ACS School District Profile 2017-21

Education Demographic and
Geographic Estimates

ACS-ED

District Demographic
Dashboard 2017–21

Benton Harbor Area Schools, Michigan, MI

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Community

Total Population
29,359

Median Household Income |
$32,729

Total Households
12,436

Race/Ethnicity

Year
Structure
was Built

11.2% 2000 and after

24.4% 1970 - 1999

64.3% before 1970

Households with Broadband Internet |
74.2%

Housing Structure Type

House
71.3%

Apartments/Other
28.8%

Children in Public School

Language spoken at home (children 5 years and over)

Health

5.4% with a
Disability |

94.1% with
Health Insurance coverage |

Poverty and Benefits (in the past 12 months)

45.0% Families with income below the poverty level |

49.4% Families with Food Stamp/ SNAP benefits |

Families by Type

Parents (of children in public school)

Median Income of Households |
$29,868

Housing Status of Families
58.0% renter - occupied | 42.0% owner-occupied |

Labor Force Status

Educational Attainment

State and National

Median Household Income |

Families with Food Stamp/SNAP benefits |

Households with Broadband Internet |

Speaks English Less Than Very Well |

Bachelor’s Degree or Higher

Not In Labor Force

Married Couple Household |

Families with Income Below the Poverty Level |

All indicators are sourced from the ACS-ED tabulation. For additional social and economic characteristics, visit the ACS-ED table collection or explore the ACS-ED interactive map ACS-ED maps .

Children enrolled in public school are defined as the population ages 3-17 and those ages 18 & 19 who have not graduated from high school and report attending public school in the past 3 months. Subject definitions are available in the U.S. Census Bureau’s American Community Survey program documentation.