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Battle Creek, MI Urban Area

74,983 Population
47.3 square miles 1,584.2 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

38.2 ±2.8 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$32,439 ±$2,429 Per capita income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$60,845 ±$2,345 Median household income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

18.1% ±4.7% (13,295  ±3,512) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

18.4 minutes ±0.7 (559,910  ±28,854) Mean travel time to work * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • about two-thirds of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

30,891 ±1,628 Number of households
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.4 ±0.2 (73,082  ±3,356) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

8.7% ±4.2% (1,522  ±743) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

34,924 ±1,646 Number of housing units
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$155,000 ±$7,480 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about two-fifths of the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

12% ±3.2% (8,814  ±2,392) Moved since previous year
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

89.7% ±5.2% (46,488  ±3,332.1) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
20.8% ±2.8% (10,791  ±1,508.6) 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

5.6% ±1.6% (4,221  ±1,219) Foreign-born population
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

7.7% ±1.7% (4,473  ±1,023) Population with veteran status
  • about 1.3 times the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
4,473 Total veterans ±1,023 3,934 Male ±918 539 Female ±437

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