Beal City is a city of 293 people in Michigan. 100% of homes are owner-occupied. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 17% of adults. The median age is 46.1, about 7 years above the US median. The foreign-born share is 0%. 100% were living in the same home a year earlier.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $74,875, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 46.1
US median: 38.9
Less educated
17% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Beal City
What changed most since 1990
Median age30.2 → 46.1(+15.9 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
White share99.5% → 95.6%(−3.9 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Homes owned by their occupants86.3% → 100.0%(+13.7 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)0%(0)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)0%(0)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era100%(4)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 4 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Beal City, decade by decade
Beal City population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
364
$71,253
$109,443
12.6%
1.4
2000
345
$68,312
$196,557
10.3%
3.6
2010
357
$74,925
$196,653
14.7%
11.2
2020
332
$70,450
$156,111
24.4%
21.5
2024
293
$74,875
$197,700
17.0%
10.6
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
