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Dowagiac, MI Urban Area

6,103 Population
3.6 square miles 1,715.8 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

37.6 ±6.2 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 38.7 ±0.1

Economics

$27,613 ±$4,231 Per capita income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $43,289 ±$119
$40,526 ±$8,878 Median household income
  • about half the amount in United States: $78,538 ±$176

29.9% ±7.2% (1,814  ±440) Persons below poverty line
  • more than double the rate in United States: 12.4% 40,390,044 (±0.1% / ±272,803)

23.9 minutes ±6 (62,790  ±17,333) Mean travel time to work
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 26.6 3,623,435,500 (±0 / ±6,730,891)

Families

2,788 ±231 Number of households
  • United States: 127,482,864 ±208,633
2.2 ±0.2 (6,079  ±224) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 324,275,230

10.8% ±6.5% (158  ±97) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • more than double the rate in United States: 5.2% 3,997,128 (±0% / ±22,535)

Housing

3,176 ±301 Number of housing units
  • United States: 142,332,880 ±9,434

$114,200 ±$19,649 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about two-fifths of the amount in United States: $303,400 ±$362

19.4% ±6.7% (1,161  ±404.5) Moved since previous year
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 12.7% 41,707,981 (±0% / ±144,000.6)

Social

86% ±8.3% (3,636  ±457.2) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 89.4% 204,204,445 (±0.1% / ±279,113.6)
14% ±4% (590  ±174.1) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 35% 79,954,302 (±0.1% / ±180,792.5)

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

2.3% ±1.6% (141  ±96) Foreign-born population
  • about one-fifth of the rate in United States: 13.9% 46,108,900

7.8% ±3.2% (373  ±153) Population with veteran status
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 6.4% 16,569,149 (±0% / ±47,618)
373 Total veterans ±153 352 Male ±154 21 Female ±20

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