Coldwater is a somewhat small city located in the state of Michigan. With a population of 13,296 people and eight associated neighborhoods, Coldwater is the 87th largest community in Michigan.When you are in Coldwater, you'll notice that it is more blue-collar than most other communities in America. 37.94% of Coldwater’s employed work in blue-collar jobs, while America averages only 27.7% that do. Overall, Coldwater is a city of sales and office workers, service providers, and production and manufacturing workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Coldwater who work in office and administrative support (12.55%), food service (9.75%), and sales jobs (9.09%). One of the benefits of Coldwater is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 17.45 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.The rate of college-level education in Coldwater is quite a bit lower than the national average among all cities of 21.84%: just 12.22% of people here over 25 have a bachelor's degree or an advanced degree. The per capita income in Coldwater in 2022 was $22,254, which is low income relative to Michigan and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $89,016 for a family of four. However, Coldwater contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Coldwater is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Coldwater home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Coldwater residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Coldwater include German, Irish, English, Other Arab, and Polish. The most common language spoken in Coldwater is English. Other important languages spoken here include Arabic and Spanish.
