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Battle Creek, MI Metro Area

133,785 Population
706.3 square miles 189.4 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

39.6 ±1.3 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$34,092 ±$1,830 Per capita income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$65,024 ±$3,463 Median household income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

14.6% ±3.2% (19,027  ±4,101) Persons below poverty line
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

20.5 minutes ±0.5 (1,096,200  ±33,455) Mean travel time to work * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • about three-quarters of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

53,260 ±1,529 Number of households
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.4 ±0.1 (129,845  ±82) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

6.6% ±2.5% (2,010  ±748) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 1.3 times the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

59,733 ±44 Number of housing units
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$172,300 ±$6,856 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about half the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

11.5% ±2.4% (15,135  ±3,193.8) Moved since previous year
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

91.3% ±4.3% (84,376  ±4,054.2) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
23% ±2.1% (21,208  ±1,986.9) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

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

4% (5,315  ±1,194) Foreign-born population
  • about one-quarter of the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

6.7% ±1.1% (6,945  ±1,161) Population with veteran status
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
6,945 Total veterans ±1,161 6,222 Male ±1,028 723 Female ±482

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