Moving to Battle Creek, Michigan

Population: 53,364. Estimated population in July 2024: 53,202 (-0.3% change)
Males: 25,560 (47.9%), Females: 27,804 (52.1%)

Calhoun County

Zip codes: 49014, 49015, 49016, 49017.

Demographics

Median resident age: 34.7 years
Median household income: $35,491
Median house value: $71,000

Population by Race

Races in Battle Creek:

• White Non-Hispanic (72.6%)
• Black (17.8%)
• Hispanic (4.6%)
• Two or more races (2.7%)
• Other race (2.1%)
• American Indian (1.7%)
• Japanese (0.7%)

Ancestries: German (15.7%), English (11.5%), United States (8.8%), Irish (8.7%), Dutch (4.0%), French (3.3%).

Elevation: 840 feet

Land area: 42.8 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Battle Creek

• High school or higher: 82.4%
• Bachelor’s degree or higher: 17.2%
• Graduate or professional degree: 5.7%
• Unemployed: 6.6%
• Mean travel time to work: 17.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Battle Creek city

• Never married: 27.9%
• Now married: 47.3%
• Separated: 2.2%
• Widowed: 8.2%
• Divorced: 14.3%

3.4% Foreign born (1.4% Asia, 1.2% Latin America, 0.5% Europe).

Population change in the 1990s: -219 (-0.4%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers in Battle Creek:

• BATTLE CREEK HEALTH SYSTEM (300 NORTH AVENUE)
• SELECT SPECIALTY HOSPITAL-BATTLE CREEK (300 NORTH AVE, FLOOR 6)
• SOUTHWESTERN MICHIGAN REHAB HOSP (183 WEST STREET)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Battle Creek:

• W K KELLOGG (about 4 miles; BATTLE CREEK, MI; Abbreviation: BTL)
• KALAMAZOO/BATTLE CREEK INTERNATIONAL (about 25 miles; KALAMAZOO, MI; Abbreviation: AZO)
• GERALD R. FORD INTERNATIONAL (about 44 miles; GRAND RAPIDS, MI; Abbreviation: GRR)

Other public-use airports nearest to Battle Creek:

• BROOKS FIELD (about 19 miles; MARSHALL, MI; Abbreviation: RMY)
• DAVID’S (about 19 miles; ATHENS, MI; Abbreviation: 9C2)
• TRIPLE H (about 25 miles; PARCHMENT, MI; Abbreviation: 2H4)

Amtrak station:
BATTLE CREEK (104 CAPITAL AVE. SW). Services: ticket office, partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, taxi stand, intercity bus service, public transit connection.
 

Colleges/Universities in Battle Creek:

• KELLOGG COMMUNITY COLLEGE (Full-time enrollment: 2,824; Location: 450 NORTH AVE; Public; Website: kellogg.cc.mi.us)
• WRIGHT BEAUTY ACADEMY (Full-time enrollment: 40; Location: 492 CAPITAL SW; Private, for-profit)

Other colleges/universities with over 2000 students near Battle Creek:

• WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY (about 29 miles; KALAMAZOO, MI; Full-time enrollment: 23,132)
• KALAMAZOO VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 34 miles; KALAMAZOO, MI; Full-time enrollment: 5,017)
• SPRING ARBOR UNIVERSITY (about 46 miles; SPRING ARBOR, MI; Full-time enrollment: 2,266)
• CALVIN COLLEGE (about 49 miles; GRAND RAPIDS, MI; Full-time enrollment: 4,148)
• AQUINAS COLLEGE (about 53 miles; GRAND RAPIDS, MI; Full-time enrollment: 2,022)
• GRAND RAPIDS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 55 miles; GRAND RAPIDS, MI; Full-time enrollment: 7,590)
• JACKSON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 57 miles; JACKSON, MI; Full-time enrollment: 2,756)

Schools

Public high schools in Battle Creek:

• BATTLE CREEK CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,695; Location: 100 W. VAN BUREN STREET; Grades: 09 – 12)
• LAKEVIEW HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,075; Location: 300 28TH STREET SOUTH; Grades: 09 – 12)
• HARPER CREEK HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 832; Location: 7290 B DRIVE NORTH; Grades: 09 – 12)
• PENNFIELD SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 627; Location: 8587 Q DRIVE NORTH; Grades: 09 – 12)
• OPERATION GRADUATION (Students: 215; Location: 56 EAST MICHIGAN; Grades: 09 – 12)
• BATTLE CREEK MATH-SCI CENTER (Students: 202; Location: 765 UPTON AVENUE; Grades: 09 – 12)
• MICHIGAN YOUTH CHALLENGE ACADEMY (Students: 105; Location: 5500 ARMSTRONG BUILDING #13; Grades: 09 – 12)
• BATTLE CREEK AREA LEARNING CENTER (Students: 97; Location: 711 RIVERSIDE; Grades: 10 – 12)
• CALHOUN AREA TECHNOLOGY CENTER (Location: 475 ROOSEVELT AVENUE E.; Grades: 10 – 12)

Private high schools in Battle Creek:

• BATTLE CREEK ACADEMY (Students: 201; Location: 480 PARKWAY DRIVE; Grades: PK – 12)
• FAMILY ALTAR CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 169; Location: 14850 SIX HALF MILE ROAD; Grades: KG – 12)
• ST PHILIP CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 157; Location: 20 CHERRY STREET; Grades: 9 – 12)

Biggest public primary/middle schools in Battle Creek:

• W.K. KELLOGG MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 587; Location: 60 W. VAN BUREN STREET; Grades: 06 – 08)
• LAKEVIEW JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 556; Location: 20 S. WOODROW AVENUE; Grades: 07 – 08)
• WATTLES PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 528; Location: 132 S. WATTLES ROAD; Grades: KG – 06)
• PENNFIELD DUNLAP MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 483; Location: 8465 Q DRIVE N; Grades: 06 – 08)
• NORTHWESTERN MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 482; Location: 176 LIMIT STREET; Grades: 06 – 08)
• HARPER CREEK JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 469; Location: 7454 B DRIVE NORTH; Grades: 07 – 08)
• BEADLE LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 449; Location: 8175 C DRIVE NORTH; Grades: KG – 06)
• MINGES BROOK SCHOOL (Students: 421; Location: 435 LINCOLN HILLS DRIVE; Grades: KG – 05)
• WESTLAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 410; Location: 1184 S. 24TH STREET; Grades: KG – 05)
• SONOMA SCHOOL (Students: 409; Location: 4640 B DRIVE SOUTH; Grades: PK – 06)

Private primary/middle schools in Battle Creek:

• ST JOSEPH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 470; Location: 47 N 23RD STREET; Grades: PK – 5)
• ST PHILIP ELEM/MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 155; Location: 20 CHERRY STREET; Grades: 6 – 8)
• BATTLE CREEK CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 122; Location: 1035 WAGNER DRIVE; Grades: PK – 8)
• ADVENTUROUS BEGINNINGS FOR CHI (Students: 97; Location: 415 SOUTH 28 ST; Grades: PK – KG)

Libraries

Library in Battle Creek:

• WILLARD PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $4,833,104; Location: 7 WEST VAN BUREN STREET; 172,330 books; 12,625 audio materials; 12,318 video materials; 353 serial subscriptions)