Berrien County vs. Lake County

Berrien County (MI)Lake County (IL)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)154,141700,832
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)-1.7%-0.4%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)156,811703,396
Population, Census, April 1, 2010156,813703,462
Persons under 5 years, percent5.7%5.7%
Persons under 18 years, percent21.8%24.1%
Persons 65 years and over, percent19.7%14.2%
Female persons, percent51.1%50.0%
White alone, percent79.6%81.1%
Black or African American alone, percent14.9%7.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.7%0.9%
Asian alone, percent2.1%8.3%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.1%0.1%
Two or More Races, percent2.6%2.2%
Hispanic or Latino, percent5.7%22.2%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent74.7%61.0%
Veterans, 2014-201810,15631,211
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20185.8%18.6%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)77,648265,150
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201869.8%73.4%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$146,300$259,900
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,187$2,175
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$439$891
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$724$1,168
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201317.6%19.3%
Building permits, 2018302696
Households, 2014-201863,908244,672
Persons per household, 2014-20182.352.80
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201885.0%87.3%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-20187.9%28.4%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201886.0%93.2%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201873.4%88.5%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201889.6%90.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201827.7%45.0%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-201810.2%5.7%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent7.3%7.1%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201861.4%67.4%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201855.8%61.7%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)241,7371,399,245
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)816,4644,026,344
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)1,962,79212,045,977
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)1,681,10414,900,534
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$10,772$21,222
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201819.730.4
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$49,135$86,244
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$29,311$44,287
Persons in poverty, percent15.3%8.0%
Total employer establishments, 20173,54319,861
Total employment, 201754,568317,090
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)2,490,36723,414,301
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20170.6%-1.9%
Total nonemployer establishments, 201710,05354,964
All firms, 201213,39463,647
Men-owned firms, 20127,15635,255
Women-owned firms, 20124,33521,379
Minority-owned firms, 20121,56912,759
Nonminority-owned firms, 201211,37048,789
Veteran-owned firms, 20121,3664,758
Nonveteran-owned firms, 201211,31255,982
Black-owned firms, percent, 20078.9%3.8%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.4%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20071.7%5.8%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20071.2%5.3%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200728.7%28.6%
Population per square mile, 2010276.21,585.6
Land area in square miles, 2010567.75443.67

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Berrien county (MI) and Lake county (IL) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.