Grand Traverse County, Michigan (MI)

Races in Grand Traverse County, Michigan:

Mean price in 2015:

Detached houses: $259,119

Here:	$259,119
State:	$180,906

Townhouses or other attached units: $214,598

Here:	$214,598
State:	$159,351

In 2-unit structures: $172,709

Here:	$172,709
State:	$99,779

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $125,901

Here:	$125,901
State:	$124,845

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $208,844

Here:	$208,844
State:	$145,414

Mobile homes: $43,274

Here:	$43,274
State:	$50,337

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

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2015: $2,401 (1.3%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2015: $1,988 (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: 89.3%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 26.1%

Number of foreign born residents: 1,666 (53% naturalized citizens)

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: 25,521
• One, attached: 827
• Two: 936
• 3 or 4: 840
• 5 to 9: 1,289
• 10 to 19: 1,105
• 20 or more: 678
• Mobile homes: 3,627
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 19

Housing units in Grand Traverse County with a mortgage: 12,978 (1,118 second mortgage, 1,961 home equity loan, 109 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 4,691

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

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

Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 120.9. This is more than state average.

Household type by relationship:

• In family households: 68,557 (16,843 male householders, 6,061 female householders)

  18,087 spouses, 22,890 children (20,939 natural, 792 adopted, 1,159 stepchildren), 1,031 grandchildren, 455 brothers or sisters, 376 parents, 457 other relatives, 2,012 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 15,787 (5,383 male householders (3,949 living alone)), 7,041 female householders (5,866 living alone)), 3,363 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 2,642 (1,826 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 11,172 2-persons, 4,885 3-persons, 4,118 4-persons, 1,805 5-persons, 637 6-persons, 287 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 9,815 1-person, 2,145 2-persons, 288 3-persons, 111 4-persons, 41 5-persons, 14 6-persons, 10 7-or-more-persons.

14,723 married couples with children.
3,892 single-parent households (996 men, 2,896 women).

95.8% of residents of Grand Traverse County speak English at home.
1.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (69% speak English very well, 10% speak English well, 16% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).
1.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (71% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 13% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (76% speak English very well, 11% speak English well, 13% speak English not well).
0.4% of residents speak other language at home (66% speak English very well, 31% speak English well, 4% 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)

55% of Grand Traverse County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 50% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 73% lived in Michigan.

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

• This state: 62,006
• Northeast: 2,060
• Midwest: 6,123
• South: 3,276
• West: 2,136

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $121,600

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"