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Niles-Benton Harbor Metro Area Statistics Back to top

Population (2000): 162,453
Land Area (2000): 1,478.883 square kilometers
Water Area (2000): 2,616.885 square kilometers

Niles-Benton Harbor Metro Area Population By Year

Year	Population	Year	Population	Year	Population
1999	161,005	2002	164,284	2005	163,258
2000	160,918	2003	162,762	2006	162,206
2001	163,309	2004	163,293	2007	160,825

Urban/Rural	Population	Percent
Urban	226,240	69.13%
Rural, Farm	7,095	2.17%
Rural, Non-farm	93,936	28.70%

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Niles-Benton Harbor Metro Area Labor Force By Month

Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
1990	81,377	75,691	5,687	6.99%	70
1991	79,382	72,495	6,887	8.68%	87
1992	80,143	72,921	7,222	9.01%	90
1993	81,882	75,504	6,379	7.79%	78
1994	83,821	78,512	5,310	6.33%	63
1995	82,747	78,291	4,456	5.39%	54
1996	82,484	77,875	4,610	5.59%	56
1997	82,628	78,588	4,040	4.89%	49
1998	82,089	78,676	3,413	4.16%	42
1999	83,401	80,376	3,024	3.63%	36
2000	82,529	79,424	3,105	3.76%	38
2001	81,596	77,192	4,403	5.40%	54
2002	78,939	74,015	4,924	6.24%	62
2003	78,323	72,579	5,744	7.33%	73
2004	78,452	72,469	5,982	7.63%	76
2005	79,469	74,027	5,442	6.85%	69
2006	79,374	73,843	5,532	6.97%	70
2007	80,149	74,667	5,482	6.84%	68
2008	81,140	74,839	6,301	7.77%	78

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1990	81,651	74,872	6,779	8.30%	83
Feb 1990	80,514	74,153	6,361	7.90%	79
Mar 1990	79,853	73,716	6,137	7.69%	77
Apr 1990	80,916	75,181	5,735	7.09%	71
May 1990	82,808	76,961	5,847	7.06%	71
Jun 1990	82,933	76,826	6,107	7.36%	74
Jul 1990	83,101	77,089	6,012	7.23%	72
Aug 1990	83,150	77,582	5,568	6.70%	67
Sep 1990	81,317	76,052	5,265	6.47%	65
Oct 1990	80,843	76,228	4,615	5.71%	57
Nov 1990	79,930	75,327	4,603	5.76%	58
Dec 1990	79,513	74,300	5,213	6.56%	66

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1991	77,767	71,432	6,335	8.15%	81
Feb 1991	77,932	70,752	7,180	9.21%	92
Mar 1991	77,880	71,068	6,812	8.75%	87
Apr 1991	78,898	72,044	6,854	8.69%	87
May 1991	80,403	73,355	7,048	8.77%	88
Jun 1991	81,918	74,150	7,768	9.48%	95
Jul 1991	81,891	74,583	7,308	8.92%	89
Aug 1991	80,512	74,001	6,511	8.09%	81
Sep 1991	79,346	72,625	6,721	8.47%	85
Oct 1991	79,044	72,860	6,184	7.82%	78
Nov 1991	78,739	72,175	6,564	8.34%	83
Dec 1991	78,252	70,889	7,363	9.41%	94

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1992	77,927	69,906	8,021	10.29%	103
Feb 1992	78,656	70,427	8,229	10.46%	105
Mar 1992	78,934	71,401	7,533	9.54%	95
Apr 1992	79,272	71,927	7,345	9.27%	93
May 1992	81,268	73,683	7,585	9.33%	93
Jun 1992	82,606	74,403	8,203	9.93%	99
Jul 1992	82,273	74,588	7,685	9.34%	93
Aug 1992	81,327	74,678	6,649	8.18%	82
Sep 1992	79,945	73,311	6,634	8.30%	83
Oct 1992	79,951	73,953	5,998	7.50%	75
Nov 1992	80,064	73,760	6,304	7.87%	79
Dec 1992	79,491	73,019	6,472	8.14%	81

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1993	79,312	71,926	7,386	9.31%	93
Feb 1993	79,521	72,505	7,016	8.82%	88
Mar 1993	79,789	73,185	6,604	8.28%	83
Apr 1993	80,125	73,909	6,216	7.76%	78
May 1993	81,940	75,644	6,296	7.68%	77
Jun 1993	83,821	76,687	7,134	8.51%	85
Jul 1993	84,561	77,618	6,943	8.21%	82
Aug 1993	83,989	78,454	5,535	6.59%	66
Sep 1993	81,574	75,742	5,832	7.15%	71
Oct 1993	82,667	76,948	5,719	6.92%	69
Nov 1993	82,940	77,052	5,888	7.10%	71
Dec 1993	82,348	76,375	5,973	7.25%	73

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1994	82,787	75,619	7,168	8.66%	87
Feb 1994	83,160	76,272	6,888	8.28%	83
Mar 1994	82,805	76,608	6,197	7.48%	75
Apr 1994	82,544	77,145	5,399	6.54%	65
May 1994	84,037	78,723	5,314	6.32%	63
Jun 1994	84,847	79,157	5,690	6.71%	67
Jul 1994	85,427	79,701	5,726	6.70%	67
Aug 1994	85,252	80,486	4,766	5.59%	56
Sep 1994	83,881	79,358	4,523	5.39%	54
Oct 1994	83,814	79,800	4,014	4.79%	48
Nov 1994	84,040	79,934	4,106	4.89%	49
Dec 1994	83,262	79,335	3,927	4.72%	47

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1995	82,483	77,190	5,293	6.42%	64
Feb 1995	82,136	77,151	4,985	6.07%	61
Mar 1995	82,096	77,236	4,860	5.92%	59
Apr 1995	82,147	77,577	4,570	5.56%	56
May 1995	83,151	78,627	4,524	5.44%	54
Jun 1995	83,928	79,010	4,918	5.86%	59
Jul 1995	85,290	80,258	5,032	5.90%	59
Aug 1995	84,255	80,065	4,190	4.97%	50
Sep 1995	81,700	77,948	3,752	4.59%	46
Oct 1995	82,117	78,561	3,556	4.33%	43
Nov 1995	82,346	78,489	3,857	4.68%	47
Dec 1995	81,316	77,377	3,939	4.84%	48

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1996	80,663	75,444	5,219	6.47%	65
Feb 1996	81,448	76,224	5,224	6.41%	64
Mar 1996	81,414	76,939	4,475	5.50%	55
Apr 1996	81,325	77,096	4,229	5.20%	52
May 1996	83,415	78,610	4,805	5.76%	58
Jun 1996	83,844	78,916	4,928	5.88%	59
Jul 1996	84,250	78,775	5,475	6.50%	65
Aug 1996	84,570	80,095	4,475	5.29%	53
Sep 1996	82,185	77,682	4,503	5.48%	55
Oct 1996	82,569	78,655	3,914	4.74%	47
Nov 1996	82,673	78,616	4,057	4.91%	49
Dec 1996	81,456	77,445	4,011	4.92%	49

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1997	80,970	76,038	4,932	6.09%	61
Feb 1997	81,118	76,394	4,724	5.82%	58
Mar 1997	81,941	77,533	4,408	5.38%	54
Apr 1997	81,433	77,703	3,730	4.58%	46
May 1997	83,169	79,262	3,907	4.70%	47
Jun 1997	84,714	79,683	5,031	5.94%	59
Jul 1997	83,009	78,907	4,102	4.94%	49
Aug 1997	83,734	80,164	3,570	4.26%	43
Sep 1997	82,792	79,103	3,689	4.46%	45
Oct 1997	83,284	79,867	3,417	4.10%	41
Nov 1997	83,394	79,852	3,542	4.25%	42
Dec 1997	81,980	78,551	3,429	4.18%	42

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1998	81,212	77,053	4,159	5.12%	51
Feb 1998	81,230	77,267	3,963	4.88%	49
Mar 1998	81,464	77,430	4,034	4.95%	50
Apr 1998	80,502	77,597	2,905	3.61%	36
May 1998	82,800	79,409	3,391	4.10%	41
Jun 1998	83,304	79,251	4,053	4.87%	49
Jul 1998	81,667	78,606	3,061	3.75%	37
Aug 1998	82,825	79,554	3,271	3.95%	39
Sep 1998	81,953	78,778	3,175	3.87%	39
Oct 1998	82,850	79,956	2,894	3.49%	35
Nov 1998	82,884	79,853	3,031	3.66%	37
Dec 1998	82,374	79,352	3,022	3.67%	37

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1999	81,905	78,244	3,661	4.47%	45
Feb 1999	82,016	78,460	3,556	4.34%	43
Mar 1999	82,179	78,856	3,323	4.04%	40
Apr 1999	81,705	78,730	2,975	3.64%	36
May 1999	83,710	80,626	3,084	3.68%	37
Jun 1999	84,360	80,853	3,507	4.16%	42
Jul 1999	85,316	81,752	3,564	4.18%	42
Aug 1999	84,397	81,913	2,484	2.94%	29
Sep 1999	83,547	80,972	2,575	3.08%	31
Oct 1999	84,222	81,857	2,365	2.81%	28
Nov 1999	83,931	81,338	2,593	3.09%	31
Dec 1999	83,519	80,916	2,603	3.12%	31

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2000	81,377	78,087	3,290	4.04%	40
Feb 2000	81,717	78,662	3,055	3.74%	37
Mar 2000	81,970	78,711	3,259	3.98%	40
Apr 2000	82,002	79,563	2,439	2.97%	30
May 2000	82,378	79,395	2,983	3.62%	36
Jun 2000	82,921	79,524	3,397	4.10%	41
Jul 2000	84,680	80,387	4,293	5.07%	51
Aug 2000	83,149	80,081	3,068	3.69%	37
Sep 2000	82,113	79,261	2,852	3.47%	35
Oct 2000	82,508	79,976	2,532	3.07%	31
Nov 2000	82,712	79,802	2,910	3.52%	35
Dec 2000	82,823	79,643	3,180	3.84%	38

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2001	81,780	77,074	4,706	5.75%	58
Feb 2001	81,282	76,825	4,457	5.48%	55
Mar 2001	82,073	77,547	4,526	5.51%	55
Apr 2001	80,999	77,272	3,727	4.60%	46
May 2001	81,925	77,731	4,194	5.12%	51
Jun 2001	83,279	78,684	4,595	5.52%	55
Jul 2001	82,208	77,426	4,782	5.82%	58
Aug 2001	81,718	77,725	3,993	4.89%	49
Sep 2001	81,301	77,227	4,074	5.01%	50
Oct 2001	80,850	76,799	4,051	5.01%	50
Nov 2001	81,051	76,297	4,754	5.87%	59
Dec 2001	80,683	75,702	4,981	6.17%	62

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2002	78,593	72,790	5,803	7.38%	74
Feb 2002	78,887	73,498	5,389	6.83%	68
Mar 2002	79,738	74,123	5,615	7.04%	70
Apr 2002	78,522	73,896	4,626	5.89%	59
May 2002	79,824	74,863	4,961	6.21%	62
Jun 2002	80,808	75,268	5,540	6.86%	69
Jul 2002	79,698	73,975	5,723	7.18%	72
Aug 2002	79,284	74,804	4,480	5.65%	57
Sep 2002	78,506	74,349	4,157	5.30%	53
Oct 2002	78,116	74,255	3,861	4.94%	49
Nov 2002	77,661	73,413	4,248	5.47%	55
Dec 2002	77,625	72,943	4,682	6.03%	60

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2003	77,842	72,208	5,634	7.24%	72
Feb 2003	78,082	72,420	5,662	7.25%	73
Mar 2003	78,462	72,681	5,781	7.37%	74
Apr 2003	77,098	72,162	4,936	6.40%	64
May 2003	79,121	73,317	5,804	7.34%	73
Jun 2003	80,371	73,800	6,571	8.18%	82
Jul 2003	79,980	73,045	6,935	8.67%	87
Aug 2003	78,750	73,005	5,745	7.30%	73
Sep 2003	77,980	72,299	5,681	7.29%	73
Oct 2003	77,233	72,217	5,016	6.49%	65
Nov 2003	77,938	72,466	5,472	7.02%	70
Dec 2003	77,016	71,328	5,688	7.39%	74

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2004	77,431	70,583	6,848	8.84%	88
Feb 2004	77,577	71,076	6,501	8.38%	84
Mar 2004	78,592	71,720	6,872	8.74%	87
Apr 2004	76,865	71,446	5,419	7.05%	71
May 2004	78,222	72,353	5,869	7.50%	75
Jun 2004	79,396	73,123	6,273	7.90%	79
Jul 2004	79,665	72,836	6,829	8.57%	86
Aug 2004	79,233	73,679	5,554	7.01%	70
Sep 2004	78,660	73,360	5,300	6.74%	67
Oct 2004	78,490	73,551	4,939	6.29%	63
Nov 2004	78,854	73,349	5,505	6.98%	70
Dec 2004	78,433	72,557	5,876	7.49%	75

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2005	78,281	72,010	6,271	8.01%	80
Feb 2005	78,716	72,282	6,434	8.17%	82
Mar 2005	78,713	72,760	5,953	7.56%	76
Apr 2005	78,444	73,317	5,127	6.54%	65
May 2005	79,283	73,839	5,444	6.87%	69
Jun 2005	80,558	74,914	5,644	7.01%	70
Jul 2005	81,086	75,039	6,047	7.46%	75
Aug 2005	80,115	75,138	4,977	6.21%	62
Sep 2005	79,648	74,733	4,915	6.17%	62
Oct 2005	79,590	75,252	4,338	5.45%	55
Nov 2005	79,632	74,699	4,933	6.19%	62
Dec 2005	79,567	74,343	5,224	6.57%	66

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2006	77,881	72,275	5,606	7.20%	72
Feb 2006	78,786	72,727	6,059	7.69%	77
Mar 2006	78,661	72,849	5,812	7.39%	74
Apr 2006	78,253	73,064	5,189	6.63%	66
May 2006	79,395	74,227	5,168	6.51%	65
Jun 2006	80,635	74,805	5,830	7.23%	72
Jul 2006	81,230	74,640	6,590	8.11%	81
Aug 2006	80,585	75,009	5,576	6.92%	69
Sep 2006	79,609	74,352	5,257	6.60%	66
Oct 2006	79,282	74,597	4,685	5.91%	59
Nov 2006	79,182	74,062	5,120	6.47%	65
Dec 2006	78,990	73,503	5,487	6.95%	69

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2007	78,020	71,939	6,081	7.79%	78
Feb 2007	78,265	72,296	5,969	7.63%	76
Mar 2007	78,503	72,819	5,684	7.24%	72
Apr 2007	78,005	72,927	5,078	6.51%	65
May 2007	79,397	74,278	5,119	6.45%	64
Jun 2007	80,749	75,102	5,647	6.99%	70
Jul 2007	82,307	76,259	6,048	7.35%	73
Aug 2007	82,824	77,752	5,072	6.12%	61
Sep 2007	81,115	76,025	5,090	6.28%	63
Oct 2007	80,789	75,964	4,825	5.97%	60
Nov 2007	81,029	75,717	5,312	6.56%	66
Dec 2007	80,783	74,928	5,855	7.25%	72

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Month	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2008	80,160	74,042	6,118	7.63%	76
Feb 2008	80,257	73,971	6,286	7.83%	78
Mar 2008	80,786	74,890	5,896	7.30%	73
Apr 2008	80,354	75,623	4,731	5.89%	59
May 2008	81,693	75,599	6,094	7.46%	75
Jun 2008	82,968	76,304	6,664	8.03%	80
Jul 2008	82,785	75,325	7,460	9.01%	90
Aug 2008	80,974	74,281	6,693	8.27%	83
Sep 2008	80,286	73,517	6,769	8.43%	84
Oct, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Nov, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Dec, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--

Niles-Benton Harbor Metro Area Employment By Industry

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Construction	8,372	10.42%
2.	Metal Manufactuing	5,262	6.55%
3.	Machinery Manufacturing	5,218	6.50%
4.	Educational Services	4,796	5.97%
5.	Transportation Equipment Manufacturing	4,122	5.13%
6.	Utilities	3,414	4.25%
7.	Accommodation and Food Services	3,206	3.99%
8.	Electrical Equipment / Appliances / Components Manufacturing	2,722	3.39%
9.	Health Care	2,654	3.30%
10.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	2,566	3.19%
11.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	2,370	2.95%
12.	Truck Transportation	2,312	2.88%
13.	Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting	2,186	2.72%
14.	Public Administration	2,168	2.70%
15.	Plastics and Rubber Manufacturing	1,990	2.48%
16.	Repair and Maintenance	1,962	2.44%
17.	Miscellaneous Manufacturing	1,736	2.16%
18.	Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers	1,460	1.82%
19.	Food and Beverage Stores	1,376	1.71%
20.	Printing and Related Manufacturing	1,152	1.43%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Health Care	10,744	14.76%
2.	Educational Services	9,992	13.73%
3.	Accommodation and Food Services	6,132	8.42%
4.	Finance and Insurance	2,742	3.77%
5.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	2,614	3.59%
6.	Social Assistance	2,544	3.50%
7.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	2,292	3.15%
8.	Transportation Equipment Manufacturing	2,212	3.04%
9.	Department and Other General Stores	2,024	2.78%
10.	Food and Beverage Stores	1,998	2.74%
11.	Public Administration	1,892	2.60%
12.	Electrical Equipment / Appliances / Components Manufacturing	1,836	2.52%
13.	Metal Manufactuing	1,806	2.48%
14.	Personal and Laundry Services	1,752	2.41%
15.	Plastics and Rubber Manufacturing	1,628	2.24%
16.	Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations	1,276	1.75%
17.	Miscellaneous Manufacturing	1,168	1.60%
18.	Machinery Manufacturing	1,052	1.45%
19.	Arts / Entertainment / Recreation	1,038	1.43%
20.	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	1,018	1.40%

Niles-Benton Harbor Metro Area Employment By Job

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Metal Workers and Plastic Workers	7,286	9.07%
2.	Other Production Occupations	5,512	6.86%
3.	Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers	4,130	5.14%
4.	Other Installation / Maintenance	3,924	4.89%
5.	Other Management Occupations	3,354	4.18%
6.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	2,838	3.53%
7.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	2,544	3.17%
8.	Engineers	2,266	2.82%
9.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	2,196	2.73%
10.	Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers	2,174	2.71%
11.	Vehicle Mechanics	2,068	2.57%
12.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	1,896	2.36%
13.	Carpenters	1,772	2.21%
14.	Top Executives	1,746	2.17%
15.	Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact	1,674	2.08%
16.	Other Construction Trades	1,556	1.94%
17.	Computer Specialists	1,458	1.82%
18.	Assemblers and Fabricators	1,296	1.61%
19.	Operations Managers Non Finance	1,250	1.56%
20.	Cooks and Food Preparation Workers	1,152	1.43%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Secretaries and Admins	4,786	6.58%
2.	Other Office and Admin Support	4,128	5.67%
3.	Teachers, Pre/Primary School	3,106	4.27%
4.	Other Production Occupations	2,950	4.05%
5.	Cashiers	2,832	3.89%
6.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	2,564	3.52%
7.	Registered Nurses	2,496	3.43%
8.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	2,442	3.35%
9.	Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service	2,442	3.35%
10.	Waiters and Waitresses	2,064	2.84%
11.	Other Management Occupations	1,990	2.73%
12.	Child Care Workers	1,950	2.68%
13.	Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing	1,866	2.56%
14.	Metal Workers and Plastic Workers	1,860	2.56%
15.	Health Technologists and Technicians	1,774	2.44%
16.	Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health	1,770	2.43%
17.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	1,768	2.43%
18.	Cooks and Food Preparation Workers	1,620	2.23%
19.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	1,596	2.19%
20.	Other Teachers / Instructors / Librarians	1,484	2.04%

Niles-Benton Harbor Metro Area Hours Worked Per Week In 1999

Hours Per Week	Population	Percent
35 or more hours	133,283	52.81%
15-35 hours	32,784	12.99%
1-14 hours	9,554	3.79%
No regular hours	76,740	30.41%

Niles-Benton Harbor Metro Area Time Left For Work

Time	Population	Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM	4,978	3.40%
5 AM-5:29 AM	3,749	2.56%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM	6,479	4.43%
6 AM-6:29 AM	10,829	7.40%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM	15,661	10.71%
7 AM-7:29 AM	19,524	13.35%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM	25,806	17.65%
8 AM-8:29 AM	15,421	10.54%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM	6,887	4.71%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM	7,676	5.25%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM	3,213	2.20%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM	1,380	0.94%
Noon-3:59 PM	12,565	8.59%
4 PM-11:59 PM	12,073	8.26%

Niles-Benton Harbor Metro Area Length Of Commute In Minutes

Minutes	Population	Percent
Less than 5	8,743	5.98%
5-9	25,042	17.12%
10-14	27,855	19.05%
15-19	25,272	17.28%
20-24	22,392	15.31%
25-29	8,001	5.47%
30-34	12,959	8.86%
35-39	2,301	1.57%
40-44	2,417	1.65%
45-59	4,842	3.31%
60-89	3,154	2.16%
At least 90	3,263	2.23%

Niles-Benton Harbor Metro Area Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes	Population (public)	Percent	Population (private)	Percent
Under 30	434	0.30%	116,871	79.92%
30-44	118	0.08%	17,559	12.01%
45-59	124	0.08%	4,718	3.23%
At least 60	261	0.18%	6,156	4.21%

Niles-Benton Harbor Metro Area Type Of Commute

Type	Population	Percent
Bicycle	358	0.24%
Car / truck / van, carpool	16,064	10.61%
Car / truck / van, solo	123,367	81.51%
Motorcycle	68	0.04%
Other	1,091	0.72%
Public transportation	937	0.62%
Walked	4,356	2.88%
Worked at home	5,115	3.38%

Niles-Benton Harbor 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.

Niles-Benton Harbor Metro Area Family Information Back to top
: 127,288 (316,164 people)
: 87,158 (262,032 people)
: 34,134
: 177,040
Niles-Benton Harbor Metro Area Household Income in 1999

Income	Population	Percent
Under $10,000	12,995	10.14%
$10,000-$14,999	10,009	7.81%
$15,000-$19,999	8,990	7.01%
$20,000-$24,999	9,128	7.12%
$25,000-$29,999	8,522	6.65%
$30,000-$34,999	8,808	6.87%
$35,000-$39,999	7,657	5.97%
$40,000-$44,999	7,708	6.01%
$45,000-$49,999	6,351	4.96%
$50,000-$59,999	11,765	9.18%
$60,000-$74,999	13,240	10.33%
$75,000-$99,999	11,749	9.17%
$100,000-$124,999	5,091	3.97%
$125,000-$149,999	2,246	1.75%
$150,000-$199,999	1,872	1.46%
$200,000 or more	2,026	1.58%

Niles-Benton Harbor Metro Area Household Type

Type	Population	Percent
Nonfamily, 1 person	17,196	27.05%
Family, 2 people	19,423	30.55%
Nonfamily, 2 people	2,500	3.93%
Family, 3 people	9,731	15.31%
Nonfamily, 3 people	317	0.50%
Family, 4 people	8,452	13.30%
Nonfamily, 4 people	136	0.21%
Family, 5 people	3,733	5.87%
Nonfamily, 5 people	47	0.07%
Family, 6 people	1,247	1.96%
Nonfamily, 6 people	23	0.04%
Family, 7 or more people	750	1.18%
Nonfamily, 7 or more people	14	0.02%

Niles-Benton Harbor Metro Area Household Income Type

Type	Population	Percent
Earnings	100,608	28.91%
Interest / Dividend / Rent	46,786	13.45%
Public Assistance	4,935	1.42%
Retirement	22,238	6.39%
Self Employment	15,316	4.40%
Social Security	38,024	10.93%
Supplemental Security	5,669	1.63%
Wage / Salary	96,897	27.85%
Other	17,501	5.03%

Niles-Benton Harbor Metro Area Family Type

Type	Population	Percent
No children under 18	39,129	58.40%
With children under 18	27,877	41.60%

Niles-Benton Harbor Metro Area Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	11,916	9.79%
Married	72,776	59.80%
Never Married	33,650	27.65%
Widowed	3,356	2.76%

Niles-Benton Harbor Metro Area Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	14,834	10.95%
Married	72,597	53.57%
Never Married	32,083	23.67%
Widowed	16,006	11.81%

Niles-Benton Harbor 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.

Niles-Benton Harbor Metro Area Education Information Back to top
Niles-Benton Harbor Metro Area Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)

Degree	Population	Percent
Less than 9th grade	13,349	5.50%
9th-12th grade, no diploma	34,673	14.30%
High school diploma or equivalent	76,346	31.48%
Some college, no degree	56,987	23.50%
Associate degree	17,582	7.25%
Bachelors degree	27,598	11.38%
Graduate or professional degree	15,997	6.60%

Niles-Benton Harbor Metro Area Population In School (3 or older)

School Level	In Public School	Percent	In Private School	Percent	Total	Percent
Nursery or preschool	3,197	1.97%	2,210	1.36%	5,407	3.33%
Kindergarten	3,894	2.40%	712	0.44%	4,606	2.84%
Grades 1-4	17,126	10.54%	3,307	2.04%	20,433	12.58%
Grades 5-8	17,385	10.70%	2,724	1.68%	20,109	12.38%
Grades 9-12	17,451	10.74%	1,967	1.21%	19,418	11.95%
Undergrad college	8,271	5.09%	4,548	2.80%	12,819	7.89%
Graduate or professional school	1,537	0.95%	2,150	1.32%	3,687	2.27%
Total	68,861	42.39%	17,618	10.84%	86,479	53.23%

Niles-Benton Harbor 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.

Niles-Benton Harbor Metro Area Business Information Back to top
Niles-Benton Harbor Metro Area Businesses Changes By Year

Year	Business Births	Business Deaths
2001	355	344
2002	361	345
2003	305	328
2004	287	362

Niles-Benton Harbor Metro Area Business Lawyers provide services for corporations, LLCs, partnerships, contracts, franchising and business litigation. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Niles-Benton Harbor Metro Area Public Benefits Information Back to top
Niles-Benton Harbor Metro Area Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999

Above/Below	Population	Percent
At Or Above Poverty Level	279,873	87.33%
Below Poverty Level	40,621	12.67%

Niles-Benton Harbor 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.

Niles-Benton Harbor Metro Area Criminal Information Back to top
: 446
Niles-Benton Harbor 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	3.484	0.640	0.081	0.621	4.826	8.490	28.105	2.689	39.284
2000	3.213	0.653	0.050	0.385	4.300	7.799	23.782	2.281	33.862
2001	3.619	0.808	0.061	0.527	5.015	8.524	27.457	2.823	38.804
2002	3.987	0.682	0.049	0.615	5.332	7.761	26.637	2.520	36.918
2003	3.594	0.694	0.031	0.467	4.786	6.642	22.229	2.138	31.008
2004	3.791	0.784	0.031	0.655	5.260	6.540	21.967	1.960	30.467
2005	3.632	0.668	0.031	0.490	4.821	5.464	23.987	1.795	31.245
2006	3.329	0.666	0.049	0.641	4.685	6.264	23.896	1.523	31.682
2007	3.103	0.603	0.000	0.653	4.359	5.988	22.913	1.685	30.586

Niles-Benton Harbor Metro Area Crime Index

Year	Index
1999	7,102
2000	6,141
2001	7,156
2002	6,941

Niles-Benton Harbor 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.

Niles-Benton Harbor Metro Area Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
Niles-Benton Harbor Metro Area Population By Age

Age	Population	Percent
0-9 Years	22,542	13.88%
10-19 Years	24,127	14.85%
20-29 Years	18,462	11.36%
30-39 Years	22,657	13.95%
40-49 Years	24,822	15.28%
50-59 Years	19,375	11.93%
60-69 Years	13,169	8.11%
70-79 Years	11,063	6.81%
80-89 Years	5,290	3.26%
90+ Years	946	0.58%

Niles-Benton Harbor Metro Area Population - Male/Female

Male/Female	Population	Percent
Male	78,738	48.47%
Female	83,715	51.53%

Niles-Benton Harbor Metro Area Population By Ethnicity

Ethnicity	Population	Percent
Caucasian	126,798	78.05%
African-American	25,729	15.84%
Hispanic/Latino	4,888	3.01%
Multiracial	2,257	1.39%
Asian	1,839	1.13%
Amerindian	647	0.40%
Other Race	230	0.14%
Pacific Islander	65	0.04%

Niles-Benton Harbor Metro Area Top Specified Ancestries

Rank	Ancestry	Population	Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1.	German	88,211	31.36%
2.	Irish	35,615	12.66%
3.	English	30,822	10.96%
4.	United States Or American	22,906	8.14%
5.	Polish	15,762	5.60%
6.	Italian	11,581	4.12%
7.	Dutch	11,070	3.94%
8.	French Non-Basque	10,730	3.81%
9.	Swedish	6,946	2.47%
10.	Scottish	4,696	1.67%

Niles-Benton Harbor Metro Area Top Languages Spoken At Home

Rank	Language	Population	Percent Of Reported Languages
1.	Only English	284,085	92.88%
2.	Spanish Or Spanish Creole	9,276	3.03%
3.	German	2,915	0.95%
4.	French	1,186	0.39%
5.	African	1,120	0.37%
6.	Korean	642	0.21%
7.	Polish	606	0.20%
8.	Other Indo European	560	0.18%
9.	Italian	488	0.16%
10.	Other Slavic	392	0.13%

Niles-Benton Harbor Metro Area Citizen Type

Type	Population	Percent
Citizen by birth	311,358	95.14%
Naturalized immigrant	6,101	1.86%
Not a citizen	9,812	3.00%

Niles-Benton Harbor 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.

Niles-Benton Harbor 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.

Niles-Benton Harbor Metro Area Counties Back to top

Alphabetical | By Population

Berrien County

Niles-Benton Harbor Metro Area Cities Back to top

Alphabetical | By Population

Bainbridge	Galien	Pipestone
Baroda	Grand Beach	Riverside
Benton	Hagar	Royalton
Benton Harbor	Hagar Shores	Sawyer
Benton Heights	Harbert	Shoreham
Berrien	Lake	Shorewood-Tower Hills-Harbert
Berrien Center	Lake Michigan Beach	Sodus
Berrien Springs	Lakeside	St. Joseph
Bertrand	Lincoln	Stevensville
Bridgman	Michiana	Three Oaks
Buchanan	New Buffalo	Union Pier
Chikaming	New Troy	Watervliet
Coloma	Niles	Weesaw
Eau Claire	Oronoko
Fair Plain	Paw Paw Lake

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Niles (25,529)	Royalton (3,888)	Stevensville (1,191)
Lincoln (24,275)	Bainbridge (3,132)	Shoreham (860)
St. Joseph (14,827)	Three Oaks (2,949)	Eau Claire (656)
Benton (12,054)	Baroda (2,880)	Grand Beach (221)
Benton Harbor (11,182)	Hagar (2,455)	Michiana (200)
Lake (9,869)	Bridgman (2,428)	Berrien Center
Buchanan (8,191)	Bertrand (2,380)	Union Pier
Oronoko (7,981)	Pipestone (2,290)	Harbert
Fair Plain (7,828)	Sodus (2,139)	Riverside
Benton Heights (5,458)	Weesaw (2,065)	Sawyer
Berrien (4,603)	Chikaming (2,059)	Lakeside
New Buffalo (4,247)	Berrien Springs (1,862)	New Troy
Coloma (4,114)	Shorewood-Tower Hills-Harbert (1,619)	Hagar Shores
Watervliet (3,989)	Galien (1,611)
Paw Paw Lake (3,944)	Lake Michigan Beach (1,509)