Benton Heights

Population: 3,572
Median household income: $33,871
Median home value: $87,500

Benton Heights is a community in Berrien County, Michigan, home to 3,572 residents. At $33,871, its median household income sits below Berrien County's $63,152.

Between 2019 and 2023, Benton Heights's population declined 13.3% from 4,121 to 3,572, while its median home value rose 62.6% from $53,800 to $87,500.

The median resident is 30.6 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 28.2% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 3,572
Median age: 30.6 yrs
Median household income: $33,871
Median home value: $87,500
Median gross rent: $546
Housing units: 1,628
Homeownership rate: 47.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.4%
Unemployment rate: 5.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

4,1213,572

Median household income

$29,907$33,871

Median home value

$53,800$87,500

Median gross rent

$659$546

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	4,121	$29,907	$53,800	$659
2020	4,151	$30,338	$66,900	$465
2021	3,917	$23,393	$73,000	$400
2022	3,763	$32,821	$90,300	$506
2023	3,572	$33,871	$87,500	$546

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

Age distribution

Under 56.4%

5 to 1728.2%

18 to 244.3%

25 to 3420.0%

35 to 4411.3%

45 to 548.2%

55 to 6411.1%

65 to 745.0%

75 and over5.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	228	6.4%
5 to 17	1,006	28.2%
18 to 24	155	4.3%
25 to 34	716	20.0%
35 to 44	403	11.3%
45 to 54	292	8.2%
55 to 64	398	11.1%
65 to 74	179	5.0%
75 and over	195	5.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	663	18.6%
Black or African American	1,832	51.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	32	0.9%
Asian	20	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	44	1.2%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	118	3.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	863	24.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma22.7%

High school graduate36.2%

Some college or associate's29.8%

Bachelor's degree6.6%

Graduate or professional degree4.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	495	22.7%
High school graduate	790	36.2%
Some college or associate's	650	29.8%
Bachelor's degree	145	6.6%
Graduate or professional degree	103	4.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 15 min

Drove alone83.3%

Carpooled10.6%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.6%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home4.9%

Other means0.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,085	83.3%
Carpooled	138	10.6%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	8	0.6%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	64	4.9%
Other means	7	0.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	541	43.7%
15 to 29 min	629	50.8%
30 to 44 min	33	2.7%
45 to 59 min	3	0.2%
60+ min	32	2.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.42
Poverty rate: 41.3% (1,462 of 3,537)

	Count	Share
Family households	766	52.8%
Nonfamily households	684	47.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1955

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,450	89.1%
Vacant	178	10.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	687	47.4%
Renter-occupied	763	52.6%

1-unit, detached62.7%

1-unit, attached6.4%

2 to 4 units23.0%

5 to 19 units5.7%

20 or more units0.4%

Mobile home & other1.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,020	62.7%
1-unit, attached	105	6.4%
2 to 4 units	375	23.0%
5 to 19 units	92	5.7%
20 or more units	7	0.4%
Mobile home & other	29	1.8%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2607540
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 3.86 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 42.1222, -86.4151