Battle Creek, MI Demographic Statistics

Updated June 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

SEX AND AGE
	Number	Percent

Total population	53,364	100.0

Male	25,560	47.9
Female	27,804	52.1

Under 5 years	3,892	7.3
5 to 9 years	4,235	7.9
10 to 14 years	4,046	7.6
15 to 19 years	3,678	6.9
20 to 24 years	3,338	6.3
25 to 34 years	7,719	14.5
35 to 44 years	8,005	15.0
45 to 54 years	6,976	13.1
55 to 59 years	2,401	4.5
60 to 64 years	1,852	3.5
65 to 74 years	3,556	6.7
75 to 84 years	2,727	5.1
85 years and over	939	1.8

Median age (years)	34.7	(X)

18 years and over	38,829	72.8
Male	18,083	33.9
Female	20,746	38.9
21 years and over	36,833	69.0
62 years and over	8,261	15.5
65 years and over	7,222	13.5
Male	2,717	5.1
Female	4,505	8.4

RACE
One race	51,915	97.3
White	39,838	74.7
Black or African American	9,501	17.8
American Indian and Alaska Native	411	0.8
Asian	1,033	1.9
Asian Indian	258	0.5
Chinese	85	0.2
Filipino	78	0.1
Japanese	392	0.7
Korean	112	0.2
Vietnamese	42	0.1
Other Asian ¹	66	0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	6	0.0
Native Hawaiian	2	0.0
Guamanian or Chamorro	0	0.0
Samoan	1	0.0
Other Pacific Islander ²	3	0.0
Some other race	1,126	2.1
Two or more races	1,449	2.7

Race alone or in combination with one or more other races ³
White	41,060	76.9
Black or African American	10,345	19.4
American Indian and Alaska Native	903	1.7
Asian	1,166	2.2
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	38	0.1
Some other race	1,439	2.7

HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE
Total population	53,364	100.0
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)	2,475	4.6
Mexican	1,945	3.6
Puerto Rican	173	0.3
Cuban	15	0.0
Other Hispanic or Latino	342	0.6
Not Hispanic or Latino	50,889	95.4
White alone	38,761	72.6

RELATIONSHIP
Total population	53,364	100.0
In households	51,842	97.1
Householder	21,348	40.0
Spouse	8,947	16.8
Child	15,872	29.7
Own child under 18 years	12,881	24.1
Other relatives	2,461	4.6
Under 18 years	1,118	2.1
Nonrelatives	3,214	6.0
Unmarried partner	1,427	2.7
In group quarters	1,522	2.9
Institutionalized population	1,075	2.0
Noninstitutionalized population	447	0.8

HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households	21,348	100.0
Family households (families)	13,360	62.6
With own children under 18 years	6,903	32.3
Married-couple family	8,947	41.9
With own children under 18 years	3,978	18.6
Female householder, no husband present	3,429	16.1
With own children under 18 years	2,341	11.0
Nonfamily households	7,988	37.4
Householder living alone	6,745	31.6
Householder 65 years and over	2,577	12.1

Households with individuals under 18 years	7,581	35.5
Households with individuals 65 years and over	5,239	24.5

Average household size	2.43	(X)
Average family size	3.04	(X)

HOUSING OCCUPANCY
Total housing units	23,525	100.0
Occupied housing units	21,348	90.7
Vacant housing units	2,177	9.3
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use	104	0.4

Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)	2.5	(X)
Rental vacancy rate (percent)	12.1	(X)

HOUSING TENURE
Occupied housing units	21,348	100.0
Owner-occupied housing units	14,044	65.8
Renter-occupied housing units	7,304	34.2

Average household size of owner-occupied unit	2.52	(X)
Average household size of renter-occupied unit	2.25	(X)

(X) Not applicable
¹ Other Asian alone, or two or more Asian categories.
² Other Pacific Islander alone, or two or more Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander categories.
³ In combination with one or more other races listed. The six numbers may add to more than the total population and the six percentages may add to more than 100 percent because individuals may report more than one race.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 1, Matrices P1, P3, P4, P8, P9, P12, P13, P,17, P18, P19, P20, P23, P27, P28, P33, PCT5, PCT8, PCT11, PCT15, H1, H3, H4, H5, H11, and H12.

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