Median household income (1999): $31,769
Estimated median household income in 2005: $31,731
| This zip code | $31,731 | | Michigan: | $46,039 |
Nearest zip codes: 49008, 49007, 49004, 49001, 49009, 49024.
Housing units in zip code 49006 with a mortgage: 2,383 (144 second mortgage, 350 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,246
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $875
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $291
Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
| This zip code: | 25.3% | | Whole state: | 10.5% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
| This zip code: | 13.8% | | Whole state: | 4.8% |
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 6.1 | | State: | 6.1 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 3.8 | | State: | 4.1 |
Year house built:
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- 1999 to March 2000: 127
- 1995 to 1998: 712
- 1990 to 1994: 663
- 1980 to 1989: 1,651
- 1970 to 1979: 2,222
- 1960 to 1969: 2,154
- 1950 to 1959: 1,506
- 1940 to 1949: 517
- 1939 or earlier: 1,095
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Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Kalamazoo, MI (49006):
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- no bedroom: 6
- 1 bedrooms: 80
- 2 bedrooms: 1,022
- 3 bedrooms: 2,202
- 4 bedrooms: 675
- 5 or more bedrooms: 144
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Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units:
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- no bedroom: 353
- 1 bedrooms: 1,792
- 2 bedrooms: 3,011
- 3 bedrooms: 540
- 4 bedrooms: 207
- 5 or more bedrooms: 91
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Vehicles available in 49006 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos:
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- no vehicle: 128
- 1 vehicle: 1,390
- 2 vehicles: 2,016
- 3 vehicles: 456
- 4 vehicles: 114
- 5 or more vehicles: 25
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Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments:
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- no vehicle: 724
- 1 vehicle: 2,690
- 2 vehicles: 1,709
- 3 vehicles: 551
- 4 vehicles: 275
- 5 or more vehicles: 45
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Estimated household income distribution in 2005:

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Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2005 in zip code 49006:
- $10,000 to $14,999: 12
- $20,000 to $24,999: 9
- $25,000 to $29,999: 6
- $30,000 to $34,999: 32
- $35,000 to $39,999: 32
- $40,000 to $49,999: 107
- $50,000 to $59,999: 147
- $60,000 to $69,999: 151
- $70,000 to $79,999: 337
- $80,000 to $89,999: 466
- $90,000 to $99,999: 765
- $100,000 to $124,999: 802
- $125,000 to $149,999: 443
- $150,000 to $174,999: 142
- $175,000 to $199,999: 85
- $200,000 to $249,999: 51
- $250,000 to $299,999: 25
- $300,000 to $399,999: 5
- $1,000,000 or more: 12
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Rent paid by renters in 2000 in zip code 49006:
- Less than $100: 119
- $100 to $149: 167
- $150 to $199: 133
- $200 to $249: 92
- $250 to $299: 147
- $300 to $349: 295
- $350 to $399: 376
- $400 to $449: 306
- $450 to $499: 697
- $500 to $549: 665
- $550 to $599: 757
- $600 to $649: 584
- $650 to $699: 230
- $700 to $749: 320
- $750 to $799: 193
- $800 to $899: 339
- $900 to $999: 109
- $1,000 to $1,249: 52
- $1,250 to $1,499: 104
- $1,500 to $1,999: 163
- $2,000 or more: 9
- No cash rent: 119
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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $90,600
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2005 for: - White Non-Hispanic householders: $122,241
- Black or African American householders: $121,233
- Asian householders: $119,721
- Some other race householders: $72,462
- Two or more races householders: $127,282
- Hispanic or Latino householders: $89,097
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 4,186
- One, attached: 458
- Two: 296
- 3 or 4: 366
- 5 to 9: 992
- 10 to 19: 2,394
- 20 to 49: 1,184
- 50 or more: 570
- Mobile homes: 195
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 6

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Means of transportation to work
- Drove a car alone: 9,727 (80%)
- Carpooled: 1,159 (9%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 221 (2%)
- Subway or elevated: 7 (0%)
- Taxi: 22 (0%)
- Bicycle: 34 (0%)
- Walked: 742 (6%)
- Other means: 50 (0%)
- Worked at home: 273 (2%)
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Travel time to work
- Less than 5 minutes: 604
- 5 to 9 minutes: 2190
- 10 to 14 minutes: 2702
- 15 to 19 minutes: 2601
- 20 to 24 minutes: 1457
- 25 to 29 minutes: 487
- 30 to 34 minutes: 791
- 35 to 39 minutes: 191
- 40 to 44 minutes: 178
- 45 to 59 minutes: 343
- 60 to 89 minutes: 347
- 90 or more minutes: 71
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Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 86.6%
Household type by relationship
Households: 22,288
- In family households: 12,410 (2,998 male householders, 1,249 female householders)
2,858 spouses, 4,242 children (3,974 natural, 157 adopted, 111 stepchildren), 157 grandchildren, 201 brothers or sisters, 74 parents, 196 other relatives, 435 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 9,878 (2,773 male householders (1,423 living alone)), 3,186 female householders (2,003 living alone)), 3,919 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 1,649 (363 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 2,228 2-persons, 864 3-persons, 704 4-persons, 330 5-persons, 75 6-persons, 46 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 3,426 1-person, 1,661 2-persons, 491 3-persons, 258 4-persons, 60 5-persons, 63 6-persons.
2,140 married couples with children.
1,379 single-parent households (164 men, 1,215 women).
89.5% of residents of 49006 zip code speak English at home.
3.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (66% very well, 17% well, 15% not well, 2% not at all).
3.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (74% very well, 18% well, 8% not well).
2.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (41% very well, 41% well, 17% not well, 1% not at all).
1.2% of residents speak other language at home (70% very well, 13% well, 15% not well, 2% not at all).
Foreign born population: 1,665 (7.0%)
(29.1% of them are naturalized citizens)
| This zip code: | 7.0% | | Whole state: | 5.3% |
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
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- Mexico (12%)
- Malaysia (11%)
- Other Western Asia (9%)
- Japan (6%)
- Korea (5%)
- Other Eastern Europe (4%)
- India (4%)
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Year of entry for the foreign-born population
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- 1995 to March 2000: 885
- 1990 to 1994: 143
- 1985 to 1989: 194
- 1980 to 1984: 104
- 1975 to 1979: 45
- 1970 to 1974: 30
- 1970 to 1974: 11
- 1965 to 1969: 253
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First ancestries reported:
- Other groups: 4595
- German: 3224
- Dutch: 1850
- English: 1657
- Irish: 1597
- Polish: 1013
- United States or American: 920
- Italian: 763
- French (except Basque): 478
- Scottish: 436
- Scotch-Irish: 373
- Swedish: 362
- Arab:: 290
- European: 195
- Norwegian: 175
- French Canadian: 164
- Hungarian: 159
- British: 142
- Greek: 89
- Subsaharan African:: 89
- Latvian: 84
- Russian: 82
- Other Arab: 75
- Welsh: 74
- Danish: 74
- Lebanese: 73
- Egyptian: 72
- Arab/Arabic: 59
- Slovak: 57
- Czech: 56
- Ukrainian: 56
- Ghanian: 51
- Canadian: 46
- Czechoslovakian: 44
- Swiss: 44
- Belgian: 41
- Turkish: 37
- Austrian: 33
- Assyrian/Chaldean/Syriac: 32
- Croatian: 30
- West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 28
- Romanian: 24
- Northern European: 24
- Portuguese: 23
- Finnish: 22
- Yugoslavian: 22
- Iranian: 21
- British West Indian: 19
- Other Subsaharan African: 16
- South African: 15
- Lithuanian: 13
- Maltese: 12
- Syrian: 11
- Slavic: 10
- Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 9
- Albanian: 7
- Serbian: 7
- Brazilian: 7
- African: 7
- Luxemburger: 6
- Armenian: 5
- Australian: 5
- Scandinavian: 5

Public primary/middle schools in zip code 49006 not listed on the city page:- ARCADIA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 330; Location: 932 BOSWELL LANE, KALAMAZOO, MI; Grades: PK - 06)
- CROYDEN AVENUE SCHOOL (Students: 216; Location: 4606 CROYDEN AVE., KALAMAZOO, MI; Grades: UG - UG)
- INDIAN PRAIRIE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 202; Location: 3546 GRAND PRAIRIE ROAD, KALAMAZOO, MI; Grades: KG - 03)
Private primary/middle schools not listed on the city page:- KALAMAZOO SDA JUNIOR ACADEMY (Students: 64; Location: 1601 NICHOLS ROAD, KALAMAZOO, MI; Grades: KG - 10)
- REFORMED HERITAGE CHRISTIAN (Students: 42; Location: 700 FLETCHER AVE, KALAMAZOO, MI; Grades: KG - 9)
Major facitilies with environmental interests located in this zip code:
- KALSEC INC (3713 W. MAIN ST. in KALAMAZOO, MI)
AIR MAJOR (AIRS/AFS)
COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
STATE MASTER (New Jersey environmental info) - NJEMS-003793, PESTICIDES - MANUFACTURE
Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities)
Business SIC classification: FLAVORING EXTRACTS AND FLAVORING SYRUPS
Organizations: KALAMAZOO HOLDINGS INC (CONTACT/OWNER)
- ARCADIA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (932 BOSWELL LANE in KALAMAZOO, MI)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-00113
Organizations: KALAMAZOO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- HILLSIDE MIDDLE SCHOOL (1941 ALAMO AVENUE in KALAMAZOO, MI)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-01687
Organizations: KALAMAZOO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- INDIAN PRAIRIE ELEMENTARY (3546 GRAND PRAIRIE ROAD in KALAMAZOO, MI)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-01837
Organizations: KALAMAZOO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- KALAMAZOO CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL (2432 N. DRAKE ROAD in KALAMAZOO, MI)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-06117
Organizations: KALAMAZOO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- CROYDEN AVENUE SCHOOL (4606 CROYDEN AVE. in KALAMAZOO, MI)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-01448
Organizations: KALAMAZOO R.E.S.A. (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- HIDDEN HILLS APARTMENTS (4346 HIDDEN HILLS DR in KALAMAZOO, MI)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Organizations: HIDDEN HILLS APARTMENTS LLC (CONTACT/OWNER)
- CARON PRECISION INC (3707 EAST KILGORE RD in KALAMAZOO, MI)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Business NAICS classification: MACHINE TOOL (METAL CUTTING TYPES) MANUFACTURING.
- ANGELL FIELD WAREHOUSE (506 BURROWS in KALAMAZOO, MI)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
- FROST WESTWOOD STANDARD (4702 W MAIN in KALAMAZOO, MI)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
- CLARK OIL CO 1612 (3818 W MICHIGAN in KALAMAZOO, MI)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
- COLE BROTHERS CONTRACTORS (4247 RAVINE RD in , MI)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
Business SIC classification: CONSTRUCTION SAND AND GRAVEL
- HALLGREN DR STEVEN (4019 W MAIN ST SUITE 100 in KALAMAZOO, MI)
Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
Organizations: DR STEVEN HALLGREN (CONTACT/OWNER)
Median worth of mobile homes: $11,700


Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
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- Utility gas (80%)
- Electricity (16%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)
- Other fuel (1%)
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Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 16299
- Northeast: 749
- Midwest: 3199
- South: 1327
- West: 570
35% of the 49006 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 37% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 78% lived in Michigan.
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
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Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 190
| Here: | 12.3% | | Michigan: | 11.2% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 145
| Here: | 20.7% | | Michigan: | 8.7% |
Students in private undegraduate colleges: 1,282
| Here: | 17.4% | | Michigan: | 16.5% |
School Enrollment by Level of School
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Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:
- PRECISION POLYMER MANUFACTURIN (3915 RAVINE RD in KALAMAZOO, MI; small business): $1,195,533 in 79 contracts from 1999 to 2006
Contracts for Clothing, Special Purpose, Individual Equipment, , Boxes, Cartons, and Crates by Defense Logistics Agency, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration/Under Secretary for Oceans and Atmosphere, Federal Supply Service Signed by year: 2000: $0; 2001: $351,936; 2002: $122,457; 2003: $0; 2004: $231,723; 2005: $182,601; 2006: $165,216.
Biggest contracts:
$224,395 with Defense Logistics Agency for Clothing, Special Purpose. Signed on 2001-12-07. Completion date: 2003-03-29.
$141,600 with Defense Logistics Agency for Individual Equipment. Signed on 1999-10-27. Completion date: 2000-01-25.
$127,541, same as above. Signed on 2001-04-25. Completion date: 2002-04-02.
$122,457, same as above. Signed on 2002-05-10. Completion date: 2003-02-17.
- MULDER WATERPROOFING & SEALANT (3415 RAVINE ROAD in KALAMAZOO, MI; small business): $3,685 in 2 contracts in 2001
$2,980 with Army for Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Maintenance Buildings. Signed on 2001-03-01. Completion date: 2001-02-28.
$705, same as above. Signed on 2001-04-24. Completion date: 2001-02-28.
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
- Educational Services: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (500-999 employees: 1 establishment)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Continuing Care Retirement Communities (250-499: 1)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Nursing Care Facilities (100-249: 2)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Limited-Service Restaurants (20-49: 7, 10-19: 3, 5-9: 2, 1-4: 1)
- Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: Security Guards and Patrol Services (100-249: 1)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Offices of Dentists (10-19: 6, 5-9: 6, 1-4: 3)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Offices of Physicians (except Mental Health Specialists) (50-99: 1, 10-19: 2, 5-9: 2, 1-4: 2)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (20-49: 2, 10-19: 1, 5-9: 5, 1-4: 2)
- Information: Radio Stations (50-99: 1, 20-49: 1)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Child Day Care Services (20-49: 2, 5-9: 2, 1-4: 3)
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninstitutionalized)
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People in group quarters
- 1233 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
- 309 people in nursing homes
- 93 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 14 people in other group homes
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