Watervliet

Population: 1,879
Median household income: $57,477
Median home value: $130,000

Watervliet, a community in Berrien County, Michigan, has 1,879 residents. At $57,477, its median household income sits below Berrien County's $63,152.

From 2019 to 2023, Watervliet's population grew 21.7% from 1,544 to 1,879, while its median home value rose 30.8% from $99,400 to $130,000.

73.1% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1958.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,879
Median age: 29.9 yrs
Median household income: $57,477
Median home value: $130,000
Median gross rent: $838
Housing units: 707
Homeownership rate: 66.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.4%
Unemployment rate: 5.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,5441,879

Median household income

$37,614$57,477

Median home value

$99,400$130,000

Median gross rent

$702$838

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,544	$37,614	$99,400	$702
2020	2,082	$46,417	$90,300	$737
2021	1,901	$49,815	$95,200	$759
2022	1,883	$54,013	$108,200	$855
2023	1,879	$57,477	$130,000	$838

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

Age distribution

Under 512.0%

5 to 1719.2%

18 to 248.1%

25 to 3415.2%

35 to 4413.6%

45 to 549.8%

55 to 6411.5%

65 to 745.4%

75 and over5.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	226	12.0%
5 to 17	360	19.2%
18 to 24	153	8.1%
25 to 34	286	15.2%
35 to 44	256	13.6%
45 to 54	185	9.8%
55 to 64	216	11.5%
65 to 74	102	5.4%
75 and over	95	5.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,356	72.2%
Black or African American	7	0.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	44	2.3%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	75	4.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	397	21.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma16.2%

High school graduate28.7%

Some college or associate's44.6%

Bachelor's degree7.4%

Graduate or professional degree3.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	185	16.2%
High school graduate	327	28.7%
Some college or associate's	509	44.6%
Bachelor's degree	84	7.4%
Graduate or professional degree	35	3.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 20 min

Drove alone82.1%

Carpooled15.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home1.9%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	647	82.1%
Carpooled	118	15.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	8	1.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	15	1.9%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	333	43.1%
15 to 29 min	295	38.2%
30 to 44 min	98	12.7%
45 to 59 min	17	2.2%
60+ min	30	3.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.80
Poverty rate: 18.2% (339 of 1,859)

	Count	Share
Family households	408	60.8%
Nonfamily households	263	39.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1958

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	671	94.9%
Vacant	36	5.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	444	66.2%
Renter-occupied	227	33.8%

1-unit, detached73.1%

1-unit, attached7.8%

2 to 4 units8.8%

5 to 19 units0.3%

20 or more units8.5%

Mobile home & other1.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	517	73.1%
1-unit, attached	55	7.8%
2 to 4 units	62	8.8%
5 to 19 units	2	0.3%
20 or more units	60	8.5%
Mobile home & other	11	1.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2684500
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 1.18 sq mi
Water area: 0.03 sq mi
Center point: 42.1876, -86.2586