Dowagiac is a somewhat small city located in the state of Michigan. With a population of 5,673 people and five associated neighborhoods, Dowagiac is the 175th largest community in Michigan.When you are in Dowagiac, you'll notice that it is more blue-collar than most other communities in America. 35.00% of Dowagiac’s employed work in blue-collar jobs, while America averages only 27.7% that do. Overall, Dowagiac is a city of service providers, sales and office workers, and production and manufacturing workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Dowagiac who work in maintenance occupations (12.58%), healthcare suport services (9.17%), and food service (9.09%). The percentage of people in Dowagiac with college degrees is quite a bit lower than the national average for cities and towns of 21.84%: just 12.13% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Dowagiac in 2022 was $26,286, which is lower middle income relative to Michigan and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $105,144 for a family of four. However, Dowagiac contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Dowagiac also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 30.37% of its population below the federal poverty line.Dowagiac is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Dowagiac home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Dowagiac residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Dowagiac include German, Irish, English, Polish, and Dutch. The most common language spoken in Dowagiac is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
