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Traverse City, MI Micro Area

150,653 Population
1,691 square miles 89.1 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2019 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

45.8 ±0.5 Median age
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Michigan: 39.8 ±0.2
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in United States: 38.5 ±0.1

Economics

$35,885 ±$2,767 Per capita income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Michigan: $32,892 ±$256
  • about the same as the amount in United States: $35,672 ±$76
$61,637 ±$3,960 Median household income
  • a little higher than the amount in Michigan: $59,584 ±$572
  • a little less than the amount in United States: $65,712 ±$118

7.9% ±1.5% (11,768  ±2,159) Persons below poverty line
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Michigan: 13% 1,269,062 (±0.3% / ±30,302)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 12.3% 39,490,096 (±0.1% / ±242,000)

24.6 minutes ±1.3 (1,676,430  ±105,240) Mean travel time to work
  • about the same as the figure in Michigan: 25.1 111,581,565 (±0.1 / ±785,889)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 27.6 4,078,708,605 (±0.1 / ±8,965,849)

Families

60,938 ±2,162 Number of households
  • Michigan: 3,969,880 ±12,901
  • United States: 122,802,852 ±137,327
2.4 ±0.1 (147,962  ±819) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in Michigan: 2.5 9,763,358 (±0)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.6 320,155,161

3.3% ±1.4% (1,014  ±432) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Michigan: 5.1% 115,459 (±0.2% / ±5,084)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 5% 3,877,882 (±0% / ±31,847)

Housing

86,140 ±340 Number of housing units
  • Michigan: 4,629,605 ±439
  • United States: 139,686,209 ±6,973

$230,200 ±$8,903 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 1.4 times the amount in Michigan: $169,600 ±$893
  • a little less than the amount in United States: $240,500 ±$451

11.6% ±1.8% (17,316  ±2,642.8) Moved since previous year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Michigan: 12.9% 1,274,542 (±0.3% / ±26,626.8)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 13.7% 44,322,377 (±0.1% / ±198,054.6)

Social

94.1% ±3.5% (104,428  ±3,982.2) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in Michigan: 91.4% 6,298,340 (±0.5% / ±35,057.4)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 88.6% 199,280,027 (±0.1% / ±269,390.9)
35.6% ±2.2% (39,453  ±2,486.8) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Michigan: 30% 2,070,795 (±0.3% / ±19,155.2)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 33.1% 74,501,651 (±0.1% / ±162,862.7)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2019 5-year data

2.1% ±0.6% (3,209  ±931) Foreign-born population
  • about one-third of the rate in Michigan: 7% 700,925 (±0.1% / ±14,208)
  • less than a fifth of the rate in United States: 13.7% 44,932,901 (±0.1% / ±177,477)

8% ±1.1% (9,732  ±1,285) Population with veteran status
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Michigan: 6.6% 520,129 (±0.1% / ±9,100)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 6.9% 17,418,351 (±0% / ±77,987)
9,732 Total veterans ±1,285 8,790 Male ±1,247 942 Female ±430

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