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Dowagiac, MI

5,732 Population
4.5 square miles 1,287.2 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

37.2 ±5.3 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in the South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI Metro Area: 37.9 ±0.2
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Michigan: 40.2 ±0.1
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$28,447 ±$4,266 Per capita income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in the South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI Metro Area: $37,216 ±$931
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Michigan: $40,735 ±$166
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$48,166 ±$7,421 Median household income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in the South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI Metro Area: $67,217 ±$1,251
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Michigan: $72,875 ±$293
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

21.4% ±6.8% (1,206  ±381) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.5 times the rate in the South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI Metro Area: 13.8% 43,229 (±0.8% / ±2,477)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Michigan: 13.2% 1,303,527 (±0.2% / ±16,388)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

22.6 minutes ±5.5 (55,550  ±15,554) Mean travel time to work
  • a little higher than the figure in the South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI Metro Area: 21.7 2,931,570 (±0.4 / ±72,859)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Michigan: 24.2 97,245,590 (±0.1 / ±399,652)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

2,565 ±225 Number of households
  • the South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI Metro Area: 128,459 ±754
  • Michigan: 4,076,369 ±8,399
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.2 ±0.2 (5,649  ±38) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI Metro Area: 2.4 312,236 (±0 / ±168)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Michigan: 2.4 9,863,281
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

6% ±5.1% (74  ±64) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in the South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI Metro Area: 5.1% † 3,891 (±0.6% / ±454)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Michigan: 5.1% 114,939 (±0.1% / ±2,670)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

2,936 ±270 Number of housing units
  • the South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI Metro Area: 144,259 ±152
  • Michigan: 4,622,236 ±795
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$130,800 ±$22,962 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about two-thirds of the amount in the South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI Metro Area: $196,600 ±$3,311
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Michigan: $231,600 ±$642
  • about two-fifths of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

9.9% ±3.9% (566  ±220.5) Moved since previous year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in the South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI Metro Area: 12.4% 39,766 (±0.7% / ±2,109.8)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Michigan: 11.2% 1,119,587 (±0.1% / ±12,091.9)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

86.1% ±9.4% (3,509  ±443) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in the South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI Metro Area: 91.3% 197,070 (±1.4% / ±3,121)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Michigan: 92.1% 6,452,696 (±0.3% / ±19,033.3)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
12.4% ±3.9% (505  ±161.8) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about two-fifths of the rate in the South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI Metro Area: 31.5% 68,018 (±0.9% / ±1,877.1)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Michigan: 32.5% 2,273,972 (±0.2% / ±11,133.4)
  • about one-third of the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

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

5.3% ±2.6% (305  ±147) Foreign-born population
  • about 90 percent of the rate in the South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI Metro Area: 6.2% 20,080
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Michigan: 7.2% 728,881
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

6.6% ±3.2% (298  ±146) Population with veteran status
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI Metro Area: 5.9% 14,779 (±0.3% / ±753)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Michigan: 5.8% 460,783 (±0.1% / ±4,000)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
298 Total veterans ±146 275 Male ±139 23 Female ±25

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