COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Traverse County

Minnesota · 4,463 residents · 574 sq mi

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With 4,463 people, Traverse County is a county in Minnesota. The median age is 41.1, about 8 years above the US median. The typical home is worth $23,300. Owners hold 79% of the housing stock. That trails the Minnesota median by roughly 33%. About 10% of adults have finished a four-year degree.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 41.1

US median: 33.0

Less educated

10% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 25%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

4,463

+8%vs 2000

vs 4,134 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

41.1

−4%vs 2000

vs 42.9 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

574 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20243K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.9%(306)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.9%(351)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.5%(335)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 195.6%(250)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 243%(135)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3411.7%(520)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4410.9%(487)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410%(445)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6412.2%(545)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7411.6%(517)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 849.4%(419)

US avg: 4%

85 and over3.4%(153)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$20,746

−11%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $30,617 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,882

−40%vs 2000

vs $16,378 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

15.1%

+3.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 12.0% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$23,300

−25%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $41,100 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$237

−17%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $374 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

79.0%

−1.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 80.5% in 2000

21.0% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic95.5%(3,946)

Black0%(1)

Hispanic / Latino1.2%(50)

Asian0.3%(11)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic97%(4,328)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino0.3%(12)

Asian0.5%(23)

Other2.5%(112)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican5.7%(184)

Puerto Rican0.3%(9)

Asian origin

Filipino0.1%(4)

Ancestry

German45.1%(1,462)

Norwegian12.6%(407)

Swedish10.8%(351)

Irish7.1%(229)

English5.3%(171)

American4.1%(134)

French2.7%(89)

Danish2.5%(80)

Polish2.1%(69)

Greek2%(64)

Czech1.1%(36)

Dutch0.9%(29)

+ 15 more ancestry groups with data

Scotch-Irish0.9%(29)

Italian0.8%(27)

French Canadian0.6%(20)

Russian0.5%(15)

Scottish0.4%(12)

Finnish0.3%(11)

West Indian0.2%(8)

Jamaican0.2%(8)

Subsaharan African0.2%(7)

Austrian0.2%(5)

Hungarian0.2%(5)

Portuguese0.2%(5)

Swiss0.2%(5)

British0.1%(4)

Welsh0.1%(3)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest Norwegian population · Largest Swedish population · Largest Irish population · Largest Mexican population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

9.8%

−0.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 10.7% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

71.2%

−11.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 82.2% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.1%

+0.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 1.7% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

31.2 min

+174%vs 2000

vs 11.4 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married29%(380)

Married51.3%(673)

Widowed5%(66)

Divorced14.7%(193)

Women 15+

Never married19.2%(256)

Married53.1%(707)

Widowed15.8%(210)

Divorced11.9%(158)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

1.9%

−4.9 ptssince 2013

from 6.8% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

48.4%

+0.8 ptssince 2020

from 47.6% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

21.7%

−6.0 ptssince 2020

from 27.7% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

25.8%

+1.0 ptssince 2020

from 24.8% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

29.3%

+8.3 ptssince 2020

from 21.0% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.9%

+0.1 ptssince 2020

from 2.8% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

68.4%

−5.2 ptssince 2020

from 73.6% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

51.9%

+7.8 ptssince 2020

from 44.1% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)7.4%(15)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)8.4%(17)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era45%(91)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War13.9%(28)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II1.5%(3)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 202 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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