Kalamazoo

Population: 73,132
Median household income: $48,965
Median home value: $164,500

Kalamazoo is a community in Kalamazoo County, Michigan, home to 73,132 residents. The median household income of $48,965 is below the Kalamazoo County median ($70,525).

From 2019 to 2023, Kalamazoo's population declined 3.8% from 76,019 to 73,132, while its median home value rose 54.3% from $106,600 to $164,500.

37.1% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 42.9% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 73,132
Median age: 26.8 yrs
Median household income: $48,965
Median home value: $164,500
Median gross rent: $1,031
Housing units: 32,579
Homeownership rate: 42.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 37.1%
Unemployment rate: 6.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

76,01973,132

Median household income

$41,774$48,965

Median home value

$106,600$164,500

Median gross rent

$795$1,031

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	76,019	$41,774	$106,600	$795
2020	76,106	$43,222	$113,700	$825
2021	74,020	$44,296	$125,900	$869
2022	73,342	$48,649	$152,700	$974
2023	73,132	$48,965	$164,500	$1,031

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

Age distribution

Under 55.7%

5 to 1713.2%

18 to 2427.6%

25 to 3415.1%

35 to 4410.4%

45 to 548.7%

55 to 648.5%

65 to 746.6%

75 and over4.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	4,205	5.7%
5 to 17	9,620	13.2%
18 to 24	20,159	27.6%
25 to 34	11,055	15.1%
35 to 44	7,609	10.4%
45 to 54	6,354	8.7%
55 to 64	6,197	8.5%
65 to 74	4,816	6.6%
75 and over	3,117	4.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	44,006	60.2%
Black or African American	15,646	21.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	113	0.2%
Asian	1,923	2.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	26	0.0%
Some other race	376	0.5%
Two or more races	4,734	6.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	6,308	8.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma10.0%

High school graduate22.7%

Some college or associate's30.3%

Bachelor's degree22.2%

Graduate or professional degree14.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	3,915	10.0%
High school graduate	8,882	22.7%
Some college or associate's	11,845	30.3%
Bachelor's degree	8,690	22.2%
Graduate or professional degree	5,816	14.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 18 min

Drove alone74.1%

Carpooled7.1%

Public transit2.2%

Walked6.8%

Bicycle0.4%

Worked from home8.9%

Other means0.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	27,013	74.1%
Carpooled	2,602	7.1%
Public transit	787	2.2%
Walked	2,475	6.8%
Bicycle	128	0.4%
Worked from home	3,229	8.9%
Other means	216	0.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	14,122	42.5%
15 to 29 min	13,621	41.0%
30 to 44 min	3,556	10.7%
45 to 59 min	999	3.0%
60+ min	923	2.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.25
Poverty rate: 27.0% (18,078 of 66,936)

	Count	Share
Family households	13,367	45.2%
Nonfamily households	16,213	54.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1959

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	29,580	90.8%
Vacant	2,999	9.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	12,687	42.9%
Renter-occupied	16,893	57.1%

1-unit, detached50.7%

1-unit, attached2.9%

2 to 4 units11.0%

5 to 19 units17.8%

20 or more units16.2%

Mobile home & other1.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	16,532	50.7%
1-unit, attached	961	2.9%
2 to 4 units	3,579	11.0%
5 to 19 units	5,803	17.8%
20 or more units	5,274	16.2%
Mobile home & other	430	1.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2642160
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 25 sq mi
Water area: 0.45 sq mi
Center point: 42.2752, -85.5885