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Population (year 2000): 1,843. Estimated population in July 2006: 1,777 (-3.6% change)
 

Males: 867  (47.0%)
Females: 976  (53.0%)

Berrien County

Median resident age:  34.9 years
Michigan median age:  35.5 years

Zip codes: 49098.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $39,500 (it was $38,681 in 2000)
Watervliet  $39,500
Michigan:  $46,039

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $97,400 (it was $72,400 in 2000)
Watervliet  $97,400
Michigan:  $149,300

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Races in Watervliet:

  • White Non-Hispanic (96.7%)
  • American Indian (1.2%)
  • Two or more races (1.2%)
  • Hispanic (1.1%)

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Ancestries: German (22.9%), Irish (15.7%), English (10.7%), United States (8.4%), Polish (5.8%), Swedish (3.0%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 640 feet

Land area: 1.23 square miles.

Population density: 1457 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Watervliet

  • High school or higher: 78.2%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.7%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 2.4%
  • Unemployed: 5.3%
  • Mean travel time to work: 20.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Watervliet city

  • Never married: 23.1%
  • Now married: 53.3%
  • Separated: 0.9%
  • Widowed: 9.0%
  • Divorced: 13.7%

57 residents are foreign born (2.4% Asia, 0.5% Europe).

This city:  3.1%
Michigan:  5.3%



According to our research there were 20 registered sex offenders living in Watervliet, Michigan in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Watervliet to the number of sex offenders is 90 to 1.

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

Watervliet:  1.6% ($1,176)
Michigan:  1.3% ($1,461)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: South Bend, IN (35.7 miles , pop. 107,789).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Chicago, IL (100.2 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Paw Paw Lake, MI (1.9 miles ), Coloma, MI (3.1 miles ), Hartford, MI (6.7 miles ), Lake Michigan Beach, MI (8.0 miles ), Benton Heights, MI (11.7 miles ), Bangor, MI (13.5 miles ), Benton Harbor, MI (13.8 miles ), Eau Claire, MI (14.2 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 3 buildings, average cost: $96,800
  • 1997: 6 buildings, average cost: $99,600
  • 1998: 4 buildings, average cost: $125,000
  • 1999: 1 building, cost: $90,800
  • 2000: 2 buildings, average cost: $125,000
  • 2001: 2 buildings, average cost: $130,000
  • 2002: 1 building, cost: $165,000
  • 2003: 3 buildings, average cost: $166,700
  • 2004: 6 buildings, average cost: $112,300
  • 2005: 2 buildings, average cost: $86,000
  • 2006: 2 buildings, average cost: $144,500
  • 2007: 2 buildings, average cost: $148,500

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Latitude: 42.19 N, Longitude: 86.26 W


6 people in homes for the mentally retarded
6 people in other noninstitutional group quarters

Area code: 269

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Population change in the 1990s: -24 (-1.3%).



Most common industries for males:



  • Construction (15%)
  • Machinery (10%)
  • Transportation equipment (7%)
  • Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (5%)
  • Metal and metal products (4%)
  • Public administration (4%)
  • Food and beverage stores (4%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (20%)
  • Accommodation and food services (11%)
  • Educational services (9%)
  • Social assistance (5%)
  • Finance and insurance (5%)
  • Food and beverage stores (5%)
  • Personal and laundry services (4%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (7%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (6%)
  • Assemblers and fabricators (6%)
  • Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (5%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (10%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (7%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (5%)
  • Waiters and waitresses (5%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)


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Crime in Watervliet by Year

Type 2001 2002 2003 2004
Murders 0000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.0
Rapes 1101
    per 100,000 54.053.60.055.3
Robberies 0100
    per 100,000 0.053.60.00.0
Assaults 57810
    per 100,000 269.8375.5440.0553.1
Burglaries 11202528
    per 100,000 593.61073.01375.11548.7
Thefts 77100102100
    per 100,000 4155.45364.85610.65531.0
Auto thefts 4760
    per 100,000 215.9375.5330.00.0
Arson 0000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 162.0) 322.2453.9435.1484.5

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 3 (3 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  1.67
US city average:  3.00

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Watervliet-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Michigan state average. It is 34% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/3/1956, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 33.5 miles away from the Watervliet city 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 3.7 miles away from the city center injured 15 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.


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Hospital/medical center in Watervliet:
  • COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (MEDICAL PARK DR)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Watervliet:
  • SOUTH HAVEN COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 15 miles; SOUTH HAVEN, MI)
  • LEE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 16 miles; DOWAGIAC, MI)
  • BERRIEN GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 17 miles; BERRIEN CENTER, MI)

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Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Watervliet:
  • SOUTH BEND REGIONAL (about 34 miles; SOUTH BEND, IN; ID: SBN)
  • ELKHART MUNI (about 38 miles; ELKHART, IN; ID: EKM)
  • KALAMAZOO/BATTLE CREEK INTERNATIONAL (about 50 miles; KALAMAZOO, MI; ID: AZO)
Other public-use airports nearest to Watervliet:
  • WATERVLIET MUNI (about 2 miles; WATERVLIET, MI; ID: 40C)
  • SOUTH HAVEN AREA REGIONAL (about 12 miles; SOUTH HAVEN, MI; ID: 0D1)
  • SOUTHWEST MICHIGAN REGIONAL (about 12 miles; BENTON HARBOR, MI; ID: BEH)

Amtrak stations near Watervliet:
  • 14 miles: BANGOR (541 RAILROAD ST.). Services: enclosed waiting area, public payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term parking.
  • 17 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.
  • 18 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 plant near Watervliet:
  • 15 miles: Palisades in South Haven, MI.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Watervliet:
  • ANDREWS UNIVERSITY (about 34 miles; BERRIEN SPRINGS, MI; Full-time enrollment: 2,342)
  • KALAMAZOO VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 40 miles; KALAMAZOO, MI; FT enrollment: 5,017)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME (about 41 miles; NOTRE DAME, IN; FT enrollment: 10,633)
  • INDIANA UNIVERSITY-SOUTH BEND (about 41 miles; SOUTH BEND, IN; FT enrollment: 4,725)
  • HOPE COLLEGE (about 42 miles; HOLLAND, MI; FT enrollment: 2,918)
  • WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY (about 46 miles; KALAMAZOO, MI; FT enrollment: 23,132)
  • GRAND VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY (about 59 miles; ALLENDALE, MI; FT enrollment: 15,124)
Public high school in Watervliet:
  • WATERVLIET SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 484; Location: 450 E. RED ARROW HIGHWAY; Grades: 09 - 12)
Private high school in Watervliet:
  • GRACE CHRISTIAN SCH (Students: 229; Location: 325 M 140 BOX 39; Grades: KG - 12)
Public elementary/middle schools in Watervliet:
  • WATERVLIET MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 352; Location: 450 E. RED ARROW HIGHWAY; Grades: 06 - 08)
  • SOUTH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 304; Location: 433 LUCINDA LANE; Grades: PK - 02)
  • NORTH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 266; Location: 287 BALDWIN AVENUE; Grades: 03 - 05)
Private elementary/middle school in Watervliet:
  • ST JOSEPH CATHOLIC SCHOOL (Students: 190; Location: 188 LUCINDA LN; Grades: PK - 6)
Library in Watervliet:
  • WATERVLIET DISTRICT LIBRARY (Operating income: $112,673; Location: 333 NORTH MAIN STREET; 24,990 books; 335 audio materials; 738 video materials; 133 serial subscriptions)

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Drinking water stations with addresses in Watervliet and their reported violations in the past:

MIDWAY BAPTIST CHURCH (Population served: 300, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between APR-1997 and JUN-1997, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JUL-02-1997)
Past monitoring violations:
  • One regular monitoring violation
MARGERITAS (Population served: 100, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • One routine major monitoring violation
MA N' PA'S COUNTRY KETTLE (Population served: 100, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • 5 routine major monitoring violations
  • One regular monitoring violation
PAW PAW LAKE BOARD OF TRADE (Population served: 60, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • 3 routine major monitoring violations
  • One regular monitoring violation
RONORA LODGE (Population served: 25, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • 4 routine major monitoring violations
  • One regular monitoring violation
MIG LABOR BLACKBURN ORCHARDS, INC (Population served: 25, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • One routine major monitoring violation
AUTUMN HILLS (Population served: 24, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUL-2003, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (AUG-06-2003), St Violation/Reminder Notice (AUG-06-2003), St Compliance achieved (SEP-23-2003)
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUN-2002, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Boil Water Order (JUL-05-2002), St Public Notif requested (JUL-17-2002), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUL-17-2002), St Public Notif received (AUG-07-2002), St Compliance achieved (OCT-09-2002)
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In SEP-1997, Contaminant: Coliform
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In AUG-1997, Contaminant: Coliform
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In MAR-1997, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Boil Water Order (MAR-01-1997)
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In FEB-1997, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Boil Water Order (FEB-01-1997)
  • 4 other older health violations
Past monitoring violations:
  • CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2005 and JUL-20-2005, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JUL-20-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUL-25-2005), St Admin Penalty assessed (AUG-19-2005)
  • Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - In OCT-2001, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (NOV-26-2001), St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-26-2001), St Compliance achieved (NOV-29-2001), St Public Notif received (FEB-21-2002)
  • 4 routine major monitoring violations
Drinking water stations with addresses in Watervliet that have no violations reported:
  • MOO'S PLACE (Population served: 80, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
  • KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS (Population served: 25, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)

Average household size:
This city:  2.5 people
Michigan:  2.6 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:  65.8%
Whole state:  68.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  8.2%
Whole state:  5.3%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.1% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  6.9%
Whole state:  10.5%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  1.0%
Whole state:  4.8%

Watervliet compared to Michigan state average:
  • Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage above 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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Banks with branches in Watervliet (2007 data):
  • Fifth Third Bank: Watervliet Branch at 332 North Main Street, branch established on 1874-01-01; Drive-In Branch at First Street And Highview Drive, branch established on 1969-03-10. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $48,441.3 mil, Deposits: $39,126.0 mil, headquarters in Grand Rapids, MI, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 751 total offices, Holding Company: Fifth Third Bancorp



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Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)

Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Streets and Highways 0$0 1$872
Police - Other 0$0 4$1,554
Police Protection - Officers 4$13,218$39,6543$1,556
Water Supply 2$3,370$20,2200$0
Parks and Recreation 0$0 1$297
Other Government Administration 0$0 8$2,300
Sewerage 1$2,061$24,7320$0
Financial Administration 0$0 1$1,111
Totals for Government 7$18,649$31,97018$7,691


Watervliet government finances in 2002:
  • Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $95,000
  • Charges - Sewerage: $193,000
    All Other: $11,000
  • Current Operations - Regular Highways: $372,000
    Police Protection: $228,000
    Sewerage: $197,000
    Water Utilities: $141,000
    Own Hospitals: $93,000
    Central Staff Services: $71,000
    General - Other: $64,000
    Parks & Recreation: $54,000
    Financial Administration: $41,000
    Fire Protection: $35,000
    Health Services - Other: $26,000
    General Public Buildings: $16,000
    Libraries: $11,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Highways: $51,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $112,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $95,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $17,000
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $47,000
    General Revenue, NEC: $47,000
    Property Sale Other: $4,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Solid Waste Management: $53,000
    Water Utilities: $53,000
    General - Other: $2,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $792,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $109,000
  • State Intergovernmental - General Support: $293,000
    All Other: $130,000
    Water Utilities: $19,000
  • Tax - Property: $493,000
    NEC: $17,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $423,000
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $7,000

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 Watervliet:
  • WHFB (1060 AM; 5 kW; BENTON HARBOR-ST. JO, MI; Owner: WHFB B/CST ASSOCIATES LTD PARTNERSHP)
  • WPNW (1260 AM; 10 kW; ZEELAND, MI; Owner: LANSER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WHLY (1580 AM; 10 kW; SOUTH BEND, IN; Owner: TIMES COMMUNICATIONS INC.)
  • WGMY (940 AM; 1 kW; SOUTH HAVEN, MI; Owner: WSJM INC)
  • WTMJ (620 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
  • WSCR (670 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WDND (1620 AM; 10 kW; SOUTH BEND, IN; Owner: ARTISTIC MEDIA PARTNERS, 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.)
  • WOOD (1300 AM; 20 kW; GRAND RAPIDS, MI; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WLS (890 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WLS, INC.)
  • WOWO (1190 AM; 50 kW; FORT WAYNE, IN; Owner: PATHFINDER COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
  • WMVP (1000 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: ABC, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Watervliet:
  • WCSY-FM (98.3 FM; SOUTH HAVEN, MI; Owner: WSJM INC)
  • WZBL (103.7 FM; HARTFORD, MI; Owner: WSJM INC)
  • 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.)
  • WNSN (101.5 FM; SOUTH BEND, IN; Owner: WSBT, INC.)
  • WBYT (100.7 FM; ELKHART, IN; Owner: PATHFINDER COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
  • WNDV-FM (92.9 FM; SOUTH BEND, IN; Owner: ARTISTIC MEDIA PARTNERS, INC.)
  • WYTZ (97.5 FM; BRIDGMAN, MI; Owner: WSJM INC)
  • WDOW-FM (92.1 FM; DOWAGIAC, MI; Owner: JASON COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WSMK (99.1 FM; BUCHANAN, MI; Owner: MARION R. WILLIAMS)

TV broadcast stations around Watervliet:
  • 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)
  • WNIT (Channel 34; SOUTH BEND, IN; Owner: MICHIANA PUBLIC BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WSBT-TV (Channel 22; SOUTH BEND, IN; Owner: WSBT, INC.)
  • WNDU-TV (Channel 16; SOUTH BEND, IN; Owner: MICHIANA TELECASTING CORP.)
  • WHME-TV (Channel 46; SOUTH BEND, IN; Owner: LESEA BROADCASTING CORPORATION)

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