ZIP 49685 · Traverse City
Who lives in ZIP code 49685 (Traverse City, MI): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Traverse City, MI · Grand Traverse County
uszips 2026
People21,308
Median age39.1
Household income$84,590
Home value$356,012
Median rent$1,448/mo
Poverty9.1%
College degree+38.8%
Commute19 min
Place
- Metro area
- Traverse City, MI
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 152 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 8,419
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
16.1% are 65 or older; 77.2% are adults.
Household income
40.4% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $43,993.
Education (adults 25+)
47.6% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
2.9% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 51.9%
- Never married
- 29.9%
- Divorced
- 15.7%
- Widowed
- 2.4%
- Family size
- 3.05
- Dual-income families
- 57.1%
Housing
- Own their home
- 78.6%
- Rent burden
- 29.3%
- Men / women
- 50% / 50%
Work
- In labor force
- 68.3%
- Unemployment
- 3.1%
- Self-employed
- —
- Farmers
- —
Community
- Charitable givers
- —
- Veterans
- 6.8%
- With a disability
- 13.0%
- No health insurance
- 4.2%
- Limited English
- 1.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.