Battle Creek, MI Demographics

There are 52,469 residents in Battle Creek, with a median age of 37. Of this, 48.66% are males and 51.34% are females. US-born citizens make up 91.63% of the resident pool in Battle Creek, while non-US-born citizens account for 4.39%. Additionally, 3.98% of the population is represented by non-citizens. A total of 45,053 people in Battle Creek currently live in the same house as they did last year.

White-collar workers make up 70.01% of the working population in Battle Creek, while blue-collar employees account for 29.99%. There are also 1,261 entrepreneurs in Battle Creek (5.41% of the workforce); 17,255 workers employed in private companies (74.07%); and 2,546 people working in governmental institutions (10.93%).

There are a total of 21,140 households in Battle Creek, each made up of around 2 members. Family establishments represent 56.49% of these Battle Creek households, while non-family units account for the remaining 43.51%. Additionally, 28.69% of households have children and 71.31% of households are without children.

The average annual household income in Battle Creek is $68,566, while the median household income sits at $49,684 per year. Residents aged 25 to 44 earn $50,739, while those between 45 and 64 years old have a median wage of $61,012. In contrast, people younger than 25 and those older than 65 earn less, at $38,650 and $39,450, respectively.

There are 23,789 housing units in Battle Creek, and the median year in which these properties were built is 1955. Of the 21,140 occupied housing units in Battle Creek, 63.83% are owner-occupied, while 36.17% have renters living in them. Meanwhile, properties bought with mortgages account for 62.44% of the units, and the median value of a home with a mortgage is $128,300. In general, housing costs reach $878 per month in Battle Creek.

Approximately 43.37% of the population in Battle Creek holds a high school degree (that's 16,938 residents), while 25.46% have attained a college certificate (11,992 locals) and 13.23% have a bachelor's degree (5,165 people).

A total of 16,039 people in Battle Creek have never been married (which represents 38.46% of the total population), while 16,126 of them are wedded (38.67%). Separated and divorced residents are in smaller numbers, at 615 (1.47%) and 7,122 (17.08%), respectively.

The top three means of transportation people in Battle Creek use to get to work are: car, walking and bus or trolley bus. A total of 19,687 residents commute by car, 564 prefer going to work by walking and 397 by bus or trolley bus