Beecher

Population: 8,507
Median household income: $35,582
Median home value: $48,400

Beecher, a community in Genesee County, Michigan, has 8,507 residents. Its median household income of $35,582 runs below the Genesee County figure of $60,673.

Between 2019 and 2023, Beecher's population declined 5.9% from 9,041 to 8,507, while its median home value rose 65.2% from $29,300 to $48,400.

Households average 2.40 people. The median gross rent is $905.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 8,507
Median age: 35.3 yrs
Median household income: $35,582
Median home value: $48,400
Median gross rent: $905
Housing units: 4,521
Homeownership rate: 49.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 5.8%
Unemployment rate: 24.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

9,0418,507

Median household income

$28,272$35,582

Median home value

$29,300$48,400

Median gross rent

$732$905

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	9,041	$28,272	$29,300	$732
2020	9,168	$30,829	$32,000	$753
2021	9,171	$33,105	$33,700	$813
2022	9,085	$35,618	$37,500	$857
2023	8,507	$35,582	$48,400	$905

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

Age distribution

Under 58.5%

5 to 1718.6%

18 to 249.2%

25 to 3413.4%

35 to 4412.4%

45 to 5410.7%

55 to 6412.8%

65 to 749.3%

75 and over5.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	721	8.5%
5 to 17	1,586	18.6%
18 to 24	782	9.2%
25 to 34	1,139	13.4%
35 to 44	1,059	12.4%
45 to 54	913	10.7%
55 to 64	1,092	12.8%
65 to 74	790	9.3%
75 and over	425	5.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,041	24.0%
Black or African American	5,286	62.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	113	1.3%
Asian	22	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	332	3.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	713	8.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma15.6%

High school graduate41.5%

Some college or associate's37.1%

Bachelor's degree4.4%

Graduate or professional degree1.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	847	15.6%
High school graduate	2,249	41.5%
Some college or associate's	2,008	37.1%
Bachelor's degree	238	4.4%
Graduate or professional degree	76	1.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone68.3%

Carpooled15.3%

Public transit9.7%

Walked0.5%

Bicycle1.7%

Worked from home3.9%

Other means0.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,660	68.3%
Carpooled	373	15.3%
Public transit	237	9.7%
Walked	11	0.5%
Bicycle	41	1.7%
Worked from home	96	3.9%
Other means	13	0.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	422	18.1%
15 to 29 min	1,161	49.7%
30 to 44 min	277	11.9%
45 to 59 min	246	10.5%
60+ min	229	9.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.40
Poverty rate: 33.4% (2,819 of 8,445)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,064	58.2%
Nonfamily households	1,481	41.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1961

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	3,545	78.4%
Vacant	976	21.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,766	49.8%
Renter-occupied	1,779	50.2%

1-unit, detached83.0%

1-unit, attached7.7%

2 to 4 units1.4%

5 to 19 units5.4%

20 or more units0.3%

Mobile home & other2.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	3,753	83.0%
1-unit, attached	349	7.7%
2 to 4 units	65	1.4%
5 to 19 units	243	5.4%
20 or more units	14	0.3%
Mobile home & other	97	2.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2606820
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 5.88 sq mi
Water area: 0.02 sq mi
Center point: 43.0905, -83.7045