Benton Heights vs Bridgman

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

Benton Heights and Bridgman 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 2,383 in Bridgman). Bridgman has the higher median household income ($71,435 vs $33,871 in Benton Heights). Bridgman has the higher median home value ($228,800 vs $87,500 in Benton Heights).

Population, income & housing

	Benton Heights	Bridgman
Population	3,572	2,383
Median age	30.6 yrs	42.1 yrs
Median household income	$33,871	$71,435
Median home value	$87,500	$228,800
Median gross rent	$546	$951
Housing units	1,628	1,225
Homeownership rate	47.4%	72.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.4%	30.7%
Unemployment rate	5.6%	2.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Benton Heights	Bridgman
Population	4,121 → 3,572 (-13.3%)	2,559 → 2,383 (-6.9%)
Median household income	$29,907 → $33,871 (+13.3%)	$64,338 → $71,435 (+11.0%)
Median home value	$53,800 → $87,500 (+62.6%)	$162,400 → $228,800 (+40.9%)
Median gross rent	$659 → $546 (-17.1%)	$733 → $951 (+29.7%)

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

Bridgman

Population

2,5592,383

Median household income

$64,338$71,435

Median home value

$162,400$228,800

Median gross rent

$733$951

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Benton Heights	Bridgman
Under 5	6.4%	5.8%
5 to 17	28.2%	18.7%
18 to 24	4.3%	4.7%
25 to 34	20.0%	10.7%
35 to 44	11.3%	15.4%
45 to 54	8.2%	7.4%
55 to 64	11.1%	11.7%
65 to 74	5.0%	18.2%
75 and over	5.5%	7.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Benton Heights	Bridgman
White (non-Hispanic)	18.6%	86.5%
Black or African American	51.3%	2.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.9%	0.0%
Asian	0.6%	1.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	1.2%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.3%	1.8%
Hispanic or Latino	24.2%	8.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Benton Heights	Bridgman
No high school diploma	22.7%	2.8%
High school graduate	36.2%	28.4%
Some college or associate's	29.8%	38.1%
Bachelor's degree	6.6%	19.2%
Graduate or professional degree	4.7%	11.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Benton Heights	Bridgman
Drove alone	83.3%	74.9%
Carpooled	10.6%	13.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.5%
Walked	0.6%	2.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	2.2%
Worked from home	4.9%	4.9%
Other means	0.5%	1.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Benton Heights	Bridgman
1-unit, detached	62.7%	77.6%
1-unit, attached	6.4%	2.5%
2 to 4 units	23.0%	13.3%
5 to 19 units	5.7%	3.1%
20 or more units	0.4%	3.1%
Mobile home & other	1.8%	0.3%

Poverty & households

	Benton Heights	Bridgman
Poverty rate	41.3%	11.7%
Average household size	2.42	2.51
Mean commute (minutes)	15	17
Median year structure built	1955	1965