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| Battle Creek |
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| Population 2002: | 53,650 |
| Population 2000: | 53,364 |
| Population growth: | +286 (+0.54%) |
| Area codes: | 269 |
| Land area: | 42.8 square miles |
| Foreign born: | 3.4% (1.4% Asia, 1.2% Latin America, 0.5% Europe) |
| County: | Calhoun |
| Industries: | Manufacturing (24.5%), Educational,health and social services (20.5%), Retail trade (11.3%). |
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| Races |
| 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% |
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| Marital Status |
| Now married: | 47.3% |
| Never married: | 27.9% |
| Divorced: | 14.3% |
| Widowed: | 8.2% |
| Separated: | 2.2% |
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| Median |
| House value: | $71,000 |
| Household income: | $35,491 |
| Resident age: | 34.7 years |
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| Battle Creek Compared to Michigan State Average |
| Hispanic race population percentage: | above |
| Black race population percentage: | much above |
| Foreign-born population percentage: | above |
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| Education |
| High school or higher: | 82.4% |
| Bachelor's degree or higher: | 17.2% |
| Unemployed: | 6.6% |
| Graduate or professional degree: | 5.7% |
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| Crime Statistics |
| 2002 burglaries: | 810 (1501.0 per 100,000) |
| 2002 crime index: | 735.3 - nationwide average is 329, higher means more crime |
| 2002 assaults: | 617 (1143.3 per 100,000) |
| 2002 auto thefts: | 285 (528.1 per 100,000) |
| 2002 robberies: | 139 (257.6 per 100,000) |
| 2002 rapes: | 79 (146.4 per 100,000) |
| 2002 murders: | 5 (9.3 per 100,000) |
| 2002 larceny counts: | 2,780 (5151.5 per 100,000) |
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| Ancestries |
| German: | 15.7% |
| English: | 11.5% |
| United States: | 8.8% |
| Irish: | 8.7% |
| Dutch: | 4.0% |
| French: | 3.3% |