ZIP Code 49001

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Kalamazoo County, Michigan.

Population: 21,313
Median household income: $52,327
Median home value: $139,600

Covering part of Kalamazoo County, Michigan, ZIP Code 49001 has about 21,313 residents. Its median household income of $52,327 runs below the Kalamazoo County figure of $70,525.

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 49001's population declined 1.5% from 21,643 to 21,313, while its median gross rent rose 30.9% from $806 to $1,055.

29.8% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 53.3% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 21,313
Median age: 31.6 yrs
Median household income: $52,327
Median home value: $139,600
Median gross rent: $1,055
Housing units: 9,670
Homeownership rate: 53.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 29.8%
Unemployment rate: 4.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

21,64321,313

Median household income

$45,420$52,327

Median home value

$89,400$139,600

Median gross rent

$806$1,055

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	21,643	$45,420	$89,400	$806
2020	21,808	$46,124	$97,300	$814
2021	20,741	$49,414	$109,700	$864
2022	20,087	$54,205	$129,700	$974
2023	21,313	$52,327	$139,600	$1,055

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

Age distribution

Under 58.3%

5 to 1717.0%

18 to 2412.4%

25 to 3417.1%

35 to 4413.3%

45 to 549.4%

55 to 6411.4%

65 to 747.4%

75 and over3.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,759	8.3%
5 to 17	3,614	17.0%
18 to 24	2,651	12.4%
25 to 34	3,635	17.1%
35 to 44	2,830	13.3%
45 to 54	2,006	9.4%
55 to 64	2,424	11.4%
65 to 74	1,585	7.4%
75 and over	809	3.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	12,368	58.0%
Black or African American	4,633	21.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	8	0.0%
Asian	340	1.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	68	0.3%
Two or more races	741	3.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	3,155	14.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma11.1%

High school graduate24.5%

Some college or associate's34.6%

Bachelor's degree19.8%

Graduate or professional degree10.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,481	11.1%
High school graduate	3,254	24.5%
Some college or associate's	4,599	34.6%
Bachelor's degree	2,632	19.8%
Graduate or professional degree	1,323	10.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 18 min

Drove alone74.6%

Carpooled11.1%

Public transit2.5%

Walked2.4%

Bicycle0.4%

Worked from home8.4%

Other means0.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	7,467	74.6%
Carpooled	1,114	11.1%
Public transit	253	2.5%
Walked	243	2.4%
Bicycle	44	0.4%
Worked from home	842	8.4%
Other means	47	0.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	4,205	45.9%
15 to 29 min	3,484	38.0%
30 to 44 min	865	9.4%
45 to 59 min	285	3.1%
60+ min	329	3.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.40
Poverty rate: 19.5% (4,104 of 21,075)

	Count	Share
Family households	5,184	59.0%
Nonfamily households	3,603	41.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1949

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	8,787	90.9%
Vacant	883	9.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	4,685	53.3%
Renter-occupied	4,102	46.7%

1-unit, detached66.7%

1-unit, attached1.7%

2 to 4 units10.7%

5 to 19 units8.6%

20 or more units10.8%

Mobile home & other1.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	6,448	66.7%
1-unit, attached	160	1.7%
2 to 4 units	1,031	10.7%
5 to 19 units	833	8.6%
20 or more units	1,044	10.8%
Mobile home & other	154	1.6%

ZIP Code 49001

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