Benton Heights vs Watervliet

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

Benton Heights and Watervliet 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 1,879 in Watervliet). Watervliet has the higher median household income ($57,477 vs $33,871 in Benton Heights). Watervliet has the higher median home value ($130,000 vs $87,500 in Benton Heights).

Population, income & housing

	Benton Heights	Watervliet
Population	3,572	1,879
Median age	30.6 yrs	29.9 yrs
Median household income	$33,871	$57,477
Median home value	$87,500	$130,000
Median gross rent	$546	$838
Housing units	1,628	707
Homeownership rate	47.4%	66.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.4%	10.4%
Unemployment rate	5.6%	5.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Benton Heights	Watervliet
Population	4,121 → 3,572 (-13.3%)	1,544 → 1,879 (+21.7%)
Median household income	$29,907 → $33,871 (+13.3%)	$37,614 → $57,477 (+52.8%)
Median home value	$53,800 → $87,500 (+62.6%)	$99,400 → $130,000 (+30.8%)
Median gross rent	$659 → $546 (-17.1%)	$702 → $838 (+19.4%)

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

Watervliet

Population

1,5441,879

Median household income

$37,614$57,477

Median home value

$99,400$130,000

Median gross rent

$702$838

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Benton Heights	Watervliet
Under 5	6.4%	12.0%
5 to 17	28.2%	19.2%
18 to 24	4.3%	8.1%
25 to 34	20.0%	15.2%
35 to 44	11.3%	13.6%
45 to 54	8.2%	9.8%
55 to 64	11.1%	11.5%
65 to 74	5.0%	5.4%
75 and over	5.5%	5.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Benton Heights	Watervliet
White (non-Hispanic)	18.6%	72.2%
Black or African American	51.3%	0.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.9%	2.3%
Asian	0.6%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	1.2%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.3%	4.0%
Hispanic or Latino	24.2%	21.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Benton Heights	Watervliet
No high school diploma	22.7%	16.2%
High school graduate	36.2%	28.7%
Some college or associate's	29.8%	44.6%
Bachelor's degree	6.6%	7.4%
Graduate or professional degree	4.7%	3.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Benton Heights	Watervliet
Drove alone	83.3%	82.1%
Carpooled	10.6%	15.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.6%	1.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.9%	1.9%
Other means	0.5%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Benton Heights	Watervliet
1-unit, detached	62.7%	73.1%
1-unit, attached	6.4%	7.8%
2 to 4 units	23.0%	8.8%
5 to 19 units	5.7%	0.3%
20 or more units	0.4%	8.5%
Mobile home & other	1.8%	1.6%

Poverty & households

	Benton Heights	Watervliet
Poverty rate	41.3%	18.2%
Average household size	2.42	2.80
Mean commute (minutes)	15	20
Median year structure built	1955	1958