2024 population: 3,134 ( 229 from 2020)
Land area: 573.9 square miles
Population density: 5.5 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:	2,639	84.21%	8.9%
Black:	28	0.89%	12.0%
Indian:	154	4.91%	10.5%
Asian:	24	0.77%	33.3%
2+ races:	70	2.23%	0.0%
Hispanic:	219	6.99%	20.3%

Total non-White:	495	15.79%	6.0%

2020-2024 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	152	11.3
Deaths:	247	18.4
Net Migration:	-144	-10.7
Net Immigration:	15	1.1

Change in White population:	-257	-7.6
Change in Non-White pop.:	28	0.8

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2020
3,363
2,896	86.11%
25	0.74%
172	5.11%
18	0.54%
70	2.08%
182	5.41%
467	13.89%

2010
3,558
3,324	93.42%
12	0.34%
129	3.63%
5	0.14%
37	1.04%
50	1.41%
234	6.58%

2000
4,134
3,946	95.45%
1	0.02%
110	2.66%
13	0.31%
14	0.34%
50	1.21%
188	4.55%

1990
4,463
4,318	96.75%
0	0.00%
110	2.46%
23	0.52%
n/a
12	0.27%
145	3.25%

1980
5,542
5,436	98.09%
4	0.07%
86	1.55%
14	0.25%
n/a
2	0.04%
106	1.91%

1970
6,254
6,160	98.50%
1	0.02%
60	0.96%
14	0.22%
n/a
18	0.29%
94	1.50%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2010's
313	8.8
493	13.9
-136	-3.8
13	0.4

-428	-12.0
233	6.5

Number	Rate
2000's
337	8.2
492	11.9
-386	-9.3
-3	-0.1

-622	-15.0
46	1.1

Number	Rate
1990's
478	10.7
647	14.5
-182	-4.1
2	0.0

-372	-8.3
43	1.0

Number	Rate
1980's
732	13.2
677	12.2
-1,147	-20.7
n/a

-1,118	-20.2
39	0.7

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
-883	-14.1
n/a

-724	-11.6
12	0.2

Age, Family & Household Data for Traverse County, MN

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
45.3
721	23.0%
2,413	77.0%
822	26.2%

1,433
2.26

875	61.1%
728	83.2%
40	4.6%
558	38.9%

2010
Number	Percent
47.6
778	21.9%
2,780	78.1%
937	26.3%

1,524
2.27

969	63.6%
826	85.2%
65	6.7%
555	36.4%

2000
Number	Percent
43.1
1,054	25.5%
3,080	74.5%
1,096	26.5%

1,720
2.34

1,126	65.5%
976	86.7%
67	6.0%
594	34.5%

1990
Number	Percent
41.9
1,179	26.4%
3,284	73.6%
1,089	24.4%

1,776
2.44

1,253	70.6%
1,143	91.2%
48	3.8%
523	29.4%

1980
Number	Percent
37.9
1,582	28.5%
3,960	71.5%
1,139	20.6%

2,032
2.67

1,520	74.8%
1,360	89.5%
51	3.4%
512	25.2%

2022 Housing Data for Traverse County, MN

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	43	3.0%
$10,000 to $14,999	83	5.8%
$15,000 to $19,999	95	6.6%
$20,000 to $24,999	54	3.8%
$25,000 to $29,999	46	3.2%
$30,000 to $34,999	61	4.3%
$35,000 to $39,999	60	4.2%
$40,000 to $44,999	77	5.4%
$45,000 to $49,999	65	4.5%
$50,000 to $59,999	109	7.6%
$60,000 to $74,999	138	9.6%
$75,000 to $99,999	181	12.6%
$100,000 to $124,999	147	10.3%
$125,000 to $149,999	78	5.4%
$150,000 to $199,999	98	6.8%
$200,000 or more	98	6.8%

Median Household Income	63,456
Per Capita Income	36,023

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	80
Compared to U.S.	84

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	46	3.2%
Public Assistance	123	8.6%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	232	16.2%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	1,381	77.9%
Unemployed	40	2.3%
In Armed Forces	2	0.1%

Total Labor Force	1,423	80.3%
Not in Labor Force	350	19.7%

Real Unemployment Rate		22.0%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	445	355	55.6%
Non-Profit	9	118	7.1%
Self-Employed	301	56	84.3%

Local Government	84	113	42.6%
State Government	15	58	20.5%
Federal Government	32	19	62.7%

Total Private + Self	746	411	64.5%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	140	308	31.2%
Total	886	719	55.2%

Pct. Govt.	20.0%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	372	23.2%
Sales and Office Occupations	293	18.3%
Professional, Technical	289	18.0%
Service Occupations	263	16.4%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	62	3.9%
All others	388	24.2%

White Collar		59.4%

Industry
	Number	%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	316	19.7%
Health care and social assistance	253	15.8%
Manufacturing	153	9.5%
Retail trade	146	9.1%
Educational services	136	8.5%
Finance and insurance	77	4.8%
Public administration	77	4.8%
Other services	76	4.7%
Construction	70	4.4%
Wholesale trade	69	4.3%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	59	3.7%
Professional, scientific, technical	49	3.1%
Transportation and warehousing	39	2.4%
Accommodation and food services	27	1.7%
Utilities	26	1.6%
Information	14	0.9%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	9	0.6%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	9	0.6%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	115	3.44%
Puerto Rican	27	0.81%
Cuban	5	0.15%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	0	0.00%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	0	0.00%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	0	0.00%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	2,936	94.0%
Spanish	99	3.2%
Other	52	1.7%
German, other Germanic	30	1.0%
Other Indo-European	4	0.1%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	2	0.1%
French, Haitian, Cajun	2	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	1,648	49.3%
Norwegian	562	16.8%
Swedish	361	10.8%
Irish	239	7.1%
English	181	5.4%
American	123	3.7%
Polish	83	2.5%
Danish	79	2.4%
French	78	2.3%
Scandinavian	68	2.0%
Dutch	45	1.3%
Greek	37	1.1%
Italian	29	0.9%
Finnish	27	0.8%
Scotch-Irish	27	0.8%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	3,297	98.6%
Not a citizen	48	1.4%

Native	3,279	98.0%
Foreign-born	66	2.0%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
57	2.4%	87	3.7%	861	36.8%	957	40.9%	278	11.9%	101	4.3%
Average years of education: 13.1

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	57	2.4%
9-12 Years	87	3.7%
H.S. Grad or GED	861	36.8%
Some College	957	40.9%
Bach. Degree	278	11.9%
Grad Degree	101	4.3%
Average years of education: 13.1

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	1,887	1,793	94	5.0%	4.7%
1991	1,814	1,723	91	5.0%	5.1%
1992	1,761	1,668	93	5.3%	5.0%
1993	1,787	1,696	91	5.1%	4.8%
1994	1,922	1,843	79	4.1%	4.0%
1995	1,865	1,776	89	4.8%	3.7%
1996	1,917	1,821	96	5.0%	3.8%
1997	1,860	1,777	83	4.5%	3.2%
1998	1,858	1,782	76	4.1%	2.7%
1999	1,747	1,652	95	5.4%	2.7%

2000	1,808	1,724	84	4.6%	3.0%
2001	1,870	1,784	86	4.6%	3.8%
2002	1,940	1,857	83	4.3%	4.5%
2003	1,915	1,829	86	4.5%	4.8%
2004	1,961	1,876	85	4.3%	4.6%
2005	1,849	1,779	70	3.8%	4.1%
2006	1,901	1,819	82	4.3%	4.1%
2007	1,834	1,739	95	5.2%	4.6%
2008	1,751	1,656	95	5.4%	5.4%
2009	1,785	1,664	121	6.8%	7.9%

2010	1,882	1,765	117	6.2%	7.4%
2011	1,847	1,736	111	6.0%	6.5%
2012	1,777	1,687	90	5.1%	5.6%
2013	1,661	1,576	85	5.1%	5.0%
2014	1,716	1,635	81	4.7%	4.3%
2015	1,840	1,762	78	4.2%	3.8%
2016	1,705	1,639	66	3.9%	3.9%
2017	1,768	1,705	63	3.6%	3.4%
2018	1,768	1,709	59	3.3%	3.0%
2019	1,763	1,700	63	3.6%	3.2%

2020	1,753	1,676	77	4.4%	6.2%
2021	1,660	1,604	56	3.4%	3.8%
2022	1,638	1,597	41	2.5%	2.7%
2023	1,628	1,579	49	3.0%	2.8%
2024	1,779	1,731	48	2.7%	3.0%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	1,889
Median Value	$109,300

Occupied	1,433	75.9%
Vacant	456	24.1%

Owned	1,139	79.5%
Rented	294	20.5%
Median Rent	$589

Single-Family Units	1,597	84.5%
Detached	1,596	84.5%
Attached	1	0.1%
Buldings with 5+ Units	179	9.5%
Mobile Homes	67	3.5%

Traverse County, MN

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Traverse County, MN

2022 Housing Data for Traverse County, MN

2022 Income & Employment Data for Traverse County, MN

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Traverse County, MN

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Traverse County, MN

Historical Labor Force Data for Traverse County, MN