Comstock Northwest

Population: 5,190
Median household income: $73,290
Median home value: $233,100

Located in Kalamazoo County, Michigan, Comstock Northwest is a community with a population of 5,190. At $73,290, its median household income sits in line with Kalamazoo County's $70,525.

From 2019 to 2023, Comstock Northwest's population declined 17.9% from 6,318 to 5,190, while its median home value rose 58.7% from $146,900 to $233,100.

Households average 1.97 people. The median gross rent is $1,022.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 5,190
Median age: 35.9 yrs
Median household income: $73,290
Median home value: $233,100
Median gross rent: $1,022
Housing units: 2,734
Homeownership rate: 39.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 37.7%
Unemployment rate: 1.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

6,3185,190

Median household income

$56,416$73,290

Median home value

$146,900$233,100

Median gross rent

$805$1,022

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	6,318	$56,416	$146,900	$805
2020	5,999	$58,832	$153,600	$854
2021	5,438	$62,401	$162,200	$935
2022	5,131	$70,723	$204,500	$1,006
2023	5,190	$73,290	$233,100	$1,022

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 54.4%

5 to 179.8%

18 to 2413.2%

25 to 3418.3%

35 to 4411.5%

45 to 544.5%

55 to 6418.3%

65 to 7411.5%

75 and over8.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	229	4.4%
5 to 17	511	9.8%
18 to 24	685	13.2%
25 to 34	952	18.3%
35 to 44	597	11.5%
45 to 54	236	4.5%
55 to 64	949	18.3%
65 to 74	599	11.5%
75 and over	432	8.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	3,620	69.7%
Black or African American	897	17.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	303	5.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	13	0.3%
Two or more races	197	3.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	160	3.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.0%

High school graduate28.3%

Some college or associate's28.9%

Bachelor's degree24.6%

Graduate or professional degree13.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	190	5.0%
High school graduate	1,066	28.3%
Some college or associate's	1,089	28.9%
Bachelor's degree	925	24.6%
Graduate or professional degree	495	13.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 18 min

Drove alone83.0%

Carpooled5.0%

Public transit0.4%

Walked1.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home10.6%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,463	83.0%
Carpooled	149	5.0%
Public transit	11	0.4%
Walked	30	1.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	314	10.6%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	939	35.4%
15 to 29 min	1,238	46.7%
30 to 44 min	385	14.5%
45 to 59 min	70	2.6%
60+ min	21	0.8%

Households

Average household size: 1.97
Poverty rate: 4.4% (230 of 5,182)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,072	40.9%
Nonfamily households	1,550	59.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1993

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,622	95.9%
Vacant	112	4.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,023	39.0%
Renter-occupied	1,599	61.0%

1-unit, detached40.5%

1-unit, attached1.3%

2 to 4 units6.5%

5 to 19 units30.5%

20 or more units19.8%

Mobile home & other1.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,107	40.5%
1-unit, attached	36	1.3%
2 to 4 units	177	6.5%
5 to 19 units	835	30.5%
20 or more units	541	19.8%
Mobile home & other	38	1.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2617690
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 3.23 sq mi
Water area: 0.02 sq mi
Center point: 42.3213, -85.5170