Berrien Springs is a very small village located in the state of Michigan. With a population of 1,809 people and two associated neighborhoods, Berrien Springs is the 362nd largest community in Michigan. Berrien Springs has a large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic villages in the country.Unlike some villages, Berrien Springs isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Berrien Springs are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Berrien Springs is a village of professionals, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Berrien Springs who work in office and administrative support (11.09%), teaching (10.46%), and healthcare (10.36%). Also of interest is that Berrien Springs has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. A relatively large number of people in Berrien Springs telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 9.81% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. Being a small village, Berrien Springs does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The citizens of Berrien Springs are among the most well-educated in the nation: 48.61% of adults in Berrien Springs have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree, whereas the average US city has 21.84% holding at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Berrien Springs in 2022 was $35,941, which is upper middle income relative to Michigan and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $143,764 for a family of four. However, Berrien Springs contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Berrien Springs is an extremely ethnically-diverse village. The people who call Berrien Springs home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Berrien Springs residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Berrien Springs also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 11.57% of the village’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Berrien Springs include German, English, Irish, Polish, and Italian. Berrien Springs also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 22.26%. The most common language spoken in Berrien Springs is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and African languages.
