Traverse City, MI Demographic Data
Traverse City, MI Summary
Traverse City is located in Grand Traverse County in Michigan
- Population: 14,702
- Area: 8.66 sq. miles
- Land Area: 8.33 sq. miles
- Water Area: 0.33 sq. miles
- Population Density: 1,698.08 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 606.96 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Traverse City, MI Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
7,908
51%
50.8
Male
7,484
49%
49.2
Total Population
15,392
323,128,000
Traverse City, MI Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
849
5.5%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
861
5.6%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
691
4.5%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
964
6.3%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
816
5.3%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
2,357
15.3%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
1,737
11.3%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
1,997
13.0%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
1,284
8.3%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
1,031
6.7%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
1,548
10.1%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
658
4.3%
4.4
85 Years and Over
599
3.9%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
12,426
80.7%
77.2
Female
6,455
51.9%
51.3
Male
5,971
48.1%
48.7
21 Years and over
11,877
77.2%
73.1
62 Years and over
3,372
21.9%
18.8
65 Years and over
2,805
18.2%
15.2
Female
1,668
59.5%
55.8
Male
1,137
40.5%
44.2
Median Age (years)
41
0.0%
0.0
Traverse City, MI Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
15,059
97.8%
96.8
White
14,377
93.4%
72.6
Black or African American
232
1.5%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
263
1.7%
0.8
Asian
110
0.7%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
19
0.1%
1.3
Filipino
7
0.0%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
52
0.3%
0.4
Vietnamese
8
0.1%
0.6
Other Asian
24
0.2%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
77
0.5%
5.1
Two or More Races
333
2.2%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
275
1.8%
17.8
Mexican
224
1.5%
11.2
Puerto Rican
22
0.1%
1.7
Cuban
22
0.1%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
7
0.0%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
15,117
98.2%
82.2
Traverse City, MI Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
138
1.2%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
331
3.0%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
2,172
19.4%
27.2
Some college, no degree
2,595
23.1%
20.6
Associate's Degree
1,358
12.1%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
2,746
24.5%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
1,871
16.7%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
469
4.2%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
10,742
95.8%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
4,617
41.2%
31.2
Traverse City, MI Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
4,307
33.2%
33.7%
Now Married
5,628
43.3%
47.5
Divorced
2,120
16.3%
11.0%
Separated
120
0.9%
2.0
Widowed
816
6.3
5.8%
Traverse City, MI Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
14,066
96.7%
78.4%
Languages other than english
477
3.3%
21.6%
Spanish
124
0.9%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
252
1.7%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
62
0.4%
3.5%
Other Languages
39
0.3%
1.1%
Traverse City, MI Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
467
7.1%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
423
6.4%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
691
10.5%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
736
11.2%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
877
13.3%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
1,274
19.4%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
800
12.2%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
761
11.6%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
154
2.3%
5.8
$200,000 or more
400
6.1%
6.4
Median household income
51,139
57,617
Per capita income
33,675
31,128
Traverse City, MI Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
94
1.2%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
1,029
12.6%
9.8
Construction
266
3.3%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
2,060
25.3%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
594
7.3%
6.6
Information
265
3.3%
2.1
Manufacturing
749
9.2%
10.1
Other services except public administration
416
5.1%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
1,030
12.7%
11.4
Public administration
125
1.5%
4.6
Retail trade
1,079
13.3%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
232
2.9%
5.2
Wholesale trade
198
2.4%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
388
4.8%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
3,251
40.0%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
831
10.2%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
2,111
25.9%
23.3%
Service occupations
1,556
19.1%
18.1%
Traverse City, MI Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
8,022
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
5,722
71.3%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
726
9.1%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
135
1.7%
5.1
Walked
585
7.3%
2.7
Other means
407
5.1%
1.8
Worked at home
447
5.6%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
14.9
26.6
Traverse City, MI Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
644
9.8%
8.7
1 vehicles
2,531
38.4%
33.2
2 vehicles
2,651
40.3%
37.1
3 or more
757
11.5%
21.0
Traverse City, MI Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
6,583
87.4%
87.6
Owner Occupied
4,125
62.7%
63.1
Renter Occupied
2,458
37.3%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
948
12.6%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
0
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
9
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.4
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.0
0.0%
2.5
Traverse City, MI Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
7,531
1 room
228
3.0%
2.4
2 rooms
198
2.6%
2.7
3 rooms
743
9.9%
9.1
4 rooms
1,342
17.8%
16.5
5 rooms
1,387
18.4%
19.8
6 rooms
1,135
15.1%
17.8
7 rooms
949
12.6%
12.0
8 rooms
597
7.9%
8.6
9 rooms or more
952
12.6%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
0.0
Traverse City, MI Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
7,531
1-unit, detached
4,774
63.4%
61.5
1-unit, attached
329
4.4%
5.9
2-units
302
4.0%
3.6
3 or 4 units
391
5.2%
4.4
5 to 9 units
571
7.6%
4.8
10 to 19 units
569
7.6%
4.4
20 or more units
533
7.1%
9.0
Mobile home
62
0.8%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Traverse City, MI Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
2,512
33.4%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
501
6.7%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
821
10.9%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
567
7.5%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
870
11.6%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
669
8.9%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
762
10.1%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
626
8.3%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
155
2.1%
2.8%
2014 or later
48
0.6%
1.4%
Traverse City, MI Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
5,468
83.1%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
99
1.5%
4.7
Electricity
938
14.2%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
26
0.4%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
20
0.3%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
20
0.3%
0.5
No fuel used
12
0.2%
1.1
Traverse City, MI Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
2,718
47295100.0
Less than $500
7
0.3%
1.6%
$3,000 or more
115
4.2%
10.3%
$2,000 to $2,499
185
6.8%
11.8%
$2,500 to $2,999
190
7.0%
7.0%
$1,500 to $1,999
587
21.6%
20.1%
$500 to $999
588
21.6%
20.4%
$1,000 to $1,499
1,046
38.5%
28.8%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
1,127
41.5%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
482
17.7%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
266
9.8%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
289
10.6%
7.0%
35.0% or more
554
20.4%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Traverse City, MI Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
2,425
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$3,000 or more
24
1.0%
1.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
86
3.5%
11.9%
Less than $500
477
19.7%
10.7%
$1,000 to $1,499
594
24.5%
28.3%
$500 to $999
1,244
51.3%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
33
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
825
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
280
11.8%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
343
14.4%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
361
15.2%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
292
12.3%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
151
6.3%
9.0%
35.0% or more
953
40.0%
40.7%
Not Computed
78
0.0%
0.0%
Traverse City, MI Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
4,125
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
130
3.2%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
245
5.9%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
742
18.0%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
976
23.7%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
1,089
26.4%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
603
14.6%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
263
6.4%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
77
1.9%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
198,000
205,000
