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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Benton Harbor Area Schools is $15,403, which is much lower than the state average of $26,143 and is much lower than the national average of $28,555. Benton Harbor Area Schools median household income is $25,912. On average Benton Harbor Area Schools residents spend 16.8 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, #532

Benton Harbor Area Schools	15,403 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 Area Schools	20,146 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 Area Schools	23,824 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 Area Schools	17,905 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, #541

Benton Harbor Area Schools	25,912 USD
Michigan	49,087 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Benton Harbor Area Schools	38,111 USD
Michigan	65,790 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2005-2009, see rank

Benton Harbor Area Schools		-2.44%
Michigan		9.90%
U.S.		27.36%

*The Benton Harbor Area Schools 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

	Benton Harbor Area Schools		Michigan		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	10.13%	$6,586, see rank	21.26%	$11,860	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	35.62%	$15,562, see rank	33.02%	$18,606	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	6.38%	$4,896, see rank	3.69%	$3,227	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	18.26%	$13,637, 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 Area Schools	32,220 USD
Michigan	61,684 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Benton Harbor Area Schools	44,035 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 Area Schools	Michigan	U.S.
White	$40,383, see rank	$52,395	$56,900
Black	$19,975, see rank	$29,628	$35,600
Hispanic	$26,310, see rank	$38,757	$42,396
Asian	$29,444, see rank	$73,809	$73,244
American Indian, Alaska Native	$39,306, see rank	$37,217	$37,170
One Race, Other	$24,191, see rank	$38,363	$40,300
Two or More Races	$22,031, 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 Area Schools	Michigan	U.S.
less than 25	$11,250, see rank	$21,580	$25,788
25 to 44	$25,110, see rank	$53,327	$58,398
45 to 64	$31,753, see rank	$59,969	$65,027
65 or over	$25,689, see rank	$36,782	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Benton Harbor Area Schools	Michigan	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	22,985, see rank	7,893,971	248,775,628
Male¹	10,627, 46.23%, see rank	48.56%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	6,460, 60.79%, see rank	65.69%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.08%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	6,460, 60.79%, see rank	65.61%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	4,991, 77.26%, see rank	87.67%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	1,469, 22.74%, see rank	12.33%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	4,167, 39.21%, see rank	34.31%	30.72%
Female¹	12,358, 53.77%, see rank	51.44%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	6,446, 52.16%, see rank	57.48%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.02%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	6,446, 52.16%, see rank	57.47%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	5,450, 84.55%, see rank	89.51%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	996, 15.45%, see rank	10.49%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	5,912, 47.84%, 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 Area Schools	Michigan	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	10,228, 100%	4,199,791	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	8,221, 80.38%, see rank	82.68%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	1,108, 10.83%, see rank	8.85%	9.59%
Public Transportation	132, 1.29%, see rank	1.41%	5.06%
Walked	202, 1.97%, see rank	2.17%	2.78%
Other Means	179, 1.75%, see rank	1.24%	1.79%
Worked at Home	386, 3.77%, see rank	3.64%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Benton Harbor Area Schools	16.8 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 Area Schools	Michigan	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	10,441	4,293,574	143,435,233
Male¹	4,991, 47.80%, see rank	51.35%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	940, 18.83%, see rank	32.41%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	1,002, 20.08%, see rank	14.22%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	799, 16.01%, see rank	16.58%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	138, 2.76%, see rank	0.94%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	426, 8.54%, see rank	7.30%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	1,500, 30.05%, see rank	22.48%	17.94%
Female¹	5,450, 52.20%, see rank	48.65%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	1,215, 22.29%, see rank	37.15%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	1,880, 34.50%, see rank	22.79%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	1,626, 29.83%, see rank	31.96%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	34, 0.62%, see rank	0.31%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	43, 0.79%, see rank	0.24%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	652, 11.96%, 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 Area Schools	Michigan	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	10,441, 100%	4,293,574	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	196, 1.88%, see rank	1.32%	1.96%
Construction	398, 3.81%, see rank	4.76%	6.17%
Manufacturing	2,379, 22.79%, see rank	17.38%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	91, 0.87%, see rank	2.46%	2.75%
Retail Trade	1,080, 10.34%, see rank	11.44%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	533, 5.10%, see rank	4.12%	4.93%
Information	131, 1.25%, see rank	1.60%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	367, 3.51%, see rank	5.51%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	761, 7.29%, see rank	9.28%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	2,562, 24.54%, see rank	24.13%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	984, 9.42%, see rank	9.47%	9.49%
Public Administration	383, 3.67%, see rank	3.73%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	576, 5.52%, see rank	4.81%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Benton Harbor Area Schools	%	Michigan	U.S.
Population in Poverty	10,383	34.16%, see rank	16.90%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	2,148	29.00%, see rank	12.08%	11.47%

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