Kalamazoo County

Kalamazoo County has 262,375 residents across 18 ZIP codes with their own report. Median household income is $72,532, in line with the Michigan figure. The typical owner-occupied home is valued at $241,800, and 41% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor’s degree or higher.

County · ACS 2020–2024 · Updated October 24, 2026

262,375residentsACS 2020–2024

$72,532median household incomeMichigan: $73K

$241,800median home valueowner-occupied homes

91%of households have broadbandhome internet subscription

Kalamazoo County in MichiganZIP codes in Kalamazoo County highlighted; the rest of Michigan in grey

Map of Michigan with Kalamazoo County highlighted

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates · U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer and 2020 ZCTA relationship files

All 18 ZIP codes.

Colour shows where each zip code sits among the others in the table, from lowest to highest.

ZIP code	Residents	Household income	Home value	Owners	Bachelor's+	Broadband	Commute
49001	20,946	$56K	$157K	52%	30%	87%	20 min
49002	19,737	$74K	$246K	71%	42%	93%	20 min
49004	17,815	$73K	$192K	75%	35%	94%	26 min
49006	26,507	$44K	$209K	35%	47%	85%	21 min
49007	9,836	$39K	$111K	24%	25%	82%	20 min
49008	16,137	$75K	$218K	66%	56%	92%	19 min
49009	47,971	$81K	$347K	64%	49%	93%	23 min
49012	3,219	$73K	$254K	85%	35%	89%	29 min
49024	30,823	$91K	$267K	69%	52%	93%	23 min
49034	1,938	$74K	$214K	88%	22%	94%	25 min
49048	22,791	$60K	$177K	62%	25%	90%	23 min
49052	1,234	$64K	$203K	91%	15%	83%	26 min
49053	7,805	$86K	$243K	90%	31%	89%	24 min
49074	194	$34K	$-666667K	0%	23%	68%	32 min
49083	8,254	$105K	$348K	90%	46%	89%	25 min
49087	6,305	$106K	$306K	91%	46%	89%	26 min
49088	3,807	$100K	$284K	95%	39%	87%	28 min
49097	11,754	$88K	$240K	85%	33%	94%	24 min

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

People.

262,375 residents in 107,110 households, next to the Michigan figure.

21%

under 18

29%

aged 18–34

16%

aged 65 and over

31%

of households are people living alone

44%

of households are married couples

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Homes.

114,908 housing units; the median owner-occupied home is valued at $241,800 (±$3,566).

65%

of households own their home

65%

of homes are detached single-family houses

23%

are in buildings with 5 or more units

are mobile homes

of housing units are vacant

$1,093

median gross rent a month

When homes were built

2020 or later1%

2010–20196%

2000–200912%

1990–199912%

1980–198910%

1970–197915%

1960–196911%

1950–195913%

1940–19495%

1939 or earlier14%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Income and work.

Household income and work, in 2024 dollars; median household income ±$1,537.

$72,532

median household income

12.7%

of people live below the poverty line

5.5%

unemployment rate

41%

of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree or higher

The poverty rate uses the federal poverty thresholds, which vary with family size. It says nothing on its own about what a neighborhood is like to live in.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Getting around.

How workers aged 16 and over get to work, and how long it takes.

22 min

average commute to work

of commuters travel 45 minutes or more

83%

of workers drive or carpool

take public transportation

walk or bike

13%

work from home

of households have no car

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Internet.

Home internet subscriptions.

91%

of households have a broadband subscription

have no internet access at home

American Community Survey figures are estimates from a rolling sample, averaged over 2020–2024. Each comes with a margin of error, which is wider in places with fewer people.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Around here.

Photographs taken near Kalamazoo County, Michigan, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.