Grand Traverse County, Michigan

6 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 95,757
Median household income: $79,486
Median home value: $296,200

Home to 95,757 residents, Grand Traverse County is one of Michigan's counties. 6 cities and places have their primary county here. At $79,486, its median household income sits above Michigan's $71,149.

Between 2019 and 2023, Grand Traverse County's population grew 3.9% from 92,181 to 95,757, while its median household income rose 25.0% from $63,575 to $79,486.

The median resident is 43.1 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 14.9% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 95,757
Median age: 43.1 yrs
Median household income: $79,486
Median home value: $296,200
Median gross rent: $1,215
Housing units: 46,435
Homeownership rate: 76.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 40.3%
Unemployment rate: 3.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

92,18195,757

Median household income

$63,575$79,486

Median home value

$212,500$296,200

Median gross rent

$951$1,215

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	92,181	$63,575	$212,500	$951
2020	92,640	$66,457	$225,400	$965
2021	94,562	$69,393	$237,200	$1,049
2022	95,315	$75,553	$273,300	$1,147
2023	95,757	$79,486	$296,200	$1,215

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 54.8%

5 to 1714.9%

18 to 247.5%

25 to 3412.3%

35 to 4412.3%

45 to 5412.1%

55 to 6414.8%

65 to 7413.1%

75 and over8.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	4,552	4.8%
5 to 17	14,266	14.9%
18 to 24	7,224	7.5%
25 to 34	11,816	12.3%
35 to 44	11,759	12.3%
45 to 54	11,582	12.1%
55 to 64	14,180	14.8%
65 to 74	12,522	13.1%
75 and over	7,856	8.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	87,440	91.3%
Black or African American	845	0.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	483	0.5%
Asian	637	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	13	0.0%
Some other race	173	0.2%
Two or more races	3,028	3.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	3,138	3.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.9%

High school graduate21.7%

Some college or associate's33.2%

Bachelor's degree23.5%

Graduate or professional degree16.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	3,398	4.9%
High school graduate	15,119	21.7%
Some college or associate's	23,128	33.2%
Bachelor's degree	16,401	23.5%
Graduate or professional degree	11,669	16.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 21 min

Drove alone71.3%

Carpooled9.9%

Public transit0.8%

Walked2.2%

Bicycle1.3%

Worked from home13.7%

Other means0.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	34,226	71.3%
Carpooled	4,735	9.9%
Public transit	407	0.8%
Walked	1,058	2.2%
Bicycle	606	1.3%
Worked from home	6,573	13.7%
Other means	371	0.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	13,631	32.9%
15 to 29 min	18,941	45.7%
30 to 44 min	5,865	14.2%
45 to 59 min	1,304	3.1%
60+ min	1,662	4.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.37
Poverty rate: 8.6% (8,091 of 94,523)

	Count	Share
Family households	24,688	62.3%
Nonfamily households	14,908	37.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1986

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	39,596	85.3%
Vacant	6,839	14.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	30,302	76.5%
Renter-occupied	9,294	23.5%

1-unit, detached72.5%

1-unit, attached4.4%

2 to 4 units4.4%

5 to 19 units6.6%

20 or more units5.4%

Mobile home & other6.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	33,647	72.5%
1-unit, attached	2,024	4.4%
2 to 4 units	2,029	4.4%
5 to 19 units	3,052	6.6%
20 or more units	2,505	5.4%
Mobile home & other	3,178	6.8%

Geography

County GEOID: 26055
State: Michigan
Land area: 464 sq mi
Water area: 137 sq mi
Center point: 44.7187, -85.5538