Language Spoken At Home in Benton Harbor City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 9,036 | 100% |
English only | 8,793 | 97.3% |
Language other than English | 243 | 2.7% |
Speak English less than very well | 79 | 0.9% |
Spanish | 155 | 1.7% |
Speak English less than very well | 54 | 0.6% |
Other Indo-European languages | 12 | 0.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 69 | 0.8% |
Speak English less than very well | 18 | 0.2% |
Other languages | 7 | 0.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 7 | 0.1% |
Ancestry in Benton Harbor City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 10,113 | 100% |
American | 165 | 1.6% |
Arab | 0 | 0.0% |
Czech | 0 | 0.0% |
Danish | 1 | 0.0% |
Dutch | 93 | 0.9% |
English | 69 | 0.7% |
French (except Basque) | 45 | 0.4% |
French Canadian | 11 | 0.1% |
German | 503 | 5.0% |
Greek | 0 | 0.0% |
Hungarian | 9 | 0.1% |
Irish | 89 | 0.9% |
Italian | 9 | 0.1% |
Lithuanian | 0 | 0.0% |
Norwegian | 0 | 0.0% |
Polish | 25 | 0.2% |
Portuguese | 0 | 0.0% |
Russian | 8 | 0.1% |
Scotch-Irish | 14 | 0.1% |
Scottish | 9 | 0.1% |
Slovak | 0 | 0.0% |
Subsaharan African | 40 | 0.4% |
Swedish | 8 | 0.1% |
Swiss | 0 | 0.0% |
Ukrainian | 29 | 0.3% |
Welsh | 0 | 0.0% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 0 | 0.0% |
Households By Type in Benton Harbor City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 3,689 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 2,189 | 59.3% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,181 | 32.0% |
Married-couple family | 509 | 13.8% |
With own children under 18 years | 166 | 4.5% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 205 | 5.6% |
With own children under 18 years | 72 | 2.0% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 1,475 | 40.0% |
With own children under 18 years | 943 | 25.6% |
Nonfamily households | 1,500 | 40.7% |
Householder living alone | 1,346 | 36.5% |
65 years and over | 424 | 11.5% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 1,447 | 39.2% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 805 | 21.8% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 4 | 0% |
Relationship in Benton Harbor City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 9,965 | 100% |
Householder | 3,689 | 37.0% |
Spouse | 503 | 5.0% |
Child | 3,942 | 39.6% |
Other relatives | 1,145 | 11.5% |
Nonrelatives | 686 | 6.9% |
Unmarried partner | 191 | 1.9% |
Marital Status in Benton Harbor City
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 3,373 | 100% |
Never married | 1,971 | 58.4% |
Now married, except separated | 643 | 19.1% |
Separated | 188 | 5.6% |
Widowed | 187 | 5.5% |
Divorced | 384 | 11.4% |
Females 15 years and over | 3,997 | 100% |
Never married | 2,311 | 57.8% |
Now married, except separated | 578 | 14.5% |
Separated | 195 | 4.9% |
Widowed | 353 | 8.8% |
Divorced | 560 | 14.0% |
Fertility in Benton Harbor City
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 266 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 234 | 88.0% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 106 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 98 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 136 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 159 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 22 | 0% |
Grandparents in Benton Harbor City
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 312 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 223 | 71.5% |
Less than 1 year | 92 | 29.5% |
1 or 2 years | 21 | 6.7% |
3 or 4 years | 28 | 9.0% |
5 or more years | 82 | 26.3% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 223 | 100% |
Who are female | 209 | 93.7% |
Who are married | 67 | 30.0% |
School Enrollment in Benton Harbor City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 3,000 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 313 | 10.4% |
Kindergarten | 176 | 5.9% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 1,274 | 42.5% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 925 | 30.8% |
College or graduate school | 312 | 10.4% |
Educational Attainment in Benton Harbor City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 5,679 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 479 | 8.4% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 1,242 | 21.9% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 2,106 | 37.1% |
Some college, no degree | 1,262 | 22.2% |
Associate's degree | 287 | 5.1% |
Bachelor's degree | 142 | 2.5% |
Graduate or professional degree | 161 | 2.8% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 69.7% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 5.3% |
Veteran Status in Benton Harbor City
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 6,848 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 361 | 5.3% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Benton Harbor City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 10,031 | 100% |
With a disability | 2,116 | 21.1% |
Under 18 years | 3,265 | 100% |
With a disability | 289 | 8.9% |
18 to 64 years | 5,795 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,311 | 22.6% |
65 years and over | 971 | 100% |
With a disability | 516 | 53.1% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Benton Harbor City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 9,927 | 100% |
Same house | 8,211 | 82.7% |
Different house in the U.S. | 1,716 | 17.3% |
Same county | 1,589 | 16.0% |
Different county | 127 | 1.3% |
Same state | 90 | 0.9% |
Different state | 37 | 0.4% |
Abroad | 0 | 0.0% |
Place Of Birth in Benton Harbor City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 10,113 | 100% |
Native | 10,035 | 99.2% |
Born in United States | 10,035 | 99.2% |
State of residence | 7,674 | 75.9% |
Different state | 2,361 | 23.3% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 0 | 0.0% |
Foreign born | 78 | 0.8% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Benton Harbor City
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 78 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 24 | 30.8% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 54 | 69.2% |
Year of Entry in Benton Harbor City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 78 | 100% |
Native | 0 | 0% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0% |
Entered before 2010 | 0 | 0% |
Foreign born | 78 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 78 | 100.0% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Benton Harbor City
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 78 | 100% |
Europe | 0 | 0.0% |
Asia | 42 | 53.8% |
Africa | 0 | 0.0% |
Oceania | 0 | 0.0% |
Latin America | 36 | 46.2% |
Northern America | 0 | 0.0% |