2024 population: 607,462 ( 10,062 from 2020)
Land area: 14680.8 square miles
Population density: 41.4 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:	545,670	89.83%	1.1%
Black:	10,642	1.75%	10.6%
Indian:	14,654	2.41%	1.8%
Asian:	4,592	0.76%	18.2%
2+ races:	13,737	2.26%	11.4%
Hispanic:	18,167	2.99%	20.6%

Total non-White:	61,792	10.17%	11.7%

2020-2024 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	22,327	9.0
Deaths:	36,073	14.6
Net Migration:	24,253	9.8
Net Immigration:	2,299	0.9

Change in White population:	5,749	1.0
Change in Non-White pop.:	6,487	1.1

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2020
595,226
539,921	90.71%
9,619	1.62%
14,401	2.42%
3,885	0.65%
12,332	2.07%
15,068	2.53%
55,305	9.29%

2010
590,584
544,461	92.19%
8,522	1.44%
14,208	2.41%
2,625	0.44%
10,629	1.80%
9,919	1.68%
46,123	7.81%

2000
576,103
538,216	93.42%
7,232	1.26%
12,447	2.16%
2,115	0.37%
8,396	1.46%
7,406	1.29%
37,887	6.58%

1990
483,914
462,691	95.61%
5,432	1.12%
10,475	2.16%
1,587	0.33%
n/a
3,729	0.77%
21,223	4.39%

1980
458,037
444,518	97.05%
3,053	0.67%
6,753	1.47%
963	0.21%
n/a
2,591	0.57%
13,519	2.95%

1970
350,298
342,207	97.69%
3,051	0.87%
2,678	0.76%
306	0.09%
n/a
1,726	0.49%
8,091	2.31%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2010's
52,055	8.8
61,882	10.5
13,368	2.3
2,429	0.4

-4,540	-0.8
9,182	1.6

Number	Rate
2000's
59,473	10.3
54,785	9.5
5,747	1.0
1,594	0.3

6,245	1.1
8,236	1.4

Number	Rate
1990's
63,959	13.2
53,352	11.0
66,713	13.8
1,031	0.2

75,525	15.6
16,664	3.4

Number	Rate
1980's
66,580	14.5
46,381	10.1
20,931	4.6
n/a

18,173	4.0
7,704	1.7

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
67,678	19.3
n/a

102,311	29.2
5,428	1.5

Age, Family & Household Data for Traverse City-Cadillac, MI Market Area

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
47.0
115,660	9.6%
1,087,028	90.4%
149,239	12.4%

256,474
2.35

164,084	64.0%
130,478	79.5%
11,081	6.8%
92,390	36.0%

2010
Number	Percent
43.9
124,591	21.1%
465,993	78.9%
109,833	18.6%

242,793
2.35

160,519	66.1%
126,705	78.9%
13,118	8.2%
82,274	33.9%

2000
Number	Percent
39.2
138,879	24.1%
437,224	75.9%
91,654	15.9%

227,615
2.44

158,177	69.5%
130,165	82.3%
12,702	8.0%
69,438	30.5%

1990
Number	Percent
34.7
125,505	25.9%
358,409	74.1%
74,940	15.5%

182,633
2.56

132,621	72.6%
111,439	84.0%
10,289	7.8%
50,012	27.4%

1980
Number	Percent
31.2
132,188	28.9%
325,849	71.1%
61,300	13.4%

161,775
2.75

123,375	76.3%
108,115	87.6%
7,625	6.2%
38,400	23.7%

2022 Housing Data for Traverse City-Cadillac, MI Market Area

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	11,339	4.4%
$10,000 to $14,999	11,071	4.3%
$15,000 to $19,999	10,752	4.2%
$20,000 to $24,999	11,620	4.5%
$25,000 to $29,999	12,467	4.9%
$30,000 to $34,999	12,139	4.7%
$35,000 to $39,999	12,197	4.8%
$40,000 to $44,999	11,256	4.4%
$45,000 to $49,999	10,741	4.2%
$50,000 to $59,999	21,815	8.5%
$60,000 to $74,999	28,057	10.9%
$75,000 to $99,999	37,102	14.5%
$100,000 to $124,999	24,251	9.5%
$125,000 to $149,999	14,517	5.7%
$150,000 to $199,999	14,142	5.5%
$200,000 or more	13,008	5.1%

Median Household Income	62,238
Per Capita Income	34,814

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to U.S.	82

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	14,941	5.8%
Public Assistance	7,673	3.0%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	32,028	12.5%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	239,533	67.1%
Unemployed	14,345	4.0%
In Armed Forces	587	0.2%

Total Labor Force	254,465	71.3%
Not in Labor Force	102,650	28.7%

Real Unemployment Rate		32.8%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	95,523	76,885	55.4%
Non-Profit	8,185	17,261	32.2%
Self-Employed	20,500	11,077	64.9%

Local Government	8,150	11,678	41.1%
State Government	5,217	6,076	46.2%
Federal Government	2,015	2,060	49.4%

Total Private + Self	116,023	87,962	56.9%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	23,567	37,075	38.9%
Total	139,590	125,037	52.7%

Pct. Govt.	13.3%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	35,844	13.5%
Sales and Office Occupations	54,559	20.5%
Professional, Technical	52,383	19.7%
Service Occupations	50,997	19.2%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	2,475	0.9%
All others	71,881	27.1%

White Collar		53.7%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	38,962	14.7%
Manufacturing	34,817	13.1%
Retail trade	33,827	12.7%
Accommodation and food services	23,514	8.9%
Construction	21,824	8.2%
Educational services	20,435	7.7%
Public administration	12,667	4.8%
Other services	12,555	4.7%
Professional, scientific, technical	11,056	4.2%
Transportation and warehousing	9,415	3.5%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	9,029	3.4%
Finance and insurance	8,482	3.2%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	7,301	2.7%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	5,435	2.0%
Wholesale trade	4,598	1.7%
Real estate and rental and leasing	4,574	1.7%
Utilities	2,985	1.1%
Information	2,690	1.0%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	1,377	0.5%
Management	121	0.0%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	11,200	1.81%
Puerto Rican	1,541	0.25%
Cuban	606	0.10%
Dominican	85	0.01%

Total Central American	790	0.13%
Costa Rican	163	0.03%
Guatemalan	246	0.04%
Honduran	90	0.01%
Nicaraguan	45	0.01%
Panamanian	59	0.01%
Salvadoran	187	0.03%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	398	0.06%
Argentinean	120	0.02%
Bolivian	4	0.00%
Chilean	9	0.00%
Colombian	90	0.01%
Ecuadorian	37	0.01%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	60	0.01%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	43	0.01%
Other South American	35	0.01%

Other Hispanic	1,723	0.28%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Filipino	795	0.13%
Indian	523	0.08%
Chinese	487	0.08%
Korean	379	0.06%
Vietnamese	374	0.06%
Japanese	181	0.03%
Bangladeshi	114	0.02%
Hmong	64	0.01%
Thai	43	0.01%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	570,124	96.6%
Spanish	6,668	1.1%
German, other Germanic	5,692	1.0%
Other	1,615	0.3%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	1,356	0.2%
Other Indo-European	1,328	0.2%
French, Haitian, Cajun	993	0.2%
Other Asian	593	0.1%
Arabic	427	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	144,720	23.4%
English	83,986	13.6%
Irish	75,035	12.1%
Polish	51,299	8.3%
American	31,107	5.0%
French	28,395	4.6%
Dutch	24,739	4.0%
Italian	18,893	3.1%
Scottish	17,859	2.9%
Swedish	12,751	2.1%
French Canadian	12,347	2.0%
European	11,200	1.8%
Norwegian	7,665	1.2%
Finnish	6,569	1.1%
Scotch-Irish	5,157	0.8%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	613,729	99.2%
Not a citizen	4,682	0.8%

Native	607,673	98.3%
Foreign-born	10,738	1.7%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
9,741	2.1%	26,443	5.8%	145,921	32.1%	152,650	33.6%	73,777	16.2%	46,269	10.2%
Average years of education: 13.5

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	9,741	2.1%
9-12 Years	26,443	5.8%
H.S. Grad or GED	145,921	32.1%
Some College	152,650	33.6%
Bach. Degree	73,777	16.2%
Grad Degree	46,269	10.2%
Average years of education: 13.5

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	235,917	213,610	22,307	9.5%
1991	238,573	212,277	26,296	11.0%
1992	247,735	219,166	28,569	11.5%
1993	257,935	232,167	25,768	10.0%
1994	268,261	242,456	25,805	9.6%
1995	269,276	244,796	24,480	9.1%
1996	270,181	249,968	20,213	7.5%
1997	278,809	260,325	18,484	6.6%
1998	280,386	263,472	16,914	6.0%
1999	285,663	269,560	16,103	5.6%

2000	298,298	282,832	15,466	5.2%
2001	300,450	279,907	20,543	6.8%
2002	296,235	274,001	22,234	7.5%
2003	300,193	275,688	24,505	8.2%
2004	304,437	280,222	24,215	8.0%
2005	307,544	283,716	23,828	7.7%
2006	306,989	281,585	25,404	8.3%
2007	301,873	276,092	25,781	8.5%
2008	296,817	268,711	28,106	9.5%
2009	293,957	253,624	40,333	13.7%

2010	284,633	246,896	37,737	13.3%
2011	278,880	246,981	31,899	11.4%
2012	276,416	247,456	28,960	10.5%
2013	277,691	249,066	28,625	10.3%
2014	279,770	255,766	24,004	8.6%
2015	279,325	260,235	19,090	6.8%
2016	280,801	262,863	17,938	6.4%
2017	279,484	261,986	17,498	6.3%
2018	278,553	263,222	15,331	5.5%
2019	279,155	264,990	14,165	5.1%

2020	276,848	249,454	27,394	9.9%
2021	268,698	251,439	17,259	6.4%
2022	274,160	258,888	15,272	5.6%
2023	284,165	269,274	14,891	5.2%
2024	295,230	277,941	17,289	5.9%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	396,555
Median Value	$182,401

Occupied	256,474	64.7%
Vacant	140,081	35.3%

Owned	207,487	80.9%
Rented	48,987	19.1%
Median Rent	$872

Single-Family Units	321,871	81.2%
Detached	314,082	79.2%
Attached	7,789	2.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units	21,093	5.3%
Mobile Homes	41,488	10.5%

Traverse City-Cadillac, MI Market Area

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Traverse City-Cadillac, MI Market Area

2022 Housing Data for Traverse City-Cadillac, MI Market Area

2022 Income & Employment Data for Traverse City-Cadillac, MI Market Area

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Traverse City-Cadillac, MI Market Area

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Traverse City-Cadillac, MI Market Area

Historical Labor Force Data for Traverse City-Cadillac, MI Market Area