Moving to Three Rivers, Michigan

Population: 7,328. Estimated population in July 2024: 7,342 (+0.2% change)
Males: 3,515 (48.0%), Females: 3,813 (52.0%)

St. Joseph County

Zip code: 49093

Demographics

Median resident age: 31.7 years
Median household income: $32,460
Median house value: $63,400

Population by Race

Races in Three Rivers:

  • White Non-Hispanic (83.5%)
  • Black (10.5%)
  • Hispanic (2.7%)
  • Two or more races (2.3%)
  • Other race (1.7%)
  • American Indian (1.2%)

Ancestries: German (23.4%), English (10.8%), Irish (10.2%), United States (6.7%), Dutch (5.6%), Polish (4.7%).

Elevation: 800 feet

Land area: 4.5 square miles

Map of Three Rivers, MI

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Three Rivers

  • High school or higher: 75.9%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 9.7%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 2.4%
  • Unemployed: 8.0%
  • Mean travel time to work: 20.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Three Rivers city

  • Never married: 29.5%
  • Now married: 41.3%
  • Separated: 2.2%
  • Widowed: 9.4%
  • Divorced: 17.5%

3.0% Foreign born (2.0% Latin America, 0.6% Asia, 0.3% Europe).

Population change in the 1990s: -181 (-2.4%).

Hospitals

Hospital/medical center in Three Rivers:

  • THREE RIVERS AREA HOSPITAL (1111 WEST BROADWAY)

Other hospitals/medical centers near Three Rivers:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Three Rivers:

  • KALAMAZOO/BATTLE CREEK INTERNATIONAL (about 21 miles; KALAMAZOO, MI; Abbreviation: AZO)
  • ELKHART MUNI (about 30 miles; ELKHART, IN; Abbreviation: EKM)
  • W K KELLOGG (about 37 miles; BATTLE CREEK, MI; Abbreviation: BTL)

Other public-use airports nearest to Three Rivers:

  • THREE RIVERS MUNI DR HAINES (about 4 miles; THREE RIVERS, MI; Abbreviation: HAI)
  • PRAIRIE RONDE (about 13 miles; SCHOOLCRAFT, MI; Abbreviation: P97)
  • KIRSCH MUNI (about 17 miles; STURGIS, MI; Abbreviation: IRS)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Three Rivers:

  • WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY (about 23 miles; KALAMAZOO, MI; Full-time enrollment: 23,132)
  • KALAMAZOO VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 23 miles; KALAMAZOO, MI; Full-time enrollment: 5,017)
  • KELLOGG COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 42 miles; BATTLE CREEK, MI; Full-time enrollment: 2,824)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME (about 46 miles; NOTRE DAME, IN; Full-time enrollment: 10,633)
  • INDIANA UNIVERSITY-SOUTH BEND (about 52 miles; SOUTH BEND, IN; Full-time enrollment: 4,725)
  • HOPE COLLEGE (about 66 miles; HOLLAND, MI; Full-time enrollment: 2,918)
  • CALVIN COLLEGE (about 68 miles; GRAND RAPIDS, MI; Full-time enrollment: 4,148)

Schools

Public high school in Three Rivers:

  • THREE RIVERS HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 880; Location: 700 6TH AVENUE; Grades: 08 – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in Three Rivers:

  • THREE RIVERS MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 699; Location: 1101 JEFFERSON AVENUE; Grades: 06 – 08)
  • RUTH HOPPIN SCHOOL (Students: 291; Location: 415 N. MAIN STREET; Grades: KG – 05)
  • ANDREWS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 275; Location: 200 S. DOUGLAS AVENUE; Grades: KG – 05)
  • PARK COMMUNITY SCHOOL (Students: 274; Location: 53806 WILBUR ROAD; Grades: KG – 02)
  • NORTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 273; Location: 59692 A.L. JONES ROAD; Grades: KG – 05)
  • BARROWS SCHOOL (Students: 216; Location: 416 WASHINGTON STREET; Grades: 03 – 05)
  • HUSS SCHOOL-ALTERNATIVE ACADEMY (Students: 103; Location: 1008 8TH STREET; Grades: UG – UG)
  • JOHNNYCAKE SCHOOL (Students: 20; Location: 15464 MILLARD ROAD; Grades: PK – PK)

Private primary/middle school in Three Rivers:

  • IMMACULATE CONCEPTION SCHOOL (Students: 118; Location: 601 S DOUGLAS; Grades: PK – 8)

Libraries

Library in Three Rivers:

  • THREE RIVERS PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $387,595; Location: 920 WEST MICHIGAN AVENUE; 42,794 books; 838 audio materials; 1,400 video materials; 113 serial subscriptions)