Kalamazoo ( KAL-ə-mə-ZOO) is a city in the southwest region of the U.S. state of Michigan. It is the county seat of Kalamazoo County. At the 2020 census, Kalamazoo had a population of 73,598. Kalamazoo is the major city of the Kalamazoo-Portage Metropolitan Statistical Area, which had a population of 261,670 in 2020.
One of Kalamazoo's most notable features is the Kalamazoo Mall, an outdoor pedestrian shopping mall. The city created the mall in 1959 by closing part of Burdick Street to auto traffic, although two of the mall's four blocks have been reopened to auto traffic since 1999. Kalamazoo is home to Western Michigan University, a large public...
| Ethnicity | Kalamazoo | USA |
|---|---|---|
| White | 62% | 60.1% |
| African American | 21.7% | 12.2% |
| American Indian | 0.1% | 0.6% |
| Asian | 1.9% | 5.6% |
| Hawaiian | 0% | 0.2% |
| Multiracial | 7.2% | 2.8% |
| Hispanic | 6.7% | 18.2% |
| Other | 0.3% | 0.3% |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | Kalamazoo | USA |
|---|---|---|
| Less than $10,000 | 9.9% | 5.8% |
| $10,000 to $14,999 | 6.2% | 4.1% |
| $15,000 to $24,999 | 12.8% | 8.5% |
| $25,000 to $34,999 | 12.3% | 8.6% |
| $35,000 to $49,999 | 16.6% | 12.0% |
| $50,000 to $74,999 | 16.8% | 17.2% |
| $75,000 to $99,999 | 10.3% | 12.8% |
| $100,000 to $149,999 | 8.3% | 15.6% |
| $150,000 to $199,999 | 3.9% | 7.1% |
| Education | Kalamazoo | USA |
|---|---|---|
| < 9th Grade | 2% | 5.0% |
| 9-12th Grade | 6% | 7.0% |
| High School or GED | 22% | 27.0% |
| Other College | 24% | 20.0% |
| Associate's Degree | 10% | 9% |
| Bachelor's Degree | 22% | 20.0% |
| Master's Degree | 10% | 9.0% |
| Professional Degree | 2% | 2.0% |
| Doctorate Degree | 2% | 1.0% |