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Traverse City Micro Area Income and Careers

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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Traverse City Area is $27,773, which is higher than the state average of $26,143 and is about the same as the national average of $28,555. Traverse City Area median household income is $50,817. On average Traverse City Area residents spend 21.2 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 23.9 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #147

Traverse City Area	27,773 USD
Michigan	26,143 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Traverse City Area	24,758 USD
Michigan	27,763 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Traverse City Area	29,714 USD
Michigan	34,444 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Traverse City Area	21,129 USD
Michigan	22,340 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #231

Traverse City Area	50,817 USD
Michigan	49,087 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Traverse City Area	67,482 USD
Michigan	65,790 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2005-2009, see rank

Traverse City Area	4.01%
Michigan	9.90%
U.S.	27.36%

*The Traverse City Area median household income growth rate is since 2005-2009. The Michigan and U.S population growth rate is since 2000.

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Traverse City Area		Michigan		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	26.69%	$19,632, see rank	21.26%	$11,860	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	37.28%	$18,856, see rank	33.02%	$18,606	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	3.31%	$2,777, see rank	3.69%	$3,227	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	23.98%	$26,364, see rank	22.77%	$21,940	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Traverse City Area	62,342 USD
Michigan	61,684 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Traverse City Area	79,556 USD
Michigan	78,408 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Traverse City Area	Michigan	U.S.
White	$51,238, see rank	$52,395	$56,900
Black	$14,286, see rank	$29,628	$35,600
Hispanic	$45,339, see rank	$38,757	$42,396
Asian	$28,636, see rank	$73,809	$73,244
American Indian, Alaska Native	$44,000, see rank	$37,217	$37,170
One Race, Other	$45,962, see rank	$38,363	$40,300
Two or More Races	$31,250, see rank	$36,180	$47,621

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Traverse City Area	Michigan	U.S.
less than 25	$23,974, see rank	$21,580	$25,788
25 to 44	$52,413, see rank	$53,327	$58,398
45 to 64	$60,418, see rank	$59,969	$65,027
65 or over	$40,999, see rank	$36,782	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Traverse City Area	Michigan	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	118,883, see rank	7,893,971	248,775,628
Male¹	58,461, 49.18%, see rank	48.56%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	38,095, 65.16%, see rank	65.69%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	100, 0.17%, see rank	0.08%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	37,995, 64.99%, see rank	65.61%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	34,384, 90.50%, see rank	87.67%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	3,611, 9.50%, see rank	12.33%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	20,366, 34.84%, see rank	34.31%	30.72%
Female¹	60,422, 50.82%, see rank	51.44%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	35,030, 57.98%, see rank	57.48%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	3, 0.00%, see rank	0.02%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	35,027, 57.97%, see rank	57.47%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	32,416, 92.55%, see rank	89.51%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	2,611, 7.45%, see rank	10.49%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	25,392, 42.02%, see rank	42.52%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Traverse City Area	Michigan	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	65,473, 100%	4,199,791	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	52,300, 79.88%, see rank	82.68%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	6,913, 10.56%, see rank	8.85%	9.59%
Public Transportation	446, 0.68%, see rank	1.41%	5.06%
Walked	1,444, 2.21%, see rank	2.17%	2.78%
Other Means	1,256, 1.92%, see rank	1.24%	1.79%
Worked at Home	3,114, 4.76%, see rank	3.64%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Traverse City Area	21.2 minutes
Michigan	23.9 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Traverse City Area	Michigan	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	66,800	4,293,574	143,435,233
Male¹	34,384, 51.47%, see rank	51.35%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	10,277, 29.89%, see rank	32.41%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	5,312, 15.45%, see rank	14.22%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	6,193, 18.01%, see rank	16.58%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	550, 1.60%, see rank	0.94%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	3,893, 11.32%, see rank	7.30%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	6,298, 18.32%, see rank	22.48%	17.94%
Female¹	32,416, 48.53%, see rank	48.65%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	11,452, 35.33%, see rank	37.15%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	8,112, 25.02%, see rank	22.79%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	10,670, 32.92%, see rank	31.96%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	212, 0.65%, see rank	0.31%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	157, 0.48%, see rank	0.24%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	1,776, 5.48%, see rank	7.30%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Traverse City Area	Michigan	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	66,800, 100%	4,293,574	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	2,047, 3.06%, see rank	1.32%	1.96%
Construction	4,782, 7.16%, see rank	4.76%	6.17%
Manufacturing	6,400, 9.58%, see rank	17.38%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	1,429, 2.14%, see rank	2.46%	2.75%
Retail Trade	8,936, 13.38%, see rank	11.44%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	2,471, 3.70%, see rank	4.12%	4.93%
Information	938, 1.40%, see rank	1.60%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	4,084, 6.11%, see rank	5.51%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	5,177, 7.75%, see rank	9.28%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	16,066, 24.05%, see rank	24.13%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	8,503, 12.73%, see rank	9.47%	9.49%
Public Administration	2,811, 4.21%, see rank	3.73%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	3,156, 4.72%, see rank	4.81%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Traverse City Area	%	Michigan	U.S.
Population in Poverty	17,418	12.28%, see rank	16.90%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	2,956	7.72%, see rank	12.08%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.