ZIP 49686 · Traverse City
Who lives in ZIP code 49686 (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
People25,492
Median age47.5
Household income$71,609
Home value$344,768
Median rent$1,227/mo
Poverty12.8%
College degree+46.3%
Commute19 min
Place
- Metro area
- Traverse City, MI
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 208 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 12,007
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
26.6% are 65 or older; 84.6% are adults.
Household income
35.4% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $39,983.
Education (adults 25+)
48.5% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
4.5% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 47.7%
- Never married
- 29.9%
- Divorced
- 15.5%
- Widowed
- 7.0%
- Family size
- 2.70
- Dual-income families
- 51.5%
Housing
- Own their home
- 72.5%
- Rent burden
- 32.0%
- Men / women
- 50% / 50%
Work
- In labor force
- 61.5%
- Unemployment
- 3.6%
- Self-employed
- 14.9%
- Farmers
- 0.7%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 25.4%
- Veterans
- 6.5%
- With a disability
- 13.8%
- No health insurance
- 5.0%
- Limited English
- 0.1%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.