Benton Heights vs Berrien Springs

A side-by-side comparison of Benton Heights and Berrien Springs: population, income, housing, and more.

Benton Heights and Berrien Springs are places in Michigan. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Benton Heights has the higher population (3,572 vs 2,043 in Berrien Springs). Berrien Springs has the higher median household income ($64,545 vs $33,871 in Benton Heights). Berrien Springs has the higher median home value ($148,800 vs $87,500 in Benton Heights).

Population, income & housing

	Benton Heights	Berrien Springs
Population	3,572	2,043
Median age	30.6 yrs	35.5 yrs
Median household income	$33,871	$64,545
Median home value	$87,500	$148,800
Median gross rent	$546	$935
Housing units	1,628	902
Homeownership rate	47.4%	57.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.4%	50.0%
Unemployment rate	5.6%	7.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Benton Heights	Berrien Springs
Population	4,121 → 3,572 (-13.3%)	1,608 → 2,043 (+27.1%)
Median household income	$29,907 → $33,871 (+13.3%)	$41,307 → $64,545 (+56.3%)
Median home value	$53,800 → $87,500 (+62.6%)	$115,600 → $148,800 (+28.7%)
Median gross rent	$659 → $546 (-17.1%)	$755 → $935 (+23.8%)

Benton Heights

Population

4,1213,572

Median household income

$29,907$33,871

Median home value

$53,800$87,500

Median gross rent

$659$546

Berrien Springs

Population

1,6082,043

Median household income

$41,307$64,545

Median home value

$115,600$148,800

Median gross rent

$755$935

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Benton Heights	Berrien Springs
Under 5	6.4%	5.1%
5 to 17	28.2%	15.4%
18 to 24	4.3%	14.5%
25 to 34	20.0%	14.0%
35 to 44	11.3%	14.2%
45 to 54	8.2%	12.4%
55 to 64	11.1%	9.6%
65 to 74	5.0%	6.9%
75 and over	5.5%	7.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Benton Heights	Berrien Springs
White (non-Hispanic)	18.6%	53.8%
Black or African American	51.3%	19.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.9%	0.0%
Asian	0.6%	11.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	1.2%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.3%	6.1%
Hispanic or Latino	24.2%	9.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Benton Heights	Berrien Springs
No high school diploma	22.7%	4.4%
High school graduate	36.2%	20.9%
Some college or associate's	29.8%	24.8%
Bachelor's degree	6.6%	24.9%
Graduate or professional degree	4.7%	25.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Benton Heights	Berrien Springs
Drove alone	83.3%	69.7%
Carpooled	10.6%	13.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.6%	2.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	1.7%
Worked from home	4.9%	12.3%
Other means	0.5%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Benton Heights	Berrien Springs
1-unit, detached	62.7%	65.7%
1-unit, attached	6.4%	1.8%
2 to 4 units	23.0%	19.7%
5 to 19 units	5.7%	11.8%
20 or more units	0.4%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	1.8%	1.0%

Poverty & households

	Benton Heights	Berrien Springs
Poverty rate	41.3%	14.3%
Average household size	2.42	2.45
Mean commute (minutes)	15	22
Median year structure built	1955	1951