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Battle Creek Metro Area Income and Careers

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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Battle Creek Area is $23,202, which is lower than the state average of $26,143 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Battle Creek Area median household income is $43,199. On average Battle Creek Area residents spend 19.6 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, #463

Battle Creek Area	23,202 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

Battle Creek Area	26,619 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

Battle Creek Area	31,985 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

Battle Creek Area	22,181 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, #539

Battle Creek Area	43,199 USD
Michigan	49,087 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Battle Creek Area	57,522 USD
Michigan	65,790 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2005-2009, see rank

Battle Creek Area	2.85%
Michigan	9.90%
U.S.	27.36%

*The Battle Creek Area median household income growth rate is since 2005-2009. The Michigan and U.S population growth rate is since 2000.

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

	Battle Creek Area		Michigan		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	17.54%	$10,808, see rank	21.26%	$11,860	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	34.84%	$18,079, see rank	33.02%	$18,606	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	3.57%	$2,939, see rank	3.69%	$3,227	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	22.71%	$20,977, 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

Battle Creek Area	53,653 USD
Michigan	61,684 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Battle Creek Area	67,363 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

	Battle Creek Area	Michigan	U.S.
White	$45,567, see rank	$52,395	$56,900
Black	$26,360, see rank	$29,628	$35,600
Hispanic	$37,870, see rank	$38,757	$42,396
Asian	$66,652, see rank	$73,809	$73,244
American Indian, Alaska Native	$41,553, see rank	$37,217	$37,170
One Race, Other	$27,083, see rank	$38,363	$40,300
Two or More Races	$24,836, see rank	$36,180	$47,621

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Battle Creek Area	Michigan	U.S.
less than 25	$24,500, see rank	$21,580	$25,788
25 to 44	$46,366, see rank	$53,327	$58,398
45 to 64	$52,086, see rank	$59,969	$65,027
65 or over	$34,176, see rank	$36,782	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Battle Creek Area	Michigan	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	107,262, see rank	7,893,971	248,775,628
Male¹	51,783, 48.28%, see rank	48.56%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	32,790, 63.32%, see rank	65.69%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	93, 0.18%, see rank	0.08%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	32,697, 63.14%, see rank	65.61%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	28,419, 86.92%, see rank	87.67%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	4,278, 13.08%, see rank	12.33%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	18,993, 36.68%, see rank	34.31%	30.72%
Female¹	55,479, 51.72%, see rank	51.44%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	31,558, 56.88%, see rank	57.48%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	57, 0.10%, see rank	0.02%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	31,501, 56.78%, see rank	57.47%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	28,320, 89.90%, see rank	89.51%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	3,181, 10.10%, see rank	10.49%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	23,921, 43.12%, 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

	Battle Creek Area	Michigan	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	55,633, 100%	4,199,791	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	45,123, 81.11%, see rank	82.68%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	5,953, 10.70%, see rank	8.85%	9.59%
Public Transportation	347, 0.62%, see rank	1.41%	5.06%
Walked	2,000, 3.59%, see rank	2.17%	2.78%
Other Means	650, 1.17%, see rank	1.24%	1.79%
Worked at Home	1,560, 2.80%, see rank	3.64%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Battle Creek Area	19.6 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

	Battle Creek Area	Michigan	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	56,739	4,293,574	143,435,233
Male¹	28,419, 50.09%, see rank	51.35%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	7,057, 24.83%, see rank	32.41%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	4,508, 15.86%, see rank	14.22%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	4,298, 15.12%, see rank	16.58%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	222, 0.78%, see rank	0.94%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	1,968, 6.92%, see rank	7.30%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	8,376, 29.47%, see rank	22.48%	17.94%
Female¹	28,320, 49.91%, see rank	48.65%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	8,535, 30.14%, see rank	37.15%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	6,886, 24.31%, see rank	22.79%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	9,267, 32.72%, see rank	31.96%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	118, 0.42%, see rank	0.31%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	47, 0.17%, see rank	0.24%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	3,355, 11.85%, 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

	Battle Creek Area	Michigan	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	56,739, 100%	4,293,574	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	699, 1.23%, see rank	1.32%	1.96%
Construction	2,288, 4.03%, see rank	4.76%	6.17%
Manufacturing	12,295, 21.67%, see rank	17.38%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	896, 1.58%, see rank	2.46%	2.75%
Retail Trade	7,342, 12.94%, see rank	11.44%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	2,598, 4.58%, see rank	4.12%	4.93%
Information	539, 0.95%, see rank	1.60%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	2,180, 3.84%, see rank	5.51%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	3,895, 6.86%, see rank	9.28%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	12,666, 22.32%, see rank	24.13%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	5,624, 9.91%, see rank	9.47%	9.49%
Public Administration	2,896, 5.10%, see rank	3.73%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	2,821, 4.97%, see rank	4.81%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Battle Creek Area	%	Michigan	U.S.
Population in Poverty	22,693	17.22%, see rank	16.90%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	4,441	12.97%, see rank	12.08%	11.47%

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