Berrien Springs vs Watervliet

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

Berrien Springs and Watervliet 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 1,879 in Watervliet). Berrien Springs has the higher median household income ($64,545 vs $57,477 in Watervliet). Berrien Springs has the higher median home value ($148,800 vs $130,000 in Watervliet).

Population, income & housing

	Berrien Springs	Watervliet
Population	2,043	1,879
Median age	35.5 yrs	29.9 yrs
Median household income	$64,545	$57,477
Median home value	$148,800	$130,000
Median gross rent	$935	$838
Housing units	902	707
Homeownership rate	57.6%	66.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	50.0%	10.4%
Unemployment rate	7.8%	5.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Berrien Springs	Watervliet
Population	1,608 → 2,043 (+27.1%)	1,544 → 1,879 (+21.7%)
Median household income	$41,307 → $64,545 (+56.3%)	$37,614 → $57,477 (+52.8%)
Median home value	$115,600 → $148,800 (+28.7%)	$99,400 → $130,000 (+30.8%)
Median gross rent	$755 → $935 (+23.8%)	$702 → $838 (+19.4%)

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

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)

	Berrien Springs	Watervliet
Under 5	5.1%	12.0%
5 to 17	15.4%	19.2%
18 to 24	14.5%	8.1%
25 to 34	14.0%	15.2%
35 to 44	14.2%	13.6%
45 to 54	12.4%	9.8%
55 to 64	9.6%	11.5%
65 to 74	6.9%	5.4%
75 and over	7.8%	5.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Berrien Springs	Watervliet
White (non-Hispanic)	53.8%	72.2%
Black or African American	19.2%	0.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	2.3%
Asian	11.1%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	6.1%	4.0%
Hispanic or Latino	9.7%	21.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Berrien Springs	Watervliet
No high school diploma	4.4%	16.2%
High school graduate	20.9%	28.7%
Some college or associate's	24.8%	44.6%
Bachelor's degree	24.9%	7.4%
Graduate or professional degree	25.1%	3.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Berrien Springs	Watervliet
Drove alone	69.7%	82.1%
Carpooled	13.9%	15.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.4%	1.0%
Bicycle	1.7%	0.0%
Worked from home	12.3%	1.9%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Berrien Springs	Watervliet
1-unit, detached	65.7%	73.1%
1-unit, attached	1.8%	7.8%
2 to 4 units	19.7%	8.8%
5 to 19 units	11.8%	0.3%
20 or more units	0.0%	8.5%
Mobile home & other	1.0%	1.6%

Poverty & households

	Berrien Springs	Watervliet
Poverty rate	14.3%	18.2%
Average household size	2.45	2.80
Mean commute (minutes)	22	20
Median year structure built	1951	1958