ZIP 49696 · Traverse City
Who lives in ZIP code 49696 (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
People10,477
Median age43.3
Household income$94,803
Home value$305,926
Median rent$1,418/mo
Poverty4.6%
College degree+41.8%
Commute21 min
Place
- Metro area
- Traverse City, MI
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 59 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 4,156
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
18.8% are 65 or older; 78.9% are adults.
Household income
46.7% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $48,370.
Education (adults 25+)
41.9% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
0.9% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 58.0%
- Never married
- 26.6%
- Divorced
- 11.9%
- Widowed
- 3.5%
- Family size
- 2.88
- Dual-income families
- 53.6%
Housing
- Own their home
- 92.3%
- Rent burden
- 37.4%
- Men / women
- 47% / 53%
Work
- In labor force
- 68.4%
- Unemployment
- 5.4%
- Self-employed
- —
- Farmers
- —
Community
- Charitable givers
- —
- Veterans
- 4.6%
- With a disability
- 10.7%
- No health insurance
- 1.8%
- Limited English
- 0.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.