City safety & data profile

Battle CreekMI

Battle Creek, MI is a 52K-resident city in Calhoun County with a median household income of $55,693.

Calhoun County, Michigan. Federal health, economic, and safety indicators for Battle Creek, drawn from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey, CDC PLACES, and CMS Hospital Compare. Battle Creek has a population larger than 80% of the 4,640 U.S. cities Areazine tracks, a median home value of $141,900, and 3 hospitals serving the surrounding area.

Data updated 2026-09-04

52K
Population (place)
Top 20%
By size
$55,693
Median income (place)
$141,900
Median home (place)
17.6%
Poverty rate (place)
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The read on Battle Creek

Battle Creek posts a median household income higher than 16% of U.S. cities Areazine tracks, where 3 hospitals serve the Battle Creek area.

Bottom 17%
by median income, US cities
3
hospitals in & near Battle Creek

Where Battle Creek income ranks nationally

Median household income vs. every place Areazine profiles (place-level ACS)

$55,693 Bottom 16% higher than 16% of 3,889 places Areazine profiles

Battle Creek $0 $260,000 every profiled place, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more places Areazine profiles. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) · 2024 ACS 5-year

Largest cities in MI

Population among 105 MI places with 10,000+ residents and ACS income on Areazine. Tooltip shows the income rank in the same pool.

residents

What this shows Detroit is the largest MI city on this list; Beverly Hills leads median income.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) As of 2024 ACS 5-year

Highest median incomes in MI

Median household income among the same 105-city pool. Tooltip shows the population rank.

median

What this shows Beverly Hills posts the highest place-level median income in MI; Detroit is largest by headcount.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) As of 2024 ACS 5-year

The quick read

Reading Battle Creek, MI beyond the headline numbers

Battle Creek sits inside Calhoun County, Michigan, at roughly 42.32°N, -85.18°W. Population 51,589, $55,693 median household income. Median home value $141,900, median rent $957. Poverty rate 17.6%, read against that income figure since two cities on the same median can differ underneath it.

3 hospitals in/around Battle Creek, 3/5 avg rating, 1 with an ER.

17.6% of Battle Creek, MI residents live below the poverty line, placing it in the hardest-hit quarter of reporting cities. Read every median on this page against that: half the households are above it, and a large minority are far below.

Housing is inexpensive against local pay -- the median home in Battle Creek runs about 2.5 years of median household income, in the cheapest quarter of reporting cities.

Remote work covers 8.5% of Battle Creek workers, under the midpoint for reporting cities.

Among the CDC measures on this page, current asthma departs furthest from its peer median: 12.3% in Battle Creek, the highest-prevalence quarter of the 3,722 cities reporting that measure.

Sources: U.S. Census ACS, CDC PLACES, CMS Hospital Compare, plus live alerts for Battle Creek from FEMA, NOAA, FDA, and CPSC. Economic comparison bars use the unweighted average across tracked Census places with a reported value, not a household-weighted national median.

Population (place)
51,589
Battle Creek · Census Place
Median Income (place)
$55,693
-38% vs avg
Median Home Value (place)
$141,900
-66% vs avg
Median Age (place)
38
years · ACS place

10-Year Trends 2013–2024

County-level trend (Calhoun County): Battle Creek's own historical series isn't separately published by the Census Bureau, so these year-over-year figures track the surrounding county, not the city alone.

20132024
Population
134K-1%
Median Income
$63,177+50%
Median Home Value
$162,800+66%
Poverty Rate
13.9%-22%
Unemployment
6.4%-52%

Economics

Economics indicators for Battle Creek, MI
IndicatorValue
Median Rent
$957/mo
Poverty Rate
17.6% +42% vs avg
Unemployment 7%
Bachelor's Degree+ 21.9%
Work From Home 8.5%
Public Transit 0.5%

Population

White 63.2%
African American 15.8%
Asian 4.9%
Two or More Ethnicities 7.8%

Health Profile 15 measures

Health Indicators

Obesity
44.4%
High Blood Pressure
40.1%
Short Sleep Duration
36.4%
Physical Inactivity
30.6%
Frequent Mental Distress
19.6%
Current Smoking
18.8%
Frequent Physical Distress
15.9%
Diabetes
14.3%
Binge Drinking
14.2%
Current Asthma
12.3%

Preventive Care

Dental Visit 61.8%
Annual Checkup 79.7%

Other Measures

Lack of Health Insurance
9.3%
Coronary Heart Disease
7.5%
Stroke
4.3%

Hospitals 3 total

Rating Distribution
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0
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1
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0
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0
Average Rating
3/5
Total Hospitals
3
With ER
1
BRONSON BATTLE CREEK HOSPITAL
BATTLE CREEK · Acute Care Hospitals · ER
★★★☆☆

What alerts and safety updates affect Battle Creek?

No area-tagged alerts are on record for Battle Creek right now. New federal and counterpart-agency notices still land in the site feed as agencies publish them.

City alert dispatch desk

Sheet MI-BATTLE-CREEK · Battle Creek

Battle Creek: no area-tagged alerts on record — state hubs carry the live CAP stream.

  • FEED-QUIET No tagged alerts
  • LEAD-NONE Feed idle
  • DESK-IDLE Awaiting feed

Counts reflect published articles tagged to Battle Creek; untagged NOAA county warnings may still appear in the site feed. Browse Michigan state hubs · Methodology

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Frequently Asked Questions 6

What is the population of Battle Creek, MI? ▼
Battle Creek, MI has a population of 51,589 people, located in Calhoun County, Michigan.
What is the median household income in Battle Creek? ▼
The median household income in Battle Creek, MI is $55,693 per year, per the U.S. Census ACS. The poverty rate is 17.6%.
What is the median home value in Battle Creek? ▼
The median home value in Battle Creek, MI is $141,900. Median rent is $957/month.
What are the top health concerns in Battle Creek? ▼
The top health indicators in Battle Creek include Obesity (44.4%), High Blood Pressure (40.1%), Short Sleep Duration (36.4%). Data from CDC PLACES.
How many hospitals are in Battle Creek? ▼
Battle Creek has 3 hospitals with an average rating of 3/5 stars. 1 have emergency departments.
What is the median age in Battle Creek? ▼
The median age in Battle Creek, MI is 38 years. 21.9% of residents have a bachelor's degree or higher.

Nationwide cities with similar poverty or income 8

Two ACS-derived peer sets for Battle Creek, both outside Michigan so the neighborhoods are not the geographic nearby list below.

Similar poverty rate

Nearest place-level ACS poverty rates outside MI (17.6% here).

Paradise, NV 17.6% Lawrence, MA 17.6% Panama City, FL 17.6% Foothill Farms, CA 17.6%

Similar median income

Nearest place-level ACS median household incomes outside MI ($55,693 here).

Cape Girardeau, MO $55,658 Eloy, AZ $55,736 Galveston, TX $55,631 Lakeside, CA $55,759

Compare Battle Creek with another city

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Quick picks:

Nearby Cities 8

Kalamazoo, MI 76K Coldwater, MI 11K Portage, MI 48K Sturgis, MI 11K Ionia, MI 11K Waverly, MI 24K Forest Hills, MI 26K Cutlerville, MI 14K
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Using Battle Creek's profile

Use this as a starting research checklist, not a verdict on whether to live here.

  • Check live recalls, weather and hazard alerts scoped to the Battle Creek area before relying on national headlines. Check your area
  • Read the poverty rate alongside the income figure, two places with the same median can have very different realities.
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Population and economics (income, home value, poverty, education) are place-level U.S. Census ACS; health is CDC PLACES; hospital counts reflect facilities in and around the city. County-level trends are labeled when shown.

Data Sources

All data on this page comes from official U.S. government sources. Population and economic data from the Census Bureau American Community Survey (2024 5-year estimates, place geography). Health data from the CDC PLACES program (2023). Hospital ratings from CMS Hospital Compare (2024). Climate data from NOAA. Education data from NCES. Cost of living from Bureau of Economic Analysis. Crime statistics, where referenced on Areazine, originate from the FBI Crime Data Explorer. Housing market figures referenced on Areazine come from HUD Fair Market Rents. Census economics and population are at place geography; some health and hospital indicators are reported at the county level (Calhoun County) where that is the smallest published unit.

Every figure on Areazine is published directly from official U.S. government sources, no number is typed in by an editor. City demographic and health figures are compiled directly from U.S. Census (place-level ACS), CDC, and CMS releases, updated quarterly within 30 days of upstream release. County-level trends are labeled when shown. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026.