COMPARING TWO PLACES
Mattawan vs Kalamazoo
PLACE A
Mattawan, Michigan
VS
PLACE B
Kalamazoo, Michigan
Mattawan is 96% smaller than Kalamazoo. Mattawan earns more, with a median household income $9,315 higher. Mattawan has grown faster since 2000 (28% vs -1%).
MATTAWANKALAMAZOODIFFERENCE
Total population2,93472,683−96% vs Kalamazoo
Population density7692,943−2,174
Population growth27.7%-0.9%+28.6 pts
Median age36.226.9+9.3
Male48.9%48.4%+0.5 pts
Female51.1%51.6%−0.5 pts
Foreign-born2.7%7.2%−4.5 pts
White, non-Hispanic82.7%60.0%+22.6 pts
Black0.7%22.3%−21.6 pts
Hispanic / Latino11.7%7.8%+3.9 pts
Asian0.4%3.0%−2.5 pts
Other4.5%6.9%−2.4 pts
Median household income$61,587$52,272+$9,315
Per capita income$32,549$29,341+$3,208
Poverty rate12.1%24.9%−12.8 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3970.485−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher22.0%38.5%−16.4 pts
Graduate degree7.4%15.6%−8.2 pts
Unemployment rate8.2%6.9%+1.3 pts
Labor force participation72.8%65.2%+7.6 pts
Median home value$181,600$179,000+$2,600
Median gross rent$1,066$1,078−$12
Owner-occupied74.9%42.3%+32.6 pts
Housing vacancy rate2.3%8.8%−6.5 pts
Rent-burdened households41.0%53.3%−12.3 pts
Average commute17.218.5−1.3
Worked from home12.8%9.8%+3.0 pts
Public transit to work0.0%2.3%−2.3 pts
Uninsured7.0%6.1%+0.9 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025