Demographics of Kalamazoo County, Michigan

Kalamazoo County, Michigan had 263,795 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +2,015 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Kalamazoo County, in four figures

263,795
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +0.8%
Change since July 2020: +2,015 people.; 35.0 ±0.1
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $72,532 ±$1,537
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. Each year's change is births less deaths, net moves from abroad and net moves from elsewhere in the country, with the Bureau's small residual. The 2020 row's components run 3 months, from the April census to July 1.

Kalamazoo County, Michigan's population grew 0.8% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Kalamazoo County, Michigan's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change

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Kalamazoo County, Michigan's population grew 0.8% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Kalamazoo County, Michigan's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	261,780	100.0	100.0
2021	260,596	99.5	100.2
2022	261,121	99.7	100.7
2023	262,460	100.3	101.6
2024	263,122	100.5	102.5
2025	263,795	100.8	103.1

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Population of Kalamazoo County, Michigan on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	261,780	+111	+103	+5	−81
2021	260,596	−1,184	+1	+275	−1,576
2022	261,121	+525	+89	+884	−260
2023	262,460	+1,339	+142	+1,106	+147
2024	263,122	+662	+96	+1,263	−680
2025	263,795	+673	+108	+910	−356

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 35.0 ±0.1: for men 34.0 ±0.1 and for women 35.9 ±0.2. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Kalamazoo County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Michigan	United States
Under 5	14,267 ±33	5.4% ±<0.1	5.4% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	41,639 ±1,054	15.9% ±0.4	15.9% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	39,286 ±1,598	15.0% ±0.6	9.2% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	67,973 ±1,077	25.9% ±0.4	25.3% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	56,870 ±1,006	21.7% ±0.4	25.6% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	42,340 ±1,201	16.1% ±0.5	18.6% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $72,532 ±$1,537, and income per person $41,530 ±$1,227, in 2024 dollars. The median is $72,875 ±$293 in Michigan and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Kalamazoo County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Michigan	United States
Under $25,000	16,862 ±1,236	15.7% ±1.1	15.8% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	20,102 ±1,267	18.8% ±1.2	18.7% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	18,357 ±1,282	17.1% ±1.2	16.8% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	12,750 ±814	11.9% ±0.8	13.2% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	19,057 ±1,055	17.8% ±1.0	17.3% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	9,936 ±731	9.3% ±0.7	8.6% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	10,046 ±718	9.4% ±0.7	9.5% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Kalamazoo County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Michigan	United States
All ages	32,277 ±1,919	12.7% ±0.8	13.2% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	6,333 ±681	11.5% ±1.2	17.6% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	20,931 ±1,421	14.6% ±1.0	12.7% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	5,013 ±532	8.9% ±0.9	10.5% ±0.1	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Kalamazoo County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Kalamazoo County	Michigan	United States
Housing units	114,908 ±116	4,622,236 ±795	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	93.2% ±0.6	88.2% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	6.8% ±0.6	11.8% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	64.5% ±0.9	73.2% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	35.5% ±1.1	26.8% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$241,800 ±$3,566	$231,600 ±$642	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,093 ±$21	$1,129 ±$4	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1975 ±1	1972 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Kalamazoo County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Michigan	United States
Hispanic or Latino	15,483 ±0	5.9% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	195,720 ±647	74.6% ±0.2	72.4% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	28,246 ±1,203	10.8% ±0.5	13.1% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	7,427 ±347	2.8% ±0.1	3.4% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	325 ±109	0.1% ±<0.1	0.3% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 82	0% to < 0.1%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	875 ±254	0.3% ±0.1	0.5% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	14,258 ±1,380	5.4% ±0.5	4.5% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Kalamazoo County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Michigan	United States
Born in the state	191,958 ±2,104	73.2% ±0.8	76.0% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	53,132 ±1,972	20.3% ±0.8	16.0% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	2,081 ±384	0.8% ±0.1	0.9% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	15,204 ±1,064	5.8% ±0.4	7.2% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	7,435 ±882	2.8% ±0.3	4.1% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	7,769 ±882	3.0% ±0.3	3.1% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Kalamazoo County among the counties of Michigan

9th of 83 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Michigan page.

Counties of Michigan near Kalamazoo County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Kent County	675,232	+2.5%
Genesee County	401,093	−1.1%
Washtenaw County	370,214	−0.4%
Ottawa County	308,459	+3.9%
Ingham County	289,709	+1.7%
Kalamazoo County	263,795	+0.8%
Livingston County	197,315	+1.7%
Saginaw County	187,688	−1.1%
Muskegon County	177,901	+1.8%
St. Clair County	160,486	+0.1%
Jackson County	159,552	−0.4%

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Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026