Grand Traverse County, Michigan (MI)
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: 206 people per square mile (high).
Industries providing employment: Educational, health and social services (24.5%), Retail trade (14.2%), Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services (10.6%), Manufacturing (10.2%), Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services (10.2%).
Type of workers:
- Private wage or salary: 82%
- Government: 10%
- Self-employed, not incorporated: 8%
- Unpaid family work: 0%
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- 87,93191.7%White Non-Hispanic Alone
- 3,0823.2%Hispanic or Latino
- 2,7582.9%Two or more races
- 9020.9%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
- 7360.8%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
- 4330.5%Asian alone
- 180.02%Some other race alone
| Median resident age: | 43.4 years |
| Michigan median age: | 40.2 years |
| Males: 46,702 |  (48.7%) |
| Females: 49,158 |  (51.3%) |
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| Grand Traverse County: | 2.0 people |
| Michigan: | 2 people |
Estimated median household income in 2021: $65,651 ($43,169 in 1999)
| This county: | $65,651 |
| Michigan: | $63,498 |
Median contract rent in 2021 for apartments: $1,020 (lower quartile is $675, upper quartile is $1,253)
| This county: | $1020 |
| State: | $805 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2021: $286,400 (it was $123,300 in 2000)
| Grand Traverse: | $286,400 |
| Michigan: | $199,100 |
Mean price in 2021:
Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,348Detached houses: $312,146
Here: $312,146 State: $252,837 Townhouses or other attached units: $288,123
Here: $288,123 State: $213,093 In 2-unit structures: $274,819
Here: $274,819 State: $183,447 In 3-to-4-unit structures: $261,534
Here: $261,534 State: $181,715 In 5-or-more-unit structures: $191,564
Here: $191,564 State: $180,346 Mobile homes: $38,823
Here: $38,823 State: $70,381
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $496
Institutionalized population: 1,826
Crime in 2021 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders: 1
- Rapes: 49
- Robberies: 1
- Assaults: 140
- Burglaries: 33
- Thefts: 346
- Auto thefts: 20
Crime in 2020 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders: 0
- Rapes: 32
- Robberies: 3
- Assaults: 97
- Burglaries: 76
- Thefts: 349
- Auto thefts: 21
Single-family new house construction building permits:
- 2021: 373 buildings, average cost: $216,900
- 2020: 343 buildings, average cost: $203,700
- 2019: 346 buildings, average cost: $193,500
- 2018: 385 buildings, average cost: $194,100
- 2017: 449 buildings, average cost: $184,500
- 2016: 434 buildings, average cost: $190,100
- 2015: 362 buildings, average cost: $188,700
- 2014: 330 buildings, average cost: $211,100
- 2013: 356 buildings, average cost: $206,100
- 2012: 252 buildings, average cost: $193,900
- 2011: 207 buildings, average cost: $192,900
- 2010: 168 buildings, average cost: $187,700
- 2009: 154 buildings, average cost: $178,800
- 2008: 223 buildings, average cost: $162,500
- 2007: 299 buildings, average cost: $190,600
- 2006: 560 buildings, average cost: $146,300
- 2005: 727 buildings, average cost: $120,700
- 2004: 692 buildings, average cost: $125,600
- 2003: 704 buildings, average cost: $123,500
- 2002: 609 buildings, average cost: $117,900
- 2001: 533 buildings, average cost: $106,000
- 2000: 604 buildings, average cost: $111,100
- 1999: 738 buildings, average cost: $107,700
- 1998: 597 buildings, average cost: $101,200
- 1997: 543 buildings, average cost: $99,000
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2021: $3,014 (1.0%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2021: $2,958 (1.1%)
| Grand Traverse County: | 10.3% |
| Michigan: | 13.1% |
Median age of residents in 2021: 43.4 years old
(Males: 42.2 years old, Females: 45.0 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 44.7 years old, Black residents: 32.7 years old, American Indian residents: 15.2 years old, Asian residents: 53.0 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 30.4 years old, Other race residents: 38.0 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.
Cities in this county include: Traverse City, Kingsley, Chums Corner, Grawn, Interlochen, Fife Lake.
Local government website: www.grandtraverse.org
Neighboring counties: Kennebec County, Maine 
, Door County, Wisconsin 
, Grant County, South Dakota , Hand County, South Dakota , McLeod County, Minnesota .
| Here: | 4.5% |
| Michigan: | 4.1% |
Current college students: 3,729
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 94.9%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 38.0%
Number of foreign born residents: 1,998 (76.1% naturalized citizens)
| Grand Traverse County: | 2.1% |
| Whole state: | 6.8% |
- Year of entry for the foreign-born population
- 5382010 or later
- 3652000 to 2009
- 3621990 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: 33,092
- One, attached: 1,996
- Two: 970
- 3 or 4: 897
- 5 to 9: 1,338
- 10 to 19: 1,352
- 20 to 49: 1,155
- 50 or more: 1,274
- Mobile homes: 4,268
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 15
Housing units in Grand Traverse County with a mortgage: 18,280 (2,390 second mortgage, 76 home equity loan, 2,064 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 521
| Here: | 3.3% with mortgage |
| State: | 96.9% 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 | - |
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 acresAverage 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 above Michigan state average. It is 55% 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 5/2/2015 at 16:23:07, a magnitude 4.2 (4.2 MW, Depth: 2.8 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 170.4 miles away from the county center
On 7/12/1986 at 08:19:37, a magnitude 4.5 (4.5 MB) earthquake occurred 294.2 miles away from the county center
On 4/18/2008 at 09:36:59, a magnitude 5.4 (5.1 MB, 4.8 MS, 5.4 MW, 5.2 MW) earthquake occurred 448.2 miles away from Grand Traverse 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
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
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
The number of natural disasters in Grand Traverse County (4) is a lot smaller than the US average (15).
Emergencies Declared: 3
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 39,330 (70.7%)
- Carpooled: 5,094 (9.2%)
- Bus: 270 (0.5%)
- Ferryboat: 28 (0.1%)
- Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 452 (0.8%)
- Bicycle: 405 (0.7%)
- Walked: 772 (1.4%)
- Worked at home: 9,405 (16.9%)
- Health care and social assistance (27%)
- Retail trade (15%)
- Educational services (9%)
- Accommodation and food services (7%)
- Manufacturing (7%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
- Finance and insurance (5%)
- Health care and social assistance (30%)
- Retail trade (17%)
- Educational services (11%)
- Accommodation and food services (8%)
- Manufacturing (7%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
- Finance and insurance (6%)
- Management occupations (11%)
- Construction and extraction occupations (11%)
- Sales and related occupations (10%)
- Production occupations (8%)
- Business and financial operations occupations (7%)
- Transportation occupations (7%)
- Firefighting and prevention, and other protective service workers including supervisors (5%)
- Sales and related occupations (16%)
- Management occupations (13%)
- Office and administrative support occupations (11%)
- Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (10%)
- Food preparation and serving related occupations (8%)
- Educational instruction, and library occupations (7%)
- Business and financial operations occupations (6%)
- Mexico (16%)
- Canada (13%)
- Ukraine (8%)
- Korea (7%)
- England (5%)
- Philippines (5%)
- Germany (4%)
- German (21%)
- English (14%)
- American (9%)
- Irish (9%)
- Polish (7%)
- European (6%)
- Dutch (4%)
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
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
7.26% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($87,167 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: | 7.26% |
| Michigan average: | 5.83% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.70% relocated from other counties in Michigan ($45,148 average AGI)
2.56% relocated from other states ($42,018 average AGI)
Grand Traverse County: 2.56% Michigan average: 1.78%
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2020 and 2021:
| from Leelanau County, MI |  0.60% ($58,808 average AGI) |
| from Benzie County, MI | 0.39% ($45,654) |
| from Oakland County, MI | 0.36% ($169,087) |
| from Kalkaska County, MI | 0.30% ($62,738) |
| from Kent County, MI | 0.28% ($84,269) |
| from Antrim County, MI | 0.24% ($47,314) |
| from Wexford County, MI | 0.22% ($50,362) |
6.58% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($58,837 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: | 6.58% |
| Michigan average: | 5.95% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.51% relocated to other counties in Michigan ($38,548 average AGI)
2.06% relocated to other states ($20,290 average AGI)
Grand Traverse County: 2.06% Michigan average: 1.91%
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2020 and 2021:
| to Leelanau County, MI | 0.62% ($72,519 average AGI) |
| to Benzie County, MI | 0.51% ($57,123) |
| to Kalkaska County, MI | 0.43% ($45,528) |
| to Wexford County, MI | 0.42% ($47,994) |
| to Kent County, MI | 0.30% ($58,365) |
| to Antrim County, MI | 0.23% ($68,232) |
| to Oakland County, MI | 0.18% ($57,160) |
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 7.8
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 8.2
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2019: 9.3
Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2018: 3.8%
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%)
Most common underlying causes of death in Grand Traverse County, Michigan in 1999 - 2019:
- Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (1,055)
- Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (893)
- Atherosclerotic heart disease (852)
- Alzheimer disease, unspecified (770)
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified (736)
- Unspecified dementia (735)
- Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (455)
- Congestive heart failure (392)
- Breast, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (178)
- Pancreas, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (167)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 9%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 7%
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.
Deaths per 1,000,000 population:
- Firearm - 52.6
- Other - 68.3
Household type by relationship:
Households: 95,860- Male householders: 18,848 (4,052 living alone), Female householders: 21,235 (7,248 living alone)
19,610 spouses (19,583 opposite-sex spouses), 3,056 unmarried partners, (3,039 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 25,603 children (24,839 natural, 562 adopted, 202 stepchildren), 1,223 grandchildren, 485 brothers or sisters, 383 parents, 0 foster children, 1,061 other relatives, 2,355 non-relatives
- In group quarters: 2,001
Size of family households: 12,421 2-persons, 5,149 3-persons, 4,153 4-persons, 1,633 5-persons, 743 6-persons, 316 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 11,289 1-person, 3,359 2-persons, 140 3-persons, 95 4-persons, 3 5-persons.
13,566 married couples with children.
4,326 single-parent households (1,795 men, 2,531 women).
97.2% of residents of Grand Traverse speak English at home.
1.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (66% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 15% speak English not well).
0.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (83% speak English very well, 9% speak English well, 8% speak English not well).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (77% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 7% 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 |
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: | 6.5 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 4.2 |
| State: | 4.3 |
- Year house built in Grand Traverse County, Michigan
- 2312020 or later
- 5,2492010 to 2019
- 8,4972000 to 2009
- 7,1621990 to 1999
- 7,0751980 to 1989
- 8,0361970 to 1979
- 1,8471960 to 1969
- 2,8231950 to 1959
- 1,1761940 to 1949
- 4,2611939 or earlier
- Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Grand Traverse County, Michigan
- 2991 room
- 02 rooms
- 7103 rooms
- 2,5644 rooms
- 5,8095 rooms
- 6,3926 rooms
- 4,3087 rooms
- 4,7728 rooms
- 5,7249+ rooms
- Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Grand Traverse County, Michigan
- 1261 room
- 6602 rooms
- 1,7313 rooms
- 3,2664 rooms
- 1,1735 rooms
- 1,0776 rooms
- 1,0727 rooms
- 3288 rooms
- 729+ rooms
- Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Grand Traverse County, Michigan
- 368no bedroom
- 2281 bedroom
- 5,3062 bedrooms
- 15,7263 bedrooms
- 6,9924 bedrooms
- 1,9585+ bedrooms
- Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Grand Traverse County, Michigan
- 126no bedroom
- 2,1731 bedroom
- 4,1162 bedrooms
- 2,0233 bedrooms
- 9354 bedrooms
- 1325+ bedrooms
- Cars and other vehicles available in Grand Traverse County in owner-occupied houses/condos
- 1,314no vehicle
- 9,2411 vehicle
- 12,7662 vehicles
- 4,5223 vehicles
- 2,0674 vehicles
- 6685+ vehicles
- Cars and other vehicles available in Grand Traverse County in renter-occupied apartments
- 1,331no vehicle
- 4,3601 vehicle
- 2,9872 vehicles
- 7373 vehicles
- 904 vehicles
- 05+ vehicles
86.8% 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.
| Grand Traverse County: | 86.8% |
| State average: | 87.3% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 71,759
- Other state: 21,320
- Northeast: 2,948
- Midwest: 10,346
- South: 4,091
- West: 3,935
- 76.2%Utility gas
- 11.7%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 7.6%Electricity
- 1.9%Wood
- 1.4%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 0.9%Other fuel
- 0.1%Solar energy
- 61.6%Utility gas
- 31.3%Electricity
- 4.8%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 1.3%No fuel used
- 0.6%Other fuel
- 0.4%Wood
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 1,636
| Here: | 19.3% |
| Michigan: | 13.9% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 563
| Here: | 12.6% |
| Michigan: | 10.9% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 577
| Here: | 14.8% |
| Michigan: | 17.1% |
Grand Traverse County government finances - Expenditure in 2018:
- Charges - Other: $45,446,000
Other: $42,180,000
Regular Highways: $1,673,000
Regular Highways: $1,528,000
Sewerage: $1,356,000
Solid Waste Management: $310,000
Parks and Recreation: $295,000
Solid Waste Management: $245,000
Parks and Recreation: $188,000
- Construction - Public Welfare Institutions: $199,000
- Current Operations - Health - Other: $75,944,000
Public Welfare Institutions: $63,767,000
General - Other: $32,131,000
General - Other: $31,511,000
Public Welfare Institutions: $27,513,000
Regular Highways: $15,173,000
Regular Highways: $13,407,000
Health - Other: $12,661,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $9,988,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $9,967,000
Sewerage: $6,641,000
Correctional Institutions: $5,541,000
Correctional Institutions: $5,170,000
Financial Administration: $4,582,000
Financial Administration: $4,288,000
Public Welfare - Other: $2,338,000
Public Welfare - Other: $2,195,000
Central Staff Services: $1,777,000
Central Staff Services: $1,719,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $1,037,000
General Public Buildings: $913,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $785,000
Parks and Recreation: $730,000
General Public Buildings: $652,000
Parks and Recreation: $471,000
Housing and Community Development: $358,000
Solid Waste Management: $294,000
Police Protection: $254,000
Police Protection: $247,000
Solid Waste Management: $35,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $2,938,000
Other: $1,782,000
Health and Hospitals: $1,410,000
Housing and Community Development: $225,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $5,363,000
Interest on Debt: $413,000
- Intergovernmental to State - Health - Other: $863,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Other: $6,555,000
Other: $4,887,000
Health and Hospitals: $2,359,000
Health and Hospitals: $1,856,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $124,492,000
Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $119,631,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $18,125,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $17,539,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $16,083,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $15,215,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $6,710,000
Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $5,847,000
Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $5,596,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $5,237,000
Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $4,861,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $3,800,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $3,780,000
Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $250,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $6,892,000
General Revenue - Other: $6,322,000
Interest Earnings: $5,390,000
Rents: $1,518,000
Interest Earnings: $1,159,000
Rents: $551,000
Sale of Property: $347,000
Fines and Forfeits: $226,000
Fines and Forfeits: $143,000
Donations From Private Sources: $56,000
Sale of Property: $54,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $11,207,000
General - Other: $1,550,000
Health - Other: $1,544,000
General - Other: $987,000
Public Welfare Institutions: $640,000
Health - Other: $181,000
Public Welfare Institutions: $172,000
Sewerage: $57,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $75,162,000
Cash and Securities: $67,832,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $119,631,000
Cash and Securities: $5,596,000
- State Intergovernmental - Health and Hospitals: $74,383,000
Health and Hospitals: $65,928,000
Other: $21,455,000
Highways: $19,455,000
Other: $3,470,000
General Local Government Support: $1,881,000
General Local Government Support: $1,845,000
- Tax - Property: $32,322,000
Property: $31,389,000
Other License: $798,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $395,000
Other License: $178,000
Other Selective Sales: $13,000
Other Selective Sales: $13,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $57,790,000
: $51,904,000
Grand Traverse County government finances - Revenue in 2018:
- Charges - Other: $45,446,000
Other: $42,180,000
Regular Highways: $1,673,000
Regular Highways: $1,528,000
Sewerage: $1,356,000
Solid Waste Management: $310,000
Parks and Recreation: $295,000
Solid Waste Management: $245,000
Parks and Recreation: $188,000
- Construction - Public Welfare Institutions: $199,000
- Current Operations - Health - Other: $75,944,000
Public Welfare Institutions: $63,767,000
General - Other: $32,131,000
General - Other: $31,511,000
Public Welfare Institutions: $27,513,000
Regular Highways: $15,173,000
Regular Highways: $13,407,000
Health - Other: $12,661,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $9,988,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $9,967,000
Sewerage: $6,641,000
Correctional Institutions: $5,541,000
Correctional Institutions: $5,170,000
Financial Administration: $4,582,000
Financial Administration: $4,288,000
Public Welfare - Other: $2,338,000
Public Welfare - Other: $2,195,000
Central Staff Services: $1,777,000
Central Staff Services: $1,719,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $1,037,000
General Public Buildings: $913,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $785,000
Parks and Recreation: $730,000
General Public Buildings: $652,000
Parks and Recreation: $471,000
Housing and Community Development: $358,000
Solid Waste Management: $294,000
Police Protection: $254,000
Police Protection: $247,000
Solid Waste Management: $35,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $2,938,000
Other: $1,782,000
Health and Hospitals: $1,410,000
Housing and Community Development: $225,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $5,363,000
Interest on Debt: $413,000
- Intergovernmental to State - Health - Other: $863,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Other: $6,555,000
Other: $4,887,000
Health and Hospitals: $2,359,000
Health and Hospitals: $1,856,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $124,492,000
Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $119,631,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $18,125,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $17,539,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $16,083,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $15,215,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $6,710,000
Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $5,847,000
Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $5,596,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $5,237,000
Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $4,861,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $3,800,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $3,780,000
Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $250,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $6,892,000
General Revenue - Other: $6,322,000
Interest Earnings: $5,390,000
Rents: $1,518,000
Interest Earnings: $1,159,000
Rents: $551,000
Sale of Property: $347,000
Fines and Forfeits: $226,000
Fines and Forfeits: $143,000
Donations From Private Sources: $56,000
Sale of Property: $54,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $11,207,000
General - Other: $1,550,000
Health - Other: $1,544,000
General - Other: $987,000
Public Welfare Institutions: $640,000
Health - Other: $181,000
Public Welfare Institutions: $172,000
Sewerage: $57,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $75,162,000
Cash and Securities: $67,832,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $119,631,000
Cash and Securities: $5,596,000
- State Intergovernmental - Health and Hospitals: $74,383,000
Health and Hospitals: $65,928,000
Other: $21,455,000
Highways: $19,455,000
Other: $3,470,000
General Local Government Support: $1,881,000
General Local Government Support: $1,845,000
- Tax - Property: $32,322,000
Property: $31,389,000
Other License: $798,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $395,000
Other License: $178,000
Other Selective Sales: $13,000
Other Selective Sales: $13,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $57,790,000
: $51,904,000
Grand Traverse County government finances - Debt in 2018:
- Charges - Other: $45,446,000
Other: $42,180,000
Regular Highways: $1,673,000
Regular Highways: $1,528,000
Sewerage: $1,356,000
Solid Waste Management: $310,000
Parks and Recreation: $295,000
Solid Waste Management: $245,000
Parks and Recreation: $188,000
- Construction - Public Welfare Institutions: $199,000
- Current Operations - Health - Other: $75,944,000
Public Welfare Institutions: $63,767,000
General - Other: $32,131,000
General - Other: $31,511,000
Public Welfare Institutions: $27,513,000
Regular Highways: $15,173,000
Regular Highways: $13,407,000
Health - Other: $12,661,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $9,988,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $9,967,000
Sewerage: $6,641,000
Correctional Institutions: $5,541,000
Correctional Institutions: $5,170,000
Financial Administration: $4,582,000
Financial Administration: $4,288,000
Public Welfare - Other: $2,338,000
Public Welfare - Other: $2,195,000
Central Staff Services: $1,777,000
Central Staff Services: $1,719,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $1,037,000
General Public Buildings: $913,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $785,000
Parks and Recreation: $730,000
General Public Buildings: $652,000
Parks and Recreation: $471,000
Housing and Community Development: $358,000
Solid Waste Management: $294,000
Police Protection: $254,000
Police Protection: $247,000
Solid Waste Management: $35,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $2,938,000
Other: $1,782,000
Health and Hospitals: $1,410,000
Housing and Community Development: $225,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $5,363,000
Interest on Debt: $413,000
- Intergovernmental to State - Health - Other: $863,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Other: $6,555,000
Other: $4,887,000
Health and Hospitals: $2,359,000
Health and Hospitals: $1,856,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $124,492,000
Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $119,631,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $18,125,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $17,539,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $16,083,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $15,215,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $6,710,000
Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $5,847,000
Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $5,596,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $5,237,000
Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $4,861,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $3,800,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $3,780,000
Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $250,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $6,892,000
General Revenue - Other: $6,322,000
Interest Earnings: $5,390,000
Rents: $1,518,000
Interest Earnings: $1,159,000
Rents: $551,000
Sale of Property: $347,000
Fines and Forfeits: $226,000
Fines and Forfeits: $143,000
Donations From Private Sources: $56,000
Sale of Property: $54,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $11,207,000
General - Other: $1,550,000
Health - Other: $1,544,000
General - Other: $987,000
Public Welfare Institutions: $640,000
Health - Other: $181,000
Public Welfare Institutions: $172,000
Sewerage: $57,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $75,162,000
Cash and Securities: $67,832,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $119,631,000
Cash and Securities: $5,596,000
- State Intergovernmental - Health and Hospitals: $74,383,000
Health and Hospitals: $65,928,000
Other: $21,455,000
Highways: $19,455,000
Other: $3,470,000
General Local Government Support: $1,881,000
General Local Government Support: $1,845,000
- Tax - Property: $32,322,000
Property: $31,389,000
Other License: $798,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $395,000
Other License: $178,000
Other Selective Sales: $13,000
Other Selective Sales: $13,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $57,790,000
: $51,904,000
Grand Traverse County government finances - Cash and Securities in 2018:
- Charges - Other: $45,446,000
Other: $42,180,000
Regular Highways: $1,673,000
Regular Highways: $1,528,000
Sewerage: $1,356,000
Solid Waste Management: $310,000
Parks and Recreation: $295,000
Solid Waste Management: $245,000
Parks and Recreation: $188,000
- Construction - Public Welfare Institutions: $199,000
- Current Operations - Health - Other: $75,944,000
Public Welfare Institutions: $63,767,000
General - Other: $32,131,000
General - Other: $31,511,000
Public Welfare Institutions: $27,513,000
Regular Highways: $15,173,000
Regular Highways: $13,407,000
Health - Other: $12,661,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $9,988,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $9,967,000
Sewerage: $6,641,000
Correctional Institutions: $5,541,000
Correctional Institutions: $5,170,000
Financial Administration: $4,582,000
Financial Administration: $4,288,000
Public Welfare - Other: $2,338,000
Public Welfare - Other: $2,195,000
Central Staff Services: $1,777,000
Central Staff Services: $1,719,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $1,037,000
General Public Buildings: $913,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $785,000
Parks and Recreation: $730,000
General Public Buildings: $652,000
Parks and Recreation: $471,000
Housing and Community Development: $358,000
Solid Waste Management: $294,000
Police Protection: $254,000
Police Protection: $247,000
Solid Waste Management: $35,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $2,938,000
Other: $1,782,000
Health and Hospitals: $1,410,000
Housing and Community Development: $225,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $5,363,000
Interest on Debt: $413,000
- Intergovernmental to State - Health - Other: $863,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Other: $6,555,000
Other: $4,887,000
Health and Hospitals: $2,359,000
Health and Hospitals: $1,856,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $124,492,000
Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $119,631,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $18,125,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $17,539,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $16,083,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $15,215,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $6,710,000
Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $5,847,000
Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $5,596,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $5,237,000
Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $4,861,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $3,800,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $3,780,000
Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $250,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $6,892,000
General Revenue - Other: $6,322,000
Interest Earnings: $5,390,000
Rents: $1,518,000
Interest Earnings: $1,159,000
Rents: $551,000
Sale of Property: $347,000
Fines and Forfeits: $226,000
Fines and Forfeits: $143,000
Donations From Private Sources: $56,000
Sale of Property: $54,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $11,207,000
General - Other: $1,550,000
Health - Other: $1,544,000
General - Other: $987,000
Public Welfare Institutions: $640,000
Health - Other: $181,000
Public Welfare Institutions: $172,000
Sewerage: $57,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $75,162,000
Cash and Securities: $67,832,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $119,631,000
Cash and Securities: $5,596,000
- State Intergovernmental - Health and Hospitals: $74,383,000
Health and Hospitals: $65,928,000
Other: $21,455,000
Highways: $19,455,000
Other: $3,470,000
General Local Government Support: $1,881,000
General Local Government Support: $1,845,000
- Tax - Property: $32,322,000
Property: $31,389,000
Other License: $798,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $395,000
Other License: $178,000
Other Selective Sales: $13,000
Other Selective Sales: $13,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $57,790,000
: $51,904,000
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
| Most common first names in Grand Traverse County, MI among deceased individuals | ||
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
|---|---|---|
| John | 399 | 75.1 years |
| William | 391 | 75.2 years |
| Robert | 371 | 72.6 years |
| Mary | 325 | 80.6 years |
| James | 257 | 72.7 years |
| Charles | 211 | 75.8 years |
| Helen | 209 | 81.8 years |
| Margaret | 208 | 79.9 years |
| George | 207 | 78.0 years |
| Dorothy | 181 | 79.8 years |
| Most common last names in Grand Traverse County, MI among deceased individuals | ||
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
|---|---|---|
| Smith | 164 | 76.2 years |
| Johnson | 100 | 76.7 years |
| Anderson | 88 | 76.9 years |
| Miller | 75 | 78.4 years |
| Wilson | 70 | 78.3 years |
| Brown | 70 | 78.4 years |
| Davis | 64 | 77.4 years |
| Nelson | 61 | 78.6 years |
| Taylor | 54 | 75.9 years |
| Clark | 43 | 76.8 years |
| Businesses in Grand Traverse County, MI | ||||
| Name | Count | Name | Count | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7-Eleven | 3 | Kroger | 1 | |
| AT&T | 3 | La-Z-Boy | 2 | |
| Abercrombie & Fitch | 1 | Lane Bryant | 1 | |
| Ace Hardware | 2 | Lane Furniture | 3 | |
| Advance Auto Parts | 1 | LensCrafters | 1 | |
| Aeropostale | 1 | Little Caesars Pizza | 2 | |
| AmericInn | 1 | Lowe's | 1 | |
| American Eagle Outfitters | 1 | Macy's | 1 | |
| Applebee's | 1 | Marriott | 2 | |
| Arby's | 3 | MasterBrand Cabinets | 15 | |
| Audi | 1 | Maurices | 1 | |
| AutoZone | 1 | Mazda | 1 | |
| BMW | 1 | McDonald's | 4 | |
| Bath & Body Works | 2 | Meijer | 1 | |
| Baymont Inn | 1 | Men's Wearhouse | 1 | |
| Bed Bath & Beyond | 1 | Menards | 1 | |
| Best Western | 1 | Motherhood Maternity | 2 | |
| Budget Car Rental | 1 | New Balance | 5 | |
| Buffalo Wild Wings | 1 | Nike | 4 | |
| Burger King | 6 | Nissan | 1 | |
| Cambria | 1 | Office Depot | 1 | |
| Carson Pirie Scott | 1 | Old Navy | 1 | |
| Catherines | 1 | Olive Garden | 1 | |
| Charlotte Russe | 1 | Outback | 1 | |
| Chevrolet | 1 | Outback Steakhouse | 1 | |
| Chico's | 1 | Pac Sun | 1 | |
| Cold Stone Creamery | 1 | Papa John's Pizza | 1 | |
| Comfort Inn | 1 | Payless | 2 | |
| Cracker Barrel | 1 | Penske | 1 | |
| Curves | 1 | PetSmart | 1 | |
| DHL | 1 | Pier 1 Imports | 1 | |
| Dairy Queen | 2 | Qdoba Mexican Grill | 1 | |
| Days Inn | 1 | Quality | 1 | |
| Deb | 1 | RadioShack | 2 | |
| Decora Cabinetry | 3 | Red Lobster | 1 | |
| Discount Tire | 1 | Rite Aid | 4 | |
| Domino's Pizza | 1 | Ruby Tuesday | 1 | |
| Econo Lodge | 1 | Rue21 | 1 | |
| Ethan Allen | 1 | Ryder Rental & Truck Leasing | 1 | |
| Express | 1 | SAS Shoes | 1 | |
| Famous Footwear | 1 | Sam's Club | 1 | |
| FedEx | 18 | Sears | 2 | |
| Finish Line | 1 | Spencer Gifts | 1 | |
| Ford | 1 | Sprint Nextel | 1 | |
| GNC | 3 | Starbucks | 1 | |
| GameStop | 2 | Subaru | 1 | |
| Gap | 1 | Subway | 11 | |
| Gymboree | 1 | Super 8 | 1 | |
| H&R Block | 4 | T.J.Maxx | 1 | |
| Haworth | 1 | Taco Bell | 4 | |
| Hilton | 1 | Talbots | 1 | |
| Holiday Inn | 1 | Target | 1 | |
| Hollister Co. | 1 | Toyota | 1 | |
| Home Depot | 1 | Toys"R"Us | 1 | |
| Honda | 1 | Travelodge | 1 | |
| Hot Topic | 1 | True Value | 1 | |
| Howard Johnson | 1 | U-Haul | 4 | |
| Hyundai | 1 | UPS | 34 | |
| JCPenney | 1 | Vans | 1 | |
| Jones New York | 6 | Verizon Wireless | 1 | |
| Journeys | 1 | Victoria's Secret | 1 | |
| Justice | 1 | Volkswagen | 1 | |
| KFC | 2 | Walgreens | 4 | |
| Kmart | 1 | Walmart | 1 | |
| Knights Inn | 1 | Wendy's | 2 | |
| Kohl's | 1 | YMCA | 1 | |
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"