COMPARING TWO PLACES
Portage vs Kalamazoo
PLACE A
Portage, Pennsylvania
VS
PLACE B
Kalamazoo, Michigan
Portage is 97% smaller than Kalamazoo. Kalamazoo earns more, with a median household income $6,716 higher. Kalamazoo has grown faster since 2000 (-1% vs -7%).
PORTAGEKALAMAZOODIFFERENCE
Total population2,34472,683−97% vs Kalamazoo
Population density3,5462,943+603
Population growth-6.8%-0.9%−5.9 pts
Median age44.326.9+17.4
Male52.8%48.4%+4.4 pts
Female47.2%51.6%−4.4 pts
Foreign-born0.0%7.2%−7.2 pts
White, non-Hispanic97.2%60.0%+37.2 pts
Black0.1%22.3%−22.2 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%7.8%−7.8 pts
Asian0.0%3.0%−3.0 pts
Other2.7%6.9%−4.1 pts
Median household income$45,556$52,272−$6,716
Per capita income$26,358$29,341−$2,983
Poverty rate23.2%24.9%−1.7 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4400.485−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher20.4%38.5%−18.0 pts
Graduate degree3.8%15.6%−11.8 pts
Unemployment rate5.0%6.9%−1.9 pts
Labor force participation53.0%65.2%−12.2 pts
Median home value$94,800$179,000−$84,200
Median gross rent$751$1,078−$327
Owner-occupied76.6%42.3%+34.3 pts
Housing vacancy rate16.7%8.8%+7.8 pts
Rent-burdened households46.0%53.3%−7.3 pts
Average commute24.218.5+5.6
Worked from home8.9%9.8%−0.9 pts
Public transit to work0.2%2.3%−2.1 pts
Uninsured3.6%6.1%−2.5 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025