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Population (year 2000): 4,472
Males: 2,185  (48.9%)
Females: 2,287  (51.1%)

Kent County

Median resident age:  35.1 years
Michigan median age:  35.5 years

Zip codes: 49004.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $44,000 (it was $43,590 in 2000)
Comstock Northwest  $44,000
Michigan:  $46,039

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $147,300 (it was $115,800 in 2000)
Comstock Northwest  $147,300
Michigan:  $149,300

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Races in Comstock Northwest:

  • White Non-Hispanic (86.5%)
  • Black (7.5%)
  • Hispanic (2.1%)
  • Two or more races (1.8%)
  • American Indian (1.1%)
  • Other race (1.0%)
  • Asian Indian (0.8%)

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Ancestries: German (21.1%), Dutch (15.6%), English (14.5%), Irish (13.3%), United States (11.5%), Polish (4.6%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 700 feet

Land area: 3.18 square miles.

Population density: 1404 people per square mile 
 
 (low).

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For population 25 years and over in Comstock Northwest

  • High school or higher: 89.7%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 23.7%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 8.5%
  • Unemployed: 2.1%
  • Mean travel time to work: 21.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Comstock Northwest CDP

  • Never married: 25.8%
  • Now married: 55.2%
  • Separated: 0.8%
  • Widowed: 7.0%
  • Divorced: 11.3%

208 residents are foreign born (1.5% Europe, 1.5% Asia, 1.0% Africa).

This place:  4.7%
Michigan:  5.3%

According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this place in early 2007.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Comstock Northwest:  1.1% ($1,292)
Michigan:  1.3% ($1,461)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Kalamazoo, MI (5.4 miles , pop. 77,145).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Fort Wayne, IN (90.0 miles , pop. 205,727).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (152.3 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Eastwood, MI (2.4 miles ), Parchment, MI (3.5 miles ), Kalamazoo, MI (5.4 miles ), Richland, MI (5.7 miles ), Greater Galesburg, MI (6.5 miles ), Galesburg, MI (7.1 miles ), Westwood, MI (7.6 miles ), Portage, MI (9.1 miles ).

Latitude: 42.32 N, Longitude: 85.52 W


12 people in other noninstitutional group quarters

Area code commonly used in this area: 269

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Most common industries for males:



  • Construction (7%)
  • Chemicals (7%)
  • Transportation equipment (6%)
  • Food (6%)
  • Paper (5%)
  • Metal and metal products (5%)
  • Publishing, and motion picture and sound recording industries (5%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (16%)
  • Educational services (16%)
  • Accommodation and food services (8%)
  • Finance and insurance (5%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)
  • Miscellaneous manufacturing (3%)
  • Private households (3%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Other production occupations including supervisors (10%)
  • Computer specialists (7%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Engineers (4%)
  • Customer service representatives (4%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (8%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (7%)
  • Waiters and waitresses (5%)
  • Registered nurses (5%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)


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Comstock Northwest-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Michigan state average. It is 65% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/2/1977, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 3.6 miles away from the Comstock Northwest place center injured 10 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 5/13/1980, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 3.1 miles away from the place center killed 5 people and injured 79 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Comstock Northwest:
  • BRONSON METHODIST HOSPITAL (about 6 miles; KALAMAZOO, MI)
  • KALAMOZOO REGIONAL PSYCHIATRIC HOSP (about 8 miles; KALAMAZOO, MI)
  • BRONSON VICKSBURG HOSPITAL (about 15 miles; VICKSBURG, MI)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Comstock Northwest:
  • KALAMAZOO/BATTLE CREEK INTERNATIONAL (about 7 miles; KALAMAZOO, MI; ID: AZO)
  • W K KELLOGG (about 19 miles; BATTLE CREEK, MI; ID: BTL)
  • GERALD R. FORD INTERNATIONAL (about 38 miles; GRAND RAPIDS, MI; ID: GRR)
Other public-use airports nearest to Comstock Northwest:
  • TRIPLE H (about 4 miles; PARCHMENT, MI; ID: 2H4)
  • PLAINWELL MUNICIPAL (about 13 miles; PLAINWELL, MI; ID: 61D)
  • NEWMAN'S (about 17 miles; KALAMAZOO, MI; ID: 4N0)

Amtrak station near Comstock Northwest:
  • 5 miles: KALAMAZOO (459 N. BURDICK ST.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, snack bar, paid short-term parking, paid long-term parking, call for car rental service, taxi stand, intercity bus service.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Comstock Northwest:
  • WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY (about 8 miles; KALAMAZOO, MI; Full-time enrollment: 23,132)
  • KALAMAZOO VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 13 miles; KALAMAZOO, MI; FT enrollment: 5,017)
  • KELLOGG COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 22 miles; BATTLE CREEK, MI; FT enrollment: 2,824)
  • CALVIN COLLEGE (about 42 miles; GRAND RAPIDS, MI; FT enrollment: 4,148)
  • AQUINAS COLLEGE (about 44 miles; GRAND RAPIDS, MI; FT enrollment: 2,022)
  • GRAND RAPIDS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 46 miles; GRAND RAPIDS, MI; FT enrollment: 7,590)
  • HOPE COLLEGE (about 51 miles; HOLLAND, MI; FT enrollment: 2,918)

User submitted facts and corrections:
  • Zip code for Comstock is now 49048 added by Phil

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Average household size:
This place:  2.3 people
Michigan:  2.6 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  61.5%
Whole state:  68.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  5.5%
Whole state:  5.3%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.3% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This place:  6.1%
Whole state:  10.5%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This place:  3.8%
Whole state:  4.8%

Comstock Northwest compared to Michigan state average:
  • Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly above state average.


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5.06% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($38,235 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.06%
Michigan average:  5.24%

0.09% of residents moved from foreign countries ($289 average AGI)
Kent County:  0.09%
Michigan average:  0.10%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Ottawa County, MI  0.82% ($36,905 average AGI)
from Allegan County, MI  0.21% ($30,313)
from Montcalm County, MI  0.19% ($30,428)


5.54% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($39,730 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.54%
Michigan average:  5.98%

0.06% of residents moved to foreign countries ($335 average AGI)
Kent County:  0.06%
Michigan average:  0.05%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Ottawa County, MI  0.94% ($48,103 average AGI)
to Allegan County, MI  0.24% ($40,250)
to Montcalm County, MI  0.23% ($33,522)


Strongest AM radio stations in Comstock Northwest:
  • WKMI (1360 AM; 5 kW; KALAMAZOO, MI)
  • WKZO (590 AM; 5 kW; KALAMAZOO, MI; Owner: FAIRFIELD BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WKLZ (1470 AM; 10 kW; KALAMAZOO, MI; Owner: FAIRFIELD BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WQSN (1660 AM; 10 kW; KALAMAZOO, MI; Owner: FAIRFIELD BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WNWN (1560 AM; daytime; 4 kW; PORTAGE, MI; Owner: MIDWEST COMMUNICATIONS, INC)
  • WKPR (1420 AM; 1 kW; KALAMAZOO, MI)
  • WOOD (1300 AM; 20 kW; GRAND RAPIDS, MI; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WBCK (930 AM; 5 kW; BATTLE CREEK, MI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WOWO (1190 AM; 50 kW; FORT WAYNE, IN; Owner: PATHFINDER COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
  • WOAP (1080 AM; 50 kW; OWOSSO, MI)
  • WMSH-FM (99 AM; 1 kW; STURGIS, MI; Owner: LAKE CITIES BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WPNW (1260 AM; 10 kW; ZEELAND, MI; Owner: LANSER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WAKV (980 AM; 1 kW; OTSEGO, MI; Owner: VINTAGE RADIO ENTERPRISES, L.L.C.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Comstock Northwest:
  • WMUK (102.1 FM; KALAMAZOO, MI; Owner: WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY)
  • WQLR (106.5 FM; KALAMAZOO, MI; Owner: FAIRFIELD BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • W262AF (100.3 FM; PARCHMENT, MI; Owner: FRIENDS OF CHRISTIAN RADIO, INC.)
  • WAYK (88.3 FM; KALAMAZOO, MI; Owner: CORNERSTONE UNIVERSITY)
  • WKFR-FM (103.3 FM; BATTLE CREEK, MI; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WFAT (96.5 FM; PORTAGE, MI; Owner: MIDWEST COMMUNICATIONS, INC)
  • W258AH (99.5 FM; KALAMAZOO, MI; Owner: SPRING ARBOR UNIVERSITY COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WBCT (93.7 FM; GRAND RAPIDS, MI; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • W247AM (97.3 FM; KALAMAZOO, MI; Owner: CSN INTERNATIONAL)
  • WIDR (89.1 FM; KALAMAZOO, MI; Owner: WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY)
  • WRKR (107.7 FM; PORTAGE, MI; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WKDS (89.9 FM; KALAMAZOO, MI; Owner: BD OF EDUC SCHOOL DISTR OF CITY)
  • WVGR (104.1 FM; GRAND RAPIDS, MI; Owner: REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN)
  • WZUU (92.3 FM; ALLEGAN, MI; Owner: FORUM COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WOOD-FM (105.7 FM; GRAND RAPIDS, MI; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WQXC-FM (100.9 FM; OTSEGO, MI; Owner: FORUM COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WGRD-FM (97.9 FM; GRAND RAPIDS, MI; Owner: REGENT BROADCASTING OF GRAND RAPIDS, INC.)
  • W219CA (91.7 FM; KALAMAZOO, MI; Owner: PENSACOLA CHRISTIAN COLLEGE, INC.)
  • WOFR (89.5 FM; SCHOOLCRAFT, MI; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Comstock Northwest:
  • WLLA (Channel 64; KALAMAZOO, MI; Owner: CHRISTIAN FAITH BROADCAST, INC.)
  • WWMT (Channel 3; KALAMAZOO, MI; Owner: FREEDOM BROADCASTING OF MICHIGAN, INC.)
  • WGVK (Channel 52; KALAMAZOO, MI; Owner: GRAND VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY)
  • WOTV (Channel 41; BATTLE CREEK, MI; Owner: WOOD LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
  • WXMI (Channel 17; GRAND RAPIDS, MI; Owner: TRIBUNE TELEVISION HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • WOOD-TV (Channel 8; GRAND RAPIDS, MI; Owner: WOOD LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
  • W26BX (Channel 26; KALAMAZOO, MI; Owner: TCT OF MICHIGAN, INC.)
  • WOKZ-CA (Channel 50; KALAMAZOO, MI; Owner: WOOD LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
  • WZPX (Channel 43; BATTLE CREEK, MI; Owner: PAXSON BATTLE CREEK LICENSE, INC.)
  • WOBC-CA (Channel 20; BATTLE CREEK, MI; Owner: WOOD LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
  • W21BS (Channel 21; HOUGHTON LAKE, MI; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)

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