How long do people stay in their homes in Empire Township, MI?

Name: How long people stay in Empire Township, MI, 2020–2024
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12.6% (±4.2 points) of households in Empire Township, MI moved into their current home in 2020 or later (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

29.6% have lived in it since before 2000.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Moved in 2020 or later: 12.6% (±4.2 points)
Since before 2000: 29.6%

When households in Empire Township moved in

Occupied housing units by year the householder moved in, 2020–2024
Moved in	Empire Township	Leelanau County	Michigan	United States
2023 or later	0.8% (±1.0 points)	1.6%	3.8%	4.6%
2020 to 2022	11.8% (±4.1 points)	14.6%	17.2%	20.2%
2010 to 2019	32.6% (±7.2 points)	34.2%	39.5%	39.6%
2000 to 2009	25.2% (±6.9 points)	21.5%	16.0%	16.4%
1990 to 1999	18.2% (±7.7 points)	14.5%	11.3%	9.6%
1989 or earlier	11.4% (±4.4 points)	13.7%	12.1%	9.5%

A high share of recent movers usually means more renting households and more turnover; a high share of long-time residents usually means more owners who have stayed.

In Empire Township, the share of households that moved in since 2020 is not measurably different from Leelanau County (16.2%).

It is also lower than in Michigan (21.0%).

It is lower than the national figure (24.8%).

Households that moved in since 2020 in places near Empire Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Empire Township
Place	Distance	Households that moved in since 2020	Compared with this place
Empire Township	—	12.6% (±4.2 points)	—
Platte Township	5.6 mi	26.0% (±13.5 points)	Not measurably different
Glen Arbor Township	6.3 mi	9.1% (±4.4 points)	Not measurably different
Kasson Township	6.5 mi	14.8% (±5.4 points)	Not measurably different
Almira Township	8.1 mi	11.2% (±5.8 points)	Not measurably different
Lake Township (Benzie County)	9.9 mi	12.4% (±5.5 points)	Not measurably different
Lake Ann	10 mi	27.6% (±19.8 points)	Not measurably different
Cleveland Township	11 mi	13.4% (±4.0 points)	Not measurably different
Honor	11 mi	29.5% (±16.6 points)	Not measurably different

None of the nearby places differs measurably from this one on this figure.

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Households that moved in since 2020 across Leelanau County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that moved in since 2020
3	Suttons Bay Township	17.5% (±6.9 points)
4	Kasson Township	14.8% (±5.4 points)
5	Solon Township (Leelanau County)	14.0% (±4.7 points)
6	Leland Township	13.6% (±7.2 points)
7	Cleveland Township	13.4% (±4.0 points)
8	Bingham Township (Leelanau County)	12.9% (±4.2 points)
9	Empire Township	12.6% (±4.2 points)
10	Glen Arbor Township	9.1% (±4.4 points)
11	Leelanau Township	6.9% (±5.0 points)

Showing 9 of 11 places in Leelanau County, ranked from highest to lowest.

The figures for Empire Township include the places inside it that have pages of their own: Empire.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates).

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Empire Township

How often do people move in Empire Township?

12.6% of households in Empire Township, MI moved into their home in 2020 or later (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How many long-time residents does Empire Township have?

29.6% of households in Empire Township have lived in their home since 1999 or earlier.

Sources

Selected Housing Characteristics (DP04), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Empire township, Leelanau County, Michigan

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DP04_0051PE, DP04_0051PM, DP04_0052PE, DP04_0052PM, DP04_0053PE, DP04_0053PM, DP04_0054PE, DP04_0054PM, DP04_0055PE, DP04_0055PM, DP04_0056PE, DP04_0056PM

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