Traverse County, Minnesota

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Key figures

Statistic	Traverse County, Minnesota	Minnesota	United States	Rank
Total Population	3,243	5,739,445	334,922,499	3022nd of 3,222
Median Household Income	$62,989	$89,062	$80,734	1798th of 3,221
Median Age	46.1	38.8	38.9	577th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	16.6%	39.4%	35.7%	2565th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$114,100	$329,300	$332,700	2779th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$615	$1,280	$1,413	3024th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	11.3%	9.3%	12.5%	2132nd of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	4.5%	4.1%	5.2%	1576th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	5.7	72.1	n/a	2815th of 3,222
Foreign Born	2.4%	8.7%	14.1%	1796th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	76.3	n/a	n/a	1352nd of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	81.8%	72.2%	65.2%	385th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	17.1	22.7	26.4	2915th of 3,221
Worked from Home	16.8%	17.6%	15.1%	280th of 3,222
Uninsured	6.1%	n/a	n/a	2792nd of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	48.1%	48.9%	46.9%	1821st of 3,222
Broadband Access	79.3%	n/a	n/a	2271st of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Traverse County, Minnesota

Statistic	Traverse County, Minnesota	Minnesota	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	84.2%	75.9%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	6.1%	6.4%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	0.6%	6.9%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	5.1%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	5.0%	4.5%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	3.6%	0.7%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.0%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.4%	0.5%	0.6%
Diversity Index	28.4	41.1	61.4

Age in Traverse County, Minnesota

Statistic	Traverse County, Minnesota	Minnesota	United States
Median Age	46.1	38.8	38.9
Under 18 %	21.6%	22.9%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	8.6%	8.8%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	9.1%	13.0%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	9.6%	13.5%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	25.6%	24.5%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	25.4%	17.3%	17.2%

Households and families in Traverse County, Minnesota

Statistic	Traverse County, Minnesota	Minnesota	United States
Households	1,311	2,307,955	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.4	2.4	2.5
Family Households	57.3%	62.3%	64.2%
Households with Children	21.8%	28.7%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	9.2%	13.4%	17.3%
People Living Alone	39.5%	29.7%	28.7%
Never Married	24.1%	33.4%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Traverse County, Minnesota

Statistic	Traverse County, Minnesota	Minnesota	United States
Per Capita Income	$37,082	$48,237	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	22.8%	11.7%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	17.2%	15.6%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	14.2%	19.6%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	7.9%	13.8%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	11.3%	9.3%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	31.5%	22.2%	28.2%
SNAP Households	16.9%	7.9%	n/a

Housing in Traverse County, Minnesota

Statistic	Traverse County, Minnesota	Minnesota	United States
Housing Units	1,896	2,545,030	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	82.5%	66.0%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	12.6%	19.4%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	30.9%	9.3%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,962.0	1,979.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	18.2%	27.8%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	33.3%	29.2%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$1,126	$3,357	n/a

Education in Traverse County, Minnesota

Statistic	Traverse County, Minnesota	Minnesota	United States
Less than High School	5.7%	6.1%	10.4%
High School Graduate	36.4%	23.3%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	41.3%	31.2%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	13.6%	25.6%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	3.0%	13.8%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Traverse County, Minnesota

Statistic	Traverse County, Minnesota	Minnesota	United States
Labour Force Participation	59.5%	68.1%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	70.2%	68.9%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.0%	1.8%	3.2%
Walked to Work	6.2%	2.5%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	56.2%	32.2%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	4.0%	4.9%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	5.8%	6.7%	n/a

Origins and language in Traverse County, Minnesota

Statistic	Traverse County, Minnesota	Minnesota	United States
Born in State of Residence	70.3%	67.1%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.7%	5.1%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	1.7%	3.6%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	92.3%	87.6%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	5.1%	4.2%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	4.7%	12.7%	16.7%

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