Grand Traverse County, Michigan (MI)

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• • 85,12192.3%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 2,7353.0%Hispanic or Latino
  • 2,0132.2%Two or more races
  • 9511.0%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
  • 7920.9%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 5630.6%Asian alone
  • 660.07%Some other race alone
  • 170.02%Native Hawaiian and Other
    Pacific Islander alone

Mean price in 2019:

Detached houses: $296,115

Here:	$296,115
State:	$219,912

Townhouses or other attached units: $288,924

Here:	$288,924
State:	$199,940

In 2-unit structures: $229,595

Here:	$229,595
State:	$142,994

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $153,514

Here:	$153,514
State:	$170,137

Mobile homes: $42,354

Here:	$42,354
State:	$56,186

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 2020

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2019: $2,586 (1.0%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2019: $2,642 (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: 94.8%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 39.1%

Number of foreign born residents: 2,104 (60.0% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 6892010 or later
• 4252000 to 2009
• 5431990 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: 31,300
• One, attached: 3,222
• Two: 683
• 3 or 4: 979
• 5 to 9: 2,404
• 10 to 19: 1,508
• 20 to 49: 647
• 50 or more: 1,303
• Mobile homes: 3,073

Housing units in Grand Traverse County with a mortgage: 18,340 (301 second mortgage, 3,088 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 9,701

Religion statistics for Grand Traverse County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Grand Traverse County:

Earthquake activity:

Most recent natural disasters:

• Michigan Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4494, Natural disaster type: Other
• 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

7.09% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($59,568 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
5.02% relocated from other counties in Michigan ($40,020 average AGI)
2.07% relocated from other states ($19,547 average AGI)

Grand Traverse County:	2.07%
Michigan average:	1.59%

from Leelanau County, MI	0.77% ($47,529 average AGI)
from Benzie County, MI	0.41% ($40,448)
from Antrim County, MI	0.33% ($41,740)
from Kalkaska County, MI	0.32% ($30,402)
from Oakland County, MI	0.30% ($74,513)
from Wexford County, MI	0.28% ($42,198)
from Kent County, MI	0.27% ($56,252)

6.25% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($45,925 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.22% relocated to other counties in Michigan ($29,350 average AGI)
2.03% relocated to other states ($16,575 average AGI)

Grand Traverse County:	2.03%
Michigan average:	1.85%

to Leelanau County, MI	0.67% ($55,673 average AGI)
to Benzie County, MI	0.42% ($43,633)
to Wexford County, MI	0.34% ($35,119)
to Kent County, MI	0.31% ($41,565)
to Antrim County, MI	0.31% ($40,451)
to Kalkaska County, MI	0.29% ($30,938)
to Oakland County, MI	0.14% ($61,429)

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 2019: 9.1

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:

• Male householders: 17,906 (3,830 living alone), Female householders: 19,502 (6,456 living alone)

• 20,132 spouses (20,119 opposite-sex spouses), 2,319 unmarried partners, (1,979 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 25,138 children (23,626 natural, 842 adopted, 670 stepchildren), 1,282 grandchildren, 756 brothers or sisters, 676 parents, 0 foster children, 1,250 other relatives, 2,318 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 1,809

Size of family households: 13,134 2-persons, 4,975 3-persons, 4,146 4-persons, 1,477 5-persons, 635 6-persons, 282 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 10,286 1-person, 2,326 2-persons, 147 3-persons.

13,135 married couples with children.
3,575 single-parent households (941 men, 2,634 women).

95.9% of residents of Grand Traverse speak English at home.
1.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (70% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 9% speak English not well).
1.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (83% speak English very well, 9% speak English well, 8% speak English not well).
0.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (60% speak English very well, 25% speak English well, 14% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (41% speak English very well, 55% speak English well, 5% 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)

• Year house built in Grand Traverse County, Michigan
• 3,7472014 or later
• 9352010 to 2013
• 8,5142000 to 2009
• 8,6631990 to 1999
• 4,8911980 to 1989
• 7,1641970 to 1979
• 2,2241960 to 1969
• 3,2751950 to 1959
• 9791940 to 1949
• 4,7271939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Grand Traverse County, Michigan

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Grand Traverse County, Michigan
• 641 room
• 02 rooms
• 1,3373 rooms
• 3,3244 rooms
• 4,1965 rooms
• 4,7996 rooms
• 5,0157 rooms
• 4,0848 rooms
• 5,2229+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Grand Traverse County, Michigan
• 371 room
• 8052 rooms
• 1,8813 rooms
• 2,6314 rooms
• 1,9635 rooms
• 7756 rooms
• 4717 rooms
• 2638 rooms
• 5419+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Grand Traverse County, Michigan

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Grand Traverse County, Michigan
• 64no bedroom
• 4011 bedroom
• 5,4592 bedrooms
• 14,3203 bedrooms
• 5,9674 bedrooms
• 1,8305+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Grand Traverse County, Michigan
• 37no bedroom
• 2,4251 bedroom
• 4,3692 bedrooms
• 1,8633 bedrooms
• 2944 bedrooms
• 3795+ bedrooms

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

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Grand Traverse County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 773no vehicle
• 6,4671 vehicle
• 13,2622 vehicles
• 5,4663 vehicles
• 1,7334 vehicles
• 3405+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Grand Traverse County in renter-occupied apartments
• 1,462no vehicle
• 4,5451 vehicle
• 2,7692 vehicles
• 2263 vehicles
• 1094 vehicles
• 2565+ vehicles

86.4% of Grand Traverse County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 34% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 71% lived in Michigan.

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

• This state: 72,000
• Other state: 18,745
• Northeast: 1,676
• Midwest: 8,012
• South: 5,123
• West: 3,934

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"