Moving to Kalamazoo, Michigan

About Kalamazoo, Michigan
Kalamazoo

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 university, Kalamazoo College, a private liberal arts college, and Kalamazoo Valley Community College, a two-year community college.

Gender
Gender Kalamazoo Michigan Country
Female 50.8% 50.8% 50.8%
Male 49.2% 49.2% 49.2%
Gender

Household Income


Income Kalamazoo Michigan Country
Less than $10,000 9.9% 6.4% 5.8%
$10,000 to $14,999 6.2% 4.1% 4.1%
$15,000 to $24,999 12.8% 9.2% 8.5%
$25,000 to $34,999 12.3% 9.6% 8.6%
$35,000 to $49,999 16.6% 13.3% 12.0%
$50,000 to $74,999 16.8% 18.2% 17.2%
$75,000 to $99,999 10.3% 12.9% 12.8%
$100,000 to $149,999 8.3% 14.6% 15.6%
$150,000 to $199,999 3.9% 5.9% 7.1%
$200,000 or more 2.9% 5.7% 8.3%
Education


Education Kalamazoo Michigan Country
< 9th Grade 2% 2% 5.0%
9-12th Grade 6% 6% 7.0%
High School or GED 22% 29% 27.0%
Other College 24% 23% 20.0%
Associate's Degree 10% 10% 9%
Bachelor's Degree 22% 18% 20.0%
Master's Degree 10% 9% 9.0%
Professional Degree 2% 2% 2.0%
Doctorate Degree 2% 1% 1.0%
Household Income
Education
Race / Ethnicity


Ethnicity Kalamazoo Michigan Country
White 62% 74.5% 60.1%
African American 21.7% 13.5% 12.2%
American Indian 0.1% 0.4% 0.6%
Asian 1.9% 3.2% 5.6%
Hawaiian 0% 0% 0.2%
Other 0.3% 0.3% 0.3%
Multiracial 7.2% 2.9% 2.8%
Hispanic 6.7% 5.2% 18.2%
Race / Ethnicity