Traverse City

There are 6,443 households out of which 24.5% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 39.7% are married couples living together, 11.2% have a female householder with no husband present, and 45.9% are non-families. 35.9% of all households are made up of individuals and 13.7% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.15 and the average family size is 2.82.

In the city the population is spread out with 20.3% under the age of 18, 10.8% from 18 to 24, 29.6% from 25 to 44, 24.1% from 45 to 64, and 15.2% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 38 years. For every 100 females there are 90.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 87.2 males.

The median income for a household in the city is $37,330, and the median income for a family is $46,912. Males have a median income of $31,587 versus $22,512 for females. The per capita income for the city is $22,247. 8.4% of the population and 4.8% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 7.2% are under the age of 18 and 7.9% are 65 or older.

The city is served by Cherry Capital Airport.

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