0 % ▁from ▁ 4 5 ▁to ▁ 6 4 , ▁and ▁ 1 3 . 5 % ▁who ▁were ▁ 6 5 ▁years ▁of ▁age ▁or ▁older . ▁The ▁median ▁age ▁was ▁ 3 5 ▁years . ▁For ▁every ▁ 1 0 0 ▁females , ▁there ▁were ▁ 9 1 . 9 ▁males . ▁For ▁every ▁ 1 0 0 ▁females ▁age ▁ 1 8 ▁and ▁over , ▁there ▁were ▁ 8 7 . 2 ▁males . ▁ ▁The ▁median ▁income ▁for ▁a ▁household ▁in ▁the ▁city ▁was ▁$ 3 5 , 4 9 1 , ▁and ▁the ▁median ▁income ▁for ▁a ▁family ▁was ▁$ 4 3 , 5 6 4 . ▁M ales ▁had ▁a ▁median ▁income ▁of ▁$ 3 6 , 8 3 8 ▁versus ▁$ 2 6 , 4 2 9 ▁for ▁females . ▁The ▁per ▁cap ita ▁income ▁for ▁the ▁city ▁was ▁$ 1 8 , 4 2 4 . ▁About ▁ 1 0 . 7 % ▁of ▁families ▁and ▁ 1 4 . 4 % ▁of ▁the ▁population ▁were ▁below ▁the ▁pover ty ▁line , ▁including ▁ 1 7 . 5 % ▁of ▁those ▁under ▁age ▁ 1 8 ▁and ▁ 1 1 . 8 % ▁of ▁those ▁age ▁ 6 5 ▁or ▁over . ▁ ▁Government ▁The ▁City ▁of ▁Battle ▁Creek ▁has ▁a ▁commission - manager ▁form ▁of ▁government . ▁C ities ▁that ▁follow ▁this ▁plan ▁of ▁government ▁have ▁an ▁elected ▁commission ▁( or ▁council ) ▁that ▁appoint s ▁a ▁profession ally ▁trained ▁and ▁experienced ▁manager