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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Benton Harbor is $10,059, which is much lower than the state average of $26,143 and is much lower than the national average of $28,555. Benton Harbor median household income is $19,359, which has grown by 10.81% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is about the same as the state average rate of 9.90% and is much lower than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Benton Harbor residents spend 14.2 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 23.9 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #686

Benton Harbor, MI	10,059 USD
Michigan	26,143 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Benton Harbor, MI	16,389 USD
Michigan	27,763 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Benton Harbor, MI	16,791 USD
Michigan	34,444 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Benton Harbor, MI	15,965 USD
Michigan	22,340 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #680

Benton Harbor, MI	19,359 USD
Michigan	49,087 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Benton Harbor, MI	25,558 USD
Michigan	65,790 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #262

Benton Harbor, MI	10.81%
Michigan	9.90%
U.S.	27.36%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Benton Harbor, MI		Michigan		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	3.21%	$820, see rank	21.26%	$11,860	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	30.42%	$11,800, see rank	33.02%	$18,606	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	9.30%	$4,439, see rank	3.69%	$3,227	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	11.79%	$11,823, see rank	22.77%	$21,940	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Benton Harbor, MI	21,207 USD
Michigan	61,684 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Benton Harbor, MI	27,705 USD
Michigan	78,408 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Benton Harbor, MI	Michigan	U.S.
White	$29,531, see rank	$52,395	$56,900
Black	$18,873, see rank	$29,628	$35,600
Hispanic	$28,942, see rank	$38,757	$42,396
Two or More Races	$25,431, see rank	$36,180	$47,621

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Benton Harbor, MI	Michigan	U.S.
less than 25	$11,500, see rank	$21,580	$25,788
25 to 44	$20,785, see rank	$53,327	$58,398
45 to 64	$20,947, see rank	$59,969	$65,027
65 or over	$15,096, see rank	$36,782	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Benton Harbor, MI	Michigan	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	7,132, see rank	7,893,971	248,775,628
Male¹	3,328, 46.66%, see rank	48.56%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	1,782, 53.55%, see rank	65.69%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.08%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	1,782, 53.55%, see rank	65.61%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	1,120, 62.85%, see rank	87.67%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	662, 37.15%, see rank	12.33%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	1,546, 46.45%, see rank	34.31%	30.72%
Female¹	3,804, 53.34%, see rank	51.44%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	2,172, 57.10%, see rank	57.48%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.02%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	2,172, 57.10%, see rank	57.47%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	1,710, 78.73%, see rank	89.51%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	462, 21.27%, see rank	10.49%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	1,632, 42.90%, see rank	42.52%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Benton Harbor, MI	Michigan	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	2,753, 100%	4,199,791	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	1,934, 70.25%, see rank	82.68%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	460, 16.71%, see rank	8.85%	9.59%
Public Transportation	52, 1.89%, see rank	1.41%	5.06%
Walked	178, 6.47%, see rank	2.17%	2.78%
Other Means	70, 2.54%, see rank	1.24%	1.79%
Worked at Home	59, 2.14%, see rank	3.64%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Benton Harbor, MI	14.2 minutes
Michigan	23.9 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Benton Harbor, MI	Michigan	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	2,830	4,293,574	143,435,233
Male¹	1,120, 39.58%, see rank	51.35%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	159, 14.20%, see rank	32.41%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	332, 29.64%, see rank	14.22%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	128, 11.43%, see rank	16.58%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	15, 1.34%, see rank	0.94%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	76, 6.79%, see rank	7.30%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	379, 33.84%, see rank	22.48%	17.94%
Female¹	1,710, 60.42%, see rank	48.65%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	271, 15.85%, see rank	37.15%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	654, 38.25%, see rank	22.79%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	529, 30.94%, see rank	31.96%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	14, 0.82%, see rank	0.31%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	9, 0.53%, see rank	0.24%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	233, 13.63%, see rank	7.30%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Benton Harbor, MI	Michigan	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	2,830, 100%	4,293,574	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	38, 1.34%, see rank	1.32%	1.96%
Construction	86, 3.04%, see rank	4.76%	6.17%
Manufacturing	596, 21.06%, see rank	17.38%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	17, 0.60%, see rank	2.46%	2.75%
Retail Trade	334, 11.80%, see rank	11.44%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	98, 3.46%, see rank	4.12%	4.93%
Information	29, 1.02%, see rank	1.60%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	47, 1.66%, see rank	5.51%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	200, 7.07%, see rank	9.28%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	699, 24.70%, see rank	24.13%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	369, 13.04%, see rank	9.47%	9.49%
Public Administration	103, 3.64%, see rank	3.73%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	214, 7.56%, see rank	4.81%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Benton Harbor, MI	%	Michigan	U.S.
Population in Poverty	4,704	47.40%, see rank	16.90%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	1,011	43.30%, see rank	12.08%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.