Berrien County, Michigan (MI)
County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 15,910
County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 45,925
Renter-occupied apartments: 17,991 (it was 17,644 in 2000)
% of renters here: | 28% |
State: | 28% |
Land area: 571 sq. mi.
Water area: 1010.4 sq. mi.
Population density: 268 people per square mile (high).
Industries providing employment: Educational, health and social services (23.0%), Manufacturing (19.9%), Retail trade (11.4%).
Type of workers:
- Private wage or salary: 83%
- Government: 11%
- Self-employed, not incorporated: 6%
- Unpaid family work: 0%
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- 112,24973.3%White Non-Hispanic Alone
- 21,56414.1%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
- 9,3126.1%Hispanic or Latino
- 6,1934.0%Two or more races
- 2,5311.7%Asian alone
- 8410.5%Some other race alone
- 3110.2%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
- 1000.07%Native Hawaiian and Other
Pacific Islander alone
Median resident age: | 42.9 years |
Michigan median age: | 40.2 years |
Males: 74,817 | ![]() |
Females: 78,284 | ![]() |

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Berrien County: | 2.0 people |
Michigan: | 2 people |
Estimated median household income in 2021: $57,535 ($38,567 in 1999)
This county: | $57,535 |
Michigan: | $63,498 |
Median contract rent in 2021 for apartments: $665 (lower quartile is $499, upper quartile is $804)
This county: | $665 |
State: | $805 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2021: $194,100 (it was $93,300 in 2000)
Berrien: | $194,100 |
Michigan: | $199,100 |
Mean price in 2021:
Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,231Detached houses: $239,872
Here: $239,872 State: $252,837 Townhouses or other attached units: $250,282
Here: $250,282 State: $213,093 In 2-unit structures: $299,608
Here: $299,608 State: $183,447 In 3-to-4-unit structures: $283,350
Here: $283,350 State: $181,715 In 5-or-more-unit structures: $464,007
Here: $464,007 State: $180,346 Mobile homes: $50,429
Here: $50,429 State: $70,381
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $484
Institutionalized population: 1,467
Crime in 2021 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders: 0
- Rapes: 44
- Robberies: 7
- Assaults: 123
- Burglaries: 123
- Thefts: 505
- Auto thefts: 81
Crime in 2020 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders: 0
- Rapes: 26
- Robberies: 4
- Assaults: 86
- Burglaries: 137
- Thefts: 443
- Auto thefts: 67
Single-family new house construction building permits:
- 2021: 325 buildings, average cost: $378,200
- 2020: 248 buildings, average cost: $340,800
- 2019: 201 buildings, average cost: $334,600
- 2018: 237 buildings, average cost: $356,700
- 2017: 224 buildings, average cost: $334,500
- 2016: 246 buildings, average cost: $329,100
- 2015: 168 buildings, average cost: $312,100
- 2014: 184 buildings, average cost: $375,700
- 2013: 146 buildings, average cost: $326,900
- 2012: 145 buildings, average cost: $298,800
- 2011: 130 buildings, average cost: $234,600
- 2010: 133 buildings, average cost: $275,500
- 2009: 104 buildings, average cost: $310,000
- 2008: 227 buildings, average cost: $285,100
- 2007: 441 buildings, average cost: $220,200
- 2006: 572 buildings, average cost: $218,400
- 2005: 689 buildings, average cost: $210,000
- 2004: 685 buildings, average cost: $208,900
- 2003: 588 buildings, average cost: $192,600
- 2002: 608 buildings, average cost: $165,700
- 2001: 522 buildings, average cost: $179,900
- 2000: 485 buildings, average cost: $169,600
- 1999: 487 buildings, average cost: $158,000
- 1998: 447 buildings, average cost: $140,200
- 1997: 461 buildings, average cost: $135,900
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2021: $2,138 (1.1%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2021: $2,019 (1.1%)
Berrien County: | 16.6% |
Michigan: | 13.1% |
Median age of residents in 2021: 42.9 years old
(Males: 41.9 years old, Females: 44.2 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 47.9 years old, Black residents: 32.6 years old, American Indian residents: 39.8 years old, Asian residents: 37.5 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 26.1 years old, Other race residents: 30.1 years old)
Area name: Niles-Benton Harbor, MI MSA
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Berrien County is $465 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $567 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $693 a month.
Cities in this county include: Niles, Benton Harbor, St. Joseph, Fair Plain, Benton Heights, Buchanan, Paw Paw Lake, Bridgman, New Buffalo, Berrien Springs.
Neighboring counties: Litchfield County, Connecticut , Chautauqua County, New York
, Chemung County, New York
, Lee County, Illinois
, Monona County, Iowa
, Woodbury County, Iowa
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Here: | 4.9% |
Michigan: | 4.1% |
Current college students: 8,218
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 92.3%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 33.2%
Number of foreign born residents: 8,170 (50.9% naturalized citizens)
Berrien County: | 5.3% |
Whole state: | 6.8% |
- Year of entry for the foreign-born population
- 2,6392010 or later
- 1,7322000 to 2009
- 1,1531990 to 1999
- 1,4341980 to 1989
- 6771970 to 1979
- 2,138Before 1970
Mean travel time to work (commute): 20.0 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 81.4%
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 59,525
- One, attached: 1,742
- Two: 2,052
- 3 or 4: 2,645
- 5 to 9: 1,996
- 10 to 19: 2,763
- 20 to 49: 1,096
- 50 or more: 1,644
- Mobile homes: 3,546
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 26
Housing units in Berrien County with a mortgage: 26,991 (2,997 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 2,577 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,029
Here: | 96.3% with mortgage |
State: | 96.9% with mortgage |
Religion statistics for Berrien County
Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
---|---|---|
Evangelical Protestant | 34,679 | 141 |
Catholic | 17,231 | 11 |
Mainline Protestant | 10,538 | 52 |
Black Protestant | 6,437 | 21 |
Other | 4,727 | 20 |
Orthodox | 100 | 1 |
None | 83,101 | - |
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Food Environment Statistics:
Berrien County: | 2.57 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 2.34 / 10,000 pop. |
Here: | 0.06 / 10,000 pop. |
Michigan: | 0.18 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 1.38 / 10,000 pop. |
Michigan: | 1.52 / 10,000 pop. |
Berrien County: | 3.01 / 10,000 pop. |
Michigan: | 2.99 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 9.73 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 6.80 / 10,000 pop. |
Berrien County: | 10.6% |
Michigan: | 9.7% |
Berrien County: | 29.1% |
State: | 29.7% |
Here: | 11.9% |
State: | 13.4% |
Agriculture in Berrien County:
Average size of farms: 159 acresAverage value of agricultural products sold per farm: $88,487
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $659.56
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 17.71%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 12.55%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $75,796
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 73.69%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 14.93%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $89,999
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 88.93%
Average age of principal farm operators: 57 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 2.82
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 31.54%
Corn for grain: 41376 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 2617 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 51409 harvested acres
Vegetables: 7,391 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 16,352 acres
Earthquake activity:
Berrien County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Michigan state average. It is 6% greater than the overall U.S. average.On 4/18/2008 at 09:36:59, a magnitude 5.4 (5.1 MB, 4.8 MS, 5.4 MW, 5.2 MW, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 255.3 miles away from Berrien County center
On 6/10/1987 at 23:48:54, a magnitude 5.1 (4.9 MB, 4.4 MS, 4.6 MS, 5.1 LG) earthquake occurred 231.0 miles away from the county center
On 5/2/2015 at 16:23:07, a magnitude 4.2 (4.2 MW, Depth: 2.8 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 54.4 miles away from the county center
On 4/18/2008 at 09:36:59, a magnitude 5.2 (5.2 MW, Depth: 8.9 mi) earthquake occurred 255.4 miles away from the county center
On 7/12/1986 at 08:19:37, a magnitude 4.5 (4.5 MB) earthquake occurred 145.8 miles away from Berrien County center
On 7/27/1980 at 18:52:21, a magnitude 5.2 (5.1 MB, 4.7 MS, 5.0 UK, 5.2 UK) earthquake occurred 291.7 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Most recent natural disasters:
- Michigan Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4494, Natural disaster type: Other
- Michigan Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3225: September 07, 2005, FEMA Id: 3225, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
- Michigan Severe Storms, Tornadoes and Flooding, Incident Period: May 20, 2004 to June 08, 2004, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1527: June 30, 2004, FEMA Id: 1527, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
- Michigan Severe Winter Storm, Incident Period: December 11, 2000 to December 31, 2000, Emergency Declared EM-3160: January 10, 2001, FEMA Id: 3160, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
- Michigan Winter Storm, Incident Period: January 02, 1999 to January 15, 1999, Emergency Declared EM-3137: January 27, 1999, FEMA Id: 3137, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
- Michigan FLOODING, Incident Period: March 29, 1982, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-654: March 29, 1982, FEMA Id: 654, Natural disaster type: Flood
- Michigan SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING, Incident Period: September 08, 1980, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-631: September 08, 1980, FEMA Id: 631, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
- Michigan Blizzards and Snowstorms, Incident Period: January 27, 1978, Emergency Declared EM-3057: January 27, 1978, FEMA Id: 3057, Natural disaster type: Snowstorm, Blizzard
- Michigan Severe Storms, High Winds, Flooding, Incident Period: April 26, 1975, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-465: April 26, 1975, FEMA Id: 465, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood, Wind
- Michigan SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING, Incident Period: April 12, 1973, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-371: April 12, 1973, FEMA Id: 371, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
- 1 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.
The number of natural disasters in Berrien County (11) is smaller than the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 6
Emergencies Declared: 4
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 6, Storms: 5, Winter Storms: 2, Blizzard: 1, Hurricane: 1, Snowstorm: 1, Tornado: 1, Wind: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 51,157 (75.9%)
- Carpooled: 4,922 (7.3%)
- Bus: 113 (0.2%)
- Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 237 (0.4%)
- Bicycle: 141 (0.2%)
- Walked: 1,881 (2.8%)
- Worked at home: 8,965 (13.3%)
- Health care and social assistance (20%)
- Retail trade (16%)
- Educational services (12%)
- Manufacturing (11%)
- Accommodation and food services (7%)
- Other services, except public administration (5%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
- Health care and social assistance (22%)
- Retail trade (17%)
- Educational services (13%)
- Manufacturing (12%)
- Accommodation and food services (8%)
- Other services, except public administration (5%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
- Production occupations (13%)
- Management occupations (10%)
- Construction and extraction occupations (9%)
- Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (8%)
- Sales and related occupations (8%)
- Transportation occupations (6%)
- Architecture and engineering occupations (6%)
- Office and administrative support occupations (16%)
- Sales and related occupations (14%)
- Educational instruction, and library occupations (9%)
- Management occupations (9%)
- Food preparation and serving related occupations (7%)
- Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (6%)
- Healthcare support occupations (5%)
- Mexico (20%)
- India (11%)
- Brazil (6%)
- Other Eastern Africa (5%)
- Philippines (5%)
- Canada (5%)
- Korea (4%)
- German (21%)
- English (8%)
- American (6%)
- Irish (6%)
- European (4%)
- Polish (4%)
- Italian (3%)
People in group quarters in Berrien County, Michigan in 2010:
- 1,156 people in college/university student housing
- 929 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
- 481 people in group homes intended for adults
- 410 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
- 239 people in workers' group living quarters and job corps centers
- 116 people in other noninstitutional facilities
- 82 people in correctional residential facilities
- 46 people in emergency and transitional shelters (with sleeping facilities) for people experiencing homelessness
- 44 people in correctional facilities intended for juveniles
- 22 people in residential treatment centers for adults
- 2 people in in-patient hospice facilities
People in group quarters in Berrien County, Michigan in 2000:
- 878 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
- 815 people in agriculture workers' dormitories on farms
- 617 people in nursing homes
- 526 people in other group homes
- 499 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 383 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 229 people in unknown juvenile institutions
- 162 people in wards in general hospitals for patients who have no usual home elsewhere
- 84 people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 70 people in homes for the mentally ill
- 63 people in halfway houses
- 14 people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals or wards
- 10 people in other nonhousehold living situations
- 7 people in religious group quarters
- 4 people in homes for the physically handicapped
- 3 people in military transient quarters for temporary residents
- 2 people in other workers' dormitories
5.43% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($101,742 average adjusted gross income)
Here: | 5.43% |
Michigan average: | 5.83% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
1.86% relocated from other counties in Michigan ($22,973 average AGI)
3.56% relocated from other states ($78,769 average AGI)
Berrien County: 3.56% Michigan average: 1.78%
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2020 and 2021:
from St. Joseph County, IN | ![]() |
from Cook County, IL | ![]() |
from Cass County, MI | ![]() |
from Van Buren County, MI | ![]() |
from Kalamazoo County, MI | ![]() |
from LaPorte County, IN | ![]() |
from Kent County, MI | ![]() |
5.68% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($67,976 average adjusted gross income)
Here: | 5.68% |
Michigan average: | 5.95% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
2.07% relocated to other counties in Michigan ($17,576 average AGI)
3.61% relocated to other states ($50,400 average AGI)
Berrien County: 3.61% Michigan average: 1.91%
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2020 and 2021:
to St. Joseph County, IN | ![]() |
to Cass County, MI | ![]() |
to Van Buren County, MI | ![]() |
to Kalamazoo County, MI | ![]() |
to Cook County, IL | ![]() |
to Kent County, MI | ![]() |
to Elkhart County, IN | ![]() |
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 14.4
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 13.0
Births per 1000 population from 2010 to 2019: 11.7
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.7
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 10.0
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2019: 11.1
Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2018: 3.6%
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 29,126 (23,973 aged, 5,153 disabled)
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 3,555 (9%)
Most common underlying causes of death in Berrien County, Michigan in 1999 - 2019:
- Atherosclerotic heart disease (2,965)
- Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (2,279)
- Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (1,924)
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified (1,427)
- Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (1,139)
- Congestive heart failure (1,137)
- Alzheimer disease, unspecified (1,110)
- Unspecified dementia (821)
- Unspecified diabetes mellitus, without complications (574)
- Pneumonia, unspecified (532)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 13%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 9%
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 10,933
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 388
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 45,558
General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,263
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 990
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 14
Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 40
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 81
Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 10
Beer, wine & liquor stores per 100,000 population in 2005: 1
Homicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 42.5. This is less than state average.
- Firearm - 24.8
- Other - 17.7
Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 108.1. This is more than state average.
- Firearm - 54.9
- Suffocation - 23.9
- Poisoning - 22.2
- Other - 7.1
Household type by relationship:
Households: 153,101- Male householders: 31,920 (9,318 living alone), Female householders: 33,844 (11,794 living alone)
30,173 spouses (29,981 opposite-sex spouses), 5,326 unmarried partners, (4,831 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 40,757 children (37,539 natural, 924 adopted, 2,294 stepchildren), 2,190 grandchildren, 1,025 brothers or sisters, 971 parents, 0 foster children, 1,259 other relatives, 2,631 non-relatives
- In group quarters: 3,005
Size of family households: 21,545 2-persons, 7,531 3-persons, 6,476 4-persons, 3,155 5-persons, 1,265 6-persons, 543 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 21,112 1-person, 3,810 2-persons, 249 3-persons, 78 4-persons.
18,372 married couples with children.
12,111 single-parent households (3,383 men, 8,728 women).
92.8% of residents of Berrien speak English at home.
3.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (68% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 12% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
2.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (80% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 5% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
1.0% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (57% speak English very well, 33% speak English well, 10% speak English not well).
0.5% of residents speak other language at home (91% speak English very well, 3% speak English well, 4% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $902,564,000 ($5,533 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $11,640,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $435,149,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $212,570,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $6,757,000
Federal grants: $211,158,000
Federal procurement contracts: $11,279,000 ($1,985,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $25,650,000 ($70,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $28,661,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $54,576,000
Federal Government insurance: $69,044,000
Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 11,275Here: | 69 per 1000 residents |
State: | 68 per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 8,320
Here: | 51 per 1000 residents |
State: | 45 per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +2,299
Here: | +14 per 1000 residents |
State: | +12 per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: -4,933
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Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 17.07 millions of gallons per day (28% from ground, 72% from surface)
Here: | 6.6 |
State: | 6.5 |
Here: | 4.2 |
State: | 4.3 |
- Year house built in Berrien County, Michigan
- 1152020 or later
- 3,1092010 to 2019
- 7,6102000 to 2009
- 8,0811990 to 1999
- 6,5231980 to 1989
- 10,8661970 to 1979
- 10,0531960 to 1969
- 11,8441950 to 1959
- 5,2071940 to 1949
- 13,6271939 or earlier
- Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Berrien County, Michigan
- 1131 room
- 02 rooms
- 8923 rooms
- 4,0274 rooms
- 8,3995 rooms
- 9,6526 rooms
- 8,6377 rooms
- 5,5258 rooms
- 10,2419+ rooms
- Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Berrien County, Michigan
- 7051 room
- 1,2142 rooms
- 3,7293 rooms
- 5,2934 rooms
- 3,4775 rooms
- 2,1796 rooms
- 5347 rooms
- 5608 rooms
- 5879+ rooms
- Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Berrien County, Michigan
- 113no bedroom
- 9331 bedroom
- 9,7862 bedrooms
- 22,8953 bedrooms
- 10,4254 bedrooms
- 3,3345+ bedrooms
- Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Berrien County, Michigan
- 705no bedroom
- 4,9661 bedroom
- 7,8852 bedrooms
- 3,8123 bedrooms
- 7434 bedrooms
- 1675+ bedrooms
- Cars and other vehicles available in Berrien County in owner-occupied houses/condos
- 1,534no vehicle
- 13,8631 vehicle
- 20,3602 vehicles
- 7,8443 vehicles
- 1,8344 vehicles
- 2,0515+ vehicles
- Cars and other vehicles available in Berrien County in renter-occupied apartments
- 2,626no vehicle
- 9,4841 vehicle
- 5,0652 vehicles
- 9063 vehicles
- 904 vehicles
- 1075+ vehicles
86.8% of Berrien County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 37% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 44% lived in Michigan.
Berrien County: | 86.8% |
State average: | 87.3% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 89,478
- Other state: 53,942
- Northeast: 3,729
- Midwest: 36,120
- South: 8,655
- West: 5,438
- 66.4%Utility gas
- 15.5%Electricity
- 11.0%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 3.7%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 1.9%Wood
- 1.2%Other fuel
- 0.4%No fuel used
- 52.6%Utility gas
- 38.9%Electricity
- 4.2%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 2.1%No fuel used
- 1.2%Other fuel
- 0.6%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 0.5%Wood
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Here: | 16.0% |
Michigan: | 13.9% |
Here: | 10.9% |
Michigan: | 10.9% |
Here: | 32.3% |
Michigan: | 17.1% |
Berrien County government finances - Expenditure in 2017:
- Charges - Other: $13,021,000
Other: $12,294,000
Solid Waste Management: $789,000
Parks and Recreation: $687,000
Parks and Recreation: $683,000
Solid Waste Management: $228,000
- Current Operations - Health - Other: $65,216,000
Health - Other: $58,965,000
General - Other: $29,422,000
Regular Highways: $25,104,000
General - Other: $23,305,000
Regular Highways: $20,380,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $14,843,000
Police Protection: $14,758,000
Correctional Institutions: $12,240,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $11,887,000
Correctional Institutions: $10,292,000
Police Protection: $9,767,000
Public Welfare - Other: $9,137,000
Public Welfare - Other: $8,725,000
Natural Resources - Other: $5,017,000
Financial Administration: $4,731,000
Natural Resources - Other: $3,176,000
Central Staff Services: $2,835,000
General Public Buildings: $2,744,000
Financial Administration: $2,701,000
Central Staff Services: $2,341,000
Parks and Recreation: $2,164,000
Parks and Recreation: $2,046,000
General Public Buildings: $1,877,000
Corrections - Other: $1,590,000
Transit Utilities: $1,127,000
Transit Utilities: $1,032,000
Corrections - Other: $652,000
Solid Waste Management: $244,000
Solid Waste Management: $49,000
Housing and Community Development: $47,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Health and Hospitals: $2,797,000
Health and Hospitals: $2,686,000
Other: $2,118,000
Other: $2,061,000
Transit Utilities: $548,000
Transit Utilities: $521,000
Housing and Community Development: $471,000
Housing and Community Development: $250,000
Public Welfare: $61,000
Public Welfare: $51,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $1,213,000
Interest on Debt: $265,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Other: $4,803,000
Highways: $3,915,000
Other: $76,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $51,765,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $50,382,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $40,887,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $39,795,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $19,800,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $18,707,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $3,585,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,201,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $16,145,000
General Revenue - Other: $11,397,000
Interest Earnings: $1,682,000
Fines and Forfeits: $446,000
Sale of Property: $427,000
Fines and Forfeits: $367,000
Interest Earnings: $221,000
Donations From Private Sources: $149,000
Rents: $6,000
- Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $14,459,000
General - Other: $4,064,000
Regular Highways: $2,191,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $868,000
Parks and Recreation: $259,000
Health - Other: $220,000
Health - Other: $189,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $104,804,000
Cash and Securities: $95,163,000
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $1,107,000
Transit Utilities: $461,000
Transit Utilities: $433,000
Water Utilities: $31,000
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $19,986,000
Highways: $18,750,000
Other: $6,798,000
Other: $5,343,000
General Local Government Support: $4,485,000
General Local Government Support: $4,421,000
Public Welfare: $4,160,000
Public Welfare: $3,935,000
Health and Hospitals: $1,712,000
Health and Hospitals: $1,195,000
- Tax - Property: $49,248,000
Property: $45,919,000
Other License: $724,000
Other License: $595,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $36,175,000
: $34,834,000
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $846,000
Berrien County government finances - Revenue in 2017:
- Charges - Other: $13,021,000
Other: $12,294,000
Solid Waste Management: $789,000
Parks and Recreation: $687,000
Parks and Recreation: $683,000
Solid Waste Management: $228,000
- Current Operations - Health - Other: $65,216,000
Health - Other: $58,965,000
General - Other: $29,422,000
Regular Highways: $25,104,000
General - Other: $23,305,000
Regular Highways: $20,380,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $14,843,000
Police Protection: $14,758,000
Correctional Institutions: $12,240,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $11,887,000
Correctional Institutions: $10,292,000
Police Protection: $9,767,000
Public Welfare - Other: $9,137,000
Public Welfare - Other: $8,725,000
Natural Resources - Other: $5,017,000
Financial Administration: $4,731,000
Natural Resources - Other: $3,176,000
Central Staff Services: $2,835,000
General Public Buildings: $2,744,000
Financial Administration: $2,701,000
Central Staff Services: $2,341,000
Parks and Recreation: $2,164,000
Parks and Recreation: $2,046,000
General Public Buildings: $1,877,000
Corrections - Other: $1,590,000
Transit Utilities: $1,127,000
Transit Utilities: $1,032,000
Corrections - Other: $652,000
Solid Waste Management: $244,000
Solid Waste Management: $49,000
Housing and Community Development: $47,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Health and Hospitals: $2,797,000
Health and Hospitals: $2,686,000
Other: $2,118,000
Other: $2,061,000
Transit Utilities: $548,000
Transit Utilities: $521,000
Housing and Community Development: $471,000
Housing and Community Development: $250,000
Public Welfare: $61,000
Public Welfare: $51,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $1,213,000
Interest on Debt: $265,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Other: $4,803,000
Highways: $3,915,000
Other: $76,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $51,765,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $50,382,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $40,887,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $39,795,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $19,800,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $18,707,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $3,585,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,201,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $16,145,000
General Revenue - Other: $11,397,000
Interest Earnings: $1,682,000
Fines and Forfeits: $446,000
Sale of Property: $427,000
Fines and Forfeits: $367,000
Interest Earnings: $221,000
Donations From Private Sources: $149,000
Rents: $6,000
- Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $14,459,000
General - Other: $4,064,000
Regular Highways: $2,191,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $868,000
Parks and Recreation: $259,000
Health - Other: $220,000
Health - Other: $189,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $104,804,000
Cash and Securities: $95,163,000
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $1,107,000
Transit Utilities: $461,000
Transit Utilities: $433,000
Water Utilities: $31,000
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $19,986,000
Highways: $18,750,000
Other: $6,798,000
Other: $5,343,000
General Local Government Support: $4,485,000
General Local Government Support: $4,421,000
Public Welfare: $4,160,000
Public Welfare: $3,935,000
Health and Hospitals: $1,712,000
Health and Hospitals: $1,195,000
- Tax - Property: $49,248,000
Property: $45,919,000
Other License: $724,000
Other License: $595,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $36,175,000
: $34,834,000
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $846,000
Berrien County government finances - Debt in 2017:
- Charges - Other: $13,021,000
Other: $12,294,000
Solid Waste Management: $789,000
Parks and Recreation: $687,000
Parks and Recreation: $683,000
Solid Waste Management: $228,000
- Current Operations - Health - Other: $65,216,000
Health - Other: $58,965,000
General - Other: $29,422,000
Regular Highways: $25,104,000
General - Other: $23,305,000
Regular Highways: $20,380,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $14,843,000
Police Protection: $14,758,000
Correctional Institutions: $12,240,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $11,887,000
Correctional Institutions: $10,292,000
Police Protection: $9,767,000
Public Welfare - Other: $9,137,000
Public Welfare - Other: $8,725,000
Natural Resources - Other: $5,017,000
Financial Administration: $4,731,000
Natural Resources - Other: $3,176,000
Central Staff Services: $2,835,000
General Public Buildings: $2,744,000
Financial Administration: $2,701,000
Central Staff Services: $2,341,000
Parks and Recreation: $2,164,000
Parks and Recreation: $2,046,000
General Public Buildings: $1,877,000
Corrections - Other: $1,590,000
Transit Utilities: $1,127,000
Transit Utilities: $1,032,000
Corrections - Other: $652,000
Solid Waste Management: $244,000
Solid Waste Management: $49,000
Housing and Community Development: $47,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Health and Hospitals: $2,797,000
Health and Hospitals: $2,686,000
Other: $2,118,000
Other: $2,061,000
Transit Utilities: $548,000
Transit Utilities: $521,000
Housing and Community Development: $471,000
Housing and Community Development: $250,000
Public Welfare: $61,000
Public Welfare: $51,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $1,213,000
Interest on Debt: $265,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Other: $4,803,000
Highways: $3,915,000
Other: $76,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $51,765,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $50,382,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $40,887,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $39,795,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $19,800,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $18,707,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $3,585,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,201,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $16,145,000
General Revenue - Other: $11,397,000
Interest Earnings: $1,682,000
Fines and Forfeits: $446,000
Sale of Property: $427,000
Fines and Forfeits: $367,000
Interest Earnings: $221,000
Donations From Private Sources: $149,000
Rents: $6,000
- Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $14,459,000
General - Other: $4,064,000
Regular Highways: $2,191,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $868,000
Parks and Recreation: $259,000
Health - Other: $220,000
Health - Other: $189,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $104,804,000
Cash and Securities: $95,163,000
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $1,107,000
Transit Utilities: $461,000
Transit Utilities: $433,000
Water Utilities: $31,000
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $19,986,000
Highways: $18,750,000
Other: $6,798,000
Other: $5,343,000
General Local Government Support: $4,485,000
General Local Government Support: $4,421,000
Public Welfare: $4,160,000
Public Welfare: $3,935,000
Health and Hospitals: $1,712,000
Health and Hospitals: $1,195,000
- Tax - Property: $49,248,000
Property: $45,919,000
Other License: $724,000
Other License: $595,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $36,175,000
: $34,834,000
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $846,000
Berrien County government finances - Cash and Securities in 2017:
- Charges - Other: $13,021,000
Other: $12,294,000
Solid Waste Management: $789,000
Parks and Recreation: $687,000
Parks and Recreation: $683,000
Solid Waste Management: $228,000
- Current Operations - Health - Other: $65,216,000
Health - Other: $58,965,000
General - Other: $29,422,000
Regular Highways: $25,104,000
General - Other: $23,305,000
Regular Highways: $20,380,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $14,843,000
Police Protection: $14,758,000
Correctional Institutions: $12,240,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $11,887,000
Correctional Institutions: $10,292,000
Police Protection: $9,767,000
Public Welfare - Other: $9,137,000
Public Welfare - Other: $8,725,000
Natural Resources - Other: $5,017,000
Financial Administration: $4,731,000
Natural Resources - Other: $3,176,000
Central Staff Services: $2,835,000
General Public Buildings: $2,744,000
Financial Administration: $2,701,000
Central Staff Services: $2,341,000
Parks and Recreation: $2,164,000
Parks and Recreation: $2,046,000
General Public Buildings: $1,877,000
Corrections - Other: $1,590,000
Transit Utilities: $1,127,000
Transit Utilities: $1,032,000
Corrections - Other: $652,000
Solid Waste Management: $244,000
Solid Waste Management: $49,000
Housing and Community Development: $47,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Health and Hospitals: $2,797,000
Health and Hospitals: $2,686,000
Other: $2,118,000
Other: $2,061,000
Transit Utilities: $548,000
Transit Utilities: $521,000
Housing and Community Development: $471,000
Housing and Community Development: $250,000
Public Welfare: $61,000
Public Welfare: $51,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $1,213,000
Interest on Debt: $265,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Other: $4,803,000
Highways: $3,915,000
Other: $76,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $51,765,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $50,382,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $40,887,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $39,795,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $19,800,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $18,707,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $3,585,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,201,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $16,145,000
General Revenue - Other: $11,397,000
Interest Earnings: $1,682,000
Fines and Forfeits: $446,000
Sale of Property: $427,000
Fines and Forfeits: $367,000
Interest Earnings: $221,000
Donations From Private Sources: $149,000
Rents: $6,000
- Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $14,459,000
General - Other: $4,064,000
Regular Highways: $2,191,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $868,000
Parks and Recreation: $259,000
Health - Other: $220,000
Health - Other: $189,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $104,804,000
Cash and Securities: $95,163,000
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $1,107,000
Transit Utilities: $461,000
Transit Utilities: $433,000
Water Utilities: $31,000
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $19,986,000
Highways: $18,750,000
Other: $6,798,000
Other: $5,343,000
General Local Government Support: $4,485,000
General Local Government Support: $4,421,000
Public Welfare: $4,160,000
Public Welfare: $3,935,000
Health and Hospitals: $1,712,000
Health and Hospitals: $1,195,000
- Tax - Property: $49,248,000
Property: $45,919,000
Other License: $724,000
Other License: $595,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $36,175,000
: $34,834,000
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $846,000
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:
- Total number of recipients: 4,734
- Number of aged recipients: 263
- Number of blind and disabled recipients: 4,471
- Number of recipients under 18: 993
- Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 3,095
- Number of recipients older than 64: 646
- Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 1,647
- Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 2,312
Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009 (Based on 48 full tracts) | ||||||||||||||
A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA Home Purchase Loans | B) Conventional Home Purchase Loans | C) Refinancings | D) Home Improvement Loans | E) Loans on Dwellings For 5+ Families | F) Non-occupant Loans on < 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D) | G) Loans On Manufactured Home Dwelling (A B C & D) | ||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | |
LOANS ORIGINATED | 504 | $108,976 | 707 | $180,294 | 3,436 | $174,729 | 546 | $57,511 | 5 | $384,600 | 785 | $246,964 | 64 | $81,313 |
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 22 | $126,273 | 56 | $208,982 | 312 | $163,872 | 40 | $22,275 | 0 | $0 | 61 | $233,525 | 10 | $77,900 |
APPLICATIONS DENIED | 79 | $105,797 | 129 | $148,767 | 1,040 | $172,722 | 283 | $31,975 | 0 | $0 | 205 | $230,063 | 34 | $89,265 |
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 56 | $105,982 | 113 | $172,150 | 563 | $162,831 | 125 | $49,872 | 1 | $39,000 | 99 | $227,556 | 14 | $88,857 |
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 9 | $127,667 | 12 | $258,833 | 199 | $148,236 | 17 | $46,588 | 0 | $0 | 29 | $223,310 | 4 | $102,750 |
Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009 (Based on 43 full tracts) | ||||||
A) Conventional Home Purchase Loans | B) Refinancings | C) Non-occupant Loans on < 5 Family Dwellings (A & B) | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | |
LOANS ORIGINATED | 120 | $155,258 | 73 | $184,411 | 10 | $204,500 |
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 33 | $211,061 | 40 | $172,825 | 3 | $91,667 |
APPLICATIONS DENIED | 31 | $150,839 | 30 | $161,567 | 4 | $143,250 |
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 8 | $122,375 | 9 | $172,000 | 2 | $122,000 |
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 4 | $104,500 | 2 | $133,000 | 1 | $131,000 |
Most common first names in Berrien County, MI among deceased individuals | ||
Name | Count | Lived (average) |
---|---|---|
John | 1,483 | 75.2 years |
William | 1,324 | 74.2 years |
Robert | 1,273 | 70.8 years |
Mary | 1,227 | 78.2 years |
James | 961 | 70.5 years |
Charles | 853 | 74.4 years |
George | 718 | 75.7 years |
Helen | 636 | 80.0 years |
Dorothy | 582 | 77.9 years |
Edward | 576 | 75.0 years |
Most common last names in Berrien County, MI among deceased individuals | ||
Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
---|---|---|
Smith | 679 | 75.0 years |
Johnson | 486 | 74.7 years |
Williams | 386 | 73.3 years |
Miller | 352 | 74.9 years |
Jones | 329 | 74.0 years |
Brown | 309 | 75.3 years |
Davis | 300 | 73.5 years |
Anderson | 194 | 74.8 years |
Martin | 191 | 76.2 years |
Taylor | 181 | 75.3 years |
Businesses in Berrien County, MI | ||||
Name | Count | Name | Count | |
---|---|---|---|---|
ALDI | 1 | Lane Furniture | 6 | |
AMF Bowling | 1 | Little Caesars Pizza | 3 | |
AT&T | 4 | Long John Silver's | 2 | |
Ace Hardware | 2 | Lowe's | 2 | |
Advance Auto Parts | 1 | Marriott | 2 | |
Applebee's | 1 | MasterBrand Cabinets | 12 | |
Arby's | 1 | McDonald's | 9 | |
AutoZone | 4 | Meijer | 1 | |
Baskin-Robbins | 1 | Motel 6 | 1 | |
Bath & Body Works | 1 | New Balance | 1 | |
Baymont Inn | 1 | Nike | 7 | |
Burger King | 8 | Office Depot | 1 | |
Carson Pirie Scott | 1 | Old Navy | 1 | |
Chevrolet | 3 | Panera Bread | 1 | |
Comfort Inn | 2 | Papa John's Pizza | 1 | |
Comfort Suites | 2 | Payless | 2 | |
Cracker Barrel | 1 | Penske | 1 | |
Curves | 2 | PetSmart | 1 | |
DHL | 3 | Pier 1 Imports | 1 | |
Dairy Queen | 8 | Pizza Hut | 9 | |
Days Inn | 1 | Popeyes | 3 | |
Deb | 1 | Qdoba Mexican Grill | 1 | |
Decora Cabinetry | 2 | Quiznos | 4 | |
Discount Tire | 1 | RadioShack | 3 | |
Domino's Pizza | 3 | Red Roof Inn | 1 | |
Dunkin Donuts | 1 | Rite Aid | 6 | |
FedEx | 19 | Ryder Rental & Truck Leasing | 1 | |
Finish Line | 1 | Sprint Nextel | 2 | |
Ford | 1 | Staples | 1 | |
GNC | 4 | Starbucks | 3 | |
GameStop | 1 | Steak 'n Shake | 1 | |
Goodwill | 1 | Subway | 12 | |
H&R Block | 7 | Super 8 | 2 | |
Hardee's | 1 | T-Mobile | 4 | |
Hilton | 1 | T.J.Maxx | 1 | |
Holiday Inn | 6 | Taco Bell | 5 | |
Home Depot | 1 | Target | 1 | |
Honda | 1 | Toyota | 1 | |
Howard Johnson | 1 | True Value | 2 | |
Hyundai | 1 | U-Haul | 7 | |
IHOP | 1 | UPS | 35 | |
JCPenney | 1 | Verizon Wireless | 1 | |
Jones New York | 3 | Walgreens | 5 | |
KFC | 3 | Walmart | 2 | |
Knights Inn | 1 | Wendy's | 5 | |
Kohl's | 1 | YMCA | 2 | |
La-Z-Boy | 1 |