Berrien County, Michigan

24 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 153,411
Median household income: $63,152
Median home value: $211,400

Berrien County is a county in Michigan with a population of 153,411. 24 cities and places have their primary county here. The median household income of $63,152 is below the Michigan median ($71,149).

From 2019 to 2023, Berrien County's population held roughly steady from 154,133 to 153,411, while its median household income rose 24.3% from $50,795 to $63,152.

White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 73.2% of the population. 77.4% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 153,411
Median age: 42.6 yrs
Median household income: $63,152
Median home value: $211,400
Median gross rent: $923
Housing units: 77,127
Homeownership rate: 72.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 30.2%
Unemployment rate: 6.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

154,133153,411

Median household income

$50,795$63,152

Median home value

$150,700$211,400

Median gross rent

$743$923

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	154,133	$50,795	$150,700	$743
2020	153,797	$52,500	$157,500	$757
2021	154,263	$55,893	$165,000	$806
2022	153,938	$60,379	$193,600	$885
2023	153,411	$63,152	$211,400	$923

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 55.4%

5 to 1716.2%

18 to 248.1%

25 to 3411.3%

35 to 4411.8%

45 to 5411.9%

55 to 6414.4%

65 to 7412.3%

75 and over8.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	8,289	5.4%
5 to 17	24,830	16.2%
18 to 24	12,352	8.1%
25 to 34	17,409	11.3%
35 to 44	18,160	11.8%
45 to 54	18,323	11.9%
55 to 64	22,098	14.4%
65 to 74	18,943	12.3%
75 and over	13,007	8.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	112,283	73.2%
Black or African American	20,559	13.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	355	0.2%
Asian	2,629	1.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	47	0.0%
Some other race	943	0.6%
Two or more races	7,199	4.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	9,396	6.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma7.7%

High school graduate27.9%

Some college or associate's34.2%

Bachelor's degree18.0%

Graduate or professional degree12.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	8,287	7.7%
High school graduate	30,132	27.9%
Some college or associate's	36,870	34.2%
Bachelor's degree	19,480	18.0%
Graduate or professional degree	13,171	12.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 21 min

Drove alone77.4%

Carpooled8.2%

Public transit0.3%

Walked2.7%

Bicycle0.2%

Worked from home10.2%

Other means1.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	53,056	77.4%
Carpooled	5,609	8.2%
Public transit	188	0.3%
Walked	1,876	2.7%
Bicycle	165	0.2%
Worked from home	7,014	10.2%
Other means	659	1.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	24,359	39.6%
15 to 29 min	23,503	38.2%
30 to 44 min	8,510	13.8%
45 to 59 min	2,223	3.6%
60+ min	2,958	4.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.36
Poverty rate: 15.2% (22,818 of 150,605)

	Count	Share
Family households	40,611	63.8%
Nonfamily households	23,040	36.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1966

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	63,651	82.5%
Vacant	13,476	17.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	46,311	72.8%
Renter-occupied	17,340	27.2%

1-unit, detached77.2%

1-unit, attached2.5%

2 to 4 units6.8%

5 to 19 units5.2%

20 or more units4.2%

Mobile home & other4.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	59,555	77.2%
1-unit, attached	1,924	2.5%
2 to 4 units	5,248	6.8%
5 to 19 units	3,986	5.2%
20 or more units	3,270	4.2%
Mobile home & other	3,144	4.1%

Geography

County GEOID: 26021
State: Michigan
Land area: 568 sq mi
Water area: 1,014 sq mi
Center point: 41.7914, -86.7425