County population in 2016: 92,084 (52% urban, 48% rural); it was 77,654 in 2000County owner-occupied with a mortgage or a loan houses and condos in 2010: 19,037 County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 7,452 County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 23,494 Renter-occupied apartments: 8,839 (it was 6,902 in 2000)
% of renters here:
23%
State:
28%
Land area: 465 sq. mi.
Water area: 136.1 sq. mi.
Population density: 198 people per square mile (high).
Mar. 2016 cost of living index in Grand Traverse County: 83.3 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)
Industries providing employment: Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services (21.3%), Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing (18.7%), Educational, health and social services (15.7%).
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%)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2016: 10.9%
Grand Traverse County:
10.9%
Michigan:
15.0%
(10.3% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 17.3% for Black residents, 8.1% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 7.8% for American Indian residents, 21.2% for other race residents, 26.1% for two or more races residents)
Median age of residents in 2016: 43.4 years old
(Males: 41.7 years old, Females: 44.0 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 44.4 years old, Black residents: 53.3 years old, American Indian residents: 35.8 years old, Asian residents: 43.9 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 27.9 years old, Other race residents: 39.0 years old)
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.
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)
Grand Traverse County:
3.6%
Whole state:
6.7%
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
2010 or later: 301
2000 to 2009: 500
1990 to 1999: 572
1980 to 1989: 218
1970 to 1979: 153
Before 1970: 618
Note: State values scaled to Grand Traverse County population
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
Here:
64.3% with mortgage
State:
60.7% with mortgage
Religion statistics for Grand Traverse County
Religion
Adherents
Congregations
Catholic
13,969
7
Evangelical Protestant
10,739
46
Mainline Protestant
8,113
19
Other
1,373
9
Orthodox
70
1
None
52,722
-
Grand Traverse County Religion Details
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 23
Grand Traverse County:
2.69 / 10,000 pop.
State:
2.34 / 10,000 pop.
Number of supercenters and club stores: 2
Here:
0.23 / 10,000 pop.
Michigan:
0.18 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 14
This county:
1.64 / 10,000 pop.
Michigan:
1.52 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 31
Grand Traverse County:
3.63 / 10,000 pop.
Michigan:
2.99 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 82
This county:
9.60 / 10,000 pop.
State:
6.80 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
Grand Traverse County:
8.5%
Michigan:
9.7%
Adult obesity rate:
Grand Traverse County:
26.9%
State:
29.7%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Here:
10.9%
State:
13.4%
Agriculture in Grand Traverse County:
Average size of farms: 127 acres Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $23,243 Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $250.51 The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 6.76% The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 33.55% Average total farm production expenses per farm: $33,173 Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 48.42% Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 6.24% Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $52,300 The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 91.21% Average age of principal farm operators: 56 years Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 7.61 Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 9.04% Corn for grain: 5182 harvested acres All wheat for grain: 997 harvested acres Soybeans for beans: 471 harvested acres Vegetables: 504 harvested acres Land in orchards: 7,670 acres
Earthquake activity:
Grand Traverse County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Michigan state average. It is 96% smaller than the overall U.S. average.
On 9/25/1998 at 19:52:52, a magnitude 5.2 (4.8 MB, 4.3 MS, 5.2 LG, 4.5 MW, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 342.8 miles away from Grand Traverse County center On 1/31/1986 at 16:46:43, a magnitude 5.0 (5.0 MB) earthquake occurred 308.9 miles away from the county center On 7/12/1986 at 08:19:37, a magnitude 4.5 (4.5 MB, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 294.2 miles away from the county center On 9/2/1994 at 21:23:06, a magnitude 3.5 (3.4 LG, 3.5 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 140.0 miles away from the county center On 1/26/2001 at 03:03:20, a magnitude 4.4 (3.9 MB, 4.4 LG, 4.3 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 306.5 miles away from Grand Traverse County center On 6/28/2004 at 06:10:52, a magnitude 4.2 (4.0 MB, 4.2 MW, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 279.9 miles away from the county center Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
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
The number of natural disasters in Grand Traverse County (3) is a lot smaller than the US average (13). Emergencies Declared: 3
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
Office and administrative support occupations (6%)
Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (5%)
Office and administrative support occupations (16%)
Sales and related occupations (14%)
Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (10%)
Personal care and service occupations (10%)
Management occupations (8%)
Business and financial operations occupations (8%)
Education, training, and library occupations (6%)
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):
Mexico (25%)
Ukraine (14%)
Canada (7%)
Germany (5%)
Sweden (4%)
Vietnam (3%)
Japan (3%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Grand Traverse County (%):
German (19%)
American (15%)
Irish (7%)
English (7%)
Polish (5%)
European (4%)
Dutch (3%)
Means of transportation to work:
Drove a car alone: 43,738 (80.5%)
Carpooled: 5,612 (10.3%)
Bus or trolley bus: 307 (0.6%)
Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 327 (0.6%)
Bicycle: 362 (0.7%)
Walked: 901 (1.7%)
Worked at home: 3,112 (5.7%)
Owners and renters by unit type in %
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders ($)
People in group quarters in Grand Traverse County, Michigan in 2000:
566 people in nursing homes
345 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
242 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
140 people in other group homes
138 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
124 people in state prisons
63 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
63 people in agriculture workers' dormitories on farms
42 people in homes for the mentally ill
28 people in homes for the mentally retarded
28 people in other nonhousehold living situations
21 people in other workers' dormitories
12 people in religious group quarters
6 people in hospitals/wards and hospices for chronically ill
6 people in hospices or homes for chronically ill
4 people in unknown juvenile institutions
People in group quarters in Grand Traverse County, Michigan in 2010:
1,329 people in state prisons
339 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
339 people in group homes intended for adults
190 people in college/university student housing
158 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
144 people in other noninstitutional facilities
58 people in emergency and transitional shelters (with sleeping facilities) for people experiencing homelessness
55 people in workers' group living quarters and job corps centers
30 people in residential treatment centers for adults
Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2010 was $54,029.
7.40% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($37,803 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
7.40%
Michigan average:
5.09%
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%
Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2010 and 2011:
Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Grand Traverse County
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 14,076 (12,055 aged, 2,021 disabled) Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 723 (3%)
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare)
Aged persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare)
Disabled persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare)
Most common underlying causes of death in Grand Traverse County, Michigan in 1999 - 2014:
Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (921)
Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (689)
Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (367)
Congestive heart failure (252)
Breast, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (174)
Colon, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (171)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 9% Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 7%
Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 1.21 Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 23,596 Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 445 Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 50,654
General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,074 Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 853 Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 19
Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 86 Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 82
Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 20
Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 120.9. This is more than state average.
Mechanisms of suicide:
Deaths per 1,000,000 population:
Firearm - 52.6
Other - 68.3
Household type by relationship:
Households: 92,084
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.
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:
Births: 4,977
Here:
59 per 1000 residents
State:
68 per 1000 residents
Deaths: 3,372
Here:
40 per 1000 residents
State:
45 per 1000 residents
Net international migration: +370
Here:
+4 per 1000 residents
State:
+12 per 1000 residents
Net internal migration: +4,448
Here:
+53 per 1000 residents
State:
-16 per 1000 residents
Population growth in Grand Traverse County
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 6.27 millions of gallons per day (27% from ground, 73% from surface)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:
6.4
State:
6.4
Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:
4.2
State:
4.4
Year house built
2014 or later: 635
2010 to 2013: 1,402
2000 to 2009: 7,404
1990 to 1999: 9,196
1980 to 1989: 6,898
1970 to 1979: 6,764
1960 to 1969: 2,636
1950 to 1959: 1,951
1940 to 1949: 1,196
1939 or earlier: 4,916
Note: State values scaled to Grand Traverse population
Rooms in houses/apartments in Grand Traverse County, Michigan
Note: State values scaled to Grand Traverse County population
no vehicle: 422
1 vehicle: 8,250
2 vehicles: 13,283
3 vehicles: 4,622
4 vehicles: 1,503
5+ vehicles: 403
no vehicle: 1,096
1 vehicle: 4,182
2 vehicles: 3,101
3 vehicles: 330
4 vehicles: 0
5+ vehicles: 60
84% 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.
Grand Traverse County:
84.0%
State average:
85.2%
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
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