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Watervliet city, Berrien County, MI

1,879 Population
1.2 square miles 1,592.3 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

29.9 ±8.7 Median age
  • about two-thirds of the figure in Berrien County: 42.6 ±0.2
  • about three-quarters of the figure in Michigan: 40.1 ±0.1

Economics

$23,076 ±$4,449 Per capita income
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Berrien County: $37,747 ±$988
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Michigan: $39,538 ±$169
$57,477 ±$14,158 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Berrien County: $63,152 ±$1,945
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Michigan: $71,149 ±$286

18.2% ±5.3% (339  ±133) Persons below poverty line
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Berrien County: 15.2% 22,818 (±1.2% / ±1,799)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Michigan: 13.1% 1,284,470 (±0.2% / ±14,626)

19.8 minutes ±6.1 (15,280  ±6,608) Mean travel time to work
  • a little less than the figure in Berrien County: 20.9 1,285,985 (±0.5 / ±43,129)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Michigan: 24.4 99,186,210 (±0.1 / ±470,248)

Families

671 ±147 Number of households
  • Berrien County: 63,651 ±629
  • Michigan: 4,040,168 ±8,515
2.8 ±0.4 (1,879  ±495) Persons per household
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Berrien County: 2.4 150,369 (±0 / ±45)
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Michigan: 2.4 9,836,892

3.9% ±2.8% (16  ±13) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Berrien County: 5.1% † 1,638 (±0.8% / ±265)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Michigan: 5.1% 115,462 (±0.1% / ±2,544)

Housing

707 ±148 Number of housing units
  • Berrien County: 77,127 ±77
  • Michigan: 4,599,683 ±956

$130,000 ±$23,747 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Berrien County: $211,400 ±$3,842
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Michigan: $217,600 ±$692

12.9% ±7.3% (241  ±151.1) Moved since previous year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Berrien County: 11.8% 17,871 (±1% / ±1,519.1)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Michigan: 11.6% 1,157,187 (±0.1% / ±12,518.1)

Social

83.8% ±27.4% (955  ±194.8) High school grad or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Berrien County: 92.3% 99,653 (±1.9% / ±2,020.4)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Michigan: 91.9% 6,402,550 (±0.3% / ±18,779.9)
10.4% ±3.5% (119  ±49.7) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about one-third of the rate in Berrien County: 30.3% 32,651 (±1% / ±1,068.6)
  • about one-third of the rate in Michigan: 31.8% 2,213,104 (±0.2% / ±11,301.1)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

3.4% ±2.9% (63  ±56) Foreign-born population
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Berrien County: 5.4% 8,317
  • about half the rate in Michigan: 7% 707,414

3.6% ±2.2% (46  ±30) Population with veteran status
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Berrien County: 6.1% 7,364 (±0.5% / ±548)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Michigan: 6.1% 479,115 (±0.1% / ±4,106)
46 Total veterans ±30 46 Male ±30 N/A Female ±11

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