Traverse City, MI Population

Overview

15,263

Total Population

40.4

Median age

52.23%

Female population %

91.5:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

30-34 years

Largest age group

57.5

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

659

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Traverse City's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Traverse City is 40.4, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Traverse City's population under 18 was 17.98%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Traverse City's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 22.01% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Traverse City, 14.51% were under the age of 15, 20.01% aged 15 to 29, 43.47% aged 30 to 64, 19.04% aged 65 to 84, and 2.97% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 681 more females than males in Traverse City:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 52.23% females and 47.77% males in Traverse City, MI.
The Traverse City, MI gender ratio is 91.5:100 i.e. 91.5 men to 100 women (0.915).
For male population, the largest age group is 30-34 years with a population of 652.
For the female population, the largest age group is 70-74 years with a population of 739.

Traverse City's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Traverse City population: 92.27% are White, 1.80% are Black or African American, 0.53% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.25% are Asian, 0.11% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 0.27% are some other race and 3.77% are multiracial.
Traverse City's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, 659 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 14,604 (95.68% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Traverse City is White with a population of 14,083 (92.27% of the total population).

Traverse City's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 15,715 in the year 2019
From 2000 to 2010, Traverse City's population increased by 239 (1.65%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Traverse City's population increased by 965 (6.56%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Traverse City's population was lowest in year 2008 at 14,330.