CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Dowagiac

Michigan · 6,409 residents · 4.45 sq mi

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With 6,409 people, Dowagiac is a city in Michigan. The typical home is worth $29,800. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 8% of adults. Households here earn about 34% less than in Michigan as a whole. The median household earns $20,628, about 32% below the national median. 58% of homes are owner-occupied.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 32.7

US median: 33.0

Less educated

8% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 38%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

6,409

+4%vs 2000

vs 6,147 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

32.7

−3%vs 2000

vs 33.8 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

4.45 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20246K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.9%(443)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98.2%(528)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.7%(556)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.4%(472)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.6%(421)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3415.7%(1,004)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4411.1%(712)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.7%(621)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.2%(591)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 748%(514)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845.8%(371)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2.7%(176)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$20,628

−9%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $29,926 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,351

−44%vs 2000

vs $16,659 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

15.5%

−2.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 17.8% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$29,800

−38%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $63,500 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$327

+7%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $404 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

58.1%

−2.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 60.8% in 2000

41.9% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic76%(4,670)

Black15.6%(960)

Hispanic / Latino2.5%(153)

Asian0.6%(35)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic80.9%(5,186)

Black15.5%(994)

Hispanic / Latino2.7%(170)

Asian0.1%(6)

Other3.5%(223)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican8.8%(506)

Asian origin

Nepalese0.4%(24)

Ancestry

German17.8%(1,019)

Irish14.2%(812)

English11.2%(643)

Polish6%(346)

Dutch3.3%(190)

Italian1.5%(88)

French1.1%(62)

Scottish0.9%(54)

American0.9%(49)

Macedonian0.7%(39)

Swedish0.7%(38)

Norwegian0.6%(37)

+ 6 more ancestry groups with data

Scotch-Irish0.4%(24)

Czech0.4%(23)

French Canadian0.4%(22)

Danish0.2%(10)

British0.2%(9)

Swiss0.1%(4)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest Irish population · Largest English population · Largest Mexican population · Largest Polish population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

7.7%

−4.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 12.0% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

62.5%

−14.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 77.1% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.6%

+0.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.1% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

16.1 min

+22%vs 2000

vs 13.2 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married42.5%(894)

Married34.7%(730)

Widowed3.4%(72)

Divorced19.5%(410)

Women 15+

Never married33.3%(833)

Married34.9%(871)

Widowed13.3%(332)

Divorced18.5%(462)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

12.6%

−4.9 ptssince 2013

from 17.5% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

37.4%

−1.8 ptssince 2020

from 39.2% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

10.4%

+0.7 ptssince 2020

from 9.7% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

23.2%

+5.0 ptssince 2020

from 18.2% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

37.7%

+2.5 ptssince 2020

from 35.2% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.8%

−1.6 ptssince 2020

from 3.4% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

45.6%

−4.2 ptssince 2020

from 49.8% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

54.9%

+4.7 ptssince 2020

from 50.2% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

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)34.2%(102)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)6%(18)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era18.8%(56)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War4.4%(13)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II2.3%(7)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 298 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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