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South Haven city, Michigan: commercial real estate data.
South Haven city is a Census city of 3,998 people across 3.46 square miles of land, in Van Buren County. Median household income is $68,239, 70.7 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 23 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $12.1 m.
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South Haven
What South Haven is
- Census place typecity
- Land area3.46 sq mi
- Water area0.09 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,156
- County holding the largest share of its areaVan Buren County, 99.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
South Haven
How many people live in South Haven
- Population3,998
- Median age61.7
- Population under 18521 plus or minus 155
- Share under 1813.0 percent plus or minus 3.9
- Population 65 and over1,672
- Share 65 and over41.8 percent
- Households2,047
- Family households1,248
- Share of households that are families61.0 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
South Haven
Income and work in South Haven
- Median household income$68,239
- Per capita income$48,652
- Civilian labor force1,761
- Employed1,710
- Unemployed51 plus or minus 55
- Unemployment rate2.9 percent plus or minus 3.1
- Adults 25 and over3,237
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher92.8 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher41.2 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree18.8 percent plus or minus 4.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
South Haven
Housing in South Haven
- Housing units3,562
- Occupied units2,047
- Vacant units1,515
- Vacancy rate42.5 percent
- Owner occupied1,448
- Renter occupied599
- Ownership rate70.7 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$454,100
- Median gross rent, monthly$834
- Annual rent as a share of median income14.7 percent plus or minus 3.3
- Single family units2,682
- Share single family75.3 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more819 plus or minus 201
- Share in buildings of two or more23.0 percent plus or minus 5.4
- Mobile homes61 plus or minus 41
- Median year structure built1965
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
South Haven
How South Haven gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute1,349
- Commuting under 15 minutes717 plus or minus 157
- Share commuting under 15 minutes53.2 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more422 plus or minus 154
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more31.3 percent plus or minus 10.4
- Drove alone66.3 percent
- Carpooled8.9 percent plus or minus 5.5
- Public transport0.3 percent plus or minus 0.5
- Walked3.7 percent plus or minus 2.7
- Worked from home20.3 percent plus or minus 6.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
South Haven
SBA loans in South Haven (7(a))
- Approvals23
- Gross approval$12,075,100
- Average approval$525,004
- Median approval$200,000
- Ninetieth percentile approval$805,000
- Largest approval$4,750,000
- Jobs supported265
- Jobs per approval11.5
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Paid in full1
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more21.7 percent
- Share to franchises4.3 percent
- Distinct lenders11
- Distinct industries by NAICS17
A charge-off rate is not published here. only 1 resolved loans, too few to publish a rate, and a rate over that few outcomes would move several points on one loan.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
South Haven
SBA loans in South Haven (504)
- Approvals10
- Gross approval$5,204,000
- Average approval$520,400
- Median approval$290,000
- Largest approval$1,157,000
- Jobs supported46
- Loans with a final outcome2
- Charged off0
- Median term300 months
- Distinct CDCs2
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
South Haven
Flood risk in South Haven
- Listed NFIP communities2
- Of those, participating2
- NFIP community number260211
- Currently effective map date11/16/23
This community carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
FEMA, National Flood Insurance Program Community Status Book, Community Status Book, as retrieved.
Van Buren County, not South Haven
Van Buren County context, not South Haven figures
These are Van Buren County figures. There is no place level equivalent published for any of them, so they are shown as the county backdrop and never as South Haven measurements.
- Establishments in Van Buren County1,327
- Employment at those establishments, Van Buren County17,635
- Covered employment, Van Buren County21,597
- Average annual pay, Van Buren County$51,293
- Average weekly wage, Van Buren County$986
- Housing units permitted, Van Buren County212
- Of those, single family, Van Buren County208
- County product, 2024, Van Buren County$3,313,230,000
- County product change over the prior year, Van Buren County-1.0 percent
- Average income of an arriving household, Van Buren County$72,845
Every figure in this section is published for Van Buren County as a whole and is not a measurement of South Haven. It is here because a county backdrop is what a credit committee reads a place against, and it is labelled so that it can never be quoted as the place's own.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual. US Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional, table CAGDP2, CAGDP2, through 2024. US Internal Revenue Service, Statistics of Income county migration flows, 2021 to 2022 filing years.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Every item below could be filled with a plausible figure. None of them is. On a page a lender may read, a number that cannot be traced is worse than an absence, so the absences are named.
- Parcel level detail, zoning and flood zone at an address are resolved in the platform, not on this page.
SBA figures count approvals to borrowers whose address is in the place. They are not approvals for projects inside the place boundary: the tape records a borrower city and a project county, and those can differ.
Common questions
South Haven questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in South Haven, Michigan?
3,998, in 2,047 households. South Haven city covers 3.46 square miles of land, which is 1,156 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is South Haven in?
Van Buren County, which holds 99.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in South Haven?
$68,239. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $454,100. Median gross rent is $834 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to South Haven businesses?
23 7(a) approvals totalling $12.1 m, across 11 lenders, median approval $200,000, plus 10 504 approvals worth $5.2 m. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in South Haven, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to South Haven borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for South Haven. only 1 resolved loans, too few to publish a rate, and a percentage over that few outcomes would move several points on a single loan. The counts are shown instead.
Is South Haven in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. South Haven appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as community 260211, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page South Haven figures?
No, and they are labelled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Van Buren County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of South Haven.
Is zoning published for South Haven?
Not yet. The zoning layer is in build. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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