Census place 2680340

Traverse City

A Census profile of the people, homes, and daily patterns that shape this place.

Official Census name: Traverse City city

Relocation snapshot

What stands out in Traverse City.

According to the 2025 estimate, Traverse City has a population of 15,832 and 1,913 residents per square mile. Of the six relocation measures evaluated, the three largest relative differences from the median among 90 covered Michigan places are: median home value is $415,400, above the comparison median of $207,250; population density is 1,913/sq mi, below the comparison median of 2,887/sq mi; and typical commute is 17.2 minutes, below the comparison median of 23.1 minutes. These unweighted medians compare covered Census places and are not statewide estimates.

median home value
$415,400
Above the comparison median of $207,250
population density
1,913/sq mi
Below the comparison median of 2,887/sq mi
typical commute
17.2 minutes
Below the comparison median of 23.1 minutes

National context

Follow the metrics.

Compare Traverse City's values with other covered Census places. Rankings are descriptive, not recommendations.

At a glance

A city in numbers.

Population
15,832
2025 estimate
Annual change
+0.5%
Population estimate
Density
1,913/sq mi
8.3 sq mi land area
Median age
42.7 years
ACS 5-year estimate

Living here

The everyday equation.

Households, homes, education, and the time it takes to get around.

Median household income
$74,087
Median home value
$415,400
Median gross rent
$995
Bachelor’s degree or higher
47.4%
Typical commute
17.2 min
Drive-alone commute
58.3%
Public transit commute
1.1%
Walked to work
5.9%

Housing

Who rents, and what it takes.

Renter share and rent burden help describe the housing choices visible in this place.

Renter-occupied homes
36.3%
Renters paying 30%+ of income
49.7%

Work

How the workday lands.

Employment status and working-from-home share add context to income and commuting patterns.

Employed residents 16+
59.3%
Unemployed residents 16+
3.3%
Working from home
19.4%

Community

The everyday infrastructure.

Access, mobility, housing growth, and household composition add another layer to a place's day-to-day picture.

Households with broadband
91.2%
Homes built 2020+
1.2%
Households without a vehicle
8.6%
Households with children
23.2%
Residents with a disability
11.5%
Residents without insurance
3.8%

Environmental context

A record of declared events.

FEMA declarations for Grand Traverse County provide historical context, not a forecast or a property-level risk assessment.

Environmental declarations since 2000
2
Flood declarations
1
Hurricane declarations
1

Climate normals

The long view of weather.

Thirty-year averages, not a forecast. Temperature and precipitation describe the typical conditions recorded from 1991 through 2020.

Representative station: TRAVERSE CY CHERRY CAPITAL AP (2 mi from place center)
Average high
56°F
Average low
37.8°F
Annual rainfall
29.1"
Annual snowfall
0"

Month by month

A year in Traverse City.

Typical high and low °F
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Typical precipitation inches

Data vintage

Population is from the 2025 Population Estimates Program. Household, housing, education, and commute data are from the 2020-2024 American Community Survey 5-year release. Disaster declarations are from FEMA's OpenFEMA dataset and are refreshed with this edition.

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