Population 155,252
State Michigan
Current Time
Area 567.75 mi²
Zip Codes 49022, 49023, 49085, 49120, 49121
Per capita income $24,526

Cities in Berrien County

Benton Harbor, Fair Plain, Niles, Saint Joseph

Census Data

Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 1.2 %
White alone, percent, 2013 79.8 %
Asian alone, percent, 2013 1.8 %
Persons below poverty level, percent, 2008-2012 17.4 %
Retail sales, 2007 ($1,000) TH$1,622,828
Total number of firms, 2007 13,864
Two or More Races, percent, 2013 2.3 %
Population, 2013 estimate 155,252
Households, 2008-2012 61,286
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2013 -1.0 %
Nonemployer establishments, 2012 9,891
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 8.9 %
Per capita money income in past 12 months (2012 dollars), 2008-2012 $24,526
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2008-2012 8.0 %
Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2011-2012 2.5 %
Private nonfarm employment, 2012 52,351
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2008-2012 19.7 min
Black or African American alone, percent, 2013 15.4 %
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 28.7 %
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent, 2013 0.1 %
Land area in square miles, 2010 567.75 mi²
Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base 156,813
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2008-2012 $135,100
Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1,000) TH$2,298,338
Private nonfarm establishments, 2012 3,639
Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2013 5.0 %
Median household income, 2008-2012 $43,471
Persons under 18 years, percent, 2013 22.7 %
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0 %
Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1,000) TH$219,492
Female persons, percent, 2013 51.2 %
Veterans, 2008-2012 12,018
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2008-2012 87.3 %
Persons under 5 years, percent, 2013 6.2 %
Foreign born persons, percent, 2008-2012 6.1 %
Persons per household, 2008-2012 2.48
Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2013 17.4 %
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 1.7 %
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2008-2012 24.2 %
Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2008-2012 87.0 %
Population, 2010 156,813
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2008-2012 17.5 %
Population per square mile, 2010 276.2
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2013 75.6 %
Homeownership rate, 2008-2012 72.7 %
Housing units, 2013 76,524
Retail sales per capita, 2007 $10,150
Building permits, 2012 151
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent, 2013 0.6 %
Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1,000) TH$689,088
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0 %