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Kalamazoo County (Central)--Kalamazoo & Portage Cities Area PUMA, MI

123,501 Population
56.7 square miles 2,180 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

32.8 ±1.8 Median age
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Michigan: 40.4 ±0.2
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$34,992 ±$2,395 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Michigan: $40,990 ±$308
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$61,029 ±$3,701 Median household income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Michigan: $72,389 ±$567
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

14.5% ±3% (16,993  ±3,507) Persons below poverty line
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Michigan: 13.5% 1,334,859 (±0.3% / ±27,543)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

19 minutes ±0.6 (1,047,680  ±42,073) Mean travel time to work * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Michigan: 24.2 97,245,590 (±0.1 / ±399,652)
  • about three-quarters of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

52,070 ±2,273 Number of households
  • Michigan: 4,131,281 ±12,742
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.2 ±0.1 (116,508  ±324) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Michigan: 2.4 9,921,923
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

1.4% ±1% (491  ±348) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about one-quarter of the rate in Michigan: 4.9% 112,620 (±0.3% / ±5,715)
  • about one-quarter of the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

55,964 ±2,115 Number of housing units
  • Michigan: 4,669,109 ±1,252
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$237,800 ±$12,158 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • a little less than the amount in Michigan: $254,200 ±$1,616
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

17.4% ±3.5% (21,337  ±4,244.2) Moved since previous year
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Michigan: 10.8% 1,081,686 (±0.3% / ±30,683.1)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

93.2% ±4.2% (71,334  ±4,346.3) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Michigan: 92.2% 6,551,317 (±0.6% / ±39,951.7)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
40.3% ±2.9% (30,891  ±2,563.4) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Michigan: 33.3% 2,366,945 (±0.3% / ±23,456.2)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

9.3% ±1.2% (10,850  ±1,420) Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Michigan: 10.4% 992,408 (±0.1% / ±9,331.9)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 22.3% 70,375,520 (±0.1% / ±221,008.6)

4.6% ±1.3% (5,708  ±1,551) Foreign-born population
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Michigan: 7.7% 778,787
  • about one-third of the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

4.6% ±1% (4,530  ±1,007) Population with veteran status
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Michigan: 5.4% 435,461 (±0.1% / ±8,995)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
4,530 Total veterans ±1,007 3,826 Male ±908 704 Female ±413

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