Benton Harbor is a somewhat small city located in the state of Michigan. With a population of 8,848 people and 12 associated neighborhoods, Benton Harbor is the 127th largest community in Michigan.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Benton Harbor is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Benton Harbor is a city of service providers, sales and office workers, and production and manufacturing workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Benton Harbor who work in office and administrative support (17.20%), food service (16.34%), and healthcare suport services (10.04%). One of the benefits of Benton Harbor is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 18.21 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.In Benton Harbor, just 7.43% of people over 25 hold a college degree, which is very low compared to the rest of the nation, whereas the average among all cities is 21.84%. The per capita income in Benton Harbor in 2022 was $18,667, which is low income relative to Michigan and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $74,668 for a family of four. However, Benton Harbor contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Benton Harbor also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 40.11% of its population below the federal poverty line.Benton Harbor is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Benton Harbor home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Benton Harbor residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Benton Harbor include African, German, English, Slovak, and Irish. The most common language spoken in Benton Harbor is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
