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West Traverse township, Emmet County, MI

1,770 Population
13.4 square miles 132.5 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

56.6 ±6.3 Median age
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Emmet County: 47 ±0.5
  • about 1.4 times the figure in Michigan: 40.2 ±0.1
  • about 1.5 times the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$60,441 ±$9,165 Per capita income
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in Emmet County: $48,447 ±$2,797
  • about 1.5 times the amount in Michigan: $40,735 ±$166
  • about 1.4 times the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$93,929 ±$13,726 Median household income
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Emmet County: $78,112 ±$4,802
  • about 1.3 times the amount in Michigan: $72,875 ±$293
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

6.8% ±2.1% (121  ±40) Persons below poverty line
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Emmet County: 8.5% † 2,870 (±1.3% / ±433)
  • about half the rate in Michigan: 13.2% 1,303,527 (±0.2% / ±16,388)
  • about half the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

23.8 minutes ±9.2 (14,800  ±3,997) Mean travel time to work
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Emmet County: 19.9 293,405 (±1.1 / ±18,252)
  • about the same as the figure in Michigan: 24.2 97,245,590 (±0.1 / ±399,652)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

810 ±114 Number of households
  • Emmet County: 15,190 ±413
  • Michigan: 4,076,369 ±8,399
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.2 ±0.4 (1,770  ±223) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in Emmet County: 2.2 33,708 (±0.1 / ±10)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Michigan: 2.4 9,863,281
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

1.7% ±2.5% (4  ±6) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about one-third of the rate in Emmet County: 5.3% † 353 (±1.5% / ±102)
  • about one-third of the rate in Michigan: 5.1% 114,939 (±0.1% / ±2,670)
  • about one-third of the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

1,294 ±151 Number of housing units
  • Emmet County: 21,979 ±63
  • Michigan: 4,622,236 ±795
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$399,600 ±$68,508 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in Emmet County: $315,700 ±$11,662
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in Michigan: $231,600 ±$642
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

14.4% ±6.1% (254  ±112.5) Moved since previous year
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Emmet County: 11.3% † 3,828 (±1.9% / ±650)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Michigan: 11.2% 1,119,587 (±0.1% / ±12,091.9)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

98.6% ±17.8% (1,424  ±177.1) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Emmet County: 96.3% 24,468 (±3.4% / ±869.3)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Michigan: 92.1% 6,452,696 (±0.3% / ±19,033.3)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
53.5% ±5.9% (773  ±132.1) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Emmet County: 41.6% 10,561 (±2.2% / ±552.2)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Michigan: 32.5% 2,273,972 (±0.2% / ±11,133.4)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

0.2% ±0.2% (3  ±4) Foreign-born population
  • about 10 percent of the rate in Emmet County: 1.5% 511
  • less than 10 percent of the rate in Michigan: 7.2% 728,881
  • less than 10 percent of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

7.6% ±3.3% (112  ±51) Population with veteran status
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Emmet County: 6.2% † 1,731 (±0.8% / ±215)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Michigan: 5.8% 460,783 (±0.1% / ±4,000)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
112 Total veterans ±51 112 Male ±51 N/A Female ±11

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