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Kingsley, Michigan: commercial real estate data.
Kingsley is a Census village of 1,785 people across 1.33 square miles of land, in Grand Traverse County. Median household income is $67,321, 67.2 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 12 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $1.9 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Kingsley
What Kingsley is
- Census place typevillage
- Land area1.33 sq mi
- Water area0.02 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,344 plus or minus 338
- County holding the largest share of its areaGrand Traverse County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Kingsley
How many people live in Kingsley
- Population1,785 plus or minus 449
- Median age30.4 plus or minus 11.1
- Population under 18724 plus or minus 213
- Share under 1840.6 percent
- Population 65 and over189 plus or minus 63
- Share 65 and over10.6 percent plus or minus 2.3
- Households519
- Family households351 plus or minus 85
- Share of households that are families67.6 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Kingsley
- Median household income$67,321
- Per capita income$24,101 plus or minus $5,685
- Civilian labor force680 plus or minus 170
- Employed650 plus or minus 171
- Unemployed30 plus or minus 23
- Unemployment rate4.4 percent plus or minus 3.2
- Adults 25 and over943 plus or minus 198
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher95.4 percent plus or minus 25.8
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher25.6 percent plus or minus 6.1
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree5.6 percent plus or minus 3.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Kingsley
- Housing units555
- Occupied units519
- Vacant units36 plus or minus 31
- Vacancy rate6.5 percent plus or minus 5.4
- Owner occupied349 plus or minus 83
- Renter occupied170 plus or minus 63
- Ownership rate67.2 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$268,800
- Median gross rent, monthly$982 plus or minus $232
- Annual rent as a share of median income17.5 percent plus or minus 4.8
- Single family units374 plus or minus 89
- Share single family67.4 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more20 plus or minus 26
- Share in buildings of two or more3.6 percent plus or minus 4.6
- Mobile homes161 plus or minus 62
- Median year structure built1987
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Kingsley gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute594 plus or minus 164
- Commuting under 15 minutes56 plus or minus 32
- Share commuting under 15 minutes9.4 percent plus or minus 4.7
- Commuting 30 minutes or more203 plus or minus 64
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more34.2 percent
- Drove alone84.0 percent
- Carpooled6.2 percent plus or minus 4.5
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked1.9 percent plus or minus 2.0
- Worked from home7.5 percent plus or minus 3.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Kingsley
SBA loans in Kingsley (7(a))
- Approvals12
- Gross approval$1,914,300
- Average approval$159,525
- Median approval$82,500
- Largest approval$497,800
- Jobs supported39
- Jobs per approval3.3
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Paid in full1
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more25.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders4
- Distinct industries by NAICS9
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Kingsley, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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Flood risk in Kingsley
- NFIP communityVillage of Kingsley
- NFIP community number261878
- Participating in the NFIPNo
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date08/28/18
The Village of Kingsley does not participate in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 261878 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Grand Traverse County, not Kingsley
Grand Traverse County context, not Kingsley figures
- Establishments in Grand Traverse County3,549
- Covered employment, Grand Traverse County51,962
- Average annual pay, Grand Traverse County$59,257
- Housing units permitted, Grand Traverse County883
Every figure in this section is published for Grand Traverse County as a whole and is not a measurement of Kingsley.
All Grand Traverse County figures →
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Kingsley questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Kingsley, Michigan?
1,785, in 519 households. Kingsley village covers 1.33 square miles of land, which is 1,344 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Kingsley in?
Grand Traverse County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Kingsley?
$67,321. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $268,800. Median gross rent is $982 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Kingsley businesses?
12 7(a) approvals totaling $1.9 m since FY2020, across 4 lenders, median approval $82,500. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Kingsley, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Kingsley borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Kingsley. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Kingsley in the National Flood Insurance Program?
No, it is listed but not participating. Kingsley appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Kingsley, village of, community 261878, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Kingsley figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Grand Traverse County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Kingsley.
Is zoning published for Kingsley?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.