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Berrien County

Population in July 2007: 5,358.
Males: 2,509  (46.8%)
Females: 2,849  (53.2%)

Median resident age:  29.0 years
Michigan median age:  35.5 years

Zip codes: 49022.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $21,440 (it was $19,651 in 2000)
Benton Heights:  $21,440
Michigan:  $47,950

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $11,680
Benton Heights:  $11,680
Michigan:  $24,816

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $58,721 (it was $39,500 in 2000)
Benton Heights:  $58,721
Michigan:  $153,100

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $69,546; Detached houses: $68,438; Townhouses or other attached units: $86,549; In 2-unit structures: $42,185; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $68,421; Mobile homes: $37,308

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Races in Benton Heights:

  • Black (65.6%)
  • White Non-Hispanic (30.1%)
  • Two or more races (2.5%)
  • Hispanic (1.4%)
  • American Indian (1.0%)
  • Other race (0.9%)

2008 cost of living index in Benton Heights: 77.6 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (3.8%), United States (3.5%), Irish (2.9%), Subsaharan African (2.7%), English (1.4%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 630 feet

Land area: 3.84 square miles.

Population density: 1394 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Benton Heights

  • High school or higher: 56.8%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 4.4%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 1.3%
  • Unemployed: 11.0%
  • Mean travel time to work: 18.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Benton Heights CDP

  • Never married: 38.3%
  • Now married: 35.7%
  • Separated: 4.6%
  • Widowed: 10.9%
  • Divorced: 10.6%

57 residents are foreign born

This place:  1.0%
Michigan:  5.3%


According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this place in early 2007.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Benton Heights:  1.3% ($509)
Michigan:  1.3% ($1,461)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: South Bend, IN (32.0 miles , pop. 107,789).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Chicago, IL (67.6 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Benton Harbor, MI (1.3 miles ), Fair Plain, MI (1.7 miles ), St. Joseph, MI (1.9 miles ), Shoreham, MI (2.5 miles ), Lake Michigan Beach, MI (2.7 miles ), Coloma, MI (2.7 miles ), Stevensville, MI (3.0 miles ), Watervliet, MI (3.0 miles ).

Latitude: 42.12 N, Longitude: 86.42 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 269

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Historical population

Historical housing units

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Construction (10%)
  • Metal and metal products (9%)
  • Plastics and rubber products (7%)
  • Accommodation and food services (6%)
  • Repair and maintenance (6%)
  • Food and beverage stores (5%)
  • Machinery (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Health care (14%)
  • Transportation equipment (12%)
  • Accommodation and food services (9%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (8%)
  • Social assistance (7%)
  • Food and beverage stores (5%)
  • Educational services (5%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Other production occupations including supervisors (14%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (11%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (7%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (5%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (4%)
  • Painters and paperhangers (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Cashiers (11%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (10%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (9%)
  • Assemblers and fabricators (6%)
  • Child care workers (6%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (4%)



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Benton Heights-area historical tornado activity is above Michigan state average. It is 79% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/3/1956, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 39.4 miles away from the Benton Heights place center killed 18 people and injured 340 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 5/13/1980, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 12.3 miles away from the place center injured 15 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.



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Hospitals/medical centers near Benton Heights:
  • LAKELAND HOSPITAL, ST JOSEPH (about 5 miles; SAINT JOSEPH, MI)
  • COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 10 miles; WATERVLIET, MI)
  • BERRIEN GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 15 miles; BERRIEN CENTER, MI)

Amtrak stations near Benton Heights:
  • 4 miles: ST. JOSEPH/BENTON HARBOR (ST. JOSEPH, 410 VINE ST.). Services: enclosed waiting area, public payphones, full-service food facilities, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for car rental service, call for taxi service.
  • 19 miles: DOWAGIAC (100 RAILROAD DR.). Services: enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for car rental service.

Operable nuclear power plants near Benton Heights:
  • 15 miles: Donald C. Cook 1 and 2 in Bridgman, MI.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Benton Heights:
  • ANDREWS UNIVERSITY (about 18 miles; BERRIEN SPRINGS, MI; Full-time enrollment: 2,342)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME (about 37 miles; NOTRE DAME, IN; FT enrollment: 10,633)
  • INDIANA UNIVERSITY-SOUTH BEND (about 37 miles; SOUTH BEND, IN; FT enrollment: 4,725)
  • KALAMAZOO VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 39 miles; KALAMAZOO, MI; FT enrollment: 5,017)
  • WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY (about 43 miles; KALAMAZOO, MI; FT enrollment: 23,132)
  • PURDUE UNIVERSITY-NORTH CENTRAL CAMPUS (about 47 miles; WESTVILLE, IN; FT enrollment: 2,500)
  • HOPE COLLEGE (about 48 miles; HOLLAND, MI; FT enrollment: 2,918)

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Average household size:
This place:  2.7 people
Michigan:  2.6 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  67.4%
Whole state:  68.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  8.3%
Whole state:  5.3%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.3% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This place:  38.0%
Whole state:  10.5%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This place:  17.7%
Whole state:  4.8%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Benton Heights, MI


People in group quarters in Benton Heights
  • 91 people in nursing homes
  • 43 people in other group homes
  • 7 people in other noninstitutional group quarters


Benton Heights compared to Michigan state average:
  • Median household income below state average.
  • Median house value significantly below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Median age below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage below state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.


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2004 Presidential Election results in Berrien County Michigan:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Utility gas (80%)
  • Electricity (9%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (9%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)
  • No fuel used (1%)


Religion statistics for Benton Heights

Adherents


NameCatholic ChurchLutheran ChurchSeventh-Day Adventist ChurchUnited Methodist ChurchWisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod
Adherents33.3%11.8%11.7%6.8%5.5%
Congregations6.5%5.4%9.1%12.9%3.2%
NameUnited Church of ChristAssemblies of GodEvangelical Lutheran Church in AmericaChurch of God (Anderson, Indiana)Other religions
Adherents4.1%2.4%2.3%2.0%20.1%
Congregations7.0%2.7%2.7%3.8%46.8%
Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Tables represent county-level data.


4.62% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($38,999 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  4.62%
Michigan average:  5.24%

0.12% of residents moved from foreign countries ($663 average AGI)
Berrien County:  0.12%
Michigan average:  0.10%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from St. Joseph County, IN  0.50% ($33,965 average AGI)
from Cass County, MI  0.40% ($26,393)
from Van Buren County, MI  0.35% ($29,186)


5.57% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($38,455 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.57%
Michigan average:  5.98%

0.05% of residents moved to foreign countries ($275 average AGI)
Berrien County:  0.05%
Michigan average:  0.05%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to St. Joseph County, IN  0.59% ($31,690 average AGI)
to Van Buren County, MI  0.38% ($25,498)
to Cass County, MI  0.32% ($36,899)


Strongest AM radio stations in Benton Heights:
  • WHFB (1060 AM; 5 kW; BENTON HARBOR-ST. JO, MI; Owner: WHFB B/CST ASSOCIATES LTD PARTNERSHP)
  • WSJM (1400 AM; 1 kW; ST. JOSEPH, MI; Owner: WSJM, INC.)
  • WSCR (670 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WGN (720 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WGN CONTINENTAL BROADCASTING CO.)
  • WBBM (780 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WTMJ (620 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
  • WLS (890 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WLS, INC.)
  • WMVP (1000 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • WHLY (1580 AM; 10 kW; SOUTH BEND, IN; Owner: TIMES COMMUNICATIONS INC.)
  • WDND (1620 AM; 10 kW; SOUTH BEND, IN; Owner: ARTISTIC MEDIA PARTNERS, INC.)
  • WYLL (1160 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: SCA LICENSE CORPORATION)
  • WISN (1130 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WOWO (1190 AM; 50 kW; FORT WAYNE, IN; Owner: PATHFINDER COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)

Strongest FM radio stations in Benton Heights:
  • WIRX (107.1 FM; ST. JOSEPH, MI; Owner: WSJM, INC.)
  • WCNF (94.9 FM; BENTON HARBOR, MI; Owner: WSJM, INC.)
  • WHFB-FM (99.9 FM; BENTON HARBOR, MI; Owner: WHFB BROADCAST ASSOCIATES L P)
  • WAUS (90.7 FM; BERRIEN SPRINGS, MI; Owner: ANDREWS BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WYTZ (97.5 FM; BRIDGMAN, MI; Owner: WSJM INC)
  • W216BX (91.1 FM; BENTON HARBOR, MI; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
  • W210BB (89.9 FM; BENTON HARBOR, MI; Owner: PENSACOLA CHRISTIAN COLLEGE, INC.)
  • WCSY-FM (98.3 FM; SOUTH HAVEN, MI; Owner: WSJM INC)
  • WZBL (103.7 FM; HARTFORD, MI; Owner: WSJM INC)
  • WNSN (101.5 FM; SOUTH BEND, IN; Owner: WSBT, INC.)
  • WBYT (100.7 FM; ELKHART, IN; Owner: PATHFINDER COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
  • WSMK (99.1 FM; BUCHANAN, MI; Owner: MARION R. WILLIAMS)
  • WNDV-FM (92.9 FM; SOUTH BEND, IN; Owner: ARTISTIC MEDIA PARTNERS, INC.)
  • WDOW-FM (92.1 FM; DOWAGIAC, MI; Owner: JASON COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WWLV (102.3 FM; NEW CARLISLE, IN; Owner: ARTISTIC MEDIA PARTNERS, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Benton Heights:
  • WRDY-LP (Channel 69; SOUTH BEND, IN; Owner: WEIGEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WYGN-LP (Channel 12; BERRIEN SPRINGS, MI; Owner: GOOD NEWS TELEVISION)
  • WBND-LP (Channel 57; SOUTH BEND, IN; Owner: WBND-TV LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WSJV (Channel 28; ELKHART, IN; Owner: WSJV TELEVISION, INC.)
  • WMWB-LP (Channel 25; SOUTH BEND, IN; Owner: WMWB-TV LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WSBT-TV (Channel 22; SOUTH BEND, IN; Owner: WSBT, INC.)
  • WNIT (Channel 34; SOUTH BEND, IN; Owner: MICHIANA PUBLIC BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WNDU-TV (Channel 16; SOUTH BEND, IN; Owner: MICHIANA TELECASTING CORP.)
  • WGBO-TV (Channel 66; JOLIET, IL; Owner: WGBO LICENSE PARTNERSHIP, G.P.)
  • WHME-TV (Channel 46; SOUTH BEND, IN; Owner: LESEA BROADCASTING CORPORATION)


FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 4
  • 2602 E Britain Ave Bh202, Type: Tower, Structure height: 42 m, Overall height: 43.6 m
    Registrant: Microcell Management Inc, 14502 Greenview Dr, Laurel, MD 20708, Phone: (301) 470-7483
  • 1924 Rosun Rd, Type: Tower, Structure height: 47.2 m, Overall height: 48.8 m
    Registrant: Microcell Management Inc, 14502 Greenview Dr, Laurel, MD 20708, Phone: (301) 470-7483
  • Christine A Verre, 1924 Rosun Rd, Type: Tower, Structure height: 47.2 m, Overall height: 48.8 m
    Registrant: Crown Castle Usa, 2000 Corporate Drive, Canonsburg, PA 15317, Phone: (336) 643-2524, Email:
  • Christine A Verre, 2602 E Britain Ave Bh202, Type: Tower, Structure height: 42 m, Overall height: 43.6 m, , Licensee ID: L00132131
    Registrant: Pinnacle Towers LLC, 2000 Corporate Drive, Canonsburg, PA 15317, Phone: (724) 416-2000, Email:



Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007
(Based on 3 partial tracts)
A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA
Home Purchase Loans
B) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans
C) Refinancings
D) Home Improvement Loans
F) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D)
G) Loans On Manufactured
Home Dwelling (A B C & D)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED6$58,74224$102,02422$55,59610$29,34114$44,1512$51,765
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED0$01$49,9506$88,4470$00$00$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED1$63,9204$43,09339$71,42129$27,0257$43,0932$60,770
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN0$03$28,36314$81,2713$20,6502$58,9600$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS0$01$65,7205$90,7300$01$44,3300$0
Choose year:  2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999

Detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 0021.00 , 0022.00, 0023.00

Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007
(Based on 3 partial tracts)
A) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans
B) Refinancings
C) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A & B)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED8$57,9792$89,6653$36,420
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED2$66,6200$00$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED0$00$00$0
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN0$00$00$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS0$00$00$0
Choose year:  2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999

Detailed PMIC statistics for the following Tracts: 0021.00 , 0022.00, 0023.00

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