County profile
Berrien County, MI
United States · GDP 2024
#453 of 3,127 US counties by GDP32nd-percentile growthmore diversified than 84% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$9.7B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+2.4%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
52,794
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
3,561
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$55.2k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
152,444
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
4.9%
Median HH income
$65.4k±$1.1k
Bachelor's degree+
30.9%±1.0%
Poverty rate
15.1%±1.2%
Business applications
1,859 · 2025
Retail establishments
538
35.3/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1Whirlpool CorporationConsumer Cyclical$15.5B67BHQ-based placement with total (global) headcount — local employment attribution needs firmographic data; the industry mix at right is measured county data (CBP).
Industry mix · employment
Manufacturing28%
Health care24%
Retail trade19%
Food & accommodation17%
Other services7%
Professional services6%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
152,444
residents · 2025 · -1.3% since 2020
Income per capita $64.1k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration−1,632
International migration+1,863
Natural change−2,166
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$7.7B2019
$8.0B2020
$8.4B2021
$9.0B2022
$9.5B2023
$9.7B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$224.3k±$3.8k
Median gross rent
$942/mo±$24/mo
Vacancy rate
17.2%±0.8%
Affordability
4.1× wages
Residential permits
$139.6M
372 units · 2.4/1k pop
FEMA risk score
81.7
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.2k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Strong wind 95Hail 90Cold wave 89
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
4902016
5152017
5342018
5642019
5892020
6522021
7502022
8062023
8752024
9082025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↑ 12% since 20213312021
2862022
3552023
3542024
3722025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
11.1 km
I-94
Nearest freight rail
10.6 km
CSXT
Nearest port
18.1 km
DOCK 63
Nearest commercial airport
28.6 km
SOUTH BEND INTL
Filing activity
SEC EDGAR3 filings from 1 company here in the last 90 days.
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$55.2k
avg. annual pay · +12% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Berrien?
Berrien's economy produced $9.7B in 2024, growing 2.4% year over year — slower than 68% of US counties. Its largest employment sector is manufacturing.
GDP: BEA (2024), USD-normalized · Jobs/employers/wages & industry mix: Census CBP (2023) · Population & migration: Census PEP · Income: BEA CAINC1 · Companies: SEC EDGAR + FMP, by HQ.