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Kalamazoo County

Michigan · 263,795 residents (2025 est.) · 562 sq mi
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Kalamazoo County is a county of 262,375 people in Michigan. Few US counties rank higher on income. The median age is 35.0, younger than the US median of 38.9. 6% of locals were born outside the United States. Home values have more than doubled since 2000, reaching $241,800. 41% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

At a glance
Lower income
below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 35.0
US median: 38.9
More educated
41% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 26%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
262,375
+10%since 2000
from 238,603 in 2000
263,795 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
Population density
467 / sq mi
+7%since 2009
from 436 / sq mi in 2009
US average: 281
Median age
35.0
+7%since 2000
from 32.7 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
562 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
219K231K243K255K267K19902000201020202024Kalamazoo County
2024262K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 55.4%(14,267)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 95.9%(15,371)
US avg: 6%
10 to 146.3%(16,415)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 197.2%(18,932)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 2411.5%(30,207)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3413.7%(35,882)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4412.2%(32,091)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5410.7%(28,118)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6411%(28,752)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 749.6%(25,291)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 844.7%(12,261)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over1.8%(4,788)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$72,532
−5%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $42,022 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$41,530
+91%since 2000
from $21,739 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
48.4%
+20.8 ptssince 2009
from 27.6% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
12.7%
+0.6 ptssince 2000
from 12.0% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.473
+2%since 2010
from 0.466 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Retail trade17.8%
US avg: 9.9%
Information10.6%
US avg: 10.8%
Other services6.3%
US avg: 6.7%
Public administration4.7%
US avg: 4.8%
Wholesale trade4.7%
US avg: 6.9%
Finance & insurance4%
US avg: 5.9%
Professional, scientific, technical3.5%
US avg: 5.1%
Transportation & warehousing1.5%
US avg: 2.2%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing1.1%
US avg: 1.6%
Construction1%
US avg: 1.2%
Arts, entertainment, food0.9%
US avg: 1.9%
Education & health services0.6%
US avg: 0.9%
Manufacturing0.1%
US avg: 0.4%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$241,800
+26%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $105,200 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$1,093
+13%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $529 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
64.5%
−1.2 ptssince 2000
from 65.7% in 2000
35.5% rent
Vacancy rate
6.8%
−2.0 ptssince 2009
from 8.7% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.38 people
−1%since 2009
from 2.41 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
17.0%
−8.2 ptssince 2009
from 25.2% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
49.0%
−4.8 ptssince 2009
from 53.8% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
3.3
+2%since 2009
from 3.3 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
Gentrification Score
65
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic83.5%(199,180)
Black9.6%(22,968)
Hispanic / Latino2.6%(6,311)
Asian1.8%(4,343)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic74.6%(195,720)
Black10.8%(28,246)
Hispanic / Latino5.9%(15,483)
Asian2.8%(7,427)
Other5.9%(15,499)
Diversity Score
53
+35%since 2009
from 39 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Segregation Score
32
−5%since 2020
from 34 in 2020
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means White and non-White residents are more separated across neighborhoods.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Mexican3.8%(10,085)
Puerto Rican0.4%(1,121)
Guatemalan0.2%(550)
Spaniard0.2%(415)
Cuban0.1%(387)
Colombian0.1%(228)
Dominican0.1%(213)
Venezuelan0.1%(167)
Peruvian0.1%(140)
Argentine0%(131)
+ 9 more hispanic origin groups with data
Asian origin
Asian Indian0.9%(2,429)
Chinese0.2%(617)
Vietnamese0.2%(598)
Korean0.2%(539)
Pakistani0.2%(533)
Bangladeshi0.2%(532)
Filipino0.2%(517)
Kazakh0.1%(318)
Sri Lankan0.1%(240)
Burmese0.1%(176)
Indonesian0%(122)
Japanese0%(111)
+ 8 more asian origin groups with data
Cambodian0%(63)
Taiwanese0%(46)
Laotian0%(43)
Nepalese0%(40)
Hmong0%(37)
Malaysian0%(22)
Thai0%(16)
Pacific Islander origin
Samoan0%(130)
Ancestry
German18.2%(47,801)
English13.1%(34,409)
Irish10.5%(27,440)
Dutch7.8%(20,399)
American5.8%(15,222)
Polish4.5%(11,707)
Italian2.9%(7,549)
French2.2%(5,649)
Scottish2.1%(5,447)
Swedish1.5%(3,980)
Norwegian1.1%(2,961)
+ 48 more ancestry groups with data
Arab0.9%(2,480)
Finnish0.7%(1,789)
Hungarian0.7%(1,736)
Scotch-Irish0.6%(1,697)
French Canadian0.6%(1,446)
Welsh0.4%(1,148)
Greek0.4%(1,117)
Danish0.3%(772)
British0.3%(753)
Czech0.3%(744)
Ukrainian0.3%(744)
Nigerian0.3%(708)
Syrian0.2%(645)
Lebanese0.2%(632)
Russian0.2%(595)
Canadian0.2%(579)
Lithuanian0.2%(570)
Croatian0.2%(518)
Austrian0.2%(517)
Swiss0.2%(510)
Romanian0.2%(509)
Brazilian0.2%(415)
Slovak0.2%(405)
Latvian0.2%(401)
Belgian0.2%(398)
Armenian0.1%(341)
Kenyan0.1%(306)
West Indian0.1%(276)
Macedonian0.1%(226)
Portuguese0.1%(225)
Iraqi0.1%(215)
Jamaican0.1%(202)
Iranian0.1%(191)
Serbian0.1%(171)
Egyptian0.1%(141)
Ethiopian0%(113)
Slovene0%(93)
Jordanian0%(61)
Ghanaian0%(57)
Bulgarian0%(53)
Moroccan0%(50)
Somali0%(44)
Turkish0%(26)
Israeli0%(23)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
41.3%
+10.1 ptssince 2000
from 31.2% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
94.7%
+5.9 ptssince 2000
from 88.8% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
16.4%
+4.3 ptssince 2000
from 12.1% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
20.7 min
+65%since 2000
from 12.6 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
76.6%
−6.3 ptssince 2009
from 82.9% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
6.3%
−2.0 ptssince 2009
from 8.3% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
1.1%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 1.1% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
12.5%
+9.5 ptssince 2009
from 3.0% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
2.6%
−0.6 ptssince 2009
from 3.2% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.2%
−0.3 ptssince 2009
from 0.5% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
7.3%
+0.2 ptssince 2009
from 7.0% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
5.5%
−6.0 ptssince 2011
from 11.5% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
65.7%
−0.8 ptssince 2011
from 66.5% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
77.0%
−0.3 ptssince 2020
from 77.3% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
12.1%
+0.7 ptssince 2009
from 11.5% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
43.1%
+7.1 ptssince 2009
from 35.9% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
49.0%
+0.5 ptssince 2009
from 48.5% in 2009
Female
51.0%
−0.5 ptssince 2009
from 51.5% in 2009
Foreign born
5.8%
+1.4 ptssince 2009
from 4.4% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
5.7%
−3.3 ptssince 2009
from 9.0% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
11.9%
−0.3 ptssince 2012
from 12.2% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
4.7%
−6.1 ptssince 2013
from 10.8% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
90.6%
+8.3 ptssince 2017
from 82.3% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
95.9%
+2.5 ptssince 2020
from 93.4% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
85.7%
+5.0 ptssince 2020
from 80.7% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
92.1%
−0.8 ptssince 2016
from 92.8% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
3.0%
Unchangedsince 2016
from 3.0% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married41.1%(43,148)
Married47.5%(49,875)
Widowed2.2%(2,358)
Divorced9.2%(9,671)
Women 15+
Never married36.7%(40,847)
Married44.9%(49,916)
Widowed7.2%(7,967)
Divorced11.3%(12,540)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
4.7%
−6.1 ptssince 2013
from 10.8% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
63.6%
−0.4 ptssince 2020
from 64.0% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
13.0%
−0.6 ptssince 2020
from 13.6% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
17.7%
+0.6 ptssince 2020
from 17.1% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
19.1%
+0.6 ptssince 2020
from 18.5% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
1.5%
−0.4 ptssince 2020
from 1.9% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
74.1%
−1.0 ptssince 2020
from 75.1% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
34.4%
+1.0 ptssince 2020
from 33.4% in 2020
US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)25.1%(2,945)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)17.8%(2,091)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era36.7%(4,298)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War5.2%(609)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II1.3%(151)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 11,723 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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Frequently asked

How many people live in Kalamazoo County, Michigan?

Kalamazoo County, Michigan has about 262,375 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Kalamazoo County, Michigan?

The typical household in Kalamazoo County, Michigan earns about $72,532 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Kalamazoo County, Michigan expensive?

In Kalamazoo County, Michigan, the median home is worth about $241,800, and the typical rent is about $1,093 a month.

How educated are people in Kalamazoo County, Michigan?

About 41.3% of adults age 25 and over in Kalamazoo County, Michigan hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Kalamazoo County, Michigan?

About 12.7% of people in Kalamazoo County, Michigan live below the federal poverty line.

Has Kalamazoo County, Michigan grown since 1990?

Yes, Kalamazoo County, Michigan has grown since 1990. The population has added about 38,964 residents, a change of about 17 percent over that period.

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