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Battle Creek Metro Area Statistics Back to top

Population (2000): 137,985
Land Area (2000): 1,835.566 square kilometers
Water Area (2000): 25.186 square kilometers

Battle Creek Metro Area Population By Year

Year	Population	Year	Population	Year	Population
1999	448,447	2002	457,954	2005	139,180
2000	450,549	2003	138,782	2006	138,844
2001	455,237	2004	139,304	2007	137,388

Urban/Rural	Population	Percent
Urban	192,324	69.23%
Rural, Farm	5,490	1.98%
Rural, Non-farm	79,986	28.79%

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Battle Creek Metro Area Employment Information Back to top
Battle Creek Metro Area Labor Force By Month

Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
1990	64,968	60,241	4,727	7.28%	73
1991	63,470	58,673	4,797	7.56%	76
1992	64,018	59,183	4,835	7.55%	76
1993	65,477	61,195	4,282	6.54%	66
1994	67,235	63,382	3,853	5.73%	57
1995	66,983	63,395	3,587	5.36%	54
1996	66,368	63,392	2,977	4.49%	45
1997	67,110	64,352	2,758	4.11%	41
1998	68,187	65,666	2,522	3.70%	37
1999	69,566	66,929	2,637	3.79%	38
2000	70,370	67,459	2,911	4.14%	41
2001	70,845	67,162	3,683	5.20%	52
2002	70,069	65,852	4,217	6.02%	60
2003	71,364	66,291	5,073	7.11%	71
2004	71,908	66,932	4,976	6.92%	69
2005	72,084	67,320	4,764	6.61%	66
2006	71,185	66,258	4,926	6.92%	69
2007	70,175	65,365	4,810	6.85%	69
2008	68,633	63,453	5,179	7.55%	75

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1990	65,894	60,314	5,580	8.47%	85
Feb 1990	65,685	59,898	5,787	8.81%	88
Mar 1990	65,429	59,914	5,515	8.43%	84
Apr 1990	64,362	59,389	4,973	7.73%	77
May 1990	64,712	59,781	4,931	7.62%	76
Jun 1990	65,530	60,630	4,900	7.48%	75
Jul 1990	65,278	60,553	4,725	7.24%	72
Aug 1990	65,652	61,161	4,491	6.84%	68
Sep 1990	64,824	60,615	4,209	6.49%	65
Oct 1990	64,098	60,483	3,615	5.64%	56
Nov 1990	63,893	60,443	3,450	5.40%	54
Dec 1990	64,262	59,711	4,551	7.08%	71

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1991	62,758	57,796	4,962	7.91%	79
Feb 1991	64,009	57,935	6,074	9.49%	95
Mar 1991	63,570	57,996	5,574	8.77%	88
Apr 1991	63,379	58,365	5,014	7.91%	79
May 1991	63,200	58,237	4,963	7.85%	79
Jun 1991	64,250	59,311	4,939	7.69%	77
Jul 1991	64,938	59,291	5,647	8.70%	87
Aug 1991	62,948	58,849	4,099	6.51%	65
Sep 1991	63,159	59,049	4,110	6.51%	65
Oct 1991	63,154	59,164	3,990	6.32%	63
Nov 1991	63,084	59,249	3,835	6.08%	61
Dec 1991	63,185	58,830	4,355	6.89%	69

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1992	62,859	57,407	5,452	8.67%	87
Feb 1992	63,531	57,844	5,687	8.95%	90
Mar 1992	64,032	58,162	5,870	9.17%	92
Apr 1992	63,140	58,359	4,781	7.57%	76
May 1992	63,438	58,751	4,687	7.39%	74
Jun 1992	64,867	59,714	5,153	7.94%	79
Jul 1992	64,944	59,723	5,221	8.04%	80
Aug 1992	64,716	60,385	4,331	6.69%	67
Sep 1992	63,544	59,440	4,104	6.46%	65
Oct 1992	64,078	60,115	3,963	6.18%	62
Nov 1992	64,672	60,327	4,345	6.72%	67
Dec 1992	64,390	59,966	4,424	6.87%	69

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1993	63,708	58,875	4,833	7.59%	76
Feb 1993	64,450	59,806	4,644	7.21%	72
Mar 1993	64,378	59,981	4,397	6.83%	68
Apr 1993	64,448	60,299	4,149	6.44%	64
May 1993	64,677	60,482	4,195	6.49%	65
Jun 1993	66,525	61,632	4,893	7.36%	74
Jul 1993	66,729	61,591	5,138	7.70%	77
Aug 1993	66,725	62,724	4,001	6.00%	60
Sep 1993	65,653	61,517	4,136	6.30%	63
Oct 1993	65,704	62,234	3,470	5.28%	53
Nov 1993	66,406	62,709	3,697	5.57%	56
Dec 1993	66,325	62,491	3,834	5.78%	58

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1994	66,464	61,820	4,644	6.99%	70
Feb 1994	67,137	62,433	4,704	7.01%	70
Mar 1994	66,961	62,432	4,529	6.76%	68
Apr 1994	66,478	62,566	3,912	5.88%	59
May 1994	66,282	62,820	3,462	5.22%	52
Jun 1994	67,726	63,426	4,300	6.35%	63
Jul 1994	68,271	63,595	4,676	6.85%	68
Aug 1994	68,032	64,364	3,668	5.39%	54
Sep 1994	67,160	63,708	3,452	5.14%	51
Oct 1994	67,782	64,439	3,343	4.93%	49
Nov 1994	67,490	64,609	2,881	4.27%	43
Dec 1994	67,037	64,371	2,666	3.98%	40

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1995	66,530	62,905	3,625	5.45%	54
Feb 1995	67,104	63,198	3,906	5.82%	58
Mar 1995	67,557	63,239	4,318	6.39%	64
Apr 1995	67,002	63,108	3,894	5.81%	58
May 1995	67,180	63,245	3,935	5.86%	59
Jun 1995	67,246	63,624	3,622	5.39%	54
Jul 1995	67,940	63,383	4,557	6.71%	67
Aug 1995	67,381	63,916	3,465	5.14%	51
Sep 1995	66,250	63,093	3,157	4.77%	48
Oct 1995	66,463	63,828	2,635	3.96%	40
Nov 1995	66,874	63,867	3,007	4.50%	45
Dec 1995	66,264	63,339	2,925	4.41%	44

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1996	65,679	61,919	3,760	5.72%	57
Feb 1996	65,843	62,467	3,376	5.13%	51
Mar 1996	66,112	62,788	3,324	5.03%	50
Apr 1996	65,871	62,757	3,114	4.73%	47
May 1996	66,154	63,091	3,063	4.63%	46
Jun 1996	66,693	63,478	3,215	4.82%	48
Jul 1996	67,055	63,344	3,711	5.53%	55
Aug 1996	66,385	63,942	2,443	3.68%	37
Sep 1996	66,234	63,650	2,584	3.90%	39
Oct 1996	66,767	64,491	2,276	3.41%	34
Nov 1996	66,946	64,527	2,419	3.61%	36
Dec 1996	66,682	64,244	2,438	3.66%	37

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1997	65,617	62,585	3,032	4.62%	46
Feb 1997	66,105	63,149	2,956	4.47%	45
Mar 1997	66,252	63,491	2,761	4.17%	42
Apr 1997	66,088	63,798	2,290	3.47%	35
May 1997	66,251	63,968	2,283	3.45%	34
Jun 1997	67,647	64,533	3,114	4.60%	46
Jul 1997	68,593	64,698	3,895	5.68%	57
Aug 1997	67,432	65,241	2,191	3.25%	32
Sep 1997	67,121	64,524	2,597	3.87%	39
Oct 1997	67,761	65,297	2,464	3.64%	36
Nov 1997	68,476	65,704	2,772	4.05%	40
Dec 1997	67,981	65,240	2,741	4.03%	40

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1998	67,434	64,340	3,094	4.59%	46
Feb 1998	67,844	64,821	3,023	4.46%	45
Mar 1998	68,072	65,069	3,003	4.41%	44
Apr 1998	67,418	65,272	2,146	3.18%	32
May 1998	67,846	65,504	2,342	3.45%	35
Jun 1998	68,797	66,104	2,693	3.91%	39
Jul 1998	68,679	65,550	3,129	4.56%	46
Aug 1998	68,418	66,132	2,286	3.34%	33
Sep 1998	67,853	65,655	2,198	3.24%	32
Oct 1998	68,510	66,475	2,035	2.97%	30
Nov 1998	68,726	66,872	1,854	2.70%	27
Dec 1998	68,652	66,192	2,460	3.58%	36

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1999	68,206	65,517	2,689	3.94%	39
Feb 1999	68,726	65,871	2,855	4.15%	42
Mar 1999	69,099	66,193	2,906	4.21%	42
Apr 1999	68,501	66,139	2,362	3.45%	34
May 1999	68,996	66,587	2,409	3.49%	35
Jun 1999	69,892	67,207	2,685	3.84%	38
Jul 1999	71,067	67,416	3,651	5.14%	51
Aug 1999	69,832	67,586	2,246	3.22%	32
Sep 1999	69,361	66,986	2,375	3.42%	34
Oct 1999	69,963	67,685	2,278	3.26%	33
Nov 1999	70,793	68,065	2,728	3.85%	39
Dec 1999	70,360	67,897	2,463	3.50%	35

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2000	70,068	67,063	3,005	4.29%	43
Feb 2000	69,360	66,559	2,801	4.04%	40
Mar 2000	70,100	67,157	2,943	4.20%	42
Apr 2000	70,272	67,906	2,366	3.37%	34
May 2000	70,919	68,034	2,885	4.07%	41
Jun 2000	71,711	68,601	3,110	4.34%	43
Jul 2000	71,352	66,897	4,455	6.24%	62
Aug 2000	70,564	67,644	2,920	4.14%	41
Sep 2000	69,750	67,019	2,731	3.92%	39
Oct 2000	69,566	67,228	2,338	3.36%	34
Nov 2000	70,202	67,593	2,609	3.72%	37
Dec 2000	70,578	67,808	2,770	3.92%	39

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2001	70,576	66,817	3,759	5.33%	53
Feb 2001	70,225	66,632	3,593	5.12%	51
Mar 2001	70,987	67,177	3,810	5.37%	54
Apr 2001	70,693	67,529	3,164	4.48%	45
May 2001	71,594	68,077	3,517	4.91%	49
Jun 2001	72,141	68,464	3,677	5.10%	51
Jul 2001	72,225	67,452	4,773	6.61%	66
Aug 2001	71,016	67,646	3,370	4.75%	47
Sep 2001	70,632	67,195	3,437	4.87%	49
Oct 2001	69,789	66,470	3,319	4.76%	48
Nov 2001	70,257	66,454	3,803	5.41%	54
Dec 2001	70,008	66,031	3,977	5.68%	57

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2002	69,203	64,738	4,465	6.45%	65
Feb 2002	69,372	64,946	4,426	6.38%	64
Mar 2002	69,317	64,665	4,652	6.71%	67
Apr 2002	69,442	65,668	3,774	5.43%	54
May 2002	70,590	66,621	3,969	5.62%	56
Jun 2002	71,631	67,246	4,385	6.12%	61
Jul 2002	71,266	66,010	5,256	7.38%	74
Aug 2002	70,548	66,511	4,037	5.72%	57
Sep 2002	69,768	65,987	3,781	5.42%	54
Oct 2002	69,581	65,985	3,596	5.17%	52
Nov 2002	69,886	65,906	3,980	5.69%	57
Dec 2002	70,222	65,937	4,285	6.10%	61

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2003	71,308	66,091	5,217	7.32%	73
Feb 2003	71,683	66,471	5,212	7.27%	73
Mar 2003	71,466	66,259	5,207	7.29%	73
Apr 2003	70,579	66,057	4,522	6.41%	64
May 2003	71,666	66,521	5,145	7.18%	72
Jun 2003	72,642	66,842	5,800	7.98%	80
Jul 2003	72,304	66,168	6,136	8.49%	85
Aug 2003	71,468	66,414	5,054	7.07%	71
Sep 2003	70,935	66,041	4,894	6.90%	69
Oct 2003	70,225	65,877	4,348	6.19%	62
Nov 2003	71,011	66,397	4,614	6.50%	65
Dec 2003	71,083	66,352	4,731	6.66%	67

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2004	70,566	65,178	5,388	7.64%	76
Feb 2004	71,060	65,651	5,409	7.61%	76
Mar 2004	71,833	66,135	5,698	7.93%	79
Apr 2004	70,840	66,203	4,637	6.55%	65
May 2004	72,554	67,502	5,052	6.96%	70
Jun 2004	72,982	67,736	5,246	7.19%	72
Jul 2004	72,519	66,684	5,835	8.05%	80
Aug 2004	71,865	67,442	4,423	6.15%	62
Sep 2004	71,929	67,541	4,388	6.10%	61
Oct 2004	71,577	67,418	4,159	5.81%	58
Nov 2004	72,500	67,849	4,651	6.42%	64
Dec 2004	72,669	67,840	4,829	6.65%	66

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2005	71,218	66,002	5,216	7.32%	73
Feb 2005	72,021	66,656	5,365	7.45%	74
Mar 2005	72,077	66,889	5,188	7.20%	72
Apr 2005	71,627	67,011	4,616	6.44%	64
May 2005	72,789	67,970	4,819	6.62%	66
Jun 2005	72,950	68,022	4,928	6.76%	68
Jul 2005	72,997	67,585	5,412	7.41%	74
Aug 2005	72,197	67,900	4,297	5.95%	60
Sep 2005	71,733	67,294	4,439	6.19%	62
Oct 2005	71,351	67,403	3,948	5.53%	55
Nov 2005	72,053	67,591	4,462	6.19%	62
Dec 2005	71,993	67,513	4,480	6.22%	62

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2006	70,698	65,777	4,921	6.96%	70
Feb 2006	71,352	66,008	5,344	7.49%	75
Mar 2006	71,437	66,251	5,186	7.26%	73
Apr 2006	70,754	65,998	4,756	6.72%	67
May 2006	71,566	66,970	4,596	6.42%	64
Jun 2006	72,280	67,218	5,062	7.00%	70
Jul 2006	72,755	66,721	6,034	8.29%	83
Aug 2006	71,032	66,110	4,922	6.93%	69
Sep 2006	70,320	65,573	4,747	6.75%	68
Oct 2006	70,362	66,008	4,354	6.19%	62
Nov 2006	70,910	66,377	4,533	6.39%	64
Dec 2006	70,751	66,090	4,661	6.59%	66

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2007	70,433	65,225	5,208	7.39%	74
Feb 2007	70,184	65,139	5,045	7.19%	72
Mar 2007	70,341	65,306	5,035	7.16%	72
Apr 2007	70,191	65,560	4,631	6.60%	66
May 2007	71,181	66,490	4,691	6.59%	66
Jun 2007	71,633	66,556	5,077	7.09%	71
Jul 2007	71,567	66,077	5,490	7.67%	77
Aug 2007	70,025	65,439	4,586	6.55%	65
Sep 2007	69,242	64,598	4,644	6.71%	67
Oct 2007	68,888	64,633	4,255	6.18%	62
Nov 2007	69,300	64,940	4,360	6.29%	63
Dec 2007	69,109	64,417	4,692	6.79%	68

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Month	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2008	68,568	63,609	4,959	7.23%	72
Feb 2008	68,374	63,289	5,085	7.44%	74
Mar 2008	68,650	63,866	4,784	6.97%	70
Apr 2008	68,239	64,200	4,039	5.92%	59
May 2008	69,202	64,004	5,198	7.51%	75
Jun 2008	69,692	64,271	5,421	7.78%	78
Jul 2008	69,650	63,501	6,149	8.83%	88
Aug 2008	68,127	62,646	5,481	8.05%	80
Sep 2008	67,194	61,695	5,499	8.18%	82
Oct, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Nov, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Dec, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--

Battle Creek Metro Area Employment By Industry

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Transportation Equipment Manufacturing	8,982	13.87%
2.	Construction	5,390	8.32%
3.	Public Administration	3,744	5.78%
4.	Accommodation and Food Services	3,512	5.42%
5.	Metal Manufactuing	3,474	5.36%
6.	Educational Services	3,450	5.33%
7.	Food Manufacturing	2,994	4.62%
8.	Health Care	2,402	3.71%
9.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	2,102	3.25%
10.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	1,722	2.66%
11.	Truck Transportation	1,490	2.30%
12.	Repair and Maintenance	1,346	2.08%
13.	Machinery Manufacturing	1,302	2.01%
14.	Food and Beverage Stores	1,144	1.77%
15.	Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers	1,116	1.72%
16.	Department and Other General Stores	1,106	1.71%
17.	Finance and Insurance	1,064	1.64%
18.	Paper Manufacturing	1,044	1.61%
19.	Miscellaneous Manufacturing	1,036	1.60%
20.	Plastics and Rubber Manufacturing	942	1.45%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Health Care	9,202	15.05%
2.	Educational Services	7,056	11.54%
3.	Accommodation and Food Services	4,882	7.98%
4.	Transportation Equipment Manufacturing	4,680	7.65%
5.	Public Administration	3,322	5.43%
6.	Finance and Insurance	3,284	5.37%
7.	Social Assistance	2,598	4.25%
8.	Department and Other General Stores	2,234	3.65%
9.	Food Manufacturing	1,952	3.19%
10.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	1,832	3.00%
11.	Personal and Laundry Services	1,610	2.63%
12.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	1,490	2.44%
13.	Food and Beverage Stores	1,452	2.37%
14.	Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations	1,434	2.35%
15.	Metal Manufactuing	950	1.55%
16.	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	796	1.30%
17.	Miscellaneous Manufacturing	764	1.25%
18.	Gasoline Stations	622	1.02%
19.	Arts / Entertainment / Recreation	560	0.92%
20.	Plastics and Rubber Manufacturing	538	0.88%

Battle Creek Metro Area Employment By Job

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Other Production Occupations	5,202	8.03%
2.	Metal Workers and Plastic Workers	4,716	7.28%
3.	Other Installation / Maintenance	3,120	4.82%
4.	Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers	3,118	4.81%
5.	Other Management Occupations	2,498	3.86%
6.	Assemblers and Fabricators	2,496	3.85%
7.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	2,450	3.78%
8.	Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers	2,230	3.44%
9.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	2,000	3.09%
10.	Vehicle Mechanics	1,880	2.90%
11.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	1,836	2.83%
12.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	1,626	2.51%
13.	Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact	1,476	2.28%
14.	Other Construction Trades	1,404	2.17%
15.	Engineers	1,376	2.12%
16.	Cooks and Food Preparation Workers	1,370	2.12%
17.	Law Enforcement Workers	1,140	1.76%
18.	Other Office and Admin Support	1,132	1.75%
19.	Operations Managers Non Finance	1,092	1.69%
20.	Other Material Moving Workers	1,040	1.61%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Other Office and Admin Support	3,788	6.19%
2.	Secretaries and Admins	3,082	5.04%
3.	Assemblers and Fabricators	2,574	4.21%
4.	Other Production Occupations	2,456	4.02%
5.	Cashiers	2,366	3.87%
6.	Teachers, Pre/Primary School	2,334	3.82%
7.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	2,246	3.67%
8.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	1,982	3.24%
9.	Other Management Occupations	1,952	3.19%
10.	Child Care Workers	1,848	3.02%
11.	Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service	1,788	2.92%
12.	Registered Nurses	1,776	2.90%
13.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	1,766	2.89%
14.	Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health	1,708	2.79%
15.	Business Operations Specialists	1,608	2.63%
16.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	1,488	2.43%
17.	Cooks and Food Preparation Workers	1,478	2.42%
18.	Waiters and Waitresses	1,394	2.28%
19.	Health Technologists and Technicians	1,386	2.27%
20.	Metal Workers and Plastic Workers	1,336	2.18%

Battle Creek Metro Area Hours Worked Per Week In 1999

Hours Per Week	Population	Percent
35 or more hours	114,842	53.58%
15-35 hours	26,230	12.24%
1-14 hours	6,153	2.87%
No regular hours	67,105	31.31%

Battle Creek Metro Area Time Left For Work

Time	Population	Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM	4,283	3.55%
5 AM-5:29 AM	3,363	2.79%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM	5,153	4.27%
6 AM-6:29 AM	10,586	8.78%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM	12,832	10.64%
7 AM-7:29 AM	16,324	13.54%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM	18,933	15.70%
8 AM-8:29 AM	9,585	7.95%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM	5,459	4.53%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM	4,957	4.11%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM	2,156	1.79%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM	1,353	1.12%
Noon-3:59 PM	12,904	10.70%
4 PM-11:59 PM	12,689	10.52%

Battle Creek Metro Area Length Of Commute In Minutes

Minutes	Population	Percent
Less than 5	6,027	5.00%
5-9	17,784	14.75%
10-14	26,081	21.63%
15-19	23,911	19.83%
20-24	17,218	14.28%
25-29	5,908	4.90%
30-34	9,401	7.80%
35-39	2,146	1.78%
40-44	2,146	1.78%
45-59	5,169	4.29%
60-89	2,444	2.03%
At least 90	2,342	1.94%

Battle Creek Metro Area Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes	Population (public)	Percent	Population (private)	Percent
Under 30	634	0.53%	96,295	79.86%
30-44	312	0.26%	13,381	11.10%
45-59	50	0.04%	5,119	4.25%
At least 60	176	0.15%	4,610	3.82%

Battle Creek Metro Area Type Of Commute

Type	Population	Percent
Bicycle	180	0.14%
Car / truck / van, carpool	13,016	10.48%
Car / truck / van, solo	102,023	82.17%
Motorcycle	58	0.05%
Other	756	0.61%
Public transportation	1,172	0.94%
Walked	3,372	2.72%
Worked at home	3,581	2.88%

Battle Creek Metro Area Employment Lawyers handle cases involving employment contracts, severance agreements, OSHA, workers compensation, ADA, race, sex, pregnancy, national-orgin, sexual orientation and age discrimination, sexual harassment, hours & wages and overtime issues. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Battle Creek Metro Area Family Information Back to top
: 108,322 (267,726 people)
: 72,940 (218,840 people)
: 27,692
: 148,904
Battle Creek Metro Area Household Income in 1999

Income	Population	Percent
Under $10,000	9,755	8.95%
$10,000-$14,999	7,846	7.20%
$15,000-$19,999	7,665	7.03%
$20,000-$24,999	7,632	7.00%
$25,000-$29,999	7,739	7.10%
$30,000-$34,999	7,995	7.33%
$35,000-$39,999	7,086	6.50%
$40,000-$44,999	6,503	5.96%
$45,000-$49,999	5,595	5.13%
$50,000-$59,999	10,478	9.61%
$60,000-$74,999	12,302	11.28%
$75,000-$99,999	10,008	9.18%
$100,000-$124,999	4,376	4.01%
$125,000-$149,999	1,931	1.77%
$150,000-$199,999	1,142	1.05%
$200,000 or more	975	0.89%

Battle Creek Metro Area Household Type

Type	Population	Percent
Nonfamily, 1 person	15,024	27.77%
Family, 2 people	15,851	29.30%
Nonfamily, 2 people	2,300	4.25%
Family, 3 people	8,443	15.61%
Nonfamily, 3 people	320	0.59%
Family, 4 people	7,246	13.39%
Nonfamily, 4 people	139	0.26%
Family, 5 people	3,056	5.65%
Nonfamily, 5 people	36	0.07%
Family, 6 people	1,069	1.98%
Nonfamily, 6 people	18	0.03%
Family, 7 or more people	584	1.08%
Nonfamily, 7 or more people	14	0.03%

Battle Creek Metro Area Household Income Type

Type	Population	Percent
Earnings	84,920	28.54%
Interest / Dividend / Rent	38,985	13.10%
Public Assistance	4,638	1.56%
Retirement	22,930	7.71%
Self Employment	10,810	3.63%
Social Security	31,548	10.60%
Supplemental Security	4,831	1.62%
Wage / Salary	82,433	27.70%
Other	16,465	5.53%

Battle Creek Metro Area Family Type

Type	Population	Percent
No children under 18	31,573	56.91%
With children under 18	23,902	43.09%

Battle Creek Metro Area Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	11,659	11.13%
Married	60,718	57.98%
Never Married	29,385	28.06%
Widowed	2,959	2.83%

Battle Creek Metro Area Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	14,968	13.15%
Married	60,894	53.48%
Never Married	25,034	21.99%
Widowed	12,964	11.39%

Battle Creek Metro Area Family Lawyers help clients with family law issues, such as marriage, divorce, domestic partnerships, adoptions, paternity, annulment, child support, custody, division of property, alimony, palimony, restraining orders, spousal support, uncontested divorce and visitation rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Battle Creek Metro Area Education Information Back to top
Battle Creek Metro Area Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)

Degree	Population	Percent
Less than 9th grade	8,611	4.18%
9th-12th grade, no diploma	27,959	13.58%
High school diploma or equivalent	72,537	35.24%
Some college, no degree	51,343	24.94%
Associate degree	14,955	7.27%
Bachelors degree	20,282	9.85%
Graduate or professional degree	10,145	4.93%

Battle Creek Metro Area Population In School (3 or older)

School Level	In Public School	Percent	In Private School	Percent	Total	Percent
Nursery or preschool	2,931	2.12%	1,466	1.06%	4,397	3.19%
Kindergarten	3,536	2.56%	514	0.37%	4,050	2.94%
Grades 1-4	15,892	11.52%	1,473	1.07%	17,365	12.58%
Grades 5-8	15,616	11.32%	1,162	0.84%	16,778	12.16%
Grades 9-12	15,096	10.94%	1,065	0.77%	16,161	11.71%
Undergrad college	8,425	6.11%	4,016	2.91%	12,441	9.02%
Graduate or professional school	1,562	1.13%	497	0.36%	2,059	1.49%
Total	63,058	45.70%	10,193	7.39%	73,251	53.09%

Battle Creek Metro Area Education Lawyers represent colleges, school districts, other educational institutions, and students in the practice of education law. They handle issues related to No Child Left Behind, special education, and disability rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Battle Creek Metro Area Business Information Back to top
Battle Creek Metro Area Businesses Changes By Year

Year	Business Births	Business Deaths
2001	962	923
2002	781	831
2003	211	282
2004	222	249

Battle Creek Metro Area Business Lawyers provide services for corporations, LLCs, partnerships, contracts, franchising and business litigation. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Battle Creek Metro Area Public Benefits Information Back to top
Battle Creek Metro Area Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999

Above/Below	Population	Percent
At Or Above Poverty Level	239,648	88.74%
Below Poverty Level	30,401	11.26%

Battle Creek Metro Area Public Benefits Lawyers assess the range of local, state and federal government benefits to which their clients may be entitled and help them apply for such programs, as well as appeal decisions denying such benefits to their clients. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Battle Creek Metro Area Criminal Information Back to top
: 686
Battle Creek Metro Area Crimes Per 1,000 People By Type And Year

Year	Aggravated Assault	Forcible Rape	Murder / Manslaughter	Robbery	Total Violent Crimes	Burglary	Larceny / Theft	Motor Vehicle Theft	Total Property Crimes
1999	3.637	0.636	0.056	0.930	5.258	8.902	30.398	3.155	42.455
2000	4.306	0.739	0.053	1.110	6.208	9.630	32.090	3.249	44.970
2001	4.422	0.775	0.037	1.092	6.326	10.685	33.890	3.394	47.968
2002	0.277	0.100	0.007	0.197	0.581	1.546	6.645	0.563	8.754
2003	5.289	1.052	0.022	1.218	7.580	11.169	35.185	3.351	49.704
2004	4.767	1.027	0.065	0.919	6.777	9.361	32.224	2.390	43.976
2005	5.841	0.754	0.050	1.027	7.674	8.234	30.558	2.199	40.990
2006	6.028	0.742	0.079	1.102	7.951	9.838	28.889	2.377	41.104
2007	6.347	0.968	0.080	1.237	8.632	10.605	28.379	2.227	41.212

Battle Creek Metro Area Crime Index

Year	Index
1999	21,397
2000	23,058
2001	24,717
2002	4,275

Battle Creek Metro Area Criminal Lawyers represent defendants in municipal, state and federal criminal proceedings. These lawyers commonly handle cases involving DUI/DWI (drunk driving), drug possession, gun crimes, traffic tickets, violent crimes, sex crimes, theft offenses and white collar crimes. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Battle Creek Metro Area Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
Battle Creek Metro Area Population By Age

Age	Population	Percent
0-9 Years	19,218	13.93%
10-19 Years	20,523	14.87%
20-29 Years	17,050	12.36%
30-39 Years	19,739	14.31%
40-49 Years	20,789	15.07%
50-59 Years	16,127	11.69%
60-69 Years	10,814	7.84%
70-79 Years	8,783	6.37%
80-89 Years	4,172	3.02%
90+ Years	770	0.56%

Battle Creek Metro Area Population - Male/Female

Male/Female	Population	Percent
Male	67,098	48.63%
Female	70,887	51.37%

Battle Creek Metro Area Population By Ethnicity

Ethnicity	Population	Percent
Caucasian	113,723	82.42%
African-American	14,912	10.81%
Hispanic/Latino	4,351	3.15%
Multiracial	2,511	1.82%
Asian	1,516	1.10%
Amerindian	787	0.57%
Other Race	158	0.11%
Pacific Islander	27	0.02%

Battle Creek Metro Area Top Specified Ancestries

Rank	Ancestry	Population	Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1.	German	53,249	25.13%
2.	English	36,372	17.16%
3.	Irish	27,223	12.85%
4.	United States Or American	26,662	12.58%
5.	Dutch	11,492	5.42%
6.	French Non-Basque	9,698	4.58%
7.	Polish	8,304	3.92%
8.	Italian	6,221	2.94%
9.	Scottish	5,242	2.47%
10.	Scotch Irish	3,286	1.55%

Battle Creek Metro Area Top Languages Spoken At Home

Rank	Language	Population	Percent Of Reported Languages
1.	Only English	247,265	95.19%
2.	Spanish Or Spanish Creole	6,681	2.57%
3.	German	1,383	0.53%
4.	Japanese	786	0.30%
5.	French	557	0.21%
6.	Other West Germanic	497	0.19%
7.	Korean	302	0.12%
8.	Other Asian	272	0.10%
9.	Arabic	260	0.10%
10.	Chinese	240	0.09%

Battle Creek Metro Area Citizen Type

Type	Population	Percent
Citizen by birth	271,273	97.65%
Naturalized immigrant	2,646	0.95%
Not a citizen	3,881	1.40%

Battle Creek Metro Area Immigration Lawyers help clients navigate through the federal immigration process. They help workers secure temporary visas (H1-B, fiances obtain K-1 visas, and permanent immigrants apply for Green Cards or citizenship. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Battle Creek Metro Area Civil Rights Lawyers represent clients who have been illegally discriminated against on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability and national origin. If you have suffered employment discrimination, sexual harassment, or have been treated differently by a hotel, restaurant, or other public accommodation, a civil rights lawyer can help you determine whether your rights were violated and what types of redress are available. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Battle Creek Metro Area Counties Back to top

Alphabetical | By Population

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Battle Creek Metro Area Cities Back to top

Alphabetical | By Population

Albion	Convis	Marengo
Athens	East Leroy	Marshall
Battle Creek	Eckford	Newton
Bedford	Emmett	Pennfield
Brownlee Park	Fredonia	Sheridan
Burlington	Homer	Springfield
Ceresco	Lee	Tekonsha
Clarence	Leroy	Union City
Clarendon	Level Park-Oak Park

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