Kalamazoo, Michigan demographics

Kalamazoo, MI demographics: median age 26.9; 38.5% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Kalamazoo city, Michigan · Incorporated city · GEOID 2642160. The survey estimates a population of 73,076 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Kalamazoo is 26.9 years, with a 90% margin of error of 1.1 years. There are 29,523 households (±732). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	26.9 ±1.1	40.2 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 73,076
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Michigan	U.S.
Under 18	13,777 ±907	18.9% ±1.2 pp	21.2%	22.0%
18–34	31,580 ±1,640	43.2% ±2.2 pp	22.4%	22.8%
35–64	19,692 ±929	26.9% ±1.3 pp	37.8%	38.0%
65 and older	8,027 ±608	11.0% ±0.8 pp	18.6%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 73,076
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Michigan	U.S.
Male	35,355 ±998	48.4% ±1.4 pp	49.6%	49.5%
Female	37,721 ±996	51.6% ±1.4 pp	50.4%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 73,076
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Michigan	U.S.
White alone	45,259 ±1,428	61.9% ±2.0 pp	73.7%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	16,435 ±1,169	22.5% ±1.6 pp	13.3%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	386 ±210 · low precision	0.5% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.5%	0.9%
Asian alone	2,185 ±489	3.0% ±0.7 pp	3.4%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	22 ±33 · low precision	0.0% ±0.0 pp · low precision	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race alone	2,738 ±672	3.7% ±0.9 pp	1.9%	7.1%
Two or more races	6,051 ±1,037	8.3% ±1.4 pp	7.1%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 73,076
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Michigan	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	67,378 ±693	92.2% ±0.9 pp	94.1%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	5,698 ±695	7.8% ±1.0 pp	5.9%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 29,523
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Michigan	U.S.
Married-couple family	8,100 ±637	27.4% ±2.0 pp	46.1%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	1,526 ±323	5.2% ±1.1 pp	4.9%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	3,668 ±521	12.4% ±1.7 pp	11.5%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	11,321 ±807	38.3% ±2.6 pp	30.7%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	4,908 ±532	16.6% ±1.8 pp	6.9%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 29,523
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Michigan	U.S.
Households with people under 18	6,775 ±614	22.9% ±2.0 pp	27.1%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	22,748 ±978	77.1% ±2.7 pp	72.9%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 29,523
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Michigan	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	11,321 ±807	38.3% ±2.6 pp	30.7%	28.7%
Two-person households	9,327 ±813	31.6% ±2.6 pp	35.1%	33.8%
Three-person households	4,108 ±663	13.9% ±2.2 pp	14.3%	15.3%
Four-person households	2,662 ±390	9.0% ±1.3 pp	11.7%	12.6%
Five-person households	1,377 ±412	4.7% ±1.4 pp	5.2%	5.9%
Six-person households	454 ±194	1.5% ±0.7 pp	1.9%	2.2%
Seven or more people	274 ±111	0.9% ±0.4 pp	1.1%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 73,076
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Michigan	U.S.
Native	67,838 ±693	92.8% ±0.9 pp	92.8%	85.9%
Foreign born	5,238 ±692	7.2% ±0.9 pp	7.2%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 69,223
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Michigan	U.S.
English only	61,922 ±1,005	89.5% ±1.3 pp	89.6%	77.7%
Spanish	3,425 ±637	4.9% ±0.9 pp	3.1%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	273 ±181 · low precision	0.4% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	306 ±262 · low precision	0.4% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.5%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	85 ±64 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.6%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	1,241 ±494	1.8% ±0.7 pp	1.8%	2.0%
Korean	43 ±52 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	182 ±108 · low precision	0.3% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.5%	1.1%
Vietnamese	17 ±20 · low precision	0.0% ±0.0 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	82 ±71 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	313 ±154	0.5% ±0.2 pp	0.8%	1.1%
Arabic	878 ±394	1.3% ±0.6 pp	1.8%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	456 ±313 · low precision	0.7% ±0.5 pp · low precision	0.6%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 39,089
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Michigan	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	3,495 ±459	8.9% ±1.1 pp	7.9%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	8,826 ±841	22.6% ±2.0 pp	28.0%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	8,469 ±720	21.7% ±1.7 pp	21.9%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	3,267 ±441	8.4% ±1.1 pp	9.8%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	8,921 ±695	22.8% ±1.6 pp	19.7%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	6,111 ±502	15.6% ±1.2 pp	12.7%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 72,175
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Michigan	U.S.
Same house	54,772 ±1,518	75.9% ±2.1 pp	88.8%	87.7%
Moved within same county	9,799 ±1,549	13.6% ±2.1 pp	5.9%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	5,418 ±675	7.5% ±0.9 pp	3.4%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	1,595 ±375	2.2% ±0.5 pp	1.4%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	591 ±309 · low precision	0.8% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

6.1% of Kalamazoo residents (±0.7 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 4.9% in Michigan and 8.4% nationally. 87.3% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Kalamazoo	Michigan	U.S.	Compared with Michigan
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	6.1% ±0.7 pp	4.9%	8.4%	Higher
Households with a broadband subscription Households	87.3% ±2.0 pp	90.5%	91.0%	Lower
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	4.0% ±0.7 pp	5.8%	6.2%	Lower

Reading and reusing the estimates

The Census table links above lead to the original detailed tables. Counts, source universes and uncertainty are retained in the source observation download for Kalamazoo . Compare these figures with the same survey window; do not compare one city’s five-year estimate with another city’s annual estimate as though they measured the same period. For methods, see uncertainty and denominator calculations.

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