COMPARING TWO PLACES
Baroda vs Benton Harbor
PLACE A
Baroda, Michigan
VS
PLACE B
Benton Harbor, Michigan
Baroda is 90% smaller than Benton Harbor. Baroda earns more, with a median household income $34,633 higher. Baroda has grown faster since 2000 (0% vs -9%).
BARODABENTON HARBORDIFFERENCE
Total population9108,803−90% vs Benton Harbor
Population density1,2692,009−740
Population growth0.2%-9.3%+9.5 pts
Median age41.932.8+9.1
Male45.1%45.2%−0.2 pts
Female54.9%54.8%+0.2 pts
Foreign-born3.4%1.2%+2.1 pts
White, non-Hispanic88.7%8.3%+80.4 pts
Black1.0%81.5%−80.4 pts
Hispanic / Latino3.3%5.8%−2.6 pts
Asian0.5%0.0%+0.5 pts
Other6.5%4.3%+2.2 pts
Median household income$65,750$31,117+$34,633
Per capita income$37,901$18,667+$19,234
Poverty rate6.5%40.1%−33.6 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4160.516−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher30.3%7.4%+22.8 pts
Graduate degree18.2%2.0%+16.2 pts
Unemployment rate2.2%21.6%−19.4 pts
Labor force participation64.9%60.9%+4.0 pts
Median home value$158,800$76,500+$82,300
Median gross rent$994$851+$143
Owner-occupied87.0%36.7%+50.3 pts
Housing vacancy rate7.1%14.5%−7.4 pts
Rent-burdened households25.5%63.1%−37.6 pts
Average commute17.618.1−0.5
Worked from home10.0%5.8%+4.3 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.8%−0.8 pts
Uninsured6.5%6.6%−0.1 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025