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49037

19,924 Population
19.3 square miles 1,031.2 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

37.1 ±2.2 Median age
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the Battle Creek, MI Metro Area: 40.2 ±0.4
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Michigan: 40.1 ±0.1

Economics

$24,298 ±$1,542 Per capita income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in the Battle Creek, MI Metro Area: $33,239 ±$868
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Michigan: $39,538 ±$169
$42,598 ±$5,256 Median household income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in the Battle Creek, MI Metro Area: $60,385 ±$1,762
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Michigan: $71,149 ±$286

22.9% ±3.6% (4,458  ±730) Persons below poverty line
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in the Battle Creek, MI Metro Area: 14.2% 18,521 (±1% / ±1,345)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Michigan: 13.1% 1,284,470 (±0.2% / ±14,626)

18.5 minutes ±1.4 (138,415  ±16,218) Mean travel time to work
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the Battle Creek, MI Metro Area: 20.6 1,102,930 (±0.5 / ±35,377)
  • about three-quarters of the figure in Michigan: 24.4 99,186,210 (±0.1 / ±470,248)

Families

8,673 ±435 Number of households
  • the Battle Creek, MI Metro Area: 53,431 ±484
  • Michigan: 4,040,168 ±8,515
2.2 ±0 (19,382  ±1,008) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the Battle Creek, MI Metro Area: 2.4 130,141 (±0 / ±80)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Michigan: 2.4 9,836,892

9.5% ±3.5% (415  ±160) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in the Battle Creek, MI Metro Area: 5.5% † 1,622 (±0.9% / ±266)
  • nearly double the rate in Michigan: 5.1% 115,462 (±0.1% / ±2,544)

Housing

9,971 ±423 Number of housing units
  • the Battle Creek, MI Metro Area: 59,626 ±99
  • Michigan: 4,599,683 ±956

$90,600 ±$9,085 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about three-fifths of the amount in the Battle Creek, MI Metro Area: $151,500 ±$3,614
  • about two-fifths of the amount in Michigan: $217,600 ±$692

15.3% ±3% (2,979  ±598) Moved since previous year
  • about 1.3 times the rate in the Battle Creek, MI Metro Area: 11.6% 15,311 (±1% / ±1,365.6)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Michigan: 11.6% 1,157,187 (±0.1% / ±12,518.1)

Social

87.6% ±3.3% (11,781  ±764.7) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in the Battle Creek, MI Metro Area: 90.9% 83,372 (±2% / ±1,794.2)
  • a little less than the rate in Michigan: 91.9% 6,402,550 (±0.3% / ±18,779.9)
12.2% ±2.1% (1,640  ±292.1) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about half the rate in the Battle Creek, MI Metro Area: 22.2% 20,362 (±1% / ±916.6)
  • about two-fifths 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

3.9% ±1.3% (771  ±263) Foreign-born population
  • about 90 percent of the rate in the Battle Creek, MI Metro Area: 4.2% 5,633
  • about half the rate in Michigan: 7% 707,414

10.5% ±1.7% (1,556  ±262) Population with veteran status
  • about 1.4 times the rate in the Battle Creek, MI Metro Area: 7.5% 7,729 (±0.5% / ±558)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Michigan: 6.1% 479,115 (±0.1% / ±4,106)
1,556 Total veterans ±262 1,473 Male ±263 83 Female ±45

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