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Battle Creek, MI Urban Area

78,338 Population
47.3 square miles 1,655.1 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2022 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

37 ±2.2 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 39 ±0.1

Economics

$29,944 ±$2,523 Per capita income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $41,804 ±$92
$55,726 ±$4,989 Median household income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $74,755 ±$148

15.7% ±3.6% (12,107  ±2,846) Persons below poverty line
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.6% 40,951,624 (±0.1% / ±260,310)

19 minutes ±0.9 (584,500  ±33,366) Mean travel time to work * ACS 2022 5-year data
  • about two-thirds of the figure in United States: 26.7 3,689,928,200 (±0 / ±7,200,288)

Families

31,148 ±1,592 Number of households
  • United States: 129,870,930 ±136,261
2.5 ±0.2 (76,881  ±3,648) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.5 325,134,660

10.1% ±4.9% (1,928  ±944) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • nearly double the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,036,894 (±0.1% / ±36,689)

Housing

35,021 ±1,454 Number of housing units
  • United States: 143,772,900 ±7,466

$140,900 ±$18,226 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about two-fifths of the amount in United States: $320,900 ±$622

14.1% ±3.6% (10,788  ±2,784.8) Moved since previous year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.6% 41,404,691 (±0.1% / ±,187,841.9)

Social

91.9% ±4.7% (47,738  ±3,352) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.6% 205,882,074 (±0.1% / ±,272,504.5)
22.6% ±3% (11,757  ±1,678.7) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 35.7% 81,908,335 (±0.1% / ±,175,321.9)

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

5.3% ±1.9% (4,140  ±1,484) Foreign-born population
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 13.9% 46,182,176

9.5% ±2.1% (5,503  ±1,262) Population with veteran status
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,200,322 (±0% / ±70,866)
5,503 Total veterans ±1,262 5,247 Male ±1,279 256 Female ±193

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