Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2005: $1,480 (1.1%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2005: $1,154 (1.0%)
Area name: Niles-Benton Harbor, MI MSA
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Berrien County is $465 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $567 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $693 a month.
Cities in this county include: Niles
, Benton Harbor
, St. Joseph
, Fair Plain
, Benton Heights
, Buchanan
, Paw Paw Lake
, Bridgman
, New Buffalo
, Berrien Springs
.
2005 air pollution in Berrien County:
Ozone (1-hour): 0.106 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Ozone (8-hour): 0.090 ppm (standard limit: 0.08 ppm). Above U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5)
Annual (standard limit: 15.0 µg/m3):
13.1 µg/m3.
Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5)
24-hour (standard limit: 35 µg/m3):
34 µg/m3.
Near U.S. average.
Neighboring
counties: Cass County
, LaPorte County, Indiana
, St. Joseph County, Indiana
, Van Buren County
.
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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:
Notable locations in Berrien County: Brookwood
Golf Course
(A),
Signal Point Country Club
(B),
Camp Betz
(C),
Camp Madron
(D),
Camp Oronoko
(E),
Michiana Camp
(F),
Orchard Hill Country Club
(G),
Whispering Willows Marina
(H),
Chikaming Country Club
(I),
Dutch Corners
(J),
Redbud Trail Church Camp
(K),
Point O'Woods Country Club
(L),
Riverside Church Camp
(M)
Churches in Berrien County include: Portage
Prairie Church
(A),
Olive Branch Church
(B),
Church of Christ
(C),
Church of Nazarene
(D),
Church of the Mediator
(E),
Oronoko Church
(F),
Eau Claire Church
(G),
North Lincoln Church
(H),
Union Memorial Church
(I)
Cemeteries: Shedd
Cemetery
(1),
Shanghai Cemetery
(2),
Oak Grove Cemetery
(3),
Millburg Cemetery
(4),
Riverview Cemetery
(5),
Howe Cemetery
(6),
Harris Cemetery
(7)
Lakes and swamps: Little
Indian Lake
(A),
Louise, Lake
(B),
Madron Lake
(C),
Moon Lake
(D),
Mud Lake
(E),
Murphy Lake
(F),
O'Brien Lake
(G),
Black Lake
(H)
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Beaverdam
Creek
(A),
Blood Run
(B),
Blue Creek
(C),
Blue Jay Creek
(D),
Brandywine Creek
(E),
Keelo Creek
(F),
Pipestone Creek
(G),
Granger Drain
(H),
Farmers Creek
(I)
Parks in Berrien County include: Riverview
Park
(1),
Rocky Gap Park
(2),
North Lake Park
(3),
Township Park
(4),
Eaton Park
(5),
Warren Dunes State Park
(6),
Warren Woods State Park
(7),
Weaver Park
(8)
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Unemployment in September 2007:
Current college students: 8,218
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 81.9%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 19.6%
Number of foreign born residents: 7,891 (38% naturalized citizens)
| Berrien
County: |
4.9% | | Whole
state: | 5.3% |
Year
of entry for the foreign-born population |
- 1995
to March 2000: 2,650
- 1990
to 1994: 992
- 1985
to 1989: 822
- 1980
to 1984: 612
- 1975
to 1979: 377
- 1970
to 1974: 300
- 1970
to 1974: 366
- 1965
to 1969: 1,772
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Mean travel time to work: 20.0 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 81.4%
Housing units in structures:
- One,
detached: 54,563
- One,
attached: 1,633
- Two:
3,109
- 3
or 4: 2,670
- 5
to 9: 2,270
- 10
to 19: 1,964
- 20
or more: 2,805
- Mobile
homes: 4,409
- Boats,
RVs, vans, etc.: 22
Housing units in Berrien County with a mortgage: 23,740 (2,189 second mortgage, 3,869 home equity loan, 118 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 13,305 Agriculture
in Berrien County
Average size of farms: 159 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $88487
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $659.56
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 17.71%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 12.55%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $75796
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 73.69%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 14.93%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $89999
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 88.93%
Average age of principal farm operators: 57 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 2.82
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 31.54%
Corn for grain: 41376 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 2617 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 51409 harvested acres
Vegetables: 7391 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 16352 acresBerrien
County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is near Michigan state average. It is 1.2 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 15 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 3/4/1976, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado injured 9 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.
Most
common industries for males: |
- Construction
(10%)
- Metal
and metal products (7%)
- Machinery
(6%)
- Educational
services (6%)
- Transportation
equipment (5%)
- Utilities
(4%)
- Accommodation
and food services (4%)
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Most
common industries for females: |
- Health
care (15%)
- Educational
services (14%)
- Accommodation
and food services (8%)
- Finance
and insurance (4%)
- Professional,
scientific, and technical services (4%)
- Social
assistance (3%)
- Administrative
and support and waste management services (3%)
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Most
common occupations for males in 2005: |
- Driver/sales
workers and truck drivers (7%)
- Other
management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
- Metal
workers and plastic workers (6%)
- Electrical
equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
- Other
sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
- Engineers
(4%)
- Other
production occupations including supervisors (3%)
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Most
common occupations for females in 2005:
|
- Secretaries
and administrative assistants (7%)
- Other
office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
- Information
and record clerks except customer service representatives (5%)
- Cooks
and food preparation workers (5%)
- Registered
nurses (4%)
- Preschool,
kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (3%)
- Other
sales and related workers including supervisors (3%)
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Most
common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
|
- Mexico
(15%)
- Germany
(9%)
- Canada
(8%)
- Other
Eastern Africa (7%)
- India
(4%)
- Poland
(4%)
- Korea
(4%)
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Most
common first ancestries reported in Berrien County:
|
- German
(26%)
- United
States or American (9%)
- Irish
(8%)
- English
(7%)
- Polish
(4%)
- Italian
(3%)
- Dutch
(2%)
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Means of transportation to work
- Drove
a car alone: 61,270 (82%)
- Carpooled:
7,997 (11%)
- Bus
or trolley bus: 371 (0%)
- Streetcar
or trolley car: 6 (0%)
- Subway
or elevated: 13 (0%)
- Railroad:
48 (0%)
- Taxi:
28 (0%)
- Motorcycle:
34 (0%)
- Bicycle:
179 (0%)
- Walked:
2,155 (3%)
- Other
means: 538 (1%)
- Worked
at home: 2,442 (3%)
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People
in group quarters in Berrien County, Michigan
- 878
people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
- 815
people in agriculture workers' dormitories on farms
- 617
people in nursing homes
- 526
people in other group homes
- 499
people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 383
people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 229
people in unknown juvenile institutions
- 162
people in wards in general hospitals for patients who have no usual home elsewhere
- 84
people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 70
people in homes for the mentally ill
- 63
people in halfway houses
- 14
people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals or wards
- 10
people in other nonhousehold living situations
- 7
people in religious group quarters
- 4
people in homes for the physically handicapped
- 3
people in military transient quarters for temporary residents
- 2
people in other workers' dormitories
Average
gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $49,104.
4.62% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($38,999 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
4.62% | | Michigan
average: | 5.24% |
0.12% of residents moved from foreign countries ($663 average AGI)
| Berrien
County: |
0.12% | | Michigan
average: |
0.10% |
1.66% relocated from other counties in Michigan ($11,548 average AGI)
2.84% relocated from other states ($26,788 average AGI)
| Berrien
County: |
2.84% | | Michigan
average: |
1.38% |
Top
counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
| from
St. Joseph County, IN
|
0.50% ($33,965 average AGI) |
| from
Cass County, MI
|
0.40% ($26,393) |
| from
Van Buren County, MI
|
0.35% ($29,186) |
| from
Cook County, IL
|
0.24% ($62,409) |
| from
Kalamazoo County, MI
|
0.16% ($24,581) |
| from
Kent County, MI
|
0.12% ($29,507) |
| from
LaPorte County, IN
|
0.11% ($43,246) |
5.57% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($38,455 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
5.57% | | Michigan
average: | 5.98% |
0.05% of residents moved to foreign countries ($275 average AGI)
| Berrien
County: |
0.05% | | Michigan
average: | 0.05% |
1.80% relocated to other counties in Michigan ($10,224 average AGI)
3.72% relocated to other states ($27,957 average AGI)
| Berrien
County: |
3.72% | | Michigan
average: |
2.21% |
Top
counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
| to
St. Joseph County, IN
|
0.59% ($31,690 average AGI) |
| to
Van Buren County, MI
|
0.38% ($25,498) |
| to
Cass County, MI
|
0.32% ($36,899) |
| to
Kalamazoo County, MI
|
0.31% ($24,222) |
| to
Cook County, IL
|
0.17% ($48,647) |
| to
LaPorte County, IN
|
0.17% ($43,773) |
| to
Kent County, MI
|
0.16% ($16,638) |
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 14.4
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 13.1
Births
per 1000 population in Berrien County |
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.7
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 9.8
Deaths
per 1000 population in Berrien County |
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 10.4
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 9.4
Infant
deaths per 1000 live births in Berrien County |
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 29,034 (24,593 aged, 4,441 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 13%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 9%
Household
type by relationship
Households: 158,082
- In
family households: 134,384 (32,420 male householders, 11,159 female householders)
33,019
spouses, 48,118 children (44,350 natural, 1,089 adopted, 2,679 stepchildren), 2,989 grandchildren, 917 brothers or sisters, 749 parents, 1,645 other relatives, 3,368 non-relatives
- In
nonfamily households: 23,698 (8,840 male householders (7,197 living alone)), 11,225 female householders (10,020 living alone)), 3,633 nonrelatives
- In
group quarters: 4,371 (1,610 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 19,491 2-persons, 9,661 3-persons, 8,475 4-persons, 3,929 5-persons, 1,394 6-persons, 629 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 17,217 1-person, 2,408 2-persons, 265 3-persons, 114 4-persons, 37 5-persons, 24 6-persons.
25,492 married couples with children.
11,800 single-parent households (1,982 men, 9,818 women).
92.9% of residents of Berrien County speak English at home.
3.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (58% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 17% speak English not well, 7% don't speak English at all).
2.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (72% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 9% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.8% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (59% speak English very well, 26% speak English well, 13% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.5% of residents speak other language at home (79% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 3% speak English not well). In
fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $902,564,000 ($5533 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $11,640,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $435,149,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $212,570,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $6,757,000
Federal grants: $211,158,000
Federal procurement contracts: $11,279,000 ($1,985,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $25,650,000 ($70,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $28,661,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $54,576,000
Federal Government insurance: $69,044,000
Population
change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 11,275
| Here: |
69 per 1000 residents | | State: |
68 per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 8,320
| Here: |
51 per 1000 residents | | State: |
45 per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +2,299
| Here: |
+14 per 1000 residents | | State: |
+12 per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: -4,933
| Here: |
-30 per 1000 residents | | State: |
-16 per 1000 residents |
Population
growth in Berrien County |
Total
withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 17.07 millions of gallons per day (28% from ground, 72% from surface)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Median
number of rooms in apartments:
Year
house built:
|
- 1999
to March 2000: 1,199
- 1995
to 1998: 3,475
- 1990
to 1994: 3,413
- 1980
to 1989: 6,044
- 1970
to 1979: 11,664
- 1960
to 1969: 11,432
- 1950
to 1959: 12,212
- 1940
to 1949: 8,264
- 1939
or earlier: 15,742
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Rooms
in owner-occupied houses in Berrien County, Michigan: |
- 1
room: 37
- 2
rooms: 288
- 3
rooms: 824
- 4
rooms: 4,657
- 5
rooms: 10,660
- 6
rooms: 11,011
- 7
rooms: 7,958
- 8
rooms: 5,383
- 9
or more rooms: 5,107
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Rooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Berrien County, Michigan: |
- 1
room: 476
- 2
rooms: 1,696
- 3
rooms: 3,445
- 4
rooms: 4,765
- 5
rooms: 3,721
- 6
rooms: 1,829
- 7
rooms: 915
- 8
rooms: 509
- 9
or more rooms: 288
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Bedrooms
in owner-occupied houses and condos in Berrien County: |
- no
bedroom: 71
- 1
bedroom: 1,156
- 2
bedrooms: 10,229
- 3
bedrooms: 24,179
- 4
bedrooms: 8,501
- 5
or more bedrooms: 1,789
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Bedrooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Berrien County: |
- no
bedroom: 566
- 1
bedroom: 5,123
- 2
bedrooms: 7,377
- 3
bedrooms: 3,499
- 4
bedrooms: 857
- 5
or more bedrooms: 222
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Cars
and other vehicles available in Berrien County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
|
- no
vehicle: 1,725
- 1
vehicle: 13,364
- 2
vehicles: 20,703
- 3
vehicles: 7,279
- 4
vehicles: 2,071
- 5
or more vehicles: 783
|
Cars
and other vehicles available in Berrien County in renter-occupied apartments
|
- no
vehicle: 3,307
- 1
vehicle: 8,998
- 2
vehicles: 4,404
- 3
vehicles: 698
- 4
vehicles: 156
- 5
or more vehicles: 81
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59% of Berrien County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out
of people who lived in different houses, 66% lived in this county.
Out
of people who lived in different counties, 29% lived in Michigan.
| Berrien
County: |
58.8% | | State
average: |
58.3% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This
state: 93890
- Northeast:
3923
- Midwest:
37128
- South:
14920
- West:
3695
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $73,100 Housing
units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%
Housing
units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%
Most
commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
|
- Utility
gas (70%)
- Electricity
(11%)
- Fuel
oil, kerosene, etc. (9%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (8%)
- Wood
(2%)
|
Most
commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
|
- Utility
gas (60%)
- Electricity
(30%)
- Fuel
oil, kerosene, etc. (4%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (4%)
- Other
fuel (1%)
- No
fuel used (1%)
|
Private
vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 2,985
| Here: |
14.8% | | Michigan: |
11.2% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 973
| Here: |
10.1% | | Michigan: |
8.7% |
Students in private undegraduate colleges: 2,264
| Here: |
35.5% | | Michigan: |
16.5% |
Berrien
County government finances in 2004:
- Bond
Fund - Cash & Deposits: $1,557,000
- Charges
- All Other: $16,634,000
Solid Waste Management: $3,304,000
Parks & Recreation: $284,000
Regular Highways: $166,000
- Construction
- Regular Highways: $7,748,000
General: $596,000
Police Protection: $523,000
Judicial & Legal: $192,000
Health - Other: $60,000
Corrections - Other: $17,000
Parks & Recreation: $10,000
- Current
Operations - Health Services - Other: $33,882,000
General - Other: $14,684,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $10,948,000
Regular Highways: $9,942,000
Corrections - Other: $6,877,000
Welfare - Other: $5,501,000
Police Protection: $4,400,000
Central Staff Services: $2,299,000
Transit Utilities: $1,672,000
Natural Resources - Other: $1,195,000
General Public Buildings: $1,188,000
Parks & Recreation: $1,134,000
Financial Administration: $1,018,000
Solid Waste Management: $156,000
Housing & Community Development: $126,000
Libraries: $99,000
- Employee
Retirement - Securities - Corporate Bonds (market): $59,958,000
Securities - Corporate Bonds (market): $27,349,000
Interest Revenue: $20,024,000
Total Federal Securities: $17,356,000
Benefit Payments: $4,752,000
Total Cash & Deposits: $3,153,000
Local Employee Contribution: $1,922,000
From Local Government: $712,000
Total Other Securities: $526,000
Withdrawals: $340,000
- Federal
Intergovernmental - Highways: $3,500,000
Health & Hospitals: $2,574,000
All Other: $2,366,000
Transit Utilities: $668,000
Housing & Community Development: $311,000
Public Welfare: $116,000
- General
- Interest on Debt: $1,442,000
- Local
Intergovernmental - Highways: $2,359,000
All Other: $1,344,000
- Long
Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $4,000,000
- Long
Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $28,419,000
- Long
Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $2,600,000
- Long
Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $2,636,000
- Long
Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $22,690,000
Water Utilities: $3,340,000
- Long
Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $5,693,000
Water Utilities: $660,000
- Miscellaneous
- General Revenue, NEC: $4,216,000
Interest Earnings: $1,007,000
- Other
Funds - Cash & Deposits: $51,063,000
- Revenue
- Transit Utilities: $398,000
- State
Intergovernmental - Health & Hospitals: $16,020,000
Highways: $9,559,000
All Other: $4,051,000
General Support: $3,436,000
Public Welfare: $2,678,000
Transit Utilities: $888,000
- Tax
- Property: $29,302,000
NEC: $465,000
- Total
Salaries & Wages: $27,941,000
- Water
Utilities - Interest on Debt: $200,000
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