In 2022, Kalamazoo County (Central)--Kalamazoo & Portage Cities Area PUMA, MI had a population of 123k people with a median age of 29.8 and a median household income of $58,823. Between 2021 and 2022 the population of Kalamazoo County (Central)--Kalamazoo & Portage Cities Area PUMA, MI declined from 123,309 to 122,916, a −0.319% decrease and its median household income grew from $53,968 to $58,823, a 9% increase.
The 5 largest ethnic groups in Kalamazoo County (Central)--Kalamazoo & Portage Cities Area PUMA, MI are White (Non-Hispanic) (69.6%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (14.7%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (5.89%), White (Hispanic) (2.97%), and Asian (Non-Hispanic) (2.52%).
8.52% of the households in Kalamazoo County (Central)--Kalamazoo & Portage Cities Area PUMA, MI reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.
95.9% of the residents in Kalamazoo County (Central)--Kalamazoo & Portage Cities Area PUMA, MI are U.S. citizens.
The largest universities in Kalamazoo County (Central)--Kalamazoo & Portage Cities Area PUMA, MI are Western Michigan University (5,086 degrees awarded in 2022), Kalamazoo College (418 degrees), and Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine (95 degrees).
In 2022, the median property value in Kalamazoo County (Central)--Kalamazoo & Portage Cities Area PUMA, MI was $188,000, and the homeownership rate was 52.9%.
Most people in Kalamazoo County (Central)--Kalamazoo & Portage Cities Area PUMA, MI drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 18.4 minutes. The average car ownership in Kalamazoo County (Central)--Kalamazoo & Portage Cities Area PUMA, MI was 2 cars per household.
Kalamazoo County (Central)--Kalamazoo & Portage Cities Area PUMA, MI borders Kalamazoo County (Outer) PUMA, MI.
