Benton Harbor is a somewhat small city located in the state of Michigan. With a population of 8,875 people and 12 associated neighborhoods, Benton Harbor is the 127th largest community in Michigan.Benton Harbor is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Benton Harbor is a city of service providers, sales and office workers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Benton Harbor who work in office and administrative support (17.39%), food service (14.15%), and sales jobs (10.70%). A relatively large number of people in Benton Harbor telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 7.64% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Benton Harbor spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 18.47 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be.The citizens of Benton Harbor have a very low rate of college education: just 7.85% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, compared to a national average of 21.84% for all cities. The per capita income in Benton Harbor in 2022 was $19,108, which is low income relative to Michigan and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $76,432 for a family of four. However, Benton Harbor contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Benton Harbor also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 41.94% of its population below the federal poverty line.Benton Harbor is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Benton Harbor home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Benton Harbor residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Benton Harbor include African, German, Irish, English, and Slovak. The most common language spoken in Benton Harbor is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
