Dowagiac

Population: 5,677
Median household income: $38,433
Median home value: $110,300

Located in Cass County, Michigan, Dowagiac is a community with a population of 5,677. At $38,433, its median household income sits below Cass County's $68,011.

Between 2019 and 2023, Dowagiac's population declined 1.1% from 5,743 to 5,677, while its median home value rose 55.1% from $71,100 to $110,300.

64.3% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1952.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 5,677
Median age: 37.3 yrs
Median household income: $38,433
Median home value: $110,300
Median gross rent: $722
Housing units: 3,026
Homeownership rate: 50.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.1%
Unemployment rate: 11.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

5,7435,677

Median household income

$33,520$38,433

Median home value

$71,100$110,300

Median gross rent

$579$722

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	5,743	$33,520	$71,100	$579
2020	5,695	$40,836	$74,700	$611
2021	5,731	$42,371	$76,200	$612
2022	5,680	$41,864	$101,300	$696
2023	5,677	$38,433	$110,300	$722

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

Age distribution

Under 55.5%

5 to 1716.2%

18 to 249.3%

25 to 3417.3%

35 to 447.6%

45 to 5410.7%

55 to 6413.8%

65 to 7411.2%

75 and over8.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	315	5.5%
5 to 17	918	16.2%
18 to 24	527	9.3%
25 to 34	980	17.3%
35 to 44	433	7.6%
45 to 54	607	10.7%
55 to 64	782	13.8%
65 to 74	633	11.2%
75 and over	482	8.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	4,047	71.3%
Black or African American	655	11.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	133	2.3%
Asian	14	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	410	7.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	418	7.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma14.7%

High school graduate36.7%

Some college or associate's36.5%

Bachelor's degree9.0%

Graduate or professional degree3.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	575	14.7%
High school graduate	1,437	36.7%
Some college or associate's	1,430	36.5%
Bachelor's degree	352	9.0%
Graduate or professional degree	123	3.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone74.5%

Carpooled12.4%

Public transit1.5%

Walked4.7%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home3.5%

Other means3.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,866	74.5%
Carpooled	310	12.4%
Public transit	37	1.5%
Walked	118	4.7%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	88	3.5%
Other means	85	3.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	844	34.9%
15 to 29 min	749	31.0%
30 to 44 min	369	15.3%
45 to 59 min	209	8.7%
60+ min	245	10.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.14
Poverty rate: 30.4% (1,716 of 5,650)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,364	51.7%
Nonfamily households	1,274	48.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1952

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,638	87.2%
Vacant	388	12.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,327	50.3%
Renter-occupied	1,311	49.7%

1-unit, detached64.3%

1-unit, attached2.6%

2 to 4 units11.7%

5 to 19 units14.1%

20 or more units6.8%

Mobile home & other0.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,946	64.3%
1-unit, attached	79	2.6%
2 to 4 units	354	11.7%
5 to 19 units	428	14.1%
20 or more units	205	6.8%
Mobile home & other	14	0.5%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2622880
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 4.45 sq mi
Water area: 0.08 sq mi
Center point: 41.9834, -86.1128