Editing Grand Traverse County, Michigan (section)

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
| 1860 = 1286
| 1870 = 4443
| 1880 = 8422
| 1890 = 13355
| 1900 = 20479
| 1910 = 23784
| 1920 = 19518
| 1930 = 20011
| 1940 = 23390
| 1950 = 28598
| 1960 = 33490
| 1970 = 39175
| 1980 = 54899
| 1990 = 64273
| 2000 = 77654
| 2010 = 86986
| align-fn = center
| footnote = U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{cite web |url = https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html |title = U.S. Decennial Census |publisher = United States Census Bureau |access-date = September 21, 2014 }}</ref><br />1790-1960<ref>{{cite web |url = http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu |title = Historical Census Browser |publisher = University of Virginia Library |access-date = September 21, 2014 }}</ref> 1900-1990<ref>{{cite web |url = https://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/mi190090.txt |title = Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990 |publisher = United States Census Bureau |access-date = September 21, 2014 }}</ref><br />1990-2000<ref>{{cite web |url = https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |title = Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000 |publisher = United States Census Bureau |access-date = September 21, 2014 }}</ref> 2010-2018<ref name="QF"/>
| 2020 = 95238
|estyear=2023
|estimate=96421
|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2023">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/tables.html|title=Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Counties: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2023|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=April 4, 2024}}</ref>}}

As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web |url = https://www.census.gov |publisher = United States Census Bureau |access-date = January 31, 2008 |title = U.S. Census website }}</ref> of 2000, there were 77,654 people, 30,396 households, and 20,730 families residing in the county. The [[population density]] was {{convert|167|PD/sqmi}}. There were 34,842 housing units at an average density of {{convert|75|/sqmi}}. By 2020, its population had increased to 95,238.

In 2000, the racial makeup of the county was 96.51% [[Race (United States Census)|White]], 0.40% [[Race (United States Census)|Black]] or [[Race (United States Census)|African American]], 0.93% [[Race (United States Census)|Native American]], 0.49% [[Race (United States Census)|Asian]], 0.03% [[Race (United States Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.54% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.09% from two or more races. 1.49% of the population were [[Race (United States Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Race (United States Census)|Latino]] of any race. 25.1% were of [[germans|German]], 11.3% [[English people|English]], 10.7% [[Irish people|Irish]], 8.4% [[United States|American]] and 7.4% [[Polish people|Polish]] ancestry, 96.4% spoke only [[English language|English]] at home, while 1.6% spoke [[Spanish language|Spanish]] at home.

There were 30,396 households, out of which 32.80% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.70% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 9.20% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.80% were non-families. 25.00% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.00% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.49 and the average family size was 2.99.

In the county, 25.4% of the population was under the age of 18, 7.9% was from 18 to 24, 29.7% from 25 to 44, 24.0% from 45 to 64, and 13.1% was 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.20 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.10 males.

In 2000, the median income for a household in the county was $43,169, and the median income for a family was $51,211. Males had a median income of $34,796 versus $24,139 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the county was $22,111. About 3.80% of families and 5.90% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 5.30% of those under age 18 and 5.90% of those age 65 or over.

===Religion===
Grand Traverse County is located within the [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Gaylord]].<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.dioceseofgaylord.org/ |title = The Diocese of Gaylord, Michigan: A Diocese of the Roman Catholic Church |publisher = Diocese of Gaylord }}</ref>  It is also located in the [[Episcopal Diocese of Western Michigan]].