Battle Creek

Population: 52,392
Median household income: $51,699
Median home value: $127,600

Battle Creek is a community in Calhoun County, Michigan, home to 52,392 residents. At $51,699, its median household income sits below Calhoun County's $60,385.

Between 2019 and 2023, Battle Creek's population grew 2.1% from 51,316 to 52,392, while its median home value rose 47.5% from $86,500 to $127,600.

Owners occupy 65.1% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 37.6 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 52,392
Median age: 37.6 yrs
Median household income: $51,699
Median home value: $127,600
Median gross rent: $934
Housing units: 23,717
Homeownership rate: 65.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 22.1%
Unemployment rate: 7.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

51,31652,392

Median household income

$42,298$51,699

Median home value

$86,500$127,600

Median gross rent

$754$934

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	51,316	$42,298	$86,500	$754
2020	51,084	$42,285	$91,700	$770
2021	52,434	$45,288	$97,600	$818
2022	52,469	$49,684	$115,600	$879
2023	52,392	$51,699	$127,600	$934

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

Age distribution

Under 56.3%

5 to 1718.8%

18 to 248.4%

25 to 3413.1%

35 to 4414.0%

45 to 5411.5%

55 to 6412.1%

65 to 749.8%

75 and over6.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	3,277	6.3%
5 to 17	9,829	18.8%
18 to 24	4,388	8.4%
25 to 34	6,850	13.1%
35 to 44	7,314	14.0%
45 to 54	6,020	11.5%
55 to 64	6,363	12.1%
65 to 74	5,130	9.8%
75 and over	3,221	6.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	32,908	62.8%
Black or African American	8,147	15.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	87	0.2%
Asian	2,485	4.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	17	0.0%
Some other race	449	0.9%
Two or more races	3,880	7.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	4,419	8.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma10.0%

High school graduate34.9%

Some college or associate's33.1%

Bachelor's degree14.7%

Graduate or professional degree7.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	3,476	10.0%
High school graduate	12,170	34.9%
Some college or associate's	11,544	33.1%
Bachelor's degree	5,114	14.7%
Graduate or professional degree	2,594	7.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 19 min

Drove alone77.0%

Carpooled10.9%

Public transit1.2%

Walked2.3%

Bicycle0.5%

Worked from home7.2%

Other means0.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	17,646	77.0%
Carpooled	2,498	10.9%
Public transit	265	1.2%
Walked	524	2.3%
Bicycle	124	0.5%
Worked from home	1,655	7.2%
Other means	210	0.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	9,507	44.7%
15 to 29 min	7,705	36.2%
30 to 44 min	2,214	10.4%
45 to 59 min	831	3.9%
60+ min	1,010	4.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.42
Poverty rate: 18.0% (9,292 of 51,495)

	Count	Share
Family households	11,978	56.4%
Nonfamily households	9,255	43.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1956

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	21,233	89.5%
Vacant	2,484	10.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	13,827	65.1%
Renter-occupied	7,406	34.9%

1-unit, detached68.0%

1-unit, attached1.1%

2 to 4 units7.3%

5 to 19 units8.7%

20 or more units12.7%

Mobile home & other2.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	16,118	68.0%
1-unit, attached	263	1.1%
2 to 4 units	1,731	7.3%
5 to 19 units	2,075	8.7%
20 or more units	3,001	12.7%
Mobile home & other	529	2.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2605920
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 43 sq mi
Water area: 1.12 sq mi
Center point: 42.2992, -85.2293