Traverse City

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  1. Traverse City Legal Resources
  2. Traverse City Statistics
  3. Traverse City Property/Housing/Real Estate Information
  4. Traverse City Employment Information
  5. Traverse City Family Information
  6. Traverse City Education Information
  7. Traverse City Public Benefits Information
  8. Traverse City Criminal Information
  9. Traverse City Immigration & Civil Rights Information
  10. Traverse City Zip Codes


Traverse City Legal Resources Back to top

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Traverse City Statistics Back to top
  • Population (2000): 14,532
  • Land Area (2000): 21.773 square kilometers
  • Water Area (2000): 0.770 square kilometers
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Houses (2000): 6,842
Traverse City Population - Urban/Rural
Urban/Rural Population Percent
Color 0 Box Urban 14,498 99.64%
Color 1 Box Rural, Farm 0 0.00%
Color 2 Box Rural, Non-farm 53 0.36%

Traverse City 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 Employment Information Back to top
Traverse City Employment By Industry

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Construction 484 12.01%
2. Accommodation and Food Services 398 9.87%
3. Educational Services 328 8.14%
4. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 250 6.20%
5. Health Care 243 6.03%
6. Transportation Equipment Manufacturing 166 4.12%
7. Public Administration 136 3.37%
8. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 130 3.23%
9. Food and Beverage Stores 94 2.33%
10. Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 88 2.18%
11. Broadcasting and Telecommunications 83 2.06%
12. Repair and Maintenance 82 2.03%
13. Arts / Entertainment / Recreation 75 1.86%
14. Machinery Manufacturing 73 1.81%
15. Metal Manufactuing 73 1.81%
16. Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers 72 1.79%
17. Finance and Insurance 69 1.71%
18. Miscellaneous Manufacturing 66 1.64%
19. Personal and Laundry Services 60 1.49%
20. Building Materials / Hardware / Lawn and Garden Supplies 59 1.46%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Health Care 630 16.73%
2. Educational Services 472 12.54%
3. Accommodation and Food Services 463 12.30%
4. Finance and Insurance 206 5.47%
5. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 191 5.07%
6. Social Assistance 173 4.59%
7. Food and Beverage Stores 127 3.37%
8. Public Administration 124 3.29%
9. Department and Other General Stores 119 3.16%
10. Personal and Laundry Services 97 2.58%
11. Used Merchandise / Gift / Misc. Stores 73 1.94%
12. Arts / Entertainment / Recreation 71 1.89%
13. Clothing and Apparel Including Shoes 71 1.89%
14. Transportation Equipment Manufacturing 65 1.73%
15. Publishing / Movie / Sound Recording Industries 62 1.65%
16. Construction 61 1.62%
17. Food Manufacturing 55 1.46%
18. Building Materials / Hardware / Lawn and Garden Supplies 51 1.35%
19. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 50 1.33%
20. Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations 49 1.30%

Traverse City Employment By Job

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Other Management Occupations 232 5.76%
2. Other Sales and Related Occupations 229 5.68%
3. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 179 4.44%
4. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 177 4.39%
5. Other Installation / Maintenance 162 4.02%
6. Other Production Occupations 132 3.27%
7. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 126 3.13%
8. Cooks and Food Preparation Workers 125 3.10%
9. Computer Specialists 104 2.58%
10. Metal Workers and Plastic Workers 103 2.56%
11. Carpenters 101 2.51%
12. Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers 93 2.31%
13. Assemblers and Fabricators 82 2.03%
14. Other Construction Trades 81 2.01%
15. Business Operations Specialists 80 1.98%
16. Other Food Preparation and Servers 78 1.94%
17. Top Executives 75 1.86%
18. Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact 74 1.84%
19. Other Office and Admin Support 65 1.61%
20. Vehicle Mechanics 62 1.54%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 251 6.67%
2. Secretaries and Admins 201 5.34%
3. Other Management Occupations 187 4.97%
4. Other Sales and Related Occupations 172 4.57%
5. Teachers, Pre/Primary School 168 4.46%
6. Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service 165 4.38%
7. Other Office and Admin Support 138 3.67%
8. Cashiers 136 3.61%
9. Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing 131 3.48%
10. Waiters and Waitresses 126 3.35%
11. Other Teachers / Instructors / Librarians 116 3.08%
12. Registered Nurses 111 2.95%
13. Child Care Workers 104 2.76%
14. Accountants and Auditors 90 2.39%
15. Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact 88 2.34%
16. Financial Clerks, Non-bookkeeping 82 2.18%
17. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 80 2.12%
18. Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health 79 2.10%
19. Other Food Preparation and Servers 78 2.07%
20. Business Operations Specialists 61 1.62%

Traverse City Hours Worked Per Week In 1999
Hours Per Week Color 0 Box Population Percent
35 or more hours 6,757 56.19%
15-35 hours 1,961 16.31%
1-14 hours 396 3.29%
No regular hours 2,911 24.21%

Traverse City Time Left For Work
Time Color 0 Box Population Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM 129 1.74%
5 AM-5:29 AM 79 1.06%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM 122 1.64%
6 AM-6:29 AM 241 3.25%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM 745 10.04%
7 AM-7:29 AM 894 12.04%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM 1,352 18.21%
8 AM-8:29 AM 905 12.19%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM 544 7.33%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM 690 9.30%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM 286 3.85%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM 91 1.23%
Noon-3:59 PM 658 8.86%
4 PM-11:59 PM 687 9.26%

Traverse City Length Of Commute In Minutes
Minutes Color 0 Box Population Percent
Less than 5 446 6.01%
5-9 1,984 26.73%
10-14 2,171 29.25%
15-19 1,270 17.11%
20-24 568 7.65%
25-29 116 1.56%
30-34 383 5.16%
35-39 44 0.59%
40-44 12 0.16%
45-59 120 1.62%
60-89 146 1.97%
At least 90 163 2.20%

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

Minutes Color 0 Box Population (public) Percent Color 1 Box Population (private) Percent
Under 30 47 0.63% 6,508 87.67%
30-44 20 0.27% 419 5.64%
45-59 0 0.00% 120 1.62%
At least 60 22 0.30% 287 3.87%

Traverse City Type Of Commute
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Bicycle 131 1.69%
Color 1 Box Car / truck / van, carpool 765 9.90%
Color 2 Box Car / truck / van, solo 5,894 76.25%
Color 3 Box Motorcycle 18 0.23%
Color 4 Box Other 65 0.84%
Color 5 Box Public transportation 89 1.15%
Color 6 Box Walked 461 5.96%
Color 7 Box Worked at home 307 3.97%

Traverse City 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 Family Information Back to top
Households (2000): 6,387 (13,853 people)
Families (2000): 3,578 (10,050 people)
Families where both partners work (2000): 1,474
People at same address in 1995: 7,003
Traverse City Household Income in 1999

Income Population Percent
Under $10,000 533 8.30%
$10,000-$14,999 393 6.12%
$15,000-$19,999 475 7.40%
$20,000-$24,999 524 8.16%
$25,000-$29,999 479 7.46%
$30,000-$34,999 609 9.48%
$35,000-$39,999 488 7.60%
$40,000-$44,999 423 6.59%
$45,000-$49,999 361 5.62%
$50,000-$59,999 482 7.50%
$60,000-$74,999 667 10.38%
$75,000-$99,999 446 6.94%
$100,000-$124,999 231 3.60%
$125,000-$149,999 124 1.93%
$150,000-$199,999 61 0.95%
$200,000 or more 127 1.98%

Traverse City Household Type
Type Population Percent
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 1 person 2,310 35.85%
Color 0 Box Family, 2 people 1,790 27.78%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 2 people 497 7.71%
Color 0 Box Family, 3 people 792 12.29%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 3 people 100 1.55%
Color 0 Box Family, 4 people 575 8.92%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 4 people 38 0.59%
Color 0 Box Family, 5 people 229 3.55%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 5 people 11 0.17%
Color 0 Box Family, 6 people 69 1.07%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 6 people 1 0.02%
Color 0 Box Family, 7 or more people 29 0.45%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 7 or more people 2 0.03%

Traverse City Household Income Type
Type Color 0 Box Population Percent
Earnings 5,051 28.08%
Interest / Dividend / Rent 2,905 16.15%
Public Assistance 150 0.83%
Retirement 1,221 6.79%
Self Employment 850 4.73%
Social Security 1,811 10.07%
Supplemental Security 248 1.38%
Wage / Salary 4,828 26.84%
Other 921 5.12%

Traverse City Family Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box No children under 18 1,627 61.03%
Color 1 Box With children under 18 1,039 38.97%

Traverse City Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 698 11.97%
Color 1 Box Married 3,147 53.95%
Color 2 Box Never Married 1,891 32.42%
Color 3 Box Widowed 97 1.66%

Traverse City Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 1,106 17.31%
Color 1 Box Married 2,948 46.14%
Color 2 Box Never Married 1,557 24.37%
Color 3 Box Widowed 778 12.18%

Traverse City 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 Education Information Back to top
Traverse City Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)
Degree Population Percent
Color 0 Box Less than 9th grade 379 3.27%
Color 1 Box 9th-12th grade, no diploma 1,073 9.25%
Color 2 Box High school diploma or equivalent 2,489 21.45%
Color 3 Box Some college, no degree 3,343 28.80%
Color 4 Box Associate degree 1,081 9.31%
Color 5 Box Bachelors degree 2,075 17.88%
Color 6 Box Graduate or professional degree 1,166 10.05%

Traverse City 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 46 0.32% 119 0.82% 165 1.14%
Kindergarten 165 1.14% 30 0.21% 195 1.34%
Grades 1-4 527 3.63% 45 0.31% 572 3.94%
Grades 5-8 570 3.92% 55 0.38% 625 4.30%
Grades 9-12 804 5.53% 105 0.72% 909 6.26%
Undergrad college 812 5.59% 134 0.92% 946 6.51%
Graduate or professional school 123 0.85% 12 0.08% 135 0.93%
Total 3,047 20.97% 500 3.44% 3,547 24.41%

Traverse City 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 Public Benefits Information Back to top
Traverse City Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999
Above/Below Population Percent
Color 0 Box At Or Above Poverty Level 12,904 91.64%
Color 1 Box Below Poverty Level 1,177 8.36%

Traverse City 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 Criminal Information Back to top
Correctional Institution Population (2000): 138
Traverse City 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 Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
Traverse City Population By Age
Age Population Percent
0-9 Years 1,497 10.30%
10-19 Years 1,921 13.22%
20-29 Years 2,183 15.02%
30-39 Years 2,072 14.26%
40-49 Years 2,353 16.19%
50-59 Years 1,725 11.87%
60-69 Years 1,070 7.36%
70-79 Years 1,011 6.96%
80-89 Years 605 4.16%
90+ Years 95 0.65%

Traverse City Population - Male/Female
Male/Female Population Percent
Color 0 Box Male 6,902 47.50%
Color 1 Box Female 7,630 52.50%

Traverse City Population By Ethnicity
Ethnicity Population Percent
Color 0 Box Caucasian 13,803 94.98%
Color 3 Box Hispanic/Latino 242 1.67%
Color 7 Box Multiracial 179 1.23%
Color 4 Box Amerindian 132 0.91%
Color 1 Box African-American 91 0.63%
Color 2 Box Asian 72 0.50%
Color 6 Box Other Race 11 0.08%
Color 5 Box Pacific Islander 2 0.01%

Traverse City Top Specified Ancestries
Rank Ancestry Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1. German 3,747 22.70%
2. Irish 2,383 14.43%
3. English 2,329 14.11%
4. Polish 1,298 7.86%
5. French Non-Basque 803 4.86%
6. Dutch 685 4.15%
7. United States Or American 624 3.78%
8. Scottish 576 3.49%
9. Italian 549 3.33%
10. Swedish 509 3.08%

Traverse City Top Languages Spoken At Home
Rank Language Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Reported Languages
1. Only English 12,996 94.32%
2. Spanish Or Spanish Creole 224 1.63%
3. French 99 0.72%
4. German 96 0.70%
5. Other Slavic 66 0.48%
6. Other Pacific Island 43 0.31%
7. Scandinavian 42 0.30%
8. Russian 31 0.22%
9. Miao / Hmong 26 0.19%
10. Vietnamese 24 0.17%

Traverse City Citizen Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Citizen by birth 14,160 97.31%
Color 1 Box Naturalized immigrant 142 0.98%
Color 2 Box Not a citizen 249 1.71%

Traverse City 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 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.


Traverse City Zip Codes Back to top
Alphabetical | By Population
49684 49686  
49685 49696