Berrien County, Michigan Demographics - Income, Housing, Race, Business

Statewide Claims to Fame

Berrien County is 4th in Michigan out of 83 other counties in Race - Black or African American

Berrien County is 4th in Michigan out of 83 other counties in Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

Berrien County is 8th in Michigan out of 83 other counties in Foreign born residents

Berrien County is 9th in Michigan out of 83 other counties in Female residents

Berrien County is 11th in Michigan out of 83 other counties in Housing units

Berrien County is 11th in Michigan out of 83 other counties in Non-farm private employees

Berrien County is 12th in Michigan out of 83 other counties in Non-farm private establishments

Berrien County is 12th in Michigan out of 83 other counties in Total businesses (including small businesses)

Berrien County is 13th in Michigan out of 83 other counties in Population density (people per sqmi)

Berrien County is 13th in Michigan out of 83 other counties in Race - Asian

Main Cities Within Berrien County, Michigan

Berrien County, Michigan Border Map - Phone Size

General Demographics

Size Demographics

Size Demographics
	Berrien County	Rank	Michigan	US
Current population (2012)	156,067	15th	9,883,360	313,914,040
Size in square miles	567.8	42nd	56,538.9	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	276.2	13th	174.8	87.4

People Demographics

Age Demographics
	Berrien County	Rank	Michigan	US
Residents younger than 5	6.1%	13th	5.8%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	23.0%	23rd	22.9%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	16.9%	44th	14.6%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	Berrien County	Rank	Michigan	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	86.7%	52nd	88.4%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	23.7%	19th	25.3%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	Berrien County	Rank	Michigan	US
Race - White	79.7%	74th	80.1%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	15.6%	4th	14.3%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	0.6%	57th	0.7%	1.2%
Race - Asian	1.7%	13th	2.6%	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.1%	4th	0.0%	0.2%
Race - Two or More	2.2%	21st	2.2%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	4.8%	16th	4.6%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	75.6%	73rd	76.2%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	Berrien County	Rank	Michigan	US
Female residents	51.2%	9th	50.9%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	6.1%	8th	6.0%	12.8%

Housing Demographics

Housing Demographics
	Berrien County	Rank	Michigan	US
Housing units	76,755	11th	4,525,480	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	17.2%	14th	18.1%	25.9%
Households	61,678	14th	3,825,182	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	73.3%	71st	73.5%	66.1%
Home median value	$135,400	21st	$137,300	$186,200
People per household	2.5	38th	2.5	2.6
Building permits (last year)	151	15th	11,692	829,658

Income Demographics

Income Demographics
	Berrien County	Rank	Michigan	US
Income per capita	$24,490	18th	$25,482	$27,915
Income per household	$42,488	40th	$48,669	$52,762
Income below poverty line	16.7%	35th	15.7%	14.3%

Business Demographics

Business Demographics
	Berrien County	Rank	Michigan	US
Non-farm private establishments	3,623	12th	217,344	7,354,043
Non-farm private employees	51,085	11th	3,379,035	113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses)	13,864	12th	816,972	27,092,908
Retail sales	$1,622,828	14th	$109,102,594	$3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita	$10,150	34th	$10,855	$12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales	$219,492	13th	$14,536,648	$613,795,732

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