Kalamazoo: Population Profile

Metropolitan Area Residents

1980: 279,192 (SMSA)

1990: 429,453 (MSA)

2000: 452,851 (MSA)

Percent change, 1990–2000: 5.4%

U.S. rank in 1990: 82nd (MSA)

U.S. rank in 2000: 91st (MSA)

City Residents

1980: 79,722

1990: 80,277

2000: 77,145

2003 estimate: 75,312

Percent change, 1990–2000: -3.9%

U.S. rank in 1990: 322nd

U.S. rank in 2000: 390th

Density: 3,125.4 people per square mile (2000)

Racial and ethnic characteristics (2000)

White: 54,593

Black or African American: 15,924

American Indian and Alaska Native: 445

Asian: 1,847

Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander: 50

Hispanic or Latino (may be of any race): 3,304

Other: 1,836

Percent of residents born in state: 69.2% (2000)

Age characteristics (2000)

Population under 5 years old: 4,786

Population 5 to 9 years old: 4,530

Population 10 to 14 years old: 4,121

Population 15 to 19 years old: 9,315

Population 20 to 24 years old: 14,179

Population 25 to 34 years old: 11,585

Population 35 to 44 years old: 9,095

Population 45 to 54 years old: 7,434

Population 55 to 59 years old: 2,458

Population 60 to 64 years old: 1,845

Population 65 to 74 years old: 3,505

Population 75 to 84 years old: 2,919

Population 85 years and over: 1,373

Median age: 26.1 years (2000)

Births (2003)

Total number: 1,411

Deaths (2003)

Total number: 640 (of which, 15 were infants under the age of 1 year)

Money income (1999)

Per capita income: $16,897

Median household income: $31,189 (1999)

Total households: 29,415

Number of households with income of . . .

less than $10,000: 4,527

$10,000 to $14,999: 2,757

$15,000 to $24,999: 4,932

$25,000 to $34,999: 3,790

$35,000 to $49,999: 4,801

$50,000 to $74,999: 4,733

$75,000 to $99,999: 1,880

$100,000 to $149,999: 1,305

$150,000 to $199,999: 316

$200,000 or more: 374

Percent of families below poverty level: 13.6% (46.9% of which were female householder families with related children under 5 years)

2002 FBI Crime Index Total: 6,315