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Michigan·Kalamazoo County
26 tracts·74K people·$179K median·2,979/mi²
White 60 · Black 22 · Hispanic 8 · Multiracial 6 · Asian 3 · Other 1
Living alone 38 · Other 34 · Married couple 27
Health 44 · Professional 15 · Manufacturing 13 · Retail 12 · Leisure 8 · Public admin 4 · Other 4
Management · business · science · arts 38 · Service 25 · Sales · office 19 · Production · transport 14 · Construction · maintenance 4
Drive alone 73 · Carpool 13 · Work from home 11 · Walk 7 · Transit 2 · Bike 0
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Kalamazoo is $179,000 (Census ACS) — 0.4× the US median of $458,812.
Kalamazoo has 73,076 residents across 24 census tracts and 17 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 26.9; the population is 60.0% White, 22.3% Black, 7.8% Hispanic or Latino, 6.3% Multiracial, 3.0% Asian and 0.6% Other; the average household has 2.3 people; 38.5% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 24.9% (Census ACS).
Winchell Elementary School (60%), Northglade Montessori School (57%) and ParkwoodUpjohn Elementary School (43%) lead the elementary schools; Linden Grove Middle School (30%), Maple Street Magnet School for the Arts (30%) and Milwood Magnet School (27%) lead the middle schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,078/month, 32% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Kalamazoo is $52,272 a year, 39% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Kalamazoo, median rent is $1,078/month and the median home value is $179,000 (Census ACS).
Kalamazoo reported 12.5 violent crimes and 41.6 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 82°F; winter lows average 21°F; there are 80 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 39 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Kalamazoo are hail (81), tornado (64) and winter weather (60), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.09g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Kalamazoo, 7% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).