.8%	–
Rental vacancy rate	6.1%±1.9 pts	5.1%	–
Single-family detached homes	79.6%±1.4 pts	72.0%	–
Mobile homes	5.9%±0.7 pts	5.0%	–
Built 2020 or later	0.4%±0.2 pts	1.0%	–
Built 1939 or earlier	24.2%±1.4 pts	14.6%	–

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 Lenawee County building?

Builders took permits for 184 new housing units across Lenawee County in 2025 (169 single-family), 1.9 per 1,000 residents.

2019 100 units
2020 141 units
2021 155 units
2022 123 units
2023 128 units
2024 168 units
2025 184 units

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

How do people in Lenawee County get to work?

79.0% of Lenawee County's workers drive alone and 9.1% work from home. The average trip to work takes 27.6 minutes. The unemployment rate in 2020-2024 averaged 4.7%.

Work and commuting, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Measure	Lenawee County	Michigan	Change since 2015-2019
In the labor force (age 16+)	58.1%±1.0 pts	61.3%	–
Unemployment rate	4.7%±0.8 pts	5.7%	no clear change
Drove alone to work	79.0%±1.5 pts	74.3%	–
Carpooled	7.8%±1.0 pts	7.9%	–
Public transportation	0.3%±0.3 pts	0.9%	–
Walked	2.6%±0.4 pts	2.0%	–
Worked from home	9.1%±1.0 pts	13.5%	+5.7 pts
Mean travel time to work	27.6 min±0.8	24.2 min	no 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 are Lenawee County's census tracts?

Lenawee County is divided into 25 census tracts. Among those with a reliable estimate, median household income runs from $42,005 (Tract 613.02) to $92,500 (Tract 607.01).

All 25 census tracts of Lenawee County, with their figures

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

How does Lenawee County compare with Michigan's other counties?

Lenawee County's rank among Michigan's counties with a reliable estimate (1 = highest)
Measure	Rank
Population	21st of 83
Growth 2020-2025	78th of 83
Residents per square mile	25th of 83
Median household income	23rd of 83
Median home value	30th of 83
Median gross rent	24th of 83
Poverty rate	61st of 83
Bachelor's degree or higher	40th of 83
Median age	53rd of 83

Every county in Michigan

Source: PlainCities ranks 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

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