ZIP 49022 · Benton Harbor
Who lives in ZIP code 49022 (Benton Harbor, MI): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Benton Harbor, MI · Berrien County
uszips 2026
People29,460
Median age39.1
Household income$39,499
Home value$150,156
Median rent$881/mo
Poverty31.0%
College degree+18.0%
Commute19 min
Place
- Metro area
- Niles, MI
- Wider region
- South Bend-Elkhart-Mishawaka, IN-MI
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 169 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 12,868
Spans 2 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
16.3% are 65 or older; 74.3% are adults.
Household income
16.5% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $26,668.
Education (adults 25+)
39.8% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
6.6% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 35.5%
- Never married
- 43.0%
- Divorced
- 16.1%
- Widowed
- 5.3%
- Family size
- 2.84
- Dual-income families
- 36.2%
Housing
- Own their home
- 57.5%
- Rent burden
- 41.2%
- Men / women
- 47% / 53%
Work
- In labor force
- 60.5%
- Unemployment
- 14.6%
- Self-employed
- 8.9%
- Farmers
- 0.5%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 10.9%
- Veterans
- 6.1%
- With a disability
- 15.4%
- No health insurance
- 7.8%
- Limited English
- 1.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.