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Battle Creek, MI Urban Area

73,448 Population
47.3 square miles 1,551.8 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

37.9 ±2.8 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$28,542 ±$2,021 Per capita income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $43,313 ±$91
$51,791 ±$2,733 Median household income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $77,719 ±$186

15.3% ±4.1% (11,010  ±2,983) Persons below poverty line
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,763,044 (±0.1% / ±277,214)

18.5 minutes ±0.7 (564,850  ±28,085) Mean travel time to work * ACS 2023 5-year data
  • about two-thirds of the figure in United States: 26.6 3,623,435,500 (±0 / ±6,730,891)

Families

30,668 ±1,587 Number of households
  • United States: 131,332,360 ±130,190
2.4 ±0.2 (72,038  ±3,140) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,701,630

7.3% ±3.6% (1,185  ±582) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,018,933 (±0.1% / ±41,679)

Housing

34,001 ±1,255 Number of housing units
  • United States: 145,333,460 ±10,062

$143,000 ±$16,983 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about two-fifths of the amount in United States: $340,200 ±$571

11.5% ±3% (8,277  ±2,217.4) Moved since previous year
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 12.1% 40,001,900 (±0.1% / ±198,133.8)

Social

88% ±5.6% (44,215  ±3,390.1) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.8% 208,092,664 (±0.1% / ±278,776.4)
21% ±2.8% (10,535  ±1,487.9) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 36.2% 83,816,088 (±0.1% / ±181,834.5)

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

5.7% ±1.4% (4,164  ±1,073) Foreign-born population
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 14.3% 47,831,412

6.5% ±1.4% (3,582  ±771) Population with veteran status
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 6.1% 15,813,955 (±0% / ±66,116)
3,582 Total veterans ±771 3,107 Male ±707 475 Female ±378

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