Traverse City Metro Area

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  4. Traverse City Metro Area Employment Information
  5. Traverse City Metro Area Family Information
  6. Traverse City Metro Area Education Information
  7. Traverse City Metro Area Business Information
  8. Traverse City Metro Area Public Benefits Information
  9. Traverse City Metro Area Criminal Information
  10. Traverse City Metro Area Immigration & Civil Rights Information
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Traverse City Metro Area Legal Resources Back to top

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Traverse City Metro Area Statistics Back to top
  • Population (2000): 131,342
  • Land Area (2000): 4,392.280 square kilometers
  • Water Area (2000): 7,428.195 square kilometers
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Houses (2000): 69,273
Traverse City Metro Area Population - Urban/Rural
Urban/Rural Population Percent
Color 0 Box Urban 84,438 31.90%
Color 1 Box Rural, Farm 5,979 2.26%
Color 2 Box Rural, Non-farm 174,260 65.84%

Traverse City Metro Area Real Estate Lawyers provide services for home buying/selling, commercial real estate, leases, landlord tenant, construction, land use and zoning laws. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Traverse City Metro Area Employment Information Back to top
Traverse City Metro Area Labor Force By Month
Year Labor Force Color 8 Box Employed Unemployment
Color 13 Box Total Percent Rate
1990 57,051 52,732 4,320 7.57% 76
1991 57,388 52,257 5,132 8.94% 90
1992 60,588 55,086 5,501 9.08% 91
1993 63,324 58,662 4,663 7.36% 74
1994 65,689 61,449 4,240 6.45% 65
1995 66,357 62,172 4,185 6.31% 63
1996 67,704 64,263 3,441 5.08% 51
1997 70,618 67,524 3,094 4.38% 44
1998 71,097 68,310 2,787 3.92% 39
1999 72,120 69,480 2,640 3.66% 37
2000 73,803 71,133 2,670 3.62% 36
2001 73,991 70,339 3,653 4.94% 50
2002 73,468 69,161 4,307 5.86% 59
2003 75,383 70,448 4,936 6.55% 66
2004 76,777 71,697 5,079 6.62% 66
2005 78,242 73,401 4,840 6.19% 62
2006 79,304 74,367 4,937 6.23% 62
2007 79,010 73,772 5,238 6.63% 67
2008 79,001 73,154 5,846 7.40% 74
Month Labor Force Color 8 Box Employed Unemployment
Color 13 Box Total Percent Rate
Jan 2008 76,364 70,307 6,057 7.93% 79
Feb 2008 76,728 70,152 6,576 8.57% 86
Mar 2008 76,572 70,303 6,269 8.19% 82
Apr 2008 76,698 71,581 5,117 6.67% 67
May 2008 79,203 73,471 5,732 7.24% 72
Jun 2008 82,357 76,715 5,642 6.85% 69
Jul 2008 84,250 78,242 6,008 7.13% 71
Aug 2008 81,288 75,710 5,578 6.86% 69
Sep 2008 77,546 71,908 5,638 7.27% 73
Oct, 2008 -- -- -- --% --
Nov, 2008 -- -- -- --% --
Dec, 2008 -- -- -- --% --

Traverse City Metro Area Employment By Industry

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Construction 11,628 17.09%
2. Accommodation and Food Services 4,528 6.65%
3. Educational Services 3,336 4.90%
4. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 3,034 4.46%
5. Health Care 2,954 4.34%
6. Transportation Equipment Manufacturing 2,666 3.92%
7. Public Administration 2,382 3.50%
8. Repair and Maintenance 2,152 3.16%
9. Arts / Entertainment / Recreation 1,974 2.90%
10. Metal Manufactuing 1,956 2.87%
11. Machinery Manufacturing 1,772 2.60%
12. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 1,718 2.52%
13. Finance and Insurance 1,606 2.36%
14. Food Manufacturing 1,586 2.33%
15. Food and Beverage Stores 1,534 2.25%
16. Building Materials / Hardware / Lawn and Garden Supplies 1,526 2.24%
17. Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 1,470 2.16%
18. Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers 1,416 2.08%
19. Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting 1,318 1.94%
20. Mining 1,156 1.70%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Health Care 10,936 17.90%
2. Educational Services 7,010 11.47%
3. Accommodation and Food Services 6,084 9.96%
4. Finance and Insurance 2,876 4.71%
5. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 2,756 4.51%
6. Social Assistance 2,552 4.18%
7. Food and Beverage Stores 2,200 3.60%
8. Public Administration 2,114 3.46%
9. Department and Other General Stores 1,950 3.19%
10. Transportation Equipment Manufacturing 1,708 2.80%
11. Arts / Entertainment / Recreation 1,620 2.65%
12. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 1,280 2.09%
13. Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 1,174 1.92%
14. Construction 1,166 1.91%
15. Personal and Laundry Services 1,144 1.87%
16. Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations 956 1.56%
17. Used Merchandise / Gift / Misc. Stores 888 1.45%
18. Clothing and Apparel Including Shoes 792 1.30%
19. Food Manufacturing 682 1.12%
20. Building Materials / Hardware / Lawn and Garden Supplies 652 1.07%

Traverse City Metro Area Employment By Job

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Other Sales and Related Occupations 3,626 5.33%
2. Other Management Occupations 3,316 4.87%
3. Metal Workers and Plastic Workers 2,922 4.29%
4. Other Installation / Maintenance 2,760 4.06%
5. Other Production Occupations 2,652 3.90%
6. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 2,632 3.87%
7. Carpenters 2,576 3.79%
8. Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers 2,414 3.55%
9. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 2,272 3.34%
10. Other Construction Trades 2,200 3.23%
11. Vehicle Mechanics 2,034 2.99%
12. Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact 1,988 2.92%
13. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 1,952 2.87%
14. Top Executives 1,794 2.64%
15. Cooks and Food Preparation Workers 1,588 2.33%
16. Supervisors / Construction and Extract 1,468 2.16%
17. Construction Laborers 1,182 1.74%
18. Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers 1,174 1.73%
19. Other Food Preparation and Servers 1,034 1.52%
20. Assemblers and Fabricators 980 1.44%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Secretaries and Admins 3,664 6.00%
2. Other Office and Admin Support 3,020 4.94%
3. Teachers, Pre/Primary School 2,778 4.55%
4. Other Sales and Related Occupations 2,678 4.38%
5. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 2,626 4.30%
6. Cashiers 2,384 3.90%
7. Registered Nurses 2,306 3.77%
8. Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service 2,234 3.66%
9. Other Management Occupations 1,956 3.20%
10. Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health 1,810 2.96%
11. Waiters and Waitresses 1,762 2.88%
12. Child Care Workers 1,738 2.84%
13. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 1,696 2.78%
14. Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing 1,628 2.66%
15. Health Technologists and Technicians 1,512 2.47%
16. Other Production Occupations 1,430 2.34%
17. Assemblers and Fabricators 1,274 2.08%
18. Other Teachers / Instructors / Librarians 1,274 2.08%
19. Other Healthcare Support 1,158 1.90%
20. Cooks and Food Preparation Workers 1,124 1.84%

Traverse City Metro Area Hours Worked Per Week In 1999
Hours Per Week Color 0 Box Population Percent
35 or more hours 113,804 55.10%
15-35 hours 30,857 14.94%
1-14 hours 6,320 3.06%
No regular hours 55,544 26.89%

Traverse City Metro Area Time Left For Work
Time Color 0 Box Population Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM 3,112 2.56%
5 AM-5:29 AM 2,724 2.24%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM 4,274 3.51%
6 AM-6:29 AM 8,181 6.72%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM 11,896 9.77%
7 AM-7:29 AM 17,969 14.76%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM 22,831 18.75%
8 AM-8:29 AM 13,127 10.78%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM 7,454 6.12%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM 7,712 6.33%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM 3,261 2.68%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM 1,403 1.15%
Noon-3:59 PM 8,828 7.25%
4 PM-11:59 PM 8,983 7.38%

Traverse City Metro Area Length Of Commute In Minutes
Minutes Color 0 Box Population Percent
Less than 5 5,408 4.44%
5-9 15,291 12.56%
10-14 22,399 18.40%
15-19 21,438 17.61%
20-24 19,855 16.31%
25-29 7,584 6.23%
30-34 13,162 10.81%
35-39 2,410 1.98%
40-44 2,683 2.20%
45-59 5,429 4.46%
60-89 3,107 2.55%
At least 90 2,989 2.45%

Traverse City Metro Area Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes Color 0 Box Population (public) Percent Color 1 Box Population (private) Percent
Under 30 396 0.33% 91,579 75.22%
30-44 190 0.16% 18,065 14.84%
45-59 108 0.09% 5,321 4.37%
At least 60 114 0.09% 5,982 4.91%

Traverse City Metro Area Type Of Commute
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Bicycle 402 0.31%
Color 1 Box Car / truck / van, carpool 13,620 10.65%
Color 2 Box Car / truck / van, solo 102,998 80.56%
Color 3 Box Motorcycle 70 0.05%
Color 4 Box Other 851 0.67%
Color 5 Box Public transportation 808 0.63%
Color 6 Box Walked 3,006 2.35%
Color 7 Box Worked at home 6,092 4.77%

Traverse City Metro Area Employment Lawyers handle cases involving employment contracts, severance agreements, OSHA, workers compensation, ADA, race, sex, pregnancy, national-orgin, sexual orientation and age discrimination, sexual harassment, hours & wages and overtime issues. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Traverse City Metro Area Family Information Back to top
Households (2000): 103,678 (257,684 people)
Families (2000): 72,762 (214,534 people)
Families where both partners work (2000): 32,002
People at same address in 1995: 140,564
Traverse City Metro Area Household Income in 1999

Income Population Percent
Under $10,000 6,089 5.83%
$10,000-$14,999 5,739 5.50%
$15,000-$19,999 6,434 6.16%
$20,000-$24,999 7,613 7.29%
$25,000-$29,999 7,232 6.93%
$30,000-$34,999 8,179 7.83%
$35,000-$39,999 7,677 7.35%
$40,000-$44,999 7,079 6.78%
$45,000-$49,999 6,855 6.56%
$50,000-$59,999 10,938 10.47%
$60,000-$74,999 11,864 11.36%
$75,000-$99,999 8,979 8.60%
$100,000-$124,999 4,196 4.02%
$125,000-$149,999 1,898 1.82%
$150,000-$199,999 1,698 1.63%
$200,000 or more 1,958 1.87%

Traverse City Metro Area Household Type
Type Population Percent
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 1 person 12,488 24.13%
Color 0 Box Family, 2 people 17,332 33.49%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 2 people 2,518 4.86%
Color 0 Box Family, 3 people 7,323 14.15%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 3 people 400 0.77%
Color 0 Box Family, 4 people 7,136 13.79%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 4 people 123 0.24%
Color 0 Box Family, 5 people 2,974 5.75%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 5 people 44 0.09%
Color 0 Box Family, 6 people 965 1.86%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 6 people 7 0.01%
Color 0 Box Family, 7 or more people 441 0.85%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 7 or more people 9 0.02%

Traverse City Metro Area Household Income Type
Type Color 0 Box Population Percent
Earnings 83,855 28.04%
Interest / Dividend / Rent 44,772 14.97%
Public Assistance 2,166 0.72%
Retirement 21,939 7.34%
Self Employment 16,630 5.56%
Social Security 29,626 9.91%
Supplemental Security 3,035 1.01%
Wage / Salary 80,425 26.90%
Other 16,579 5.54%

Traverse City Metro Area Family Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box No children under 18 35,599 58.06%
Color 1 Box With children under 18 25,710 41.94%

Traverse City Metro Area Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 9,780 9.54%
Color 1 Box Married 65,361 63.79%
Color 2 Box Never Married 25,112 24.51%
Color 3 Box Widowed 2,214 2.16%

Traverse City Metro Area Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 12,464 11.54%
Color 1 Box Married 64,707 59.91%
Color 2 Box Never Married 20,449 18.93%
Color 3 Box Widowed 10,385 9.62%

Traverse City Metro Area Family Lawyers help clients with family law issues, such as marriage, divorce, domestic partnerships, adoptions, paternity, annulment, child support, custody, division of property, alimony, palimony, restraining orders, spousal support, uncontested divorce and visitation rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Traverse City Metro Area Education Information Back to top
Traverse City Metro Area Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)
Degree Population Percent
Color 0 Box Less than 9th grade 5,909 2.98%
Color 1 Box 9th-12th grade, no diploma 20,411 10.28%
Color 2 Box High school diploma or equivalent 61,586 31.01%
Color 3 Box Some college, no degree 50,092 25.22%
Color 4 Box Associate degree 16,338 8.23%
Color 5 Box Bachelors degree 28,357 14.28%
Color 6 Box Graduate or professional degree 15,891 8.00%

Traverse City Metro Area Population In School (3 or older)
School Level Color 0 Box In Public School Percent Color 1 Box In Private School Percent Total Percent
Nursery or preschool 2,138 1.63% 1,536 1.17% 3,674 2.80%
Kindergarten 2,992 2.28% 502 0.38% 3,494 2.66%
Grades 1-4 13,097 9.97% 2,199 1.67% 15,296 11.65%
Grades 5-8 13,840 10.54% 1,889 1.44% 15,729 11.98%
Grades 9-12 14,618 11.13% 1,624 1.24% 16,242 12.37%
Undergrad college 8,355 6.36% 1,028 0.78% 9,383 7.14%
Graduate or professional school 1,138 0.87% 240 0.18% 1,378 1.05%
Total 56,178 42.77% 9,018 6.87% 65,196 49.64%

Traverse City Metro Area Education Lawyers represent colleges, school districts, other educational institutions, and students in the practice of education law. They handle issues related to No Child Left Behind, special education, and disability rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Traverse City Metro Area Business Information Back to top
Traverse City Metro Area Businesses Changes By Year
Year Color 0 Box Business Births Color 1 Box Business Deaths
2003 465 406
2004 504 487

Traverse City Metro Area Business Lawyers provide services for corporations, LLCs, partnerships, contracts, franchising and business litigation. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Traverse City Metro Area Public Benefits Information Back to top
Traverse City Metro Area Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999
Above/Below Population Percent
Color 0 Box At Or Above Poverty Level 243,335 93.48%
Color 1 Box Below Poverty Level 16,968 6.52%

Traverse City Metro Area Public Benefits Lawyers assess the range of local, state and federal government benefits to which their clients may be entitled and help them apply for such programs, as well as appeal decisions denying such benefits to their clients. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Traverse City Metro Area Criminal Information Back to top
Correctional Institution Population (2000): 368
Traverse City Metro Area Criminal Lawyers represent defendants in municipal, state and federal criminal proceedings. These lawyers commonly handle cases involving DUI/DWI (drunk driving), drug possession, gun crimes, traffic tickets, violent crimes, sex crimes, theft offenses and white collar crimes. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Traverse City Metro Area Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
Traverse City Metro Area Population By Age
Age Population Percent
0-9 Years 16,945 12.90%
10-19 Years 19,121 14.56%
20-29 Years 13,511 10.29%
30-39 Years 18,537 14.11%
40-49 Years 22,442 17.09%
50-59 Years 15,878 12.09%
60-69 Years 11,354 8.64%
70-79 Years 8,838 6.73%
80-89 Years 3,985 3.03%
90+ Years 731 0.56%

Traverse City Metro Area Population - Male/Female
Male/Female Population Percent
Color 0 Box Male 64,657 49.23%
Color 1 Box Female 66,685 50.77%

Traverse City Metro Area Population By Ethnicity
Ethnicity Population Percent
Color 0 Box Caucasian 125,015 95.18%
Color 3 Box Hispanic/Latino 2,224 1.69%
Color 4 Box Amerindian 1,793 1.37%
Color 7 Box Multiracial 1,290 0.98%
Color 2 Box Asian 492 0.37%
Color 1 Box African-American 421 0.32%
Color 6 Box Other Race 77 0.06%
Color 5 Box Pacific Islander 30 0.02%

Traverse City Metro Area Top Specified Ancestries
Rank Ancestry Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1. German 72,751 25.78%
2. English 38,201 13.54%
3. Irish 34,264 12.14%
4. Polish 21,800 7.72%
5. French Non-Basque 17,054 6.04%
6. United States Or American 16,125 5.71%
7. Dutch 11,851 4.20%
8. Scottish 9,246 3.28%
9. Italian 7,708 2.73%
10. French Canadian 7,421 2.63%

Traverse City Metro Area Top Languages Spoken At Home
Rank Language Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Reported Languages
1. Only English 238,693 96.01%
2. Spanish Or Spanish Creole 4,413 1.78%
3. German 1,332 0.54%
4. French 947 0.38%
5. Polish 505 0.20%
6. Other Native North American 372 0.15%
7. Other Slavic 322 0.13%
8. Arabic 212 0.09%
9. Italian 202 0.08%
10. Scandinavian 194 0.08%

Traverse City Metro Area Citizen Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Citizen by birth 259,578 98.07%
Color 1 Box Naturalized immigrant 2,710 1.02%
Color 2 Box Not a citizen 2,389 0.90%

Traverse City Metro Area Immigration Lawyers help clients navigate through the federal immigration process. They help workers secure temporary visas (H1-B, fiances obtain K-1 visas, and permanent immigrants apply for Green Cards or citizenship. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.
Traverse City Metro Area Civil Rights Lawyers represent clients who have been illegally discriminated against on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability and national origin. If you have suffered employment discrimination, sexual harassment, or have been treated differently by a hotel, restaurant, or other public accommodation, a civil rights lawyer can help you determine whether your rights were violated and what types of redress are available. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


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