southwest michigan demographics 05312019...2000-2010 0.49% 75,177 264,085 134,120 153,888 51,431...
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SOUTHWESTMICHIGAN
REGIONAL DEMOGRAPHICSFOR YOUR PERFECT LOCATION
POPULATION PEOPLE
2023Projection
785,832
2018Regional Estimate
782,010
2010Census
778,384
2000Census
774,616
Growth2018-2023
0.49%
Growth2010-2018
0.47%
Growth2000-2010
0.49%
75,177 264,085 134,120
43,222153,888 60,78751,431
Source: Pop-Facts Premier 2018, Claritas.
SOUTHWEST MICHIGAN
POPULATION
White Alone (81.77%)
Black/African American Alone (9.76%)
American Indian/Alaska Native Alone (0.59%)
Asian Alone (2.00%)
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander Alone (0.05%)
Some Other Race Alone (2.54%)
Two or More Races (3.30%)
Male (49.3%)
Female (50.7%)
0 to 17 (22.5%)
18 to 24 (10.9%)
25 to 44 (23.5%)
45 to 64% (25.8%)
65+ (17.3%)
RACE GENDER AGE
SOUTHWEST MICHIGAN
POPULATION
Source: Pop-Facts Premier 2018, Claritas.
311,583Total
Family &Non-Family
Households
$71,859AverageHousehold Income
$52,238Median
Household Income
SOUTHWEST MICHIGAN
HOUSEHOLDS AND INCOME
Source: Pop-Facts Premier 2018, Claritas.
SOUTHWEST MICHIGAN
COST OF LIVING
0.0 50.0 100.0 150.0 200.0 250.0 300.0
New York, NYSan Francisco, CA
Boston, MASan Diego, CA
Chicago, ILMinneapolis, MNNational Average
Austin, TXRochester, NY
Boise, IDAkron, OH
Grand Rapids, MIGreenville, SC
Peoria, ILDetroit, MIOmaha, NE
Huntsville, ALWinston-Salem, NC
Fort Wayne, INSpringfield, MO
Niles-Benton Harbor, MIKnoxville, TN
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI
Source: The Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER) Cost of Living Index — 2018 Annual Average Data, Published January 2019.
SOUTHWEST MICHIGAN
EMPLOYMENT
Source: Michigan DTMB, Bureau of Labor Market Information and Strategic Initiatives, Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS), April 2019. All estimates are preliminary. Data is not seasonally adjusted.
AREA LABOR FORCE EMPLOYED UNEMPLOYED JOBLESS RATE
Berrien County, MI 73,975 71,347 2,628 3.6%
Branch County, MI 19,736 19,100 636 3.2%
Calhoun County, MI 63,271 60,928 2,343 3.7%
Cass County, MI 24,836 23,912 924 3.7%
Kalamazoo County, MI 135,114 131,275 3,839 2.8%
St. Joseph County, MI 28,169 27,134 1,035 3.7%
Van Buren County, MI 35,927 34,511 1,416 3.9%
REGION 381,028 368,207 12,821 3.4%
Michigan 4,928,000 4,745,000 184,000 3.7%
United States 162,097,000 156,710,000 5,387,000 3.3%
SOUTHWEST MICHIGAN
TOP INDUSTRIES
Source: Michigan Department of Technology,Management & Budget Industry Census ofEmployment Wages (Quarter 3 2017).
INDUSTRY EMPLOYMENT SHARE
Manufacturing 22.71%
Health Care and Social Assistance 15.66%
Retail Trade 12.42%
Accommodation and Food Services 11.09%
Administrative and Waste Services 5.95%
Other Services (Except Public Administration) 4.65%
Construction 4.34%
Wholesale Trade 4.20%
Finance and Insurance 3.66%
Professional and Technical Services 3.49%
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting 3.44%
Transportation and Warehousing 2.69%
Educational Services 1.68%
Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation 1.57%
Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 1.23%
Information 0.70%
Management of Companies and Enterprises 0.39%
Unclassified 0.08%
Mining 0.05%
Utilities 0.02%
Source: Pop-Facts Premier 2018, Claritas.
SOUTHWEST MICHIGAN
CLASS OF WORKER
For-Profit Private Workers (70.67%)
Non-Profit Private Workers (10.46%)
Government Workers (10.30%)
Self-Employed Workers (8.40%)
Unpaid Family Workers (0.16%)
SOUTHWEST MICHIGAN
OCCUPATIONSOCCUPACTION COUNT EMPLOYMENT SHARE
Architecture/Engineering 7,362 2.09%
Arts/Design/Entertainment/Sports/Media 4,682 1.33%
Building Grounds/Cleaning/Maintenance 13,760 3.90%
Business/Financial Operations 12,599 3.57%
Community/Social Services 6,378 1.81%
Computer/Mathematical 6,271 1.78%
Construction/Extraction 13,239 3.75%
Education/Training/Library 20,680 5.87%
Farm/Fish/Forestry 3,482 0.99%
Food Preparation/Serving Related 22,046 6.25%
Health Practitioner/Technician 19,689 5.58%
Healthcare Support 9,760 2.77%
Installation/Maintenance/Repair 12,786 3.63%
Legal 2,330 0.66%
Life/Physical/Social Science 3,106 0.88%
Management 32,167 9.12%
Office/Administrative Support 44,040 12.49%
Production 40,367 11.45%
Protective Services 5,472 1.55%
Sales/Related 35,032 9.94%
Personal Care/Services 14,033 3.98%
Transportation/Material Moving 23,264 6.60%
Source: Pop-Facts Premier 2018, Claritas.
SOUTHWEST MICHIGAN
COMMUTE/TIME TO WORK
Source: Pop-Facts Premier 2018, Claritas.
23.12 Minutes is Average Travel Time to Work
Less than 15 minutes (36.0%)
15-29 minutes (39.6%)
30-44 minutes (15.5%)
45-59 minutes (4.5%)
60 or more minutes (4.3%)
COLLEGE/UNIVERSITY LOCATION TYPE ENROLLMENT
Albion College Albion, MI 4-year, Private 1,568
Andrews University Berrien Springs, MI 4-year, Private 1,704
Glen Oaks Community College Centreville, MI 2-year, Public 1,207
Kalamazoo College Kalamazoo, MI 4-year, Private 1,436
Kalamazoo Valley Community College Kalamazoo, MI 2-year, Public 8,316
Kellogg Community College Battle Creek, MI 2-year, Public 4,814
Lake Michigan College Benton Harbor, MI 2-year, Public 3,477
Southwestern Michigan College Dowagiac, MI 2-year, Public 2,330
Western Michigan University Kalamazoo, MI 4-year, Public 17,936
Total 42,788
College/University Total Enrollment within 2-Hour Driving Radius 326,561
Source: Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics, Fall 2017.
SOUTHWEST MICHIGAN
HIGHER EDUCATION ENROLLMENT
Source: Pop-Facts Premier 2018, Claritas.
SOUTHWEST MICHIGAN
EDUCATIONALATTAINMENT
Less Than 9th Grade (2.81%)
Some High School, No Diploma (6.59%)
High School Graduate or GED (30.48%)
Some College, No Degree (23.94%)
Associate’s Degree (9.84%)
Bachelor’s Degree (16.1%)
Master’s, Professional or Doctorate Degree (10.25%)
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