Grand Traverse County, Michigan

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Key figures

Statistic	Grand Traverse County, Michigan	Michigan	United States	Rank
Total Population	96,166	10,077,761	334,922,499	642nd of 3,222
Median Household Income	$81,647	$72,875	$80,734	516th of 3,221
Median Age	43.5	40.2	38.9	1062nd of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	40.6%	32.4%	35.7%	264th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$339,400	$231,600	$332,700	462nd of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$1,288	$1,129	$1,413	433rd of 3,215
Poverty Rate	9.6%	13.2%	12.5%	2522nd of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	3.8%	5.7%	5.2%	2037th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	207.1	178.0	n/a	617th of 3,222
Foreign Born	2.0%	7.2%	14.1%	2012th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	79.1	n/a	n/a	453rd of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	77.2%	73.2%	65.2%	1122nd of 3,222
Average Commute Time	20.6	24.2	26.4	2428th of 3,221
Worked from Home	15.2%	13.5%	15.1%	409th of 3,222
Uninsured	5.4%	n/a	n/a	2934th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	49.7%	46.1%	46.9%	1540th of 3,222
Broadband Access	89.6%	n/a	n/a	437th of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Grand Traverse County, Michigan

Statistic	Grand Traverse County, Michigan	Michigan	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	90.5%	72.4%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	3.4%	5.9%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	0.8%	13.1%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.7%	3.4%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	4.1%	4.5%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.4%	0.3%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.0%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.5%	0.6%
Diversity Index	17.8	45.3	61.4

Age in Grand Traverse County, Michigan

Statistic	Grand Traverse County, Michigan	Michigan	United States
Median Age	43.5	40.2	38.9
Under 18 %	19.4%	21.2%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	7.5%	9.2%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	12.0%	13.2%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	12.6%	12.2%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	26.4%	25.6%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	22.0%	18.6%	17.2%

Households and families in Grand Traverse County, Michigan

Statistic	Grand Traverse County, Michigan	Michigan	United States
Households	40,287	4,076,369	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.3	2.4	2.5
Family Households	62.2%	62.4%	64.2%
Households with Children	26.0%	27.1%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	12.5%	16.4%	17.3%
People Living Alone	29.1%	30.7%	28.7%
Never Married	28.9%	34.2%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Grand Traverse County, Michigan

Statistic	Grand Traverse County, Michigan	Michigan	United States
Per Capita Income	$45,034	$40,735	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	11.6%	15.8%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	17.4%	16.8%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	21.7%	17.3%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	9.7%	9.5%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	9.6%	13.2%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	22.3%	29.3%	28.2%
SNAP Households	7.5%	13.5%	n/a

Housing in Grand Traverse County, Michigan

Statistic	Grand Traverse County, Michigan	Michigan	United States
Housing Units	47,003	4,622,236	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	72.5%	72.0%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	11.9%	13.3%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	14.3%	11.8%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,986.0	1,972.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	22.8%	26.8%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	30.1%	30.2%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$3,010	$2,904	n/a

Education in Grand Traverse County, Michigan

Statistic	Grand Traverse County, Michigan	Michigan	United States
Less than High School	4.3%	7.9%	10.4%
High School Graduate	21.6%	28.0%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	33.5%	31.7%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	23.8%	19.7%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	16.8%	12.7%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Grand Traverse County, Michigan

Statistic	Grand Traverse County, Michigan	Michigan	United States
Labour Force Participation	64.0%	61.3%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	70.7%	74.3%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.5%	0.9%	3.2%
Walked to Work	2.2%	2.0%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	33.6%	29.1%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	3.9%	6.0%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	4.9%	7.0%	n/a

Origins and language in Grand Traverse County, Michigan

Statistic	Grand Traverse County, Michigan	Michigan	United States
Born in State of Residence	77.8%	76.0%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	1.3%	4.1%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	0.7%	3.1%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	97.6%	89.6%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	1.4%	3.1%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	2.1%	8.5%	16.7%

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