Language Spoken At Home in Grand Traverse County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 82,504 | 100% |
English only | 79,519 | 96.4% |
Language other than English | 2,985 | 3.6% |
Speak English less than very well | 742 | 0.9% |
Spanish | 1,397 | 1.7% |
Speak English less than very well | 343 | 0.4% |
Other Indo-European languages | 1,144 | 1.4% |
Speak English less than very well | 303 | 0.4% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 204 | 0.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 79 | 0.1% |
Other languages | 240 | 0.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 17 | 0.0% |
Ancestry in Grand Traverse County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 87,483 | 100% |
American | 9,576 | 10.9% |
Arab | 156 | 0.2% |
Czech | 1,310 | 1.5% |
Danish | 724 | 0.8% |
Dutch | 3,924 | 4.5% |
English | 11,516 | 13.2% |
French (except Basque) | 6,266 | 7.2% |
French Canadian | 1,769 | 2.0% |
German | 24,863 | 28.4% |
Greek | 324 | 0.4% |
Hungarian | 528 | 0.6% |
Irish | 11,979 | 13.7% |
Italian | 3,322 | 3.8% |
Lithuanian | 148 | 0.2% |
Norwegian | 1,631 | 1.9% |
Polish | 7,480 | 8.6% |
Portuguese | 49 | 0.1% |
Russian | 511 | 0.6% |
Scotch-Irish | 862 | 1.0% |
Scottish | 3,137 | 3.6% |
Slovak | 161 | 0.2% |
Subsaharan African | 400 | 0.5% |
Swedish | 2,370 | 2.7% |
Swiss | 326 | 0.4% |
Ukrainian | 451 | 0.5% |
Welsh | 708 | 0.8% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 9 | 0.0% |
Households By Type in Grand Traverse County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 34,362 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 22,687 | 66.0% |
With own children under 18 years | 8,714 | 25.4% |
Married-couple family | 18,066 | 52.6% |
With own children under 18 years | 6,101 | 17.8% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 1,221 | 3.6% |
With own children under 18 years | 568 | 1.7% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 3,400 | 9.9% |
With own children under 18 years | 2,045 | 6.0% |
Nonfamily households | 11,675 | 34.0% |
Householder living alone | 9,439 | 27.5% |
65 years and over | 3,456 | 10.1% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 9,695 | 28.2% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 8,788 | 25.6% |
Average household size | 2 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Grand Traverse County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 84,250 | 100% |
Householder | 34,362 | 40.8% |
Spouse | 18,070 | 21.4% |
Child | 23,168 | 27.5% |
Other relatives | 3,373 | 4.0% |
Nonrelatives | 5,277 | 6.3% |
Unmarried partner | 2,599 | 3.1% |
Marital Status in Grand Traverse County
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 35,043 | 100% |
Never married | 10,526 | 30.0% |
Now married, except separated | 19,268 | 55.0% |
Separated | 281 | 0.8% |
Widowed | 752 | 2.1% |
Divorced | 4,216 | 12.0% |
Females 15 years and over | 36,562 | 100% |
Never married | 8,413 | 23.0% |
Now married, except separated | 18,895 | 51.7% |
Separated | 373 | 1.0% |
Widowed | 3,320 | 9.1% |
Divorced | 5,561 | 15.2% |
Fertility in Grand Traverse County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 1,206 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 383 | 31.8% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 36 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 61 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 4 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 128 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 26 | 0% |
Grandparents in Grand Traverse County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 1,225 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 592 | 48.3% |
Less than 1 year | 202 | 16.5% |
1 or 2 years | 140 | 11.4% |
3 or 4 years | 150 | 12.2% |
5 or more years | 100 | 8.2% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 592 | 100% |
Who are female | 352 | 59.5% |
Who are married | 430 | 72.6% |
School Enrollment in Grand Traverse County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 20,886 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 1,403 | 6.7% |
Kindergarten | 1,182 | 5.7% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 8,508 | 40.7% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 4,929 | 23.6% |
College or graduate school | 4,864 | 23.3% |
Educational Attainment in Grand Traverse County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 61,071 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 948 | 1.6% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 3,172 | 5.2% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 17,357 | 28.4% |
Some college, no degree | 15,646 | 25.6% |
Associate's degree | 5,890 | 9.6% |
Bachelor's degree | 11,092 | 18.2% |
Graduate or professional degree | 6,966 | 11.4% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 93.3% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 29.6% |
Veteran Status in Grand Traverse County
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 68,033 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 7,205 | 10.6% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Grand Traverse County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 85,301 | 100% |
With a disability | 10,249 | 12.0% |
Under 18 years | 19,294 | 100% |
With a disability | 711 | 3.7% |
18 to 64 years | 53,296 | 100% |
With a disability | 5,493 | 10.3% |
65 years and over | 12,711 | 100% |
With a disability | 4,045 | 31.8% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Grand Traverse County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 86,444 | 100% |
Same house | 73,987 | 85.6% |
Different house in the U.S. | 12,226 | 14.1% |
Same county | 6,355 | 7.4% |
Different county | 5,871 | 6.8% |
Same state | 4,336 | 5.0% |
Different state | 1,535 | 1.8% |
Abroad | 231 | 0.3% |
Place Of Birth in Grand Traverse County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 87,483 | 100% |
Native | 85,844 | 98.1% |
Born in United States | 85,368 | 97.6% |
State of residence | 70,323 | 80.4% |
Different state | 15,045 | 17.2% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 476 | 0.5% |
Foreign born | 1,639 | 1.9% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Grand Traverse County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 1,639 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 916 | 55.9% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 723 | 44.1% |
Year of Entry in Grand Traverse County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 2,115 | 100% |
Native | 476 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 476 | 100.0% |
Foreign born | 1,639 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 119 | 7.3% |
Entered before 2010 | 1,520 | 92.7% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Grand Traverse County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 1,639 | 100% |
Europe | 614 | 37.5% |
Asia | 457 | 27.9% |
Africa | 7 | 0.4% |
Oceania | 16 | 1.0% |
Latin America | 379 | 23.1% |
Northern America | 166 | 10.1% |