COMPARING TWO PLACES
Fair Plain vs Benton Harbor
PLACE A
Fair Plain, Michigan
VS
PLACE B
Benton Harbor, Michigan
Fair Plain is 17% smaller than Benton Harbor. Fair Plain earns more, with a median household income $21,700 higher. Fair Plain has grown faster since 2000 (-3% vs -9%).
FAIR PLAINBENTON HARBORDIFFERENCE
Total population7,3308,803−17% vs Benton Harbor
Population density1,7062,009−304
Population growth-3.0%-9.3%+6.3 pts
Median age40.932.8+8.1
Male47.5%45.2%+2.3 pts
Female52.5%54.8%−2.3 pts
Foreign-born5.5%1.2%+4.2 pts
White, non-Hispanic48.1%8.3%+39.8 pts
Black37.6%81.5%−43.9 pts
Hispanic / Latino5.5%5.8%−0.3 pts
Asian1.2%0.0%+1.2 pts
Other7.6%4.3%+3.2 pts
Median household income$52,817$31,117+$21,700
Per capita income$28,846$18,667+$10,179
Poverty rate26.6%40.1%−13.5 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4600.516−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher23.8%7.4%+16.4 pts
Graduate degree10.4%2.0%+8.4 pts
Unemployment rate18.1%21.6%−3.5 pts
Labor force participation65.8%60.9%+4.8 pts
Median home value$169,400$76,500+$92,900
Median gross rent$1,019$851+$168
Owner-occupied69.8%36.7%+33.1 pts
Housing vacancy rate6.7%14.5%−7.8 pts
Rent-burdened households48.5%63.1%−14.6 pts
Average commute19.918.1+1.8
Worked from home6.1%5.8%+0.3 pts
Public transit to work1.5%0.8%+0.7 pts
Uninsured11.1%6.6%+4.5 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024