Berrien Springs vs Bridgman

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

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

Bridgman has the higher population (2,383 vs 2,043 in Berrien Springs). Bridgman has the higher median household income ($71,435 vs $64,545 in Berrien Springs). Bridgman has the higher median home value ($228,800 vs $148,800 in Berrien Springs).

Population, income & housing

	Berrien Springs	Bridgman
Population	2,043	2,383
Median age	35.5 yrs	42.1 yrs
Median household income	$64,545	$71,435
Median home value	$148,800	$228,800
Median gross rent	$935	$951
Housing units	902	1,225
Homeownership rate	57.6%	72.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	50.0%	30.7%
Unemployment rate	7.8%	2.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Berrien Springs	Bridgman
Population	1,608 → 2,043 (+27.1%)	2,559 → 2,383 (-6.9%)
Median household income	$41,307 → $64,545 (+56.3%)	$64,338 → $71,435 (+11.0%)
Median home value	$115,600 → $148,800 (+28.7%)	$162,400 → $228,800 (+40.9%)
Median gross rent	$755 → $935 (+23.8%)	$733 → $951 (+29.7%)

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

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)

	Berrien Springs	Bridgman
Under 5	5.1%	5.8%
5 to 17	15.4%	18.7%
18 to 24	14.5%	4.7%
25 to 34	14.0%	10.7%
35 to 44	14.2%	15.4%
45 to 54	12.4%	7.4%
55 to 64	9.6%	11.7%
65 to 74	6.9%	18.2%
75 and over	7.8%	7.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Berrien Springs	Bridgman
White (non-Hispanic)	53.8%	86.5%
Black or African American	19.2%	2.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	11.1%	1.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	6.1%	1.8%
Hispanic or Latino	9.7%	8.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Berrien Springs	Bridgman
No high school diploma	4.4%	2.8%
High school graduate	20.9%	28.4%
Some college or associate's	24.8%	38.1%
Bachelor's degree	24.9%	19.2%
Graduate or professional degree	25.1%	11.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Berrien Springs	Bridgman
Drove alone	69.7%	74.9%
Carpooled	13.9%	13.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.5%
Walked	2.4%	2.5%
Bicycle	1.7%	2.2%
Worked from home	12.3%	4.9%
Other means	0.0%	1.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Berrien Springs	Bridgman
1-unit, detached	65.7%	77.6%
1-unit, attached	1.8%	2.5%
2 to 4 units	19.7%	13.3%
5 to 19 units	11.8%	3.1%
20 or more units	0.0%	3.1%
Mobile home & other	1.0%	0.3%

Poverty & households

	Berrien Springs	Bridgman
Poverty rate	14.3%	11.7%
Average household size	2.45	2.51
Mean commute (minutes)	22	17
Median year structure built	1951	1965