Traverse City, MI (Michigan) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 14,339 (Urban population: 14,287 (all inside urban clusters), Rural population: 52 (all nonfarm))

Traverse City, Michigan Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 6,837 (6,439 occupied: 3,800 owner occupied, 2,639 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	41%
State:	26%

Housing density: 813 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $134,913.

Median contract rent in 2007: $697 (lower quartile is $549, upper quartile is $754)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $688

Median gross rent in Traverse City, MI in 2007: $737

Housing units in Traverse City with a mortgage: 2,224 (214 second mortgage, 314 home equity loan, 33 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,265

Traverse City,MI index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $177,417 (it was $123,800 in 2000)

Traverse City:	$177,417
Michigan:	$153,100

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $128,026 - $247,681

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $242,189
Here: $242,189
State: $200,820

Townhouses or other attached units: $159,246
Here: $159,246
State: $181,134

In 2-unit structures: $319,283
Here: $319,283
State: $129,336

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $100,070
Here: $100,070
State: $151,605

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $214,468
Here: $214,468
State: $149,899

Mobile homes: $137,500
Here: $137,500
State: $39,606

Household type by relationship

Households: 13,921

In family households: 10,299 (2,609 male householders, 986 female householders)
2,683 spouses, 3,485 children (3,234 natural, 130 adopted, 121 stepchildren), 61 grandchildren, 89 brothers or sisters, 53 parents, 121 other relatives, 212 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 3,622 (1,040 male householders (733 living alone)), 1,788 female householders (1,489 living alone)), 794 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 630 (189 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 1,751 2-persons, 890 3-persons, 631 4-persons, 250 5-persons, 43 6-persons, 30 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 2,222 1-person, 499 2-persons, 74 3-persons, 33 4-persons.

1,929 married couples with children.
843 single-parent households (169 men, 674 women).

94.0% of residents of Traverse City speak English at home.
1.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (84% speak English very well, 6% speak English well, 10% speak English not well).
2.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (58% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 26% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
1.0% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (58% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 26% speak English not well).
0.5% of residents speak other language at home (76% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 10% speak English not well).

Foreign born population: 391 (2.7%)
(36.3% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.2
State:	6.1

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.2
State:	4.1

Home Value Estimate
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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Traverse City, Michigan:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 0 3 rooms: 53 4 rooms: 361 5 rooms: 817 6 rooms: 907 7 rooms: 703 8 rooms: 460 9 or more rooms: 499

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Traverse City, Michigan:
	1 room: 42 2 rooms: 178 3 rooms: 572 4 rooms: 721 5 rooms: 515 6 rooms: 318 7 rooms: 149 8 rooms: 87 9 or more rooms: 57

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 83
1995 to 1998: 276
1990 to 1994: 163
1980 to 1989: 577
1970 to 1979: 1,108
1960 to 1969: 566
1950 to 1959: 958
1940 to 1949: 549
1939 or earlier: 2,557

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Traverse City:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 144 2 bedrooms: 922 3 bedrooms: 1,833 4 bedrooms: 704 5 or more bedrooms: 197

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Traverse City:
	no bedroom: 66 1 bedroom: 801 2 bedrooms: 1,152 3 bedrooms: 494 4 bedrooms: 111 5 or more bedrooms: 15

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Traverse City in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 141 1 vehicle: 1,463 2 vehicles: 1,591 3 vehicles: 505 4 vehicles: 100 5 or more vehicles: 0

Cars and other vehicles available in Traverse City in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 425 1 vehicle: 1,284 2 vehicles: 657 3 vehicles: 203 4 vehicles: 27 5 or more vehicles: 43

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Traverse City, MI:

Less than $10,000: 0
$10,000 to $14,999: 0
$15,000 to $19,999: 0
$20,000 to $24,999: 0
$25,000 to $29,999: 0
$30,000 to $34,999: 0
$35,000 to $39,999: 3
$40,000 to $49,999: 9
$50,000 to $59,999: 12
$60,000 to $69,999: 23
$70,000 to $79,999: 37
$80,000 to $89,999: 68
$90,000 to $99,999: 109
$100,000 to $124,999: 403
$125,000 to $149,999: 551
$150,000 to $174,999: 600
$175,000 to $199,999: 429
$200,000 to $249,999: 637
$250,000 to $299,999: 322
$300,000 to $399,999: 256
$400,000 to $499,999: 109
$500,000 to $749,999: 114
$750,000 to $999,999: 30
$1,000,000 or more: 36

Traverse City rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Traverse City:

Less than $100: 28 people
$100 to $149: 30
$150 to $199: 61
$200 to $249: 95
$250 to $299: 27
$300 to $349: 58
$350 to $399: 61
$400 to $449: 73
$450 to $499: 107
$500 to $549: 140
$550 to $599: 180
$600 to $649: 189
$650 to $699: 213
$700 to $749: 250
$750 to $799: 255
$800 to $899: 473
$900 to $999: 180
$1,000 to $1,249: 71
$1,250 to $1,499: 0
$1,500 to $1,999: 0
$2,000 or more: 0
No cash rent: 115

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 187 1990 to 1994: 75 1985 to 1989: 14 1980 to 1984: 10 1975 to 1979: 0 1970 to 1974: 20 1970 to 1974: 8 1965 to 1969: 77

Traverse City, MI Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 89.7%
Number of people working at home: 307 (4.0% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 446
5 to 9 minutes: 1984
10 to 14 minutes: 2171
15 to 19 minutes: 1270
20 to 24 minutes: 568
25 to 29 minutes: 116
30 to 34 minutes: 383
35 to 39 minutes: 44
40 to 44 minutes: 12
45 to 59 minutes: 120
60 to 89 minutes: 146
90 or more minutes: 163

Traverse City mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 5,894 (76%)
Carpooled: 765 (10%)
Bus or trolley bus: 83 (1%)
Taxi: 6 (0%)
Motorcycle: 18 (0%)
Bicycle: 131 (2%)
Walked: 461 (6%)
Other means: 65 (1%)
Worked at home: 307 (4%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 533
$10,000 to $14,999: 393
$15,000 to $19,999: 475
$20,000 to $24,999: 524
$25,000 to $29,999: 479
$30,000 to $34,999: 609
$35,000 to $39,999: 488
$40,000 to $44,999: 423
$45,000 to $49,999: 361
$50,000 to $59,999: 482
$60,000 to $74,999: 667
$75,000 to $99,999: 446
$100,000 to $124,999: 231
$125,000 to $149,999: 124
$150,000 to $199,999: 61
$200,000 or more: 127

First ancestries reported:

German: 2425

Irish: 1562

English: 1395

Polish: 914

Other groups: 854

United States or American: 624

French (except Basque): 434

Italian: 385

Dutch: 364

Scottish: 362

Swedish: 321

French Canadian: 290

Norwegian: 234

Czech: 213

Finnish: 152

European: 148

Scotch-Irish: 122

Welsh: 91

Russian: 77

Ukrainian: 75

Danish: 74

Greek: 66

Scandinavian: 65

Czechoslovakian: 64

British: 64

Lithuanian: 62

Canadian: 62

Arab:: 36

Swiss: 35

Hungarian: 34

Belgian: 30

Armenian: 29

Arab/Arabic: 29

Turkish: 16

Northern European: 16

Slovak: 14

Australian: 13

Austrian: 11

Romanian: 8

Slovene: 8

Croatian: 7

Jordanian: 7

Serbian: 6

Pennsylvania German: 6

Yugoslavian: 5

Slavic: 4

Maltese: 3

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:

Ukraine (16%)
Russia (8%)
Malaysia (8%)
Canada (7%)
France (6%)
Germany (6%)
Guatemala (5%)

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

This state: 11170
Northeast: 426
Midwest: 1296
South: 700
West: 507

52% of Traverse City residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 48% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 66% lived in Michigan.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 39
Nursery to 4th grade: 14
5th and 6th grade: 39
7th and 8th grade: 56
9th grade: 102
10th grade: 91
11th grade: 67
12th grade, no diploma: 85
High school graduate (or equivalency): 962
Less than 1 year of college: 310
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 896
Associate degree: 477
Bachelor's degree: 901
Master's degree: 366
Professional school degree: 165
Doctorate degree: 47

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 48
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 26
7th and 8th grade: 136
9th grade: 89
10th grade: 82
11th grade: 154
12th grade, no diploma: 106
High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,225
Less than 1 year of college: 426
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 955
Associate degree: 511
Bachelor's degree: 1,063
Master's degree: 473
Professional school degree: 81
Doctorate degree: 28

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 7.7%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 4.9%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 33.3%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 15.6%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 7.1%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 18.6%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 0.0%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $39,770
Black householders: $38,224
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $15,389
Asian householders: $122,282
Some other race householders: $87,277
Two or more races householders: $20,942
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $60,153

Traverse City household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Traverse City household income for American Indian and Alaska Native householders

Traverse City household income for Asian householders

Traverse City marital status for males

Traverse City marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $178,563
Black or African American householders: $268,704
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $110,347
Some other race householders: $108,484
Hispanic or Latino householders: $112,640

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 4,598
One, attached: 101
Two: 548
3 or 4: 280
5 to 9: 401
10 to 19: 614
20 to 49: 45
50 or more: 239
Mobile homes: 11

Median worth of mobile homes: $155,611

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Traverse City:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (95%) Electricity (3%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (81%) Electricity (17%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%) Other fuel (1%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 100

Here:	8.4%
Michigan:	11.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 105

Here:	11.6%
Michigan:	8.7%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 134

Here:	14.2%
Michigan:	16.5%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

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