Dowagiac, MI Demographic Data
Dowagiac, MI Summary
Dowagiac is located in Cass County in Michigan
- Population: 5,899
- Area: 4.54 sq. miles
- Land Area: 4.46 sq. miles
- Water Area: 0.08 sq. miles
- Population Density: 1,298.48 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 769.36 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Dowagiac, MI Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
2,944
50%
50.8
Male
2,919
50%
49.2
Total Population
5,863
323,128,000
Dowagiac, MI Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
547
9.3%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
554
9.4%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
499
8.5%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
407
6.9%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
378
6.4%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
900
15.4%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
721
12.3%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
599
10.2%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
246
4.2%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
324
5.5%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
460
7.8%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
115
2.0%
4.4
85 Years and Over
113
1.9%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
4,074
69.5%
77.2
Female
2,145
52.7%
51.3
Male
1,929
47.3%
48.7
21 Years and over
3,778
64.4%
73.1
62 Years and over
922
15.7%
18.8
65 Years and over
688
11.7%
15.2
Female
466
67.7%
55.8
Male
222
32.3%
44.2
Median Age (years)
30
0.0%
0.0
Dowagiac, MI Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
5,340
91.1%
96.8
White
3,733
63.7%
72.6
Black or African American
858
14.6%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
213
3.6%
0.8
Asian
18
0.3%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
8
0.1%
1.3
Filipino
0
0.0%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
0
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
10
0.2%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
23
0.4%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
23
0.4%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
495
8.4%
5.1
Two or More Races
523
8.9%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
777
13.3%
17.8
Mexican
740
12.6%
11.2
Puerto Rican
25
0.4%
1.7
Cuban
12
0.2%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
0
0.0%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
5,086
86.7%
82.2
Dowagiac, MI Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
181
5.2%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
420
12.1%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
1,342
38.6%
27.2
Some college, no degree
1,017
29.2%
20.6
Associate's Degree
251
7.2%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
188
5.4%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
79
2.3%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
601
17.3%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
2,877
82.7%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
267
7.7%
31.2
Dowagiac, MI Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
1,608
37.7%
33.7%
Now Married
1,527
35.8%
47.5
Divorced
752
17.6%
11.0%
Separated
26
0.6%
2.0
Widowed
350
8.2
5.8%
Dowagiac, MI Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
5,082
95.6%
78.4%
Languages other than english
234
4.4%
21.6%
Spanish
172
3.2%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
22
0.4%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
24
0.5%
3.5%
Other Languages
16
0.3%
1.1%
Dowagiac, MI Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
283
12.8%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
371
16.8%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
414
18.7%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
334
15.1%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
254
11.5%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
164
7.4%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
263
11.9%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
66
3.0%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
46
2.1%
5.8
$200,000 or more
15
0.7%
6.4
Median household income
26,201
57,617
Per capita income
15,317
31,128
Dowagiac, MI Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
22
1.1%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
212
10.6%
9.8
Construction
108
5.4%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
479
23.9%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
97
4.8%
6.6
Information
22
1.1%
2.1
Manufacturing
419
20.9%
10.1
Other services except public administration
82
4.1%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
61
3.0%
11.4
Public administration
121
6.0%
4.6
Retail trade
231
11.5%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
138
6.9%
5.2
Wholesale trade
10
0.5%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
230
11.5%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
340
17.0%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
460
23.0%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
456
22.8%
23.3%
Service occupations
516
25.8%
18.1%
Dowagiac, MI Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
1,935
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
1,673
86.5%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
201
10.4%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
0
0.0%
5.1
Walked
34
1.8%
2.7
Other means
0
0.0%
1.8
Worked at home
27
1.4%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
19.7
26.6
Dowagiac, MI Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
351
15.9%
8.7
1 vehicles
1,097
49.6%
33.2
2 vehicles
511
23.1%
37.1
3 or more
251
11.4%
21.0
Dowagiac, MI Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
2,210
87.6%
87.6
Owner Occupied
1,148
51.9%
63.1
Renter Occupied
1,062
48.1%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
314
12.4%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
4
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
0
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.7
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.6
0.0%
2.5
Dowagiac, MI Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
2,524
1 room
27
1.1%
2.4
2 rooms
49
1.9%
2.7
3 rooms
239
9.5%
9.1
4 rooms
529
21.0%
16.5
5 rooms
459
18.2%
19.8
6 rooms
420
16.6%
17.8
7 rooms
247
9.8%
12.0
8 rooms
208
8.2%
8.6
9 rooms or more
346
13.7%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
0.0
Dowagiac, MI Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
2,524
1-unit, detached
1,710
67.7%
61.5
1-unit, attached
18
0.7%
5.9
2-units
124
4.9%
3.6
3 or 4 units
213
8.4%
4.4
5 to 9 units
186
7.4%
4.8
10 to 19 units
51
2.0%
4.4
20 or more units
213
8.4%
9.0
Mobile home
9
0.4%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Dowagiac, MI Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
731
29.0%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
412
16.3%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
373
14.8%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
207
8.2%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
453
17.9%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
136
5.4%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
109
4.3%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
65
2.6%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
38
1.5%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
Dowagiac, MI Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
1,816
82.2%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
32
1.4%
4.7
Electricity
332
15.0%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
0
0.0%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
7
0.3%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
8
0.4%
0.5
No fuel used
15
0.7%
1.1
Dowagiac, MI Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
765
47295100.0
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
7.0%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
10.3%
$1,500 to $1,999
0
0.0%
20.1%
$2,000 to $2,499
43
5.6%
11.8%
Less than $500
94
12.3%
1.6%
$1,000 to $1,499
151
19.7%
28.8%
$500 to $999
477
62.4%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
315
41.2%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
66
8.6%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
25
3.3%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
21
2.7%
7.0%
35.0% or more
338
44.2%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Dowagiac, MI Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
971
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
0
0.0%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
51
5.3%
28.3%
Less than $500
346
35.6%
10.7%
$500 to $999
574
59.1%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
91
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
581
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
104
10.7%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
27
2.8%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
136
14.0%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
86
8.9%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
120
12.4%
9.0%
35.0% or more
498
51.3%
40.7%
Not Computed
91
0.0%
0.0%
Dowagiac, MI Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
1,148
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
338
29.4%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
573
49.9%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
134
11.7%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
39
3.4%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
29
2.5%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
35
3.0%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
0
0.0%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
0
0.0%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
67,600
205,000
