Grand Traverse County, Michigan
Grand Traverse County, Michigan · ZIP 49620, 49633, 49637
- Census data · ACS 2019-2023
- 96,625 (2024 estimate)Population
- 39,596Households
- $79,486Median household income
- $296,200Median home value
- 19Towns with a page
- 11ZIP codes
Grand Traverse County in numbersOfficial sources, refreshed yearly
| Census | Population |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 77,654 |
| 2010 | 86,986 |
| 2020 | 95,238 |
As counted at each census, within the boundaries the area had then; the current estimate is in the glance card.
Sources: Census 2000 Summary File 1: total population, county level, state 26, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census 2010 Summary File 1: total population, county level, state 26, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census 2020 Redistricting Data (P.L. 94-171): total population, county level, state 26, retrieved November 14, 2026.
Median household income $79,486 · Share of households by income, American Community Survey 5-year 2019-2023, table S1901.
Source: American Community Survey 5-year subject table S1901 (household income) 2019–2023, county level, state 26, retrieved November 14, 2026.
- Owner occupied
- 30,302 units
- Renter occupied
- 9,294 units
- Vacancy rate
- 14.7%
Occupied housing units by tenure and the share of all units vacant, American Community Survey 5-year 2019-2023, table DP04.
Source: American Community Survey 5-year data profile 2019–2023, county level, state 26, retrieved November 14, 2026.
47,454 employees in 3,549 establishments with payroll in 2023, all sectors; employers themselves are not named in the source. County Business Patterns counts are published with noise.
Source: County Business Patterns 2023: employment by sector, county level, state 26, retrieved November 14, 2026.
| Measure | Grand Traverse County | Michigan |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 95,757 | 10,051,595 |
| Median household income | $79,486 | $71,149 |
| Median age | 43.1 | 40.1 |
| Median home value | $296,200 | $217,600 |
| Bachelor’s degree or higher | 40.3% | 31.8% |
| Foreign-born residents | 2.1% | 7.0% |
| Owner-occupied homes | 76.5% | 72.9% |
| Mean commute to work | 21.2 minutes | 24.4 minutes |
Source: American Community Survey 5-year data profile 2019–2023, county level, state 26, retrieved November 14, 2026.
Townships, towns and villages in Grand Traverse County19 with a page · sort by any column
| Type | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Garfield Township | Charter township | 19,916 | 26.6 sq mi |
| Traverse City | City | 15,782 | 8.28 sq mi |
| East Bay Township | Township | 11,751 | 40.0 sq mi |
| Long Lake Township | Township | 10,068 | 29.9 sq mi |
| Blair Township | Township | 9,186 | 35.6 sq mi |
| Green Lake Township | Township | 6,782 | 29.2 sq mi |
| Peninsula Township | Township | 6,127 | 27.9 sq mi |
| Paradise Township | Township | 5,069 | 52.9 sq mi |
| Acme Township | Township | 4,494 | 25.0 sq mi |
| Whitewater Township | Township | 2,717 | 47.8 sq mi |
| Mayfield Township | Township | 1,824 | 35.9 sq mi |
| Fife Lake Township | Township | 1,544 | 34.6 sq mi |
| Kingsley | Village | 1,445 | 1.33 sq mi |
| Grant Township | Township | 1,235 | 35.2 sq mi |
| Chums Corner | Census designated place | 1,012 | 2.66 sq mi |
| Grawn | Census designated place | 824 | 0.65 sq mi |
| Interlochen | Census designated place | 538 | 1.24 sq mi |
| Union Township | Township | 477 | 35.8 sq mi |
| Fife Lake | Village | 471 | 0.73 sq mi |
Populations: Census Population Estimates, Vintage 2024: subcounty totals, state 26 (2024). Land areas: Census Gazetteer 2025: counties. A dash means the figure is not in the cited file.
County officialsFrom public records
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Neighboring counties
Neighboring counties
- Antrim CountyPopulation 24,536 (2024 estimate)
- Benzie CountyPopulation 18,520 (2024 estimate)
- Kalkaska CountyPopulation 18,618 (2024 estimate)
- Leelanau CountyPopulation 22,871 (2024 estimate)
- Manistee CountyPopulation 25,519 (2024 estimate)
- Missaukee CountyPopulation 15,239 (2024 estimate)
- Wexford CountyPopulation 34,460 (2024 estimate)
Sources: Census county adjacency file 2024, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census Population Estimates, Vintage 2024: subcounty totals, state 26, retrieved November 14, 2026.