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49103

Berrien Springs, MI · ACS 2020–2024

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U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Total population
11,590
Median household income
$65,827
People below poverty
17.3%
Median home value
$229,400

Income

The median income of households in 49103 was $65,827. An estimated 8.5% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 7.1% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 49103 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 8.5
$10,000 to $14,999 5.5
$15,000 to $24,999 5.7
$25,000 to $34,999 6.1
$35,000 to $49,999 11.1
$50,000 to $74,999 19.8
$75,000 to $99,999 11.2
$100,000 to $149,999 18.4
$150,000 to $199,999 6.8
$200,000 or more 7.1

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 49103 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 64625
Female 51672

An estimated 77.3% of households received earnings. An estimated 29.4% of households received Social Security and an estimated 26 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $28,898. These income sources are not mutually exclusive; that is, some households received income from more than one source.

Proportion of Households with Various Income Sources in 49103 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 77.3
Social Security 29.4
Retirement income 26
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 6.5
Cash public assistance income 3.4

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 17.3 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 18.6% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 13.5% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 18.1% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 49103 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 17.3
Children under 18 years below poverty 18.6
People 65 years old and over below poverty 13.5
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 18.1

In 2020-2024, 10.5 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 47.3% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 44.3% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 38.7% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 49103 in 2020-2024, 92.9% had health insurance coverage and 7.1% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 69.9% and public coverage was 36.3%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 0.9%.


In 2020-2024, 49103 had a total population of 11,590 - 6,014 (51.9%) females and 5,576 (48.1%) males. The median age was 37.8 years. An estimated 19% of the population was under 18 years, 39% was 19 to 44 years, 21.5% was 45 to 64 years, and 17.4 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 49103 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 324 304
5 to 9 256 270
10 to 14 314 265
15 to 19 345 478
20 to 24 744 698
25 to 29 333 433
30 to 34 328 313
35 to 39 452 418
40 to 44 364 442
45 to 49 240 303
50 to 54 435 284
55 to 59 265 315
60 to 64 263 389
65 to 69 361 248
70 to 74 187 262
75 to 79 112 163
80 to 84 164 273
85 and over 89 156

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 60.4% were White; 12.5% were Black or African American; 4.5% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 7.4% were Asian; 7.9% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 15.6% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 12.6% of the people in 49103 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 59.4% of the people in 49103 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 4,421 households in 49103. The average household size was 2.42 people.

Married-couple households made up 58% of the households in 49103 while cohabiting couple households made up 1.9% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 24.1% of all households, while 16.1% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 12% of households were male householders living alone, and 14.2% were female householders living alone, for a total of 26.2% of all households.

In 49103, 26.9% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 32.1% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 49103 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 58
Cohabiting Couples 1.9
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
16.1
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
24.1

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 57.2% of males and 48.2% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 36.4 31.8
Now married, except separated 57.2 48.2
Separated 0 1
Widowed 1.1 6.8
Divorced 5.3 12.2

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 49103, 84 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 6% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 81.1% of the people living in 49103 were U.S. natives. 39.4% of the 49103 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 18.9% of 49103 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 52.4% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 61.8 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 49103 come from different parts of the world. The bar graph below displays the percentage of foreign-born from each world region of birth in 2020-2024 for 49103.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 49103 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 37.3
Asia 31.5
Europe 8.2
Africa 20.5
Northern America 1.9
Oceania 0.6

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 49103 in 2020-2024, 25.3 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 11.5% of people at least five years old; 6.3% reported that they did not speak English "very well."

Percentage of the Population 5 years and over who Speak a Language other than English in 49103 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 11.5
Other Indo-European languages 4.5
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 5.6
Other languages 3.8

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 90 % of the people at least one year old living in 49103 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 49103 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 90
Different house, same county 4.4
Different county, same state 1.3
Different state 3.5
Abroad 0.8

Education

In 2020-2024, 95.1 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 53.8% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 4.9% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 49103 was 3,962 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 154 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 1,589. College or graduate school enrollment was 2,219.

Educational Attainment of People in 49103 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 4.9
High school diploma or equivalency 15.9
Some college, no degree 14.9
Associate's degree 10.4
Bachelor's degree 28.2
Graduate or professional degree 25.6

Disability

In 49103, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 11 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 4.7% of people under 18 years old, to 9.9% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 22.1% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 49103, 57.7 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 40.5% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 81.8% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 11.8% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 6.4 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 4,596 81.8
Federal, state, or local government workers 661 11.8
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 360 6.4

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 49103 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 49103 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 1.3
Construction 2.6
Manufacturing 9.7
Wholesale trade 1.1
Retail trade 8
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 2.1
Information 1.5
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 3.3
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 6.5
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 43.6
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 9.9
Other Services, except public administration 8.7
Public administration 1.6

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 49103 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 3,015 53.7
Service occupations 872 15.5
Sales and office occupations 956 17
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 248 4.4
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 526 9.4

Commuting to Work

An estimated 67.6% of 49103 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 10.2% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 20.7 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 49103 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 67.6
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 10.2
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 0.2
Walked 6.8
Other means 1.9
Worked from home 13.3

In 2020-2024, 49103 had a total of 4,926 housing units. Of these housing units, 68.8% were single-family houses either not attached to any other structure or attached to one or more structures (commonly referred to as "townhouses" or "row houses"). 28.7% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 2.4% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 49103 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 68.8
Apartments in multi-unit structures 28.7
Mobile homes 2.4
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

1.9% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 16.1% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 49103 was 5.9 rooms, and of these housing units 62.6% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 49103 had 4,421 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 505 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 63% while renters occupied 37%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.53 and in renter-occupied houses it was 2.25.

4.5% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 11.1% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 8% and another 18% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 49103:

House Heating Fuel Used in 49103 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 59.3
Electricity 33.3
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 2.9
All other fuels 3.8
No fuel used 0.6

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 49103 was $229,400.

Of the owner-occupied households, 53.7 % had a mortgage. 46.3% owned their houses "free and clear," that is without a primary mortgage or loan on the house. The median monthly housing costs for owners with a mortgage was $1,577 and for owners without a mortgage it was $592.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 49103 was $921. Gross rent includes the monthly contract rent and any monthly payments made for electricity, gas, water and sewer, and any other fuels to heat the house.