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49007

Kalamazoo, MI · ACS 2020–2024

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U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Total population
9,836
Median household income
$39,344
People below poverty
31.2%
Median home value
$111,300

Income

The median income of households in 49007 was $39,344. An estimated 18.2% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 2.6% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 49007 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 18.2
$10,000 to $14,999 7.7
$15,000 to $24,999 9.5
$25,000 to $34,999 9.6
$35,000 to $49,999 16.1
$50,000 to $74,999 12.8
$75,000 to $99,999 9
$100,000 to $149,999 13.7
$150,000 to $199,999 0.8
$200,000 or more 2.6

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 49007 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 46730
Female 43286

An estimated 77.7% of households received earnings. An estimated 20% of households received Social Security and an estimated 7.7 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $14,675. These income sources are not mutually exclusive; that is, some households received income from more than one source.

Proportion of Households with Various Income Sources in 49007 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 77.7
Social Security 20
Retirement income 7.7
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 10
Cash public assistance income 1.8

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 31.2 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 31.9% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 32.6% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 30.9% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 49007 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 31.2
Children under 18 years below poverty 31.9
People 65 years old and over below poverty 32.6
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 30.9

In 2020-2024, 28 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 33.2% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 29.2% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 29.1% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 49007 in 2020-2024, 94.3% had health insurance coverage and 5.7% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 56.4% and public coverage was 45.1%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 1.2%.


In 2020-2024, 49007 had a total population of 9,836 - 4,882 (49.6%) females and 4,954 (50.4%) males. The median age was 27.9 years. An estimated 16.4% of the population was under 18 years, 50.1% was 19 to 44 years, 22% was 45 to 64 years, and 7.9 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 49007 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 265 195
5 to 9 200 242
10 to 14 140 143
15 to 19 471 304
20 to 24 1099 1138
25 to 29 536 676
30 to 34 310 158
35 to 39 246 273
40 to 44 234 257
45 to 49 262 242
50 to 54 225 256
55 to 59 205 325
60 to 64 463 191
65 to 69 141 131
70 to 74 57 151
75 to 79 24 70
80 to 84 55 76
85 and over 21 54

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 47.8% were White; 40.6% were Black or African American; 2.3% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 0.8% were Asian; 21.8% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 7.3% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 4.3% of the people in 49007 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 46.9% of the people in 49007 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 4,625 households in 49007. The average household size was 2.04 people.

Married-couple households made up 13.8% of the households in 49007 while cohabiting couple households made up 15% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 41.8% of all households, while 29.4% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 22.6% of households were male householders living alone, and 26.1% were female householders living alone, for a total of 48.7% of all households.

In 49007, 20.2% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 13.3% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 49007 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 13.8
Cohabiting Couples 15
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
29.4
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
41.8

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 17.2% of males and 17.5% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 67.7 64
Now married, except separated 17.2 17.5
Separated 2.6 2.7
Widowed 1.5 5.7
Divorced 10.9 10.1

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 49007, 43 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 34.9% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 95.8% of the people living in 49007 were U.S. natives. 71.2% of the 49007 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 4.2% of 49007 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 44.4% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 72.1 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 49007 come from different parts of the world. The bar graph below displays the percentage of foreign-born from each world region of birth in 2020-2024 for 49007.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 49007 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 43.7
Asia 9
Europe 5.8
Africa 35.2
Northern America 0
Oceania 6.3

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 49007 in 2020-2024, 6.9 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 4.7% of people at least five years old; 1.7% reported that they did not speak English "very well."

Percentage of the Population 5 years and over who Speak a Language other than English in 49007 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 4.7
Other Indo-European languages 1.2
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 0.3
Other languages 0.6

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 75.4 % of the people at least one year old living in 49007 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 49007 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 75.4
Different house, same county 17.3
Different county, same state 4.2
Different state 2.6
Abroad 0.5

Education

In 2020-2024, 82.4 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 24.9% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 17.6% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 49007 was 2,843 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 92 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 1,065. College or graduate school enrollment was 1,686.

Educational Attainment of People in 49007 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 17.6
High school diploma or equivalency 24.8
Some college, no degree 26.9
Associate's degree 5.7
Bachelor's degree 15.6
Graduate or professional degree 9.3

Disability

In 49007, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 16.6 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 5.4% of people under 18 years old, to 16.9% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 36.9% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 49007, 57.6 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 34.4% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 86.9% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 8.5% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 4.4 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 4,295 86.9
Federal, state, or local government workers 422 8.5
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 220 4.4

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 49007 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 49007 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 0.6
Construction 1.4
Manufacturing 18.2
Wholesale trade 1.7
Retail trade 9.2
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 4.9
Information 0.4
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 3.5
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 9.2
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 24.8
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 19.7
Other Services, except public administration 4.4
Public administration 1.9

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 49007 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 1,534 31
Service occupations 1,432 29
Sales and office occupations 762 15.4
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 71 1.4
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 1,145 23.2

Commuting to Work

An estimated 70.2% of 49007 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 4.5% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 18.6 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 49007 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 70.2
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 4.5
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 3.6
Walked 11.8
Other means 1.4
Worked from home 8.5

In 2020-2024, 49007 had a total of 5,301 housing units. Of these housing units, 45.2% were single-family houses either not attached to any other structure or attached to one or more structures (commonly referred to as "townhouses" or "row houses"). 50.9% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 3.9% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 49007 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 45.2
Apartments in multi-unit structures 50.9
Mobile homes 3.9
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

6.5% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 55.7% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 49007 was 4.9 rooms, and of these housing units 39.2% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 49007 had 4,625 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 676 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 24.2% while renters occupied 75.8%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.42 and in renter-occupied houses it was 1.93.

11.1% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 6.3% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 24.1% and another 14.8% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 49007:

House Heating Fuel Used in 49007 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 74.8
Electricity 23.9
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 0
All other fuels 0.4
No fuel used 0.9

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 49007 was $111,300.

Of the owner-occupied households, 37.9 % had a mortgage. 62.1% owned their houses "free and clear," that is without a primary mortgage or loan on the house. The median monthly housing costs for owners with a mortgage was $1,207 and for owners without a mortgage it was $589.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 49007 was $1,074. Gross rent includes the monthly contract rent and any monthly payments made for electricity, gas, water and sewer, and any other fuels to heat the house.