2 5 . 9 % ▁were ▁from ▁ 2 5 ▁to ▁ 4 4 ; ▁ 2 5 . 5 % ▁were ▁from ▁ 4 5 ▁to ▁ 6 4 ; ▁and ▁ 1 3 . 4 % ▁were ▁ 6 5 ▁years ▁of ▁age ▁or ▁older . ▁The ▁gender ▁make up ▁of ▁the ▁city ▁was ▁ 4 7 . 9 % ▁male ▁and ▁ 5 2 . 1 % ▁female . ▁ ▁As ▁of ▁April ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁Battle ▁Creek ▁has ▁the ▁fifth ▁largest ▁Japanese ▁national ▁population ▁in ▁the ▁State ▁of ▁Michigan , ▁ 3 5 8 ▁people . ▁▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁census ▁As ▁of ▁the ▁census ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁there ▁were ▁ 5 3 , 3 6 4 ▁people , ▁ 2 1 , 3 4 8 ▁households , ▁and ▁ 1 3 , 3 6 3 ▁families ▁res iding ▁in ▁the ▁city . ▁The ▁population ▁density ▁was ▁ 1 , 2 4 6 . 0 ▁per ▁square ▁mile ▁( 4 8 1 . 1 / km 2 ). ▁There ▁were ▁ 2 3 , 5 2 5 ▁housing ▁units ▁at ▁an ▁average ▁density ▁of ▁ 5 4 9 . 3 ▁per ▁square ▁mile ▁( 2 1 2 . 1 / km 2 ). ▁The ▁ra cial ▁make up ▁of ▁the ▁city ▁was ▁ 7 4 . 6 5 % ▁White , ▁ 1 7 . 8 0 % ▁Black ▁or ▁African ▁American , ▁ 1 . 9 4 % ▁Asian ,