Coldwater is a city of 13,671 people in Michigan. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 14% of adults. The typical home is worth $137,500, having more than doubled since 2000. Households here earn about 30% less than in Michigan as a whole. The average commute runs 16 minutes. 21.3% of locals live below the federal poverty line.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $50,781, below the US median
Coldwater's population equals 30% of Branch County's. Its number of foreign-born residents equals 48% of the county's. Its number of households without a car equals 41% of the county's.
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)19%(129)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)11.1%(75)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era42.8%(290)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0.7%(5)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II1%(7)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 678 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
Coldwater, decade by decade
Coldwater 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
9,607
$54,150
$83,282
13.5%
5.5
2000
12,697
$61,778
$132,252
11.1%
38.0
2010
10,945
$50,003
$134,938
16.0%
24.4
2020
13,822
$49,162
$113,204
11.7%
44.5
2024
13,671
$50,781
$137,500
13.9%
38.4
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.
