2022 population: 133,289 ( 2,857 from 2010 , 1,004 from 2020)
Land area: 706.3 square miles
Population density: 188.7 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	101,576	76.21%	6.5%
Black:	14,334	10.75%	2.0%
Indian:	758	0.57%	6.2%
Asian:	3,816	2.86%	73.5%
2+ races:	4,812	3.61%	32.9%
Hispanic:	7,993	6.00%	29.4%

Total non-White:	31,713	23.79%	15.4%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	3,327	12.4
Deaths:	4,286	16.0
Net Migration:	-230	-0.9
Net Immigration:	133	0.5

Change in White population:	-7,088	-5.2
Change in Non-White pop.:	4,231	3.1

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
136,146
108,664	79.81%
14,630	10.75%
714	0.52%
2,199	1.62%
3,620	2.66%
6,177	4.54%
27,482	20.19%

2000
137,985
113,723	82.42%
14,912	10.81%
787	0.57%
1,543	1.12%
2,511	1.82%
4,351	3.15%
24,262	17.58%

1990
135,982
117,687	86.55%
14,037	10.32%
688	0.51%
1,118	0.82%
n/a
2,452	1.80%
18,295	13.45%

1980
141,557
124,461	87.92%
13,310	9.40%
600	0.42%
559	0.39%
n/a
2,582	1.82%
17,096	12.08%

1970
141,963
127,892	90.09%
11,816	8.32%
203	0.14%
153	0.11%
n/a
1,651	1.16%
14,071	9.91%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
17,334	12.6
13,195	9.6
-7,509	-5.4
1,815	1.3

-5,059	-3.7
3,220	2.3

Number	Rate
1990's
19,398	14.3
13,988	10.3
107	0.1
417	0.3

-3,964	-2.9
5,967	4.4

Number	Rate
1980's
20,460	14.5
12,992	9.2
-12,315	-8.7
n/a

-6,774	-4.8
1,199	0.8

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
-12,286	-8.7
n/a

-3,431	-2.4
3,025	2.1

Age, Family & Household Data for Battle Creek, MI Metro Area

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
40.0
30,707	23.0%
102,582	77.0%
24,099	18.1%

53,050
2.45

32,642	61.5%
22,337	68.4%
4,255	13.0%
20,408	38.5%

2010
Number	Percent
39.2
33,009	24.2%
103,137	75.8%
20,109	14.8%

54,016
2.44

35,220	65.2%
24,469	69.5%
4,829	13.7%
18,796	34.8%

2000
Number	Percent
36.5
35,773	25.9%
102,212	74.1%
18,990	13.8%

54,161
2.47

36,470	67.3%
27,474	75.3%
4,356	11.9%
17,691	32.7%

1990
Number	Percent
33.8
36,328	26.7%
99,654	73.3%
18,129	13.3%

51,856
2.54

36,840	71.0%
28,546	77.5%
4,491	12.2%
15,016	29.0%

1980
Number	Percent
30.6
41,071	29.0%
100,486	71.0%
15,900	11.2%

51,115
2.69

37,906	74.2%
31,213	82.3%
3,789	10.0%
13,209	25.8%

2022 Housing Data for Battle Creek, MI Metro Area

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	2,221	4.2%
$10,000 to $14,999	2,592	4.9%
$15,000 to $19,999	2,347	4.4%
$20,000 to $24,999	2,617	4.9%
$25,000 to $29,999	2,744	5.2%
$30,000 to $34,999	2,933	5.5%
$35,000 to $39,999	2,613	4.9%
$40,000 to $44,999	2,275	4.3%
$45,000 to $49,999	2,491	4.7%
$50,000 to $59,999	4,490	8.5%
$60,000 to $74,999	5,701	10.7%
$75,000 to $99,999	7,161	13.5%
$100,000 to $124,999	4,072	7.7%
$125,000 to $149,999	2,666	5.0%
$150,000 to $199,999	3,449	6.5%
$200,000 or more	2,678	5.0%

Median Household Income	58,191
Per Capita Income	32,047

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to U.S.	84

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	2,855	5.4%
Public Assistance	1,011	1.9%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	6,904	13.0%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	53,207	68.0%
Unemployed	3,995	5.1%
In Armed Forces	147	0.2%

Total Labor Force	57,349	73.3%
Not in Labor Force	20,939	26.7%

Real Unemployment Rate		31.8%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	23,415	19,083	55.1%
Non-Profit	1,672	4,191	28.5%
Self-Employed	2,160	1,421	60.3%

Local Government	1,793	2,924	38.0%
State Government	470	536	46.7%
Federal Government	991	849	53.9%

Total Private + Self	25,575	20,504	55.5%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	4,926	8,500	36.7%
Total	30,501	29,004	51.3%

Pct. Govt.	12.7%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	7,991	13.4%
Sales and Office Occupations	11,137	18.7%
Professional, Technical	10,991	18.5%
Service Occupations	10,828	18.2%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	352	0.6%
All others	18,601	31.2%

White Collar		50.6%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	12,614	21.2%
Health care and social assistance	9,239	15.5%
Retail trade	6,804	11.4%
Educational services	4,846	8.1%
Accommodation and food services	4,429	7.4%
Construction	3,148	5.3%
Other services	2,638	4.4%
Transportation and warehousing	2,436	4.1%
Public administration	2,424	4.1%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	2,116	3.6%
Professional, scientific, technical	1,886	3.2%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	1,760	3.0%
Finance and insurance	1,430	2.4%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	1,068	1.8%
Real estate and rental and leasing	872	1.5%
Wholesale trade	768	1.3%
Information	635	1.1%
Utilities	342	0.6%
Management	52	0.1%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	41	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	5,652	4.22%
Puerto Rican	566	0.42%
Cuban	83	0.06%
Dominican	256	0.19%

Total Central American	168	0.13%
Costa Rican	65	0.05%
Guatemalan	77	0.06%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	1	0.00%
Salvadoran	25	0.02%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	322	0.24%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	22	0.02%
Colombian	214	0.16%
Ecuadorian	33	0.02%
Paraguayan	38	0.03%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	5	0.00%
Venezuelan	10	0.01%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	610	0.46%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Burmese	1,752	1.31%
Indian	546	0.41%
Filipino	363	0.27%
Korean	290	0.22%
Japanese	163	0.12%
Vietnamese	147	0.11%
Bangladeshi	121	0.09%
Chinese	101	0.08%
Indonesian	49	0.04%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	117,520	93.1%
Spanish	3,802	3.0%
Other Asian	1,967	1.6%
Other Indo-European	695	0.6%
German, other Germanic	546	0.4%
Other	384	0.3%
Arabic	306	0.2%
Korean	235	0.2%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	186	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	22,427	16.7%
English	14,872	11.1%
Irish	13,018	9.7%
American	6,175	4.6%
Polish	4,571	3.4%
Dutch	4,440	3.3%
French	2,956	2.2%
Italian	2,673	2.0%
Scottish	2,479	1.8%
European	1,479	1.1%
French Canadian	1,250	0.9%
Swedish	1,083	0.8%
Scotch-Irish	891	0.7%
Finnish	695	0.5%
Hungarian	668	0.5%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	131,020	97.8%
Not a citizen	2,991	2.2%

Native	128,483	95.9%
Foreign-born	5,528	4.1%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
2,294	2.5%	5,810	6.4%	32,182	35.2%	31,007	33.9%	13,238	14.5%	6,923	7.6%
Average years of education: 13.2

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	2,294	2.5%
9-12 Years	5,810	6.4%
H.S. Grad or GED	32,182	35.2%
Some College	31,007	33.9%
Bach. Degree	13,238	14.5%
Grad Degree	6,923	7.6%
Average years of education: 13.2

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	129,872	120,412	9,460	7.3%
1991	127,592	117,940	9,652	7.6%
1992	128,196	118,768	9,428	7.4%
1993	131,126	122,584	8,542	6.5%
1994	134,632	126,866	7,766	5.8%
1995	134,126	126,798	7,328	5.5%
1996	132,992	126,856	6,136	4.6%
1997	134,604	128,984	5,620	4.2%
1998	136,912	131,762	5,150	3.8%
1999	138,860	133,508	5,352	3.9%

2000	140,880	134,830	6,050	4.3%
2001	142,126	134,432	7,694	5.4%
2002	140,238	131,782	8,456	6.0%
2003	142,754	132,704	10,050	7.0%
2004	143,606	133,916	9,690	6.7%
2005	143,648	134,086	9,562	6.7%
2006	141,374	131,198	10,176	7.2%
2007	139,412	129,644	9,768	7.0%
2008	137,518	127,252	10,266	7.5%
2009	136,306	120,684	15,622	11.5%

2010	128,796	114,136	14,660	11.4%
2011	126,164	114,300	11,864	9.4%
2012	124,920	114,616	10,304	8.2%
2013	126,006	116,172	9,834	7.8%
2014	128,422	120,280	8,142	6.3%
2015	128,922	122,274	6,648	5.2%
2016	129,170	122,906	6,264	4.8%
2017	127,928	121,718	6,210	4.9%
2018	126,330	120,992	5,338	4.2%
2019	125,048	120,036	5,012	4.0%

2020	123,676	111,688	11,988	9.7%
2021	118,706	111,024	7,682	6.5%
2022	119,578	113,808	5,770	4.8%
2023	123,688	118,318	5,370	4.3%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	59,634
Median Value	$138,700

Occupied	53,050	89.0%
Vacant	6,584	11.0%

Owned	38,018	71.7%
Rented	15,032	28.3%
Median Rent	$897

Single-Family Units	44,163	74.1%
Detached	43,621	73.1%
Attached	542	0.9%
Buldings with 5+ Units	8,697	14.6%
Mobile Homes	3,467	5.8%

Battle Creek, MI Metro Area

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Battle Creek, MI Metro Area

2022 Housing Data for Battle Creek, MI Metro Area

2022 Income & Employment Data for Battle Creek, MI Metro Area

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Battle Creek, MI Metro Area

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Battle Creek, MI Metro Area

Historical Labor Force Data for Battle Creek, MI Metro Area