Kalamazoo County, Michigan

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Key figures

Statistic	Kalamazoo County, Michigan	Michigan	United States	Rank
Total Population	262,375	10,077,761	334,922,499	276th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$72,532	$72,875	$80,734	1012th of 3,221
Median Age	35.0	40.2	38.9	2966th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	41.3%	32.4%	35.7%	241st of 3,222
Median Home Value	$241,800	$231,600	$332,700	962nd of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$1,093	$1,129	$1,413	736th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	12.7%	13.2%	12.5%	1772nd of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	5.5%	5.7%	5.2%	930th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	466.9	178.0	n/a	349th of 3,222
Foreign Born	5.8%	7.2%	14.1%	836th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	77.7	n/a	n/a	872nd of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	64.5%	73.2%	65.2%	2776th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	20.7	24.2	26.4	2408th of 3,221
Worked from Home	12.5%	13.5%	15.1%	704th of 3,222
Uninsured	5.1%	n/a	n/a	2983rd of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	43.7%	46.1%	46.9%	2535th of 3,222
Broadband Access	89.1%	n/a	n/a	520th of 3,135

Rank is among all US counties with published data, counting down from the highest value. Figures come from the American Community Survey, CDC, BLS, BEA and other federal sources. Open the map for 1,147 statistics and the year and margin of error behind each one.

Race and ethnicity in Kalamazoo County, Michigan

Statistic	Kalamazoo County, Michigan	Michigan	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	74.6%	72.4%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	5.9%	5.9%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	10.8%	13.1%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	2.8%	3.4%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	5.4%	4.5%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.3%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.0%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.3%	0.5%	0.6%
Diversity Index	42.5	45.3	61.4

Age in Kalamazoo County, Michigan

Statistic	Kalamazoo County, Michigan	Michigan	United States
Median Age	35.0	40.2	38.9
Under 18 %	21.3%	21.2%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	15.0%	9.2%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	13.7%	13.2%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	12.2%	12.2%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	21.7%	25.6%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	16.1%	18.6%	17.2%

Households and families in Kalamazoo County, Michigan

Statistic	Kalamazoo County, Michigan	Michigan	United States
Households	107,110	4,076,369	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.4	2.4	2.5
Family Households	58.7%	62.4%	64.2%
Households with Children	27.0%	27.1%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	14.9%	16.4%	17.3%
People Living Alone	31.3%	30.7%	28.7%
Never Married	38.8%	34.2%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Kalamazoo County, Michigan

Statistic	Kalamazoo County, Michigan	Michigan	United States
Per Capita Income	$41,530	$40,735	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	15.7%	15.8%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	17.1%	16.8%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	17.8%	17.3%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	9.4%	9.5%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	12.7%	13.2%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	30.1%	29.3%	28.2%
SNAP Households	11.2%	13.5%	n/a

Housing in Kalamazoo County, Michigan

Statistic	Kalamazoo County, Michigan	Michigan	United States
Housing Units	114,908	4,622,236	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	64.7%	72.0%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	22.6%	13.3%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	6.8%	11.8%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,975.0	1,972.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	35.5%	26.8%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	31.3%	30.2%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$3,498	$2,904	n/a

Education in Kalamazoo County, Michigan

Statistic	Kalamazoo County, Michigan	Michigan	United States
Less than High School	5.3%	7.9%	10.4%
High School Graduate	22.3%	28.0%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	31.2%	31.7%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	24.9%	19.7%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	16.4%	12.7%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Kalamazoo County, Michigan

Statistic	Kalamazoo County, Michigan	Michigan	United States
Labour Force Participation	65.7%	61.3%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	76.6%	74.3%	68.8%
Public Transit	1.1%	0.9%	3.2%
Walked to Work	2.6%	2.0%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	33.4%	29.1%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	4.1%	6.0%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	7.3%	7.0%	n/a

Origins and language in Kalamazoo County, Michigan

Statistic	Kalamazoo County, Michigan	Michigan	United States
Born in State of Residence	73.2%	76.0%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	2.8%	4.1%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	3.0%	3.1%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	92.1%	89.6%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	3.0%	3.1%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	6.9%	8.5%	16.7%

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