Grand Traverse County, Michigan (MI)

Races in Grand Traverse County, Michigan:

Mean price in 2016:

Detached houses: $304,020

Here:	$304,020
State:	$192,201

Townhouses or other attached units: $235,260

Here:	$235,260
State:	$161,083

In 2-unit structures: $167,244

Here:	$167,244
State:	$125,779

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $354,410

Here:	$354,410
State:	$144,186

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $181,767

Here:	$181,767
State:	$147,281

Mobile homes: $30,922

Here:	$30,922
State:	$51,900

Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 36
• Robberies: 2
• Assaults: 83
• Burglaries: 195
• Thefts: 816
• Auto thefts: 30

Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 38
• Robberies: 2
• Assaults: 67
• Burglaries: 203
• Thefts: 753
• Auto thefts: 40

1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2016: $2,565 (1.2%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2016: $2,602 (1.2%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Grand Traverse County is $557 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $698 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $914 a month.

Cities in this county include: Traverse City, Kingsley, Chums Corner, Grawn, Interlochen, Fife Lake.

Neighboring counties: Kennebec County, Maine , Door County, Wisconsin , Grant County, South Dakota , Hand County, South Dakota , McLeod County, Minnesota .

Current college students: 3,729
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 94.7%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 32.8%

Number of foreign born residents: 3,343 (55.4% naturalized citizens)

Note: State values scaled to Grand Traverse County population

• 3012010 or later
• 5002000 to 2009
• 5721990 to 1999
• 2181980 to 1989
• 1531970 to 1979
• 618Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute): 20.5 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 88.7%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 31,796
• One, attached: 2,002
• Two: 680
• 3 or 4: 1,205
• 5 to 9: 2,166
• 10 to 19: 1,077
• 20 to 49: 579
• 50 or more: 998
• Mobile homes: 2,495

Housing units in Grand Traverse County with a mortgage: 18,317 (313 second mortgage, 3,351 home equity loan, 10 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 10,166

Religion statistics for Grand Traverse County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Grand Traverse County:

Earthquake activity:

Most recent natural disasters:

• Michigan Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3225: September 07, 2005, FEMA Id: 3225, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Michigan Blizzards and Snowstorms, Incident Period: January 27, 1978, Emergency Declared EM-3057: January 27, 1978, FEMA Id: 3057, Natural disaster type: Snowstorm, Blizzard
• Michigan Drought, Incident Period: March 02, 1977, Emergency Declared EM-3035: March 02, 1977, FEMA Id: 3035, Natural disaster type: Drought

7.40% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($37,803 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
5.35% relocated from other counties in Michigan ($25,273 average AGI)
2.05% relocated from other states ($12,530 average AGI)

Grand Traverse County:	2.05%
Michigan average:	1.52%

from Leelanau County, MI	1.03% ($32,524 average AGI)
from Benzie County, MI	0.46% ($26,232)
from Wexford County, MI	0.34% ($26,947)
from Kalkaska County, MI	0.32% ($23,981)
from Antrim County, MI	0.30% ($26,485)
from Kent County, MI	0.30% ($56,250)
from Oakland County, MI	0.23% ($62,649)

5.82% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($34,235 average adjusted gross income)

0.03% of residents moved to foreign countries ($286 average AGI)

Grand Traverse County:	0.03%
Michigan average:	0.05%

3.62% relocated to other counties in Michigan ($19,444 average AGI)
2.17% relocated to other states ($14,504 average AGI)

Grand Traverse County:	2.17%
Michigan average:	2.00%

to Leelanau County, MI	0.56% ($38,620 average AGI)
to Benzie County, MI	0.37% ($27,114)
to Kent County, MI	0.29% ($25,959)
to Wexford County, MI	0.26% ($24,847)
to Kalkaska County, MI	0.24% ($25,556)
to Antrim County, MI	0.22% ($35,056)
to Oakland County, MI	0.18% ($47,407)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.9
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 11.9

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 7.8
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 8.1
Deaths per 1000 population from 2007 to 2014: 8.8

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 6.8
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 6.2

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Grand Traverse County

All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 9%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 7%

Household type by relationship:

• In family households: 71,702 (11,855 male householders, 11,219 female householders)

  17,741 spouses, 23,930 children (22,056 natural, 564 adopted, 1,310 stepchildren), 1,304 grandchildren, 796 brothers or sisters, 237 parents, 858 other relatives, 3,762 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 17,512 (6,162 male householders (5,036 living alone)), 8,016 female householders (6,649 living alone)), 3,334 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 2,870

Size of family households: 12,530 2-persons, 5,064 3-persons, 3,371 4-persons, 1,203 5-persons, 573 6-persons, 333 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 11,685 1-person, 2,307 2-persons, 92 4-persons, 94 5-persons.

12,661 married couples with children.
4,235 single-parent households (1,569 men, 2,666 women).

95.5% of residents of Grand Traverse speak English at home.
1.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (73% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 8% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
1.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (75% speak English very well, 12% speak English well, 9% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
0.6% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (47% speak English very well, 25% speak English well, 28% speak English not well).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (82% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 3% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $423,293,000 ($5,115 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $9,998,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $216,163,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $77,592,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $793,000
Federal grants: $74,568,000
Federal procurement contracts: $17,278,000 ($730,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $36,901,000 ($930,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $1,028,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $41,383,000
Federal Government insurance: $14,728,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:

Here:	+53 per 1000 residents
State:	-16 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 6.27 millions of gallons per day (27% from ground, 73% from surface)

Note: State values scaled to Grand Traverse County population

• 6352014 or later
• 1,4022010 to 2013
• 7,4042000 to 2009
• 9,1961990 to 1999
• 6,8981980 to 1989
• 6,7641970 to 1979
• 2,6361960 to 1969
• 1,9511950 to 1959
• 1,1961940 to 1949
• 4,9161939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Grand Traverse County, Michigan

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

Note: State values scaled to Grand Traverse County population

• 161 room
• 2262 rooms
• 7013 rooms
• 3,2014 rooms
• 4,8135 rooms
• 5,9406 rooms
• 3,4127 rooms
• 4,6468 rooms
• 5,5289+ rooms

Note: State values scaled to Grand Traverse County population

• 2171 room
• 4752 rooms
• 2,1343 rooms
• 2,2924 rooms
• 2,6955 rooms
• 6866 rooms
• 887 rooms
• 08 rooms
• 1829+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Grand Traverse County, Michigan

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

Note: State values scaled to Grand Traverse County population

• 16no bedroom
• 4521 bedroom
• 6,1622 bedrooms
• 14,0653 bedrooms
• 6,0434 bedrooms
• 1,7455+ bedrooms

Note: State values scaled to Grand Traverse County population

• 217no bedroom
• 2,3681 bedroom
• 3,5542 bedrooms
• 2,4513 bedrooms
• 1194 bedrooms
• 605+ bedrooms

Cars and other vehicles available in Grand Traverse County, Michigan in houses/condos/apartments

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

Note: State values scaled to Grand Traverse County population

• 422no vehicle
• 8,2501 vehicle
• 13,2832 vehicles
• 4,6223 vehicles
• 1,5034 vehicles
• 4035+ vehicles

Note: State values scaled to Grand Traverse County population

• 1,096no vehicle
• 4,1821 vehicle
• 3,1012 vehicles
• 3303 vehicles
• 04 vehicles
• 605+ vehicles

84.0% of Grand Traverse County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 33% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 76% lived in Michigan.

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 70,854
• Other state: 17,098
• Northeast: 2,253
• Midwest: 9,530
• South: 3,573
• West: 1,742

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 1,055
• Number of aged recipients: 53
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 1,002
• Number of recipients under 18: 205
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 709
• Number of recipients older than 64: 141
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 458
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 436

Grand Traverse County on our top lists:

• #8 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest number of people moving in compared to moving out (pop. 50,000+)"
• #37 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents relocating to foreign countries in 2011 (pop. 50,000+)"
• #49 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest increase in the number of deaths per 1000 residents 2000-2006 to 2007-2013 (pop. 50,000+)"
• #76 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents relocating to foreign countries in 2011"