Census tract · Grand Traverse County

Census Tract 5513.02, Grand Traverse County, Michigan

Census Tract 5513.02, GEOID 26055551302, in Grand Traverse County, Michigan, entirely within Garfield Charter Township. 4,239 residents in the ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (±607); the 2020 Census counted 4,087.

Residents, 2020-2024

4,239

±607 (90% margin)
2020 Census count: 4,087

Median household income

$63,750

±$12,284 (90% margin)
Grand Traverse County: $81,647

Median home value

$89,900

±$73,846 (90% margin)
Grand Traverse County: $339,400

Median gross rent

$1,702

±$72 (90% margin)
Grand Traverse County: $1,288

Where is Census Tract 5513.02?

Census Tract 5513.02 is one of 24 census tracts in Grand Traverse County, Michigan. It covers 3.03 square miles of land, 1,348 residents per square mile in 2020. Its GEOID, 26055551302, names it uniquely (how tract numbers and GEOIDs work).

Places Census Tract 5513.02 lies in (share of its 2020 census blocks)
PlaceShare of the tract
Garfield Charter Township100%
Census Tract 5513.02 (marked with a dot) in Grand Traverse County, Michigan. Boundaries: Census Bureau 2024.
5506.025507.025513.035514 5513.02 2 mi
Census Tract 5513.02 (shaded) and the tracts that border it, numbered. Boundaries: Census Bureau 2024 cartographic boundary file, 1:500,000.

6 census tracts border Census Tract 5513.02: Tract 5506.02 ($88,750), Tract 5507.02 ($72,659), Tract 5512 ($58,720), Tract 5513.01 ($42,386), Tract 5513.03 ($29,750) and Tract 5514 ($73,125). The figure in brackets is each tract's median household income.

Whether a tract counts as low- or moderate-income for bank lending (the Community Reinvestment Act) is set by the FFIEC against its metro area's family income: look it up in the FFIEC census geocoder.

Source: 2024 Gazetteer and 2020 block assignment files, U.S. Census Bureau · Census reference files

How many people live in Census Tract 5513.02?

The 2020-2024 American Community Survey puts Census Tract 5513.02's population at 4,239 (±607) in 2,072 households; the 2020 Census counted 4,087 residents and 2,209 housing units.

Counts, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Measure Tract 5513.02Garfield Charter TownshipGrand Traverse CountyMichigan
Total population 4,239 ±607 19,913 96,166 10,077,761
Households 2,072 ±308 8,769 40,287 4,076,369
Average household size 2.00 ±0.22 2.21 2.34 2.42
Housing units 2,277 ±284 9,411 47,003 4,622,236

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026); 2020 Census P.L. 94-171 · Check it at data.census.gov

Who lives in Census Tract 5513.02?

The median resident of Census Tract 5513.02 is 31.9 years old; 21.2% are under 18 and 11.4% are 65 or older. The largest group is non-Hispanic white residents at 84.0%, then Hispanic or Latino residents (of any race) at 9.6%.

Age, origin, education, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Race groups are non-Hispanic; Hispanic includes any race.
Measure Tract 5513.02Garfield Charter TownshipGrand Traverse CountyMichigan
Median age 31.9 ±4.0 40.0 43.5 40.2
Under 18 years 21.2% ±4.5 pts 20.4% 19.4% 21.2%
65 years and over 11.4% ±3.7 pts 21.5% 22.0% 18.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 9.6% ±4.9 pts 3.5% 3.4% 5.9%
White alone, not Hispanic 84.0% ±5.9 pts 91.1% 90.5% 72.4%
Black or African American alone, not Hispanic 0.7% ±1.2 pts 0.5% 0.8% 13.1%
Asian alone, not Hispanic 0.0% ±0.7 pts 0.4% 0.7% 3.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic 0.0% ±0.7 pts 0.5% 0.4% 0.3%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic 0.0% ±0.7 pts 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Two or more races, not Hispanic 5.7% ±3.4 pts 3.6% 4.1% 4.5%
Some other race alone, not Hispanic 0.0% ±0.7 pts 0.5% 0.1% 0.5%
Born outside the United States 1.7% ±2.1 pts 1.6% 2.0% 7.2%
Speak a language other than English at home (age 5+) 3.8% ±4.0 pts 1.8% 2.4% 10.4%
Civilian veterans (age 18+) 7.5% ±6.4 pts 6.5% 6.6% 5.8%
With a disability 10.5% ±4.5 pts 15.9% 12.7% 14.3%
No health insurance coverage 8.9% ±3.9 pts 4.0% 4.3% 4.9%
High school graduate or higher (age 25+) 92.3% ±4.6 pts 94.5% 95.7% 92.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher (age 25+) 26.7% ±8.8 pts 36.4% 40.6% 32.4%
Graduate or professional degree (age 25+) 7.2% ±3.6 pts 13.0% 16.8% 12.7%
Lived in the same house a year earlier 71.1% ±9.2 pts 83.3% 88.7% 88.8%

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profiles DP02, DP05) · Check it at data.census.gov

What do households in Census Tract 5513.02 earn?

Half of the 2,072 households in Census Tract 5513.02 earn less than $63,750 a year (±$12,284), against $81,647 across Grand Traverse County: 20th highest of the county's 23 tracts with a reliable estimate. 19.8% of residents live below the poverty line.

Income and poverty in 2024 dollars, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Measure Tract 5513.02Garfield Charter TownshipGrand Traverse CountyMichigan
Median household income $63,750 ±$12,284 $66,082 $81,647 $72,875
Mean household income $71,101 ±$9,823 $86,819 $105,300 $98,700
Per capita income $34,226 ±$5,491 $38,961 $45,034 $40,735
People below the poverty line 19.8% ±9.1 pts 17.4% 9.6% 13.2%
Children under 18 below the poverty line 45.7% ±23.2 pts 35.5% 14.2% 17.6%
Households receiving SNAP 12.3% ±5.9 pts 11.6% 7.5% 13.5%
Households with a computer 100.0% ±1.4 pts 94.0% 96.6% 95.1%
Households with a broadband subscription 90.6% ±4.7 pts 89.3% 91.9% 90.5%

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP03) · Check it at data.census.gov

What does housing cost in Census Tract 5513.02?

Owners occupy 43.5% of Census Tract 5513.02's occupied homes and renters 56.5%. The median renter pays $1,702 a month including utilities, and 35.2% of renters pay 35% or more of their income on rent.

Housing, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Measure Tract 5513.02Garfield Charter TownshipGrand Traverse CountyMichigan
Median home value (owner-occupied) $89,900 ±$73,846 $316,200 $339,400 $231,600
Median gross rent $1,702 ±$72 $1,405 $1,288 $1,129
Renters paying 35% or more of income on rent 35.2% ±11.4 pts 45.0% 38.2% 41.4%
Median monthly owner costs, with a mortgage $1,475 ±$219 $1,619 $1,566 $1,569
Owner-occupied homes 43.5% ±9.5 pts 56.2% 77.2% 73.2%
Renter-occupied homes 56.5% ±9.5 pts 43.8% 22.8% 26.8%
Housing units 2,277 ±284 9,411 47,003 4,622,236
Single-family detached homes 7.1% ±3.6 pts 43.3% 72.5% 72.0%
Mobile homes 28.4% ±9.5 pts 14.2% 6.7% 5.0%
Built 2020 or later 7.6% ±4.3 pts 3.8% 2.0% 1.0%
Built 2010 to 2019 30.3% ±8.0 pts 16.6% 10.4% 4.9%
Built 1939 or earlier 0.0% ±1.3 pts 5.9% 9.9% 14.6%
Households with no vehicle 4.9% ±3.5 pts 9.2% 4.9% 7.0%

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP04) · Check it at data.census.gov

How do people in Census Tract 5513.02 get to work?

74.9% of Census Tract 5513.02's workers drive alone and 14.3% work from home. The average trip to work takes 15.8 minutes.

Work and commuting, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Measure Tract 5513.02Garfield Charter TownshipGrand Traverse CountyMichigan
In the labor force (age 16+) 77.8% ±6.8 pts 63.9% 64.0% 61.3%
Unemployment rate 0.6% ±1.1 pts 3.3% 3.8% 5.7%
Drove alone to work 74.9% ±8.8 pts 70.2% 70.7% 74.3%
Carpooled 8.3% ±4.7 pts 11.6% 9.1% 7.9%
Public transportation 1.1% ±1.7 pts 0.5% 0.5% 0.9%
Walked 0.5% ±1.1 pts 2.6% 2.2% 2.0%
Worked from home 14.3% ±7.1 pts 12.5% 15.2% 13.5%
Mean travel time to work 15.8 min ±2.0 16.5 min 20.6 min 24.2 min

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP03) · Check it at data.census.gov

How does Census Tract 5513.02 compare with the other tracts in Grand Traverse County?

Among Grand Traverse County's tracts with a reliable estimate, Census Tract 5513.02 ranks as shown below (1 = highest).

Census Tract 5513.02's rank among the tracts of Grand Traverse County
MeasureIn Grand Traverse County
Population12th of 23
Residents per square mile5th of 23
Median household income20th of 23
Per capita income18th of 23
Median gross rent2nd of 19
Poverty rate3rd of 16
Bachelor's degree or higher19th of 23
Median age23rd of 23
Owner-occupied share22nd of 23

The tracts next to it on Grand Traverse County's income ladder

Median household income, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
TractRankMedian household incomeResidents
Tract 550517th$70,944±$13,484 · within the margin of this tract6,114
Tract 5506.0318th$69,777±$6,913 · within the margin of this tract2,253
Tract 551119th$69,015±$10,774 · within the margin of this tract4,436
Tract 5513.0220th$63,750±$12,2844,239
Tract 551221st$58,720±$8,622 · within the margin of this tract3,321
Tract 5513.0122nd$42,386±$15,3901,612
Tract 5513.0323rd$29,750±$8,8972,729

"Within the margin": the two incomes differ by less than their combined 90% margins, so the survey cannot say which is higher and the ranks between them are not firm.

Source: PlainCities ranks computed from the American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) · How ranks are computed

How reliable are the figures for Census Tract 5513.02?

3 of the 18 figures for Census Tract 5513.02 on this page carry a coefficient of variation over 40% and are marked with a ring: they come from a small sample, so read them as rough.

A census tract's figures rest on a few hundred sampled households over five years, so its margins are wider than a city's. Two tracts differ only when the gap between them is larger than their combined 90% margin (the square root of the sum of the two squared margins). How to read a margin of error.

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026): margins of error as published · Check it at data.census.gov

How these figures are made: methodology and release checks · reading a margin of error · every state · corrections