Genesee County vs Kalamazoo County

A side-by-side comparison of Genesee County and Kalamazoo County: population, income, housing, and more.

Genesee County and Kalamazoo County are counties in Michigan. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Genesee County has the higher population (404,087 vs 261,437 in Kalamazoo County). Kalamazoo County has the higher median household income ($70,525 vs $60,673 in Genesee County). Kalamazoo County has the higher median home value ($227,500 vs $172,900 in Genesee County).

Population, income & housing

	Genesee County	Kalamazoo County
Population	404,087	261,437
Median age	40.6 yrs	34.9 yrs
Median household income	$60,673	$70,525
Median home value	$172,900	$227,500
Median gross rent	$936	$1,049
Housing units	183,729	114,463
Homeownership rate	70.8%	64.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.8%	40.8%
Unemployment rate	8.3%	5.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Genesee County	Kalamazoo County
Population	407,875 → 404,087 (-0.9%)	262,745 → 261,437 (-0.5%)
Median household income	$48,588 → $60,673 (+24.9%)	$56,511 → $70,525 (+24.8%)
Median home value	$111,100 → $172,900 (+55.6%)	$159,300 → $227,500 (+42.8%)
Median gross rent	$767 → $936 (+22.0%)	$812 → $1,049 (+29.2%)

Genesee County

Population

407,875404,087

Median household income

$48,588$60,673

Median home value

$111,100$172,900

Median gross rent

$767$936

Kalamazoo County

Population

262,745261,437

Median household income

$56,511$70,525

Median home value

$159,300$227,500

Median gross rent

$812$1,049

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Genesee County	Kalamazoo County
Under 5	5.6%	5.6%
5 to 17	16.7%	15.9%
18 to 24	8.2%	15.0%
25 to 34	12.8%	13.6%
35 to 44	11.7%	12.1%
45 to 54	12.5%	10.8%
55 to 64	14.0%	11.2%
65 to 74	11.1%	9.5%
75 and over	7.3%	6.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Genesee County	Kalamazoo County
White (non-Hispanic)	70.6%	75.2%
Black or African American	19.2%	10.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.1%
Asian	0.9%	2.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.5%	0.4%
Two or more races	4.4%	5.2%
Hispanic or Latino	4.1%	5.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Genesee County	Kalamazoo County
No high school diploma	9.1%	5.7%
High school graduate	31.6%	22.5%
Some college or associate's	36.5%	31.0%
Bachelor's degree	14.9%	24.5%
Graduate or professional degree	8.0%	16.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Genesee County	Kalamazoo County
Drove alone	79.1%	77.8%
Carpooled	8.8%	6.5%
Public transit	1.1%	1.1%
Walked	1.0%	2.5%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.2%
Worked from home	9.2%	11.3%
Other means	0.7%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Genesee County	Kalamazoo County
1-unit, detached	73.7%	64.1%
1-unit, attached	5.4%	3.2%
2 to 4 units	3.1%	6.0%
5 to 19 units	7.5%	14.1%
20 or more units	4.5%	9.4%
Mobile home & other	5.7%	3.2%

Poverty & households

	Genesee County	Kalamazoo County
Poverty rate	15.9%	13.3%
Average household size	2.40	2.39
Mean commute (minutes)	27	20
Median year structure built	1969	1975