Berrien County Demographics

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Berrien County	2005 American Community Survey*	2005 ACS%	2000 Census	2000 Census %	July 1, 2005 Population Estimates	Pop Est. %
Total population	158,224		162,453		162,611
Male	77,443	48.9	78,738	48.5	78,925	48.5
Female	80,781	51.1	83,715	51.5	83,686	51.5
Median age (years)	39.2	(X)	37.4	(X)	(X)	(X)
Under 5 years	10,694	6.8	10,583	6.5	10,832	6.7
18 years and over	117,914	74.5	120,151	74	(X)	(X)
65 years and over	22,729	14.4	23,449	14.4	24,005	14.8
One Race	154,862	97.9	159,796	98.4	160,413	98.6
White	128,014	80.9	129,459	79.7	132,443	81.4
Black or African American	23,071	14.6	25,879	15.9	24,912	15.3
American Indian and Alaska Native	561	0.4	691	0.4	687	0.4
Asian	2,069	1.3	1,849	1.1	2,238	1.4
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	0	0	73	0	133	0.1
Some other race	1,147	0.7	1,845	1.1	(X)	(X)
Two or more races	3,362	2.1	2,657	1.6	2,198	1.4
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)	4,995	3.2	4,888	3	12,138	7.5
Household population	158,224	100	158,086	97.3	(X)	(X)
Group quarters population	(X)	(X)	4,367	2.7	(X)	(X)
Average household size	2.46	(X)	2.49	(X)	(X)	(X)
Average family size	2.98	(X)	3.01	(X)	(X)	(X)
Total housing units	76,004		73,445
Occupied housing units	64,423	84.8	63,569	86.6	(X)	(X)
Owner-occupied housing units	46,284	71.8	45,938	72.3	(X)	(X)
Renter-occupied housing units	18,139	28.2	17,631	27.7	(X)	(X)
Vacant housing units	11,581	15.2	9,876	13.4	(X)	(X)
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Berrien County	2005 American Community Survey*	2005 ACS%	2000 Census	2000 Census %	July 1, 2005 Population Estimates	Pop Est. %
Social Characteristics	Estimate	Percent	Number	Percent
Population 25 years and over	104,010		106,690		(X)	(X)
High school graduate or higher	(X)	86.4	87,406	81.9	(X)	(X)
Bachelor's degree or higher	(X)	23.3	20,930	19.6	(X)	(X)
Civilian veterans	14,225	12.1	16,345	13.6	(X)	(X)
Disability status	21,622	14.7	30,301	20.2	(X)	(X)
Foreign born	6,770	4.3	7,891	4.9	(X)	(X)
Male, Now married, except separated	32,036	53.9	35,119	58.2	(X)	(X)
Female, Now married, except separated	34,008	51.6	34,650	51.5	(X)	(X)
Speak language other than English at home	(X)	(X)	10,812	7.1	(X)	(X)
Economic Characteristics	Estimate	Percent	Number	Percent
In labor force	78,342	64	81,078	64.8	(X)	(X)
Mean travel time to work in minutes	19	(X)	20	(X)	(X)	(X)
Median household income	39,419	(X)	38,567	(X)	(X)	(X)
Median family income	48,447	(X)	46,548	(X)	(X)	(X)
Per capita income	22,171	(X)	19,952	(X)	(X)	(X)
Families below poverty level	(X)	15.7	4,040	9.3	(X)	(X)
Individuals below poverty level	(X)	18.9	20,202	12.7	(X)	(X)
Housing Characteristics	Estimate	Percent	Number	Percent
Owner-occupied homes	46,284		37,045		(X)	(X)
Median value (dollars)	127,400	(X)	94,700	(X)	(X)	(X)
Median of selected monthly owner costs	(X)	(X)	(X)	(X)	(X)	(X)
With a mortgage (dollars)	1,032	(X)	846	(X)	(X)	(X)
Not mortgaged (dollars)	327	(X)	249	(X)	(X)	(X)
(X) Not applicable.
*The 2005 American Community Survey is limited to the household population and excludes the population living in institutions, college dormitories, and other group quarters. However, data is updated yearly instead of every decade as with the Census. Population Estimates are done on a yearly basis using the 2000 Census as the base population.

Last updated July 10, 2007.

For more information, please contact
the Epidemiologist at 269-927-5639.

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