Berrien County, Michigan

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Key figures

Statistic	Berrien County, Michigan	Michigan	United States	Rank
Total Population	153,288	10,077,761	334,922,499	454th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$65,425	$72,875	$80,734	1600th of 3,221
Median Age	42.7	40.2	38.9	1300th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	30.9%	32.4%	35.7%	706th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$224,300	$231,600	$332,700	1136th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$942	$1,129	$1,413	1212th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	15.1%	13.2%	12.5%	1262nd of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	6.2%	5.7%	5.2%	648th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	270.0	178.0	n/a	535th of 3,222
Foreign Born	5.5%	7.2%	14.1%	897th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	76.9	n/a	n/a	1135th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	72.8%	73.2%	65.2%	1890th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	21.2	24.2	26.4	2304th of 3,221
Worked from Home	11.2%	13.5%	15.1%	938th of 3,222
Uninsured	7.4%	n/a	n/a	2370th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	46.2%	46.1%	46.9%	2184th of 3,222
Broadband Access	82.6%	n/a	n/a	1753rd of 3,135

Rank is among all US counties with published data, counting down from the highest value. Figures come from the American Community Survey, CDC, BLS, BEA and other federal sources. Open the map for 1,147 statistics and the year and margin of error behind each one.

Race and ethnicity in Berrien County, Michigan

Statistic	Berrien County, Michigan	Michigan	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	72.7%	72.4%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	6.3%	5.9%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	13.1%	13.1%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	1.8%	3.4%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	5.2%	4.5%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	0.3%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.0%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.7%	0.5%	0.6%
Diversity Index	44.7	45.3	61.4

Age in Berrien County, Michigan

Statistic	Berrien County, Michigan	Michigan	United States
Median Age	42.7	40.2	38.9
Under 18 %	21.3%	21.2%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	8.1%	9.2%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	11.4%	13.2%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	11.9%	12.2%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	26.0%	25.6%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	21.3%	18.6%	17.2%

Households and families in Berrien County, Michigan

Statistic	Berrien County, Michigan	Michigan	United States
Households	63,999	4,076,369	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.3	2.4	2.5
Family Households	63.0%	62.4%	64.2%
Households with Children	25.7%	27.1%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	16.8%	16.4%	17.3%
People Living Alone	31.3%	30.7%	28.7%
Never Married	31.6%	34.2%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Berrien County, Michigan

Statistic	Berrien County, Michigan	Michigan	United States
Per Capita Income	$38,351	$40,735	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	18.9%	15.8%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	17.0%	16.8%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	15.7%	17.3%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	8.2%	9.5%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	15.1%	13.2%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	33.0%	29.3%	28.2%
SNAP Households	14.2%	13.5%	n/a

Housing in Berrien County, Michigan

Statistic	Berrien County, Michigan	Michigan	United States
Housing Units	77,276	4,622,236	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	76.8%	72.0%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	9.6%	13.3%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	17.2%	11.8%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,966.0	1,972.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	27.2%	26.8%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	29.9%	30.2%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$2,429	$2,904	n/a

Education in Berrien County, Michigan

Statistic	Berrien County, Michigan	Michigan	United States
Less than High School	7.7%	7.9%	10.4%
High School Graduate	28.6%	28.0%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	32.8%	31.7%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	18.6%	19.7%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	12.4%	12.7%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Berrien County, Michigan

Statistic	Berrien County, Michigan	Michigan	United States
Labour Force Participation	59.9%	61.3%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	76.4%	74.3%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.3%	0.9%	3.2%
Walked to Work	2.7%	2.0%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	39.3%	29.1%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	5.4%	6.0%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	8.0%	7.0%	n/a

Origins and language in Berrien County, Michigan

Statistic	Berrien County, Michigan	Michigan	United States
Born in State of Residence	59.6%	76.0%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	2.6%	4.1%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	2.8%	3.1%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	92.1%	89.6%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	4.0%	3.1%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	6.6%	8.5%	16.7%

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