Birch Run is a very small village located in the state of Michigan. With a population of 1,546 people and two associated neighborhoods, Birch Run is the 404th largest community in Michigan.Unlike some villages where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Birch Run is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Birch Run is a village of sales and office workers, service providers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Birch Run who work in sales jobs (19.36%), management occupations (10.12%), and food service (9.77%). The citizens of Birch Run are slightly less educated than the national average of 21.84% for the average city or town: 15.87% of adults in Birch Run have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree The per capita income in Birch Run in 2022 was $41,173, which is upper middle income relative to Michigan and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $164,692 for a family of four. However, Birch Run contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. The people who call Birch Run home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Birch Run residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Birch Run include German, Irish, English, French, and Scottish. The most common language spoken in Birch Run is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Italian.
