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People QuickFacts |
Battle Creek |
Michigan |
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Population, 2003 estimate |
53,827 | 10,079,985 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2003 |
0.9% | 1.4% |
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Population, 2000 |
53,364 | 9,938,444 |
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Population, percent change, 1990 to 2000 |
-0.2% | 6.9% |
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Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2000 |
7.3% | 6.8% |
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Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2000 |
27.2% | 26.1% |
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Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2000 |
13.5% | 12.3% |
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Female persons, percent, 2000 |
52.1% | 51.0% |
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White persons, percent, 2000 (a) |
74.7% | 80.2% |
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Black or African American persons, percent, 2000 (a) |
17.8% | 14.2% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2000 (a) |
0.8% | 0.6% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2000 (a) |
1.9% | 1.8% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2000 (a) |
Z | Z |
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Persons reporting some other race, percent, 2000 (a) |
2.1% | 1.3% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2000 |
2.7% | 1.9% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2000 |
4.6% | 3.3% |
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Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over |
52.7% | 57.3% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 |
3.4% | 5.3% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 |
6.3% | 8.4% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 |
82.4% | 83.4% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 |
17.2% | 21.8% |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 |
17.9 | 24.1 |
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Housing units, 2000 |
23,525 | 4,234,279 |
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Homeownership rate, 2000 |
65.8% | 73.8% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 |
$71,000 | $115,600 |
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Households, 2000 |
21,348 | 3,785,661 |
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Persons per household, 2000 |
2.43 | 2.56 |
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Median household income, 1999 |
$35,491 | $44,667 |
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Per capita money income, 1999 |
$18,424 | $22,168 |
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Persons below poverty, percent, 1999 |
14.4% | 10.5% |
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Business QuickFacts |
Battle Creek |
Michigan |
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Wholesale trade sales, 1997 ($1000) |
1,139,674 | 159,432,288 |
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Retail sales, 1997 ($1000) |
632,692 | 93,706,078 |
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Retail sales per capita, 1997 |
$11,924 | $9,576 |
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Accommodation and foodservices sales, 1997 ($1000) |
91,402 | 10,158,693 |
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Total number of firms, 1997 |
3,487 | 677,473 |
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Minority-owned firms, percent of total, 1997 |
8.9% | 7.6% |
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Women-owned firms, percent of total, 1997 |
24.1% | 27.2% |
