COMPARING TWO PLACES
Ponshewaing vs Traverse City
PLACE A
Ponshewaing, Michigan
VS
PLACE B
Traverse City, Michigan
Ponshewaing is 100% smaller than Traverse City. Traverse City earns more, with a median household income $9,920 higher. Ponshewaing has grown faster since 2000 (83% vs 7%).
PONSHEWAINGTRAVERSE CITYDIFFERENCE
Total population6115,832−100% vs Traverse City
Population density6931,913−1,220
Population growth82.6%6.8%+75.8 pts
Median age61.742.7+19.0
Male54.1%49.4%+4.7 pts
Female45.9%50.6%−4.7 pts
Foreign-born0.0%2.5%−2.5 pts
White, non-Hispanic100.0%87.7%+12.3 pts
Black0.0%1.3%−1.3 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%3.6%−3.6 pts
Asian0.0%1.1%−1.1 pts
Other0.0%6.4%−6.4 pts
Median household income$64,167$74,087−$9,920
Per capita income$38,017$53,432−$15,415
Poverty rate0.0%12.3%−12.3 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.0080.523−0.5
Bachelor's degree or higher0.0%47.4%−47.4 pts
Graduate degree0.0%22.7%−22.7 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%5.2%−5.2 pts
Labor force participation54.1%62.6%−8.5 pts
Median home value$196,200$415,400−$219,200
Median gross rent$1,100$995+$105
Owner-occupied100.0%63.7%+36.3 pts
Housing vacancy rate0.0%15.2%−15.2 pts
Rent-burdened households0.0%45.6%−45.6 pts
Average commute–17.2–
Worked from home0.0%19.4%−19.4 pts
Public transit to work0.0%1.1%−1.1 pts
Uninsured0.0%3.8%−3.8 pts
Population, 2010 – 2024