Berrien Springs vs Three Oaks

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

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

Berrien Springs has the higher population (2,043 vs 1,322 in Three Oaks). Berrien Springs has the higher median household income ($64,545 vs $60,500 in Three Oaks). Three Oaks has the higher median home value ($185,100 vs $148,800 in Berrien Springs).

Population, income & housing

	Berrien Springs	Three Oaks
Population	2,043	1,322
Median age	35.5 yrs	39.6 yrs
Median household income	$64,545	$60,500
Median home value	$148,800	$185,100
Median gross rent	$935	$1,022
Housing units	902	688
Homeownership rate	57.6%	66.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	50.0%	19.9%
Unemployment rate	7.8%	5.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Berrien Springs	Three Oaks
Population	1,608 → 2,043 (+27.1%)	1,354 → 1,322 (-2.4%)
Median household income	$41,307 → $64,545 (+56.3%)	$50,903 → $60,500 (+18.9%)
Median home value	$115,600 → $148,800 (+28.7%)	$123,900 → $185,100 (+49.4%)
Median gross rent	$755 → $935 (+23.8%)	$840 → $1,022 (+21.7%)

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

Three Oaks

Population

1,3541,322

Median household income

$50,903$60,500

Median home value

$123,900$185,100

Median gross rent

$840$1,022

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Berrien Springs	Three Oaks
Under 5	5.1%	4.6%
5 to 17	15.4%	23.0%
18 to 24	14.5%	5.9%
25 to 34	14.0%	12.0%
35 to 44	14.2%	11.6%
45 to 54	12.4%	12.8%
55 to 64	9.6%	16.6%
65 to 74	6.9%	9.9%
75 and over	7.8%	3.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Berrien Springs	Three Oaks
White (non-Hispanic)	53.8%	67.2%
Black or African American	19.2%	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	11.1%	1.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	6.1%	3.3%
Hispanic or Latino	9.7%	27.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Berrien Springs	Three Oaks
No high school diploma	4.4%	9.4%
High school graduate	20.9%	34.0%
Some college or associate's	24.8%	36.6%
Bachelor's degree	24.9%	12.5%
Graduate or professional degree	25.1%	7.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Berrien Springs	Three Oaks
Drove alone	69.7%	61.7%
Carpooled	13.9%	16.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.3%
Walked	2.4%	8.4%
Bicycle	1.7%	0.0%
Worked from home	12.3%	10.2%
Other means	0.0%	3.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Berrien Springs	Three Oaks
1-unit, detached	65.7%	75.3%
1-unit, attached	1.8%	1.5%
2 to 4 units	19.7%	8.9%
5 to 19 units	11.8%	6.5%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	1.0%	7.8%

Poverty & households

	Berrien Springs	Three Oaks
Poverty rate	14.3%	9.6%
Average household size	2.45	2.62
Mean commute (minutes)	22	22
Median year structure built	1951	1955