Demographics of Berrien County, Michigan

Berrien County, Michigan had 152,444 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −1,951 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Berrien County, in four figures

152,444
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; −1.3%
Change since July 2020: −1,951 people.; 42.7 ±0.2
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $65,425 ±$1,108
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. Each year's change is births less deaths, net moves from abroad and net moves from elsewhere in the country, with the Bureau's small residual. The 2020 row's components run 3 months, from the April census to July 1.

Berrien County, Michigan's population shrank 1.3% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Berrien County, Michigan's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change

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Berrien County, Michigan's population shrank 1.3% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Berrien County, Michigan's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	154,395	100.0	100.0
2021	153,609	99.5	100.2
2022	152,991	99.1	100.7
2023	152,384	98.7	101.6
2024	152,394	98.7	102.5
2025	152,444	98.7	103.1

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Population of Berrien County, Michigan on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	154,395	−131	−102	0	−64
2021	153,609	−786	−419	+70	−544
2022	152,991	−618	−554	+262	−234
2023	152,384	−607	−525	+524	−585
2024	152,394	+10	−359	+649	−261
2025	152,444	+50	−309	+358	−8

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 42.7 ±0.2: for men 42.0 ±0.4 and for women 43.6 ±0.2. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Berrien County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Michigan	United States
Under 5	8,057 ±34	5.3% ±<0.1	5.4% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	24,635 ±670	16.1% ±0.4	15.9% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	12,389 ±662	8.1% ±0.4	9.2% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	35,692 ±742	23.3% ±0.5	25.3% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	39,812 ±781	26.0% ±0.5	25.6% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	32,703 ±931	21.3% ±0.6	18.6% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $65,425 ±$1,108, and income per person $38,351 ±$895, in 2024 dollars. The median is $72,875 ±$293 in Michigan and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Berrien County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Michigan	United States
Under $25,000	12,100 ±858	18.9% ±1.3	15.8% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	13,206 ±861	20.6% ±1.3	18.7% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	10,881 ±652	17.0% ±1.0	16.8% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	7,764 ±449	12.1% ±0.7	13.2% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	10,073 ±598	15.7% ±0.9	17.3% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	4,707 ±474	7.4% ±0.7	8.6% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	5,268 ±349	8.2% ±0.5	9.5% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Berrien County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Michigan	United States
All ages	22,693 ±1,752	15.1% ±1.2	13.2% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	7,085 ±805	22.1% ±2.4	17.6% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	10,702 ±878	14.4% ±1.1	12.7% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	4,906 ±495	11.2% ±1.1	10.5% ±0.1	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Berrien County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Berrien County	Michigan	United States
Housing units	77,276 ±73	4,622,236 ±795	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	82.8% ±0.8	88.2% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	17.2% ±0.8	11.8% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	72.8% ±1.2	73.2% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	27.2% ±1.3	26.8% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$224,300 ±$3,751	$231,600 ±$642	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$942 ±$24	$1,129 ±$4	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1966 ±2	1972 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Berrien County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Michigan	United States
Hispanic or Latino	9,697 ±0	6.3% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	111,455 ±445	72.7% ±0.3	72.4% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	20,019 ±514	13.1% ±0.3	13.1% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	2,760 ±235	1.8% ±0.2	3.4% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	262 ±72	0.2% ±<0.1	0.3% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 83	0% to 0.1%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	1,045 ±310	0.7% ±0.2	0.5% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	8,017 ±665	5.2% ±0.4	4.5% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Berrien County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Michigan	United States
Born in the state	91,380 ±1,388	59.6% ±0.9	76.0% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	52,049 ±1,217	34.0% ±0.8	16.0% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	1,484 ±270	1.0% ±0.2	0.9% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	8,375 ±623	5.5% ±0.4	7.2% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	4,059 ±352	2.6% ±0.2	4.1% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	4,316 ±597	2.8% ±0.4	3.1% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Berrien County among the counties of Michigan

16th of 83 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Michigan page.

Counties of Michigan near Berrien County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Saginaw County	187,688	−1.1%
Muskegon County	177,901	+1.8%
St. Clair County	160,486	+0.1%
Jackson County	159,552	−0.4%
Monroe County	156,004	+0.7%
Berrien County	152,444	−1.3%
Calhoun County	133,408	−0.6%
Allegan County	123,188	+2.1%
Eaton County	109,581	+0.4%
Bay County	102,123	−1.6%
Lenawee County	97,779	−1.6%

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Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026