2024 population: 133,785 ( 525 from 2020)
Land area: 706.3 square miles
Population density: 189.4 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:	100,839	75.37%	2.3%
Black:	14,563	10.89%	0.8%
Indian:	743	0.56%	4.5%
Asian:	4,007	3.00%	4.4%
2+ races:	5,157	3.85%	11.9%
Hispanic:	8,476	6.34%	13.8%

Total non-White:	32,946	24.63%	5.9%

2020-2024 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	6,266	11.7
Deaths:	7,710	14.4
Net Migration:	-37	-0.1
Net Immigration:	933	1.7

Change in White population:	-2,352	-1.8
Change in Non-White pop.:	1,827	1.4

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2020
134,310
103,191	76.83%
14,449	10.76%
778	0.58%
3,837	2.86%
4,608	3.43%
7,447	5.54%
31,119	23.17%

2010
136,146
108,664	79.81%
14,630	10.75%
714	0.52%
2,199	1.62%
3,620	2.66%
6,177	4.54%
27,482	20.19%

2000
137,985
113,723	82.42%
14,912	10.81%
787	0.57%
1,543	1.12%
2,511	1.82%
4,351	3.15%
24,262	17.58%

1990
135,982
117,687	86.55%
14,037	10.32%
688	0.51%
1,118	0.82%
n/a
2,452	1.80%
18,295	13.45%

1980
141,557
124,461	87.92%
13,310	9.40%
600	0.42%
559	0.39%
n/a
2,582	1.82%
17,096	12.08%

1970
141,963
127,892	90.09%
11,816	8.32%
203	0.14%
153	0.11%
n/a
1,651	1.16%
14,071	9.91%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2010's
15,001	11.0
13,718	10.1
-5,793	-4.3
2,544	1.9

-5,473	-4.0
3,637	2.7

Number	Rate
2000's
17,334	12.6
13,195	9.6
-7,509	-5.4
1,815	1.3

-5,059	-3.7
3,220	2.3

Number	Rate
1990's
19,398	14.3
13,988	10.3
107	0.1
417	0.3

-3,964	-2.9
5,967	4.4

Number	Rate
1980's
20,460	14.5
12,992	9.2
-12,315	-8.7
n/a

-6,774	-4.8
1,199	0.8

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
-12,286	-8.7
n/a

-3,431	-2.4
3,025	2.1

Age, Family & Household Data for Battle Creek, MI Metro Area

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2024
Number	Percent
40.2
30,588	22.9%
103,197	77.1%
24,927	18.6%

53,333
2.44

32,519	61.0%
22,748	70.0%
3,767	11.6%
20,814	39.0%

2010
Number	Percent
39.2
33,009	24.2%
103,137	75.8%
20,109	14.8%

54,016
2.44

35,220	65.2%
24,469	69.5%
4,829	13.7%
18,796	34.8%

2000
Number	Percent
36.5
35,773	25.9%
102,212	74.1%
18,990	13.8%

54,161
2.47

36,470	67.3%
27,474	75.3%
4,356	11.9%
17,691	32.7%

1990
Number	Percent
49.6
52,197	38.4%
83,785	61.6%
25,565	18.8%

73,935
1.77

54,020	73.1%
43,113	79.8%
5,649	10.5%
19,915	26.9%

1980
Number	Percent
36.1
47,874	33.8%
93,683	66.2%
18,241	12.9%

59,686
2.70

44,826	75.1%
37,201	83.0%
4,274	9.5%
14,860	24.9%

2024 Housing Data for Battle Creek, MI Metro Area

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	2,063	3.9%
$10,000 to $14,999	2,695	5.1%
$15,000 to $19,999	1,947	3.7%
$20,000 to $24,999	2,320	4.4%
$25,000 to $29,999	2,330	4.4%
$30,000 to $34,999	2,584	4.8%
$35,000 to $39,999	2,542	4.8%
$40,000 to $44,999	2,382	4.5%
$45,000 to $49,999	2,349	4.4%
$50,000 to $59,999	3,913	7.3%
$60,000 to $74,999	5,957	11.2%
$75,000 to $99,999	7,525	14.1%
$100,000 to $124,999	4,549	8.5%
$125,000 to $149,999	3,422	6.4%
$150,000 to $199,999	3,611	6.8%
$200,000 or more	3,144	5.9%

Median Household Income	63,177
Per Capita Income	34,349

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to U.S.	84

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	2,631	4.9%
Public Assistance	1,055	2.0%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	7,533	14.1%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	52,447	68.0%
Unemployed	3,727	4.8%
In Armed Forces	221	0.3%

Total Labor Force	56,395	73.1%
Not in Labor Force	20,730	26.9%

Real Unemployment Rate		31.7%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	22,662	18,499	55.1%
Non-Profit	1,912	4,288	30.8%
Self-Employed	2,352	1,470	61.5%

Local Government	1,986	3,256	37.9%
State Government	461	715	39.2%
Federal Government	970	852	53.2%

Total Private + Self	25,014	19,969	55.6%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	5,329	9,111	36.9%
Total	30,343	29,080	51.1%

Pct. Govt.	13.9%
Pct. Private + Self	75.7%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	8,390	14.1%
Sales and Office Occupations	10,831	18.2%
Professional, Technical	11,502	19.3%
Service Occupations	10,601	17.8%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	229	0.4%
All others	18,138	30.5%

White Collar		51.7%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	12,755	21.5%
Health care and social assistance	8,926	15.0%
Retail trade	7,022	11.8%
Educational services	4,960	8.3%
Accommodation and food services	3,988	6.7%
Construction	2,986	5.0%
Other services	2,842	4.8%
Public administration	2,794	4.7%
Transportation and warehousing	2,581	4.3%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	2,493	4.2%
Professional, scientific, technical	1,840	3.1%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	1,517	2.6%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	1,253	2.1%
Finance and insurance	1,232	2.1%
Wholesale trade	622	1.0%
Real estate and rental and leasing	582	1.0%
Information	541	0.9%
Utilities	424	0.7%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	69	0.1%
Management	35	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	5,915	4.42%
Puerto Rican	641	0.48%
Cuban	243	0.18%
Dominican	155	0.12%

Total Central American	179	0.13%
Costa Rican	62	0.05%
Guatemalan	52	0.04%
Honduran	21	0.02%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	1	0.00%
Salvadoran	43	0.03%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	282	0.21%
Argentinean	4	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	20	0.01%
Colombian	198	0.15%
Ecuadorian	12	0.01%
Paraguayan	35	0.03%
Peruvian	2	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	11	0.01%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	499	0.37%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Burmese	1,749	1.31%
Indian	560	0.42%
Filipino	285	0.21%
Bangladeshi	242	0.18%
Korean	185	0.14%
Chinese	157	0.12%
Japanese	150	0.11%
Malaysian	35	0.03%
Indonesian	35	0.03%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	117,486	93.1%
Spanish	3,904	3.1%
Other Asian	2,098	1.7%
Other Indo-European	901	0.7%
German, other Germanic	683	0.5%
Arabic	204	0.2%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	185	0.1%
Other	140	0.1%
Chinese	139	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	22,171	16.6%
English	16,255	12.2%
Irish	12,694	9.5%
American	5,474	4.1%
Polish	4,203	3.1%
Dutch	3,866	2.9%
French	2,859	2.1%
Scottish	2,763	2.1%
Italian	2,436	1.8%
Swedish	1,197	0.9%
European	1,146	0.9%
French Canadian	902	0.7%
Scotch-Irish	750	0.6%
Norwegian	596	0.4%
Welsh	516	0.4%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	130,773	97.8%
Not a citizen	3,005	2.2%

Native	128,276	95.9%
Foreign-born	5,502	4.1%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
2,131	2.3%	5,785	6.3%	32,497	35.4%	30,444	33.1%	13,769	15.0%	7,288	7.9%
Average years of education: 13.2

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	2,131	2.3%
9-12 Years	5,785	6.3%
H.S. Grad or GED	32,497	35.4%
Some College	30,444	33.1%
Bach. Degree	13,769	15.0%
Grad Degree	7,288	7.9%
Average years of education: 13.2

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	129,872	120,412	9,460	7.3%
1991	127,592	117,940	9,652	7.6%
1992	128,196	118,768	9,428	7.4%
1993	131,126	122,584	8,542	6.5%
1994	134,632	126,866	7,766	5.8%
1995	134,126	126,798	7,328	5.5%
1996	132,992	126,856	6,136	4.6%
1997	134,604	128,984	5,620	4.2%
1998	136,912	131,762	5,150	3.8%
1999	138,860	133,508	5,352	3.9%

2000	140,880	134,830	6,050	4.3%
2001	142,126	134,432	7,694	5.4%
2002	140,238	131,782	8,456	6.0%
2003	142,754	132,704	10,050	7.0%
2004	143,606	133,916	9,690	6.7%
2005	143,648	134,086	9,562	6.7%
2006	141,374	131,198	10,176	7.2%
2007	139,412	129,644	9,768	7.0%
2008	137,518	127,252	10,266	7.5%
2009	136,306	120,684	15,622	11.5%

2010	128,796	114,136	14,660	11.4%
2011	126,164	114,300	11,864	9.4%
2012	124,920	114,616	10,304	8.2%
2013	126,006	116,172	9,834	7.8%
2014	128,422	120,280	8,142	6.3%
2015	128,922	122,274	6,648	5.2%
2016	129,170	122,906	6,264	4.8%
2017	127,928	121,718	6,210	4.9%
2018	126,330	120,992	5,338	4.2%
2019	125,048	120,036	5,012	4.0%

2020	123,676	111,688	11,988	9.7%
2021	118,706	111,024	7,682	6.5%
2022	119,578	113,808	5,770	4.8%
2023	123,688	118,318	5,370	4.3%
2024	128,228	121,538	6,690	5.2%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	59,602
Median Value	$162,800

Occupied	53,333	89.5%
Vacant	6,269	10.5%

Owned	38,747	72.7%
Rented	14,586	27.3%
Median Rent	$968

Single-Family Units	44,629	74.9%
Detached	44,065	73.9%
Attached	564	0.9%
Buldings with 5+ Units	8,919	15.0%
Mobile Homes	3,376	5.7%

Battle Creek, MI Metro Area

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Battle Creek, MI Metro Area

2024 Housing Data for Battle Creek, MI Metro Area

2024 Income & Employment Data for Battle Creek, MI Metro Area

2024 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Battle Creek, MI Metro Area

2024 Educational Attainment Data for Battle Creek, MI Metro Area

Historical Labor Force Data for Battle Creek, MI Metro Area