2022 population: 261,173 ( 10,842 from 2010 , 490 from 2020)
Land area: 562.0 square miles
Population density: 464.8 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	198,859	76.14%	0.6%
Black:	29,663	11.36%	11.2%
Indian:	934	0.36%	1.2%
Asian:	7,534	2.88%	43.3%
2+ races:	9,140	3.50%	29.0%
Hispanic:	15,043	5.76%	51.0%

Total non-White:	62,314	23.86%	23.9%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	6,256	12.0
Deaths:	5,753	11.0
Net Migration:	-1,990	-3.8
Net Immigration:	969	1.9

Change in White population:	-1,188	-0.5
Change in Non-White pop.:	12,030	4.8

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
250,331
200,047	79.91%
26,677	10.66%
923	0.37%
5,259	2.10%
7,085	2.83%
9,959	3.98%
50,284	20.09%

2000
238,603
199,180	83.48%
22,968	9.63%
892	0.37%
4,415	1.85%
4,361	1.83%
6,311	2.64%
39,423	16.52%

1990
223,411
195,737	87.61%
19,759	8.84%
746	0.33%
3,576	1.60%
n/a
3,593	1.61%
27,674	12.39%

1980
212,378
191,686	90.26%
15,673	7.38%
788	0.37%
1,581	0.74%
n/a
2,434	1.15%
20,692	9.74%

1970
201,550
189,611	94.08%
9,514	4.72%
253	0.13%
393	0.19%
n/a
1,385	0.69%
11,939	5.92%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
29,262	12.3
17,705	7.4
-4,567	-1.9
4,446	1.9

867	0.4
10,861	4.6

Number	Rate
1990's
31,920	14.3
17,360	7.8
-8,281	-3.7
1,622	0.7

3,443	1.5
11,749	5.3

Number	Rate
1980's
32,647	15.4
15,499	7.3
-5,699	-2.7
n/a

4,051	1.9
6,982	3.3

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
-8,059	-4.0
n/a

2,075	1.0
8,753	4.3

Age, Family & Household Data for Kalamazoo County, MI

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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
Number	Percent
34.6
55,928	21.4%
205,245	78.6%
40,516	15.5%

105,797
2.40

62,628	59.2%
47,034	75.1%
7,045	11.2%
43,169	40.8%

2010
Number	Percent
34.1
56,926	22.7%
193,405	77.3%
30,780	12.3%

100,610
2.40

60,300	59.9%
44,171	73.3%
7,406	12.3%
40,310	40.1%

2000
Number	Percent
32.9
57,309	24.0%
181,294	76.0%
27,041	11.3%

93,495
2.43

58,270	62.3%
45,151	77.5%
6,722	11.5%
35,225	37.7%

1990
Number	Percent
31.0
54,521	24.4%
168,890	75.6%
23,665	10.6%

84,021
2.53

56,066	66.7%
44,899	80.1%
5,882	10.5%
27,955	33.3%

1980
Number	Percent
27.8
56,716	26.7%
155,662	73.3%
18,930	8.9%

75,285
2.68

52,455	69.7%
43,924	83.7%
5,138	9.8%
22,830	30.3%

2022 Housing Data for Kalamazoo County, MI

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	5,531	5.2%
$10,000 to $14,999	4,036	3.8%
$15,000 to $19,999	3,688	3.5%
$20,000 to $24,999	4,144	3.9%
$25,000 to $29,999	5,052	4.8%
$30,000 to $34,999	4,117	3.9%
$35,000 to $39,999	4,337	4.1%
$40,000 to $44,999	3,859	3.6%
$45,000 to $49,999	4,348	4.1%
$50,000 to $59,999	7,746	7.3%
$60,000 to $74,999	11,007	10.4%
$75,000 to $99,999	13,063	12.3%
$100,000 to $124,999	10,160	9.6%
$125,000 to $149,999	8,136	7.7%
$150,000 to $199,999	8,365	7.9%
$200,000 or more	8,208	7.8%

Median Household Income	67,905
Per Capita Income	37,852

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	103
Compared to U.S.	88

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	5,138	4.9%
Public Assistance	2,182	2.1%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	11,691	11.1%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	118,743	73.3%
Unemployed	8,095	5.0%
In Armed Forces	226	0.1%

Total Labor Force	127,064	78.5%
Not in Labor Force	34,848	21.5%

Real Unemployment Rate		26.5%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	50,770	40,565	55.6%
Non-Profit	5,372	10,171	34.6%
Self-Employed	5,298	4,365	54.8%

Local Government	3,248	5,066	39.1%
State Government	2,001	2,660	42.9%
Federal Government	1,067	774	58.0%

Total Private + Self	56,068	44,930	55.5%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	11,688	18,671	38.5%
Total	67,756	63,601	51.6%

Pct. Govt.	11.3%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	21,548	16.4%
Sales and Office Occupations	25,043	19.0%
Professional, Technical	34,086	25.9%
Service Occupations	23,929	18.2%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	868	0.7%
All others	26,923	20.5%

White Collar		61.3%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	22,939	17.4%
Health care and social assistance	20,188	15.3%
Educational services	14,280	10.9%
Retail trade	13,851	10.5%
Accommodation and food services	11,084	8.4%
Professional, scientific, technical	6,911	5.3%
Other services	6,549	5.0%
Finance and insurance	6,369	4.8%
Construction	6,075	4.6%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	4,422	3.4%
Transportation and warehousing	3,700	2.8%
Public administration	3,420	2.6%
Wholesale trade	2,867	2.2%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	2,766	2.1%
Real estate and rental and leasing	2,511	1.9%
Information	1,394	1.1%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	1,270	1.0%
Utilities	725	0.6%
Management	143	0.1%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	65	0.0%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	8,196	3.14%
Puerto Rican	779	0.30%
Cuban	820	0.31%
Dominican	335	0.13%

Total Central American	1,360	0.52%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	1,029	0.39%
Honduran	147	0.06%
Nicaraguan	52	0.02%
Panamanian	132	0.05%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	901	0.34%
Argentinean	164	0.06%
Bolivian	28	0.01%
Chilean	24	0.01%
Colombian	244	0.09%
Ecuadorian	113	0.04%
Paraguayan	7	0.00%
Peruvian	80	0.03%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	241	0.09%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	1,852	0.71%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Indian	2,502	0.96%
Chinese	836	0.32%
Korean	789	0.30%
Filipino	756	0.29%
Vietnamese	340	0.13%
Japanese	199	0.08%
Burmese	108	0.04%
Indonesian	104	0.04%
Cambodian	89	0.03%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	228,588	92.7%
Spanish	6,317	2.6%
Other Indo-European	2,432	1.0%
Arabic	2,048	0.8%
Other Asian	1,425	0.6%
French, Haitian, Cajun	1,333	0.5%
Other	963	0.4%
German, other Germanic	911	0.4%
Chinese	740	0.3%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	48,212	18.4%
English	30,834	11.8%
Irish	28,458	10.9%
Dutch	20,394	7.8%
American	13,682	5.2%
Polish	12,587	4.8%
Italian	8,789	3.4%
French	5,986	2.3%
European	5,858	2.2%
Scottish	5,223	2.0%
Swedish	3,837	1.5%
Norwegian	3,229	1.2%
Scotch-Irish	1,927	0.7%
Hungarian	1,642	0.6%
Finnish	1,563	0.6%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	253,032	96.8%
Not a citizen	8,394	3.2%

Native	246,743	94.4%
Foreign-born	14,683	5.6%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
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

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	120,174	113,879	6,295	5.2%	7.7%
1991	117,986	110,919	7,067	6.0%	9.3%
1992	118,284	111,756	6,528	5.5%	9.1%
1993	121,222	115,642	5,580	4.6%	7.3%
1994	123,928	118,814	5,114	4.1%	6.1%
1995	123,288	118,979	4,309	3.5%	5.3%
1996	123,607	119,431	4,176	3.4%	4.9%
1997	125,954	122,060	3,894	3.1%	4.3%
1998	127,037	123,793	3,244	2.6%	4.0%
1999	128,487	125,057	3,430	2.7%	3.8%

2000	132,912	128,810	4,102	3.1%	3.6%
2001	132,492	126,849	5,643	4.3%	5.2%
2002	129,818	123,694	6,124	4.7%	6.2%
2003	130,186	123,155	7,031	5.4%	7.1%
2004	131,176	123,881	7,295	5.6%	7.0%
2005	132,774	125,846	6,928	5.2%	6.8%
2006	133,680	126,502	7,178	5.4%	7.0%
2007	134,522	127,266	7,256	5.4%	7.1%
2008	133,800	125,527	8,273	6.2%	8.2%
2009	132,752	119,597	13,155	9.9%	13.1%

2010	128,519	116,004	12,515	9.7%	12.2%
2011	126,001	115,812	10,189	8.1%	10.0%
2012	125,104	116,156	8,948	7.2%	9.0%
2013	125,414	116,902	8,512	6.8%	8.7%
2014	128,362	121,148	7,214	5.6%	7.2%
2015	129,756	124,041	5,715	4.4%	5.4%
2016	132,365	126,947	5,418	4.1%	5.0%
2017	132,816	127,518	5,298	4.0%	4.6%
2018	133,879	129,282	4,597	3.4%	4.2%
2019	134,168	129,857	4,311	3.2%	4.1%

2020	131,618	122,130	9,488	7.2%	9.9%
2021	128,361	121,925	6,436	5.0%	5.8%
2022	131,436	126,245	5,191	3.9%	4.2%
2023	135,381	130,403	4,978	3.7%	3.9%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	114,093
Median Value	$209,700

Occupied	105,797	92.7%
Vacant	8,296	7.3%

Owned	67,729	64.0%
Rented	38,068	36.0%
Median Rent	$994

Single-Family Units	77,177	67.6%
Detached	73,103	64.1%
Attached	4,074	3.6%
Buldings with 5+ Units	26,147	22.9%
Mobile Homes	3,601	3.2%

Kalamazoo County, MI

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Kalamazoo County, MI

2022 Housing Data for Kalamazoo County, MI

2022 Income & Employment Data for Kalamazoo County, MI

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Kalamazoo County, MI

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Kalamazoo County, MI

Historical Labor Force Data for Kalamazoo County, MI