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Kalamazoo-Portage, MI Metro Area


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2024 population: 264,780   ( 3,095 from 2020)
Land area: 562.0 square miles
Population density: 471.2 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:198,974 75.15% 0.6%
Black:30,23111.42% 2.0%
Indian:9670.37% 0.2%
Asian:8,8073.33% 19.4%
2+ races:9,5823.62% 9.3%
Hispanic:16,2196.13% 10.2%
Total non-White:65,80624.85% 7.0%

2020-2024 ComponentsNumberRate
Births:11,381 10.9
Deaths:10,81410.3
Net Migration: -2,512-2.4
Net Immigration: 5,0544.8
Change in White population:-1,232 -0.5
Change in Non-White pop.:4,327 1.7




Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change
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Year:
Total population:
White:
Black:
Indian:
Asian:
2+ races:
Hispanic:
Total non-White:

2020
261,685
200,20676.51%
29,64411.33%
9690.37%
7,3752.82%
8,7693.35%
14,7225.63%
61,47923.49%

2010
326,589
263,07580.55%
29,6849.09%
1,4530.44%
5,5741.71%
8,6422.65%
17,7175.42%
63,51419.45%

2000
314,866
263,64683.73%
26,9078.55%
1,5430.49%
4,6451.48%
5,6171.78%
11,9453.79%
51,22016.27%

1990
293,471
257,99987.91%
24,2808.27%
1,4490.49%
3,8021.30%
n/a
5,9412.02%
35,47212.09%

1980
279,192
251,31090.01%
20,7127.42%
1,3240.47%
1,6730.60%
n/a
3,9081.40%
27,8829.99%

1970
257,723
240,26793.23%
13,9275.40%
4560.18%
4210.16%
n/a
1,9840.77%
17,456 6.77%

Decade:
Components:
Births:
Deaths:
Net Migration:
Net Immigration:
Change in White population:
Change in Non-White pop.:
2010's
NumberRate
28,774 8.8
19,3285.9
1,0020.3
4,4831.4
-62,869 -19.3
-2,035 -0.6
2000's
NumberRate
38,988 12.4
24,0897.7
-5,970-1.9
4,9531.6
-571 -0.2
12,294 3.9
1990's
NumberRate
42,768 14.6
23,8808.1
-6,726-2.3
2,0170.7
5,647 1.9
15,748 5.4
1980's
NumberRate
43,374 15.5
21,820 7.8
-6,398 -2.3
n/a
6,689 2.4
7,590 2.7
1970's
NumberRate
n/a
n/a
-2,722 -1.1
n/a
11,043 4.3
10,426 4.0

Age, Family & Household Data for Kalamazoo-Portage, MI Metro Area
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Year:
 
Median Age:
Under 18:
Voting Age Population:
Over 65:
Households:
Persons Per HH:
Families (%HH):
Married Couples (%Fams):
Single Mothers (%Fams):
Non-Family (%HH):

2022
NumberPercent
34.6
55,928 21.1%
208,852 78.9%
40,516 15.3%
105,797
2.40
62,628 59.2%
47,034 75.1%
7,045 11.2%
43,169 40.8%

2010
NumberPercent
35.4
76,334 23.4%
250,255 76.6%
41,303 12.6%
129,538
2.45
80,734 62.3%
59,513 73.7%
9,389 11.6%
48,804 37.7%

2000
NumberPercent
33.8
78,723 25.0%
236,143 75.0%
36,423 11.6%
121,533
2.48
78,629 64.7%
61,260 77.9%
8,572 10.9%
42,904 35.3%

1990
NumberPercent
31.5
74,972 25.5%
218,499 74.5%
32,478 11.1%
109,488
2.58
75,355 68.8%
60,320 80.0%
7,922 10.5%
34,133 31.2%

1980
NumberPercent
28.3
77,828 27.9%
201,364 72.1%
27,056 9.7%
98,390
2.72
70,418 71.6%
59,272 84.2%
6,605 9.4%
27,972 28.4%

2022 Housing Data for Kalamazoo-Portage, MI Metro Area

Housing Data
 Number%
Housing Units114,093 
Median Value$209,700 
Occupied105,79792.7%
Vacant8,2967.3%
Owned67,72964.0%
Rented38,06836.0%
Median Rent$994 
Single-Family Units77,17767.6%
    Detached73,10364.1%
    Attached4,0743.6%
Buldings with 5+ Units26,14722.9%
Mobile Homes3,6013.2%

2022 Income & Employment Data for Kalamazoo-Portage, MI Metro Area

Household Income
RangeNumber%
Less than $10,0005,5315.2%
$10,000 to $14,9994,0363.8%
$15,000 to $19,9993,6883.5%
$20,000 to $24,9994,1443.9%
$25,000 to $29,9995,0524.8%
$30,000 to $34,9994,1173.9%
$35,000 to $39,9994,3374.1%
$40,000 to $44,9993,8593.6%
$45,000 to $49,9994,3484.1%
$50,000 to $59,9997,7467.3%
$60,000 to $74,99911,00710.4%
$75,000 to $99,99913,06312.3%
$100,000 to $124,99910,1609.6%
$125,000 to $149,9998,1367.7%
$150,000 to $199,9998,3657.9%
$200,000 or more8,2087.8%
Median Household Income67,905 
Per Capita Income37,852 
Cost of Living Index   (100 = average)
Compared to U.S.88 
Welfare Households
 Number%
SSI5,1384.9%
Public Assistance2,1822.1%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps11,69111.1%
Labor Force, Ages 25-64
 Number%
Employed118,74373.3%
Unemployed8,0955.0%
In Armed Forces2260.1%
Total Labor Force127,06478.5%
Not in Labor Force34,84821.5%
Real Unemployment Rate 26.5%
Class of Worker
 MaleFemale% Male
Private Sector50,77040,56555.6%
Non-Profit5,37210,17134.6%
Self-Employed5,2984,36554.8%
Local Government3,2485,06639.1%
State Government2,0012,66042.9%
Federal Government1,06777458.0%
Total Private + Self56,06844,93055.5%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.11,68818,67138.5%
Total67,75663,60151.6%
Pct. Govt.11.3%  
Occupation
 Number%
Management, Business, Science, Arts21,54816.4%
Sales and Office Occupations25,04319.0%
Professional, Technical34,08625.9%
Service Occupations23,92918.2%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing8680.7%
All others26,92320.5%
White Collar 61.3%
Industry
 Number%
Manufacturing22,93917.4%
Health care and social assistance20,18815.3%
Educational services14,28010.9%
Retail trade13,85110.5%
Accommodation and food services11,0848.4%
Professional, scientific, technical6,9115.3%
Other services6,5495.0%
Finance and insurance6,3694.8%
Construction6,0754.6%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.4,4223.4%
Transportation and warehousing3,7002.8%
Public administration3,4202.6%
Wholesale trade2,8672.2%
Arts, entertainment, recreation2,7662.1%
Real estate and rental and leasing2,5111.9%
Information1,3941.1%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting1,2701.0%
Utilities7250.6%
Management1430.1%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction650.0%

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Kalamazoo-Portage, MI Metro Area

Hispanic Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Mexican8,1963.14%
Puerto Rican7790.30%
Cuban8200.31%
Dominican3350.13%
Total Central American1,3600.52%
Costa Rican00.00%
Guatemalan1,0290.39%
Honduran1470.06%
Nicaraguan520.02%
Panamanian1320.05%
Salvadoran00.00%
Other Central American00.00%
Total South American9010.34%
Argentinean1640.06%
Bolivian280.01%
Chilean240.01%
Colombian2440.09%
Ecuadorian1130.04%
Paraguayan70.00%
Peruvian800.03%
Uruguayan00.00%
Venezuelan2410.09%
Other South American00.00%
Other Hispanic1,8520.71%
Asian Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Indian2,5020.96%
Chinese8360.32%
Korean7890.30%
Filipino7560.29%
Vietnamese3400.13%
Japanese1990.08%
Burmese1080.04%
Indonesian1040.04%
Cambodian890.03%
Language Spoken at Home
LanguageNumber%
English228,58892.7%
Spanish6,3172.6%
Other Indo-European2,4321.0%
Arabic2,0480.8%
Other Asian1,4250.6%
French, Haitian, Cajun1,3330.5%
Other9630.4%
German, other Germanic9110.4%
Chinese7400.3%
Ancestry
CountryNumber%
German48,21218.4%
English30,83411.8%
Irish28,45810.9%
Dutch20,3947.8%
American13,6825.2%
Polish12,5874.8%
Italian8,7893.4%
French5,9862.3%
European5,8582.2%
Scottish5,2232.0%
Swedish3,8371.5%
Norwegian3,2291.2%
Scotch-Irish1,9270.7%
Hungarian1,6420.6%
Finnish1,5630.6%
Citizenship & Nativity
 Number%
U.S. citizen253,03296.8%
Not a citizen8,3943.2%
Native246,74394.4%
Foreign-born14,6835.6%

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Kalamazoo-Portage, MI Metro Area

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years9-12 YearsH.S. Grad or GEDSome CollegeBach. DegreeGrad Degree
2,633 1.6%6,657 4.0%37,797 22.9%51,055 31.0%40,547 24.6%26,207 15.9%
  Average years of education: 14.2
Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years 2,633 1.6%
9-12 Years 6,657 4.0%
H.S. Grad or GED 37,797 22.9%
Some College 51,055 31.0%
Bach. Degree 40,547 24.6%
Grad Degree 26,207 15.9%
Average years of education: 14.2

Source for the above data: U.S. Census Bureau / American Community Survey (5 year-estimates)


Historical Labor Force Data for Kalamazoo-Portage, MI Metro Area

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
YearLabor
Force		EmployedUnemployedUnemp.
Rate		State
Avg.
1990 240,348 227,758 12,590 5.2%
1991 235,972 221,838 14,134 6.0%
1992 236,568 223,512 13,056 5.5%
1993 242,444 231,284 11,160 4.6%
1994 247,856 237,628 10,228 4.1%
1995 246,576 237,958 8,618 3.5%
1996 247,214 238,862 8,352 3.4%
1997 251,908 244,120 7,788 3.1%
1998 254,074 247,586 6,488 2.6%
1999 256,974 250,114 6,860 2.7%
2000 265,824 257,620 8,204 3.1%
2001 264,984 253,698 11,286 4.3%
2002 259,636 247,388 12,248 4.7%
2003 260,372 246,310 14,062 5.4%
2004 262,352 247,762 14,590 5.6%
2005 265,548 251,692 13,856 5.2%
2006 267,360 253,004 14,356 5.4%
2007 269,044 254,532 14,512 5.4%
2008 267,600 251,054 16,546 6.2%
2009 265,504 239,194 26,310 9.9%
2010 257,038 232,008 25,030 9.7%
2011 252,002 231,624 20,378 8.1%
2012 250,208 232,312 17,896 7.2%
2013 250,828 233,804 17,024 6.8%
2014 256,724 242,296 14,428 5.6%
2015 259,512 248,082 11,430 4.4%
2016 264,730 253,894 10,836 4.1%
2017 265,632 255,036 10,596 4.0%
2018 267,758 258,564 9,194 3.4%
2019 268,336 259,714 8,622 3.2%
2020 263,236 244,260 18,976 7.2%
2021 256,722 243,850 12,872 5.0%
2022 262,872 252,490 10,382 3.9%
2023 270,762 260,806 9,956 3.7%
2024 282,302 270,546 11,756 4.2%
Link: Information about the TRUE unemployment rate from shadowstats.com