In 2023, Kalamazoo County (Central)--Kalamazoo & Portage Cities Area PUMA, MI had a population of 123k people with a median age of 30.9 and a median household income of $61,303. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of Kalamazoo County (Central)--Kalamazoo & Portage Cities Area PUMA, MI declined from 122,916 to 122,801, a −0.0936% decrease and its median household income grew from $58,823 to $61,303, a 4.22% increase.
The 5 largest ethnic groups in Kalamazoo County (Central)--Kalamazoo & Portage Cities Area PUMA, MI are White (Non-Hispanic) (68.3%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (15%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (5.87%), Asian (Non-Hispanic) (2.9%), and White (Hispanic) (2.34%).
10% 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.
95.4% 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 (4,743 degrees awarded in 2023), Kalamazoo College (406 degrees), and Ross Medical Education Center-Portage (86 degrees).
In 2023, the median property value in Kalamazoo County (Central)--Kalamazoo & Portage Cities Area PUMA, MI was $207,300, and the homeownership rate was 53.3%.
Most people in Kalamazoo County (Central)--Kalamazoo & Portage Cities Area PUMA, MI drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 18.6 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.
