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Manistee, MI vs Traverse City, MI

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- Traverse City is 0% more densely populated than Manistee.
- People are 10.5% less likely to be married in Traverse City.
- The Median Age is 7.2 years younger in Traverse City.
 Manistee, MITraverse City, MIUnited States
 Population  Unlock15,263329,725,481
 Female Population53.8%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population46.2%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock40.438.4
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 Population - 20106,218  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock14,532285,036,114
 Population - 19906,734  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock8.3%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now-8.5%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,832.393.4
 Land Area3.3  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.3264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Manistee, MITraverse City, MIUnited States
 Age 0 to 42.7%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock4.4%6.1%
 Age 10 to 147.1%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.5%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.9%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock4.1%5.2%
 Age 25 to 349.2%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock11.7%12.9%
 Age 45 to 549.6%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.3%6.7%
 Age 60 to 6411.1%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock14.5%9.6%
 Age 75 to 846.0%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock3.0%1.9%
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 Race
 Manistee, MITraverse City, MIUnited States
 White85.7%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock1.8%12.2%
 Asian0.0%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.5%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.0%0.4%
 Two or More Races7.0%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock4.3%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Manistee, MITraverse City, MIUnited States
 Married Population47.4%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock41.8%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.2%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock57.6%50.2%
 Never Married29.9%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock15.6%10.8%
 Widowed5.8%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.142.60
 Households2,659  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock3,50780,755,759
     Married couple, w/children24.0%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock46.3%42.9%
 Non Family Households1,153  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock18.4%15.8%
     Single householder, no children9.2%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Manistee    4 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

I've had a second home in Manistee for almost 3 years. I love it there. The beaches are great, nice downtown and handy to numerous places to hike and sightsee. I am  More

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Over 16 years ago

Manistee is a lovely town along the Lake Michigan shoreline. There is a new problem,however,with air quality in the area. The landfill south of town was "grandfathered"  More

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Over 17 years ago

Well, Manistee has beautiful water fronts. It is a wonderful thing to spend time there in the summers. Summers here however could be classified as warm. There is about a  More

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Reviews for Traverse City    28 Reviews

Beautiful, clean, surrounded by some of the most beautiful and unpolluted nature in the nation, interesting residents from all over the world, an open-minded liberal  More

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Teri · 

Sorry I moved here homes overpriced, local people are rude. Too many rambo type personalities, pickup trucks and illiteracy Fun for about a week. Restaurants are  More

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Left in '78. Should have left sooner. If you are a snob and think you're better than any one else then maybe you can get a job teaching here. Hated it as a kid and come  More

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