Michigan · GEOID 26077

Kalamazoo County

2024 ACS 5-year estimates · population 262,375 · 114,908 housing units

Median household income

$72,532

State $74,099

Median home value

$241,800

State $237,564

Median gross rent

$1,093

State $1,136

Homeownership rate

64.5%

State 73.2%

Renter cost-burden rate

52.1%

≥30% of income

Owner cost-burden rate

17.0%

≥30% of income

Homeowner vacancy

0.5%

Of owner-occupied + for-sale units

Rental vacancy

5.3%

Of renter-occupied + for-rent units

Overall vacancy

6.8%

All housing units

Price-to-income ratio

3.33

Affordable: 2.0–3.0

Section 1

Community Profile

Population, demographics, household composition, and income.

Community Data Summary

	Kalamazoo County	Michigan
Population	262,375	10,077,761
Population density (per sq. mi.)	466.89	—
Median household income	$72,532	$74,099
HUD Area Median Income (4-person, 100%)	$108,100	—
Households	107,110	—
Average household size	2.38 people	—
Owner-occupied	64.5%	73.2%
Renter-occupied	35.5%	26.8%
Race	75.9% White · 11.0% Black	0.0% White · 0.0% Black

Source: ACS 5-year 2024 (Tables DP05, S1101, DP04, S1901) and Census Gazetteer (land area); HUD FY2026 Income Limits.

Racial composition

Kalamazoo County compared with Michigan.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table DP05.

Educational attainment (population 25+)

41.3% hold a bachelor's degree or higher (state: 32.4%).

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table S1501.

Median Household Income by Tenure

Owner-occupied vs. renter-occupied household income, county and state.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table B25119.

Median Household Income by Age of Householder

Median household income by age group of householder.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table B19049.

Median Household Income by Number of Earners

Median household income for families with each earner count.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table S1903.

Household Size

Distribution of households by number of people.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table S2501.

Income by Number of Earners

Earners	Share	Median income	Attainable monthly housing cost	Attainable home
0 earners	16.1%	$60,050	$1,501	$192,507
1 earner	30.4%	$64,081	$1,602	$207,512
2 earners	43.5%	$128,465	$3,212	$447,171
3+ earners	10.0%	$152,127	$3,803	$535,249

Attainable monthly housing cost = 30% of gross income ÷ 12. Attainable home price assumes 30% housing budget, 30-yr mortgage at 7%, 5% down.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table S1903; affordability formula derived.

Households

107,110

Average size: 2.38 people

Households with children

27,059

25.3% of households

Per-capita income

$41,530

Poverty rate: 14.2%

Section 2

Residential Market Analysis

Housing stock characteristics — tenure, type, age, size, vacancy, rents.

Tenure

64.5% owner-occupied vs. state average 73.2%.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table DP04.

Structure type

Single-family share 68.0% · Missing middle (2–19 units) 19.8%.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table B25024.

Housing stock by decade

57.0% built before 1980 · Median structure age 1,975.00 yrs.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table S2504.

Housing size mismatch

Compares the share of housing units by bedroom count against the share of households by size — a common diagnostic of housing supply/demand alignment.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Tables B25041 (bedrooms) and S2501 (household size).

Home value distribution

Owner-occupied homes by value bracket. Median: $241,800.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table DP04.

Monthly Housing Costs

Distribution of monthly housing costs across all occupied units.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table B25104.

Number of Bedrooms

Housing units by number of bedrooms.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table B25041.

Median rent by bedroom

Overall median gross rent: $1,093.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table B25031.

Renters by age

Number of renter householders by age bracket.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table S2502.

Owners by age

Number of owner householders by age bracket.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table S2502.

Vacancy composition

All 7,798 vacant units split into Census's seven categories. Frictional vacancy (units actively on the market) reflects healthy churn. Structural vacancy (seasonal, migrant, other) sits outside the market for year-round residents — high values change how the headline vacancy rate should be read.

Vacant units by type

For sale 4.1% · For rent 27.9% · Seasonal 10.1% · Other 45.2%.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table B25004.

Frictional vs structural

44.7% of vacancy is frictional (for sale + for rent + rented/sold not yet occupied); 55.3% is structural (seasonal + migrant + other).

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table B25004.

Seasonal / recreational share of all housing

0.7%

790 units of 114,908 total

Housing units held for seasonal or recreational use.

"Other vacant" share of all housing

3.1%

3,521 units of 114,908 total

Census "Other vacant" — units off the market for reasons other than seasonal, migrant, sale, or rental.

Section 3

Workforce Housing Needs Assessment

Affordability, cost burden, and the housing options for households in the workforce income range.

Workforce range — ACS median household income

80% MHI$58,026

100% MHI$72,532

120% MHI$87,038

County-wide median from ACS 5-year estimates. A household at 100% MHI in Kalamazoo County should be able to afford a home up to roughly — (30% housing budget, default mortgage terms).

Workforce range — HUD Area Median Income

	1-person	2-person	4-person
80% AMI	$59,000	$67,400	$84,250
100% AMI	$75,670	$86,480	$108,100
120% AMI	$90,800	$103,800	$129,700

HUD FMR Area: Kalamazoo-Portage, MI MSA. 80% AMI uses HUD's published Section 8 Low Income Limits; 100% is HUD MFI; 120% is the standard workforce convention.

Affordability calculator

Follows the standard 30%-of-gross-income affordability rule.

Income basis Household income Interest rate % Down payment % Taxes & insurance / yr

Affordable monthly—

Affordable home price—

Renter cost burden

52.1% of renter households spend ≥30% of income on rent (26.0% spend ≥50%).

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table B25070.

Owner cost burden by income

17.0% of homeowners spend ≥30% of income on housing. Bars show counts of cost-burdened owners by income bracket.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table B25106.

Household income — owners vs renters

Distribution of household income for owner-occupied (navy) and renter-occupied (gold) households.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table B25118.

Section 4

Industry & Workforce Wages

Employment, average wages, and the housing each industry's typical earner can afford in Kalamazoo County.

Covered employment

108,096

Across 20 sectors

Establishments

5,965

QCEW 2024

Avg annual pay (workforce)

$65,345

Employment-weighted across sectors

Top 10 sectors by employment

Annual average employment by NAICS 2-digit sector. Counties with fewer than five covered establishments in a sector may show suppressed totals.

Source: BLS QCEW Annual Averages, 2024.

Attainable housing by industry

Industry	Employment	Avg annual wage	Affordable home price	vs. median value	Affordable monthly rent
NAICS 31-33 Manufacturing NAICS 31-33	21,198	$95,480	$324,389	+$82,589	$2,387
NAICS 62 Health care and social assistance NAICS 62	20,432	$70,048	$229,723	−$12,077	$1,751
NAICS 44-45 Retail trade NAICS 44-45	12,358	$38,041	$110,582	−$131,218	$951
NAICS 72 Accommodation and food services NAICS 72	11,060	$23,303	$55,722	−$186,078	$583
NAICS 23 Construction NAICS 23	6,522	$79,820	$266,098	+$24,298	$1,996
NAICS 54 Professional, scientific, and technical services NAICS 54	5,959	$86,573	$291,235	+$49,435	$2,164
NAICS 56 Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services NAICS 56	5,719	$46,513	$142,118	−$99,682	$1,163
NAICS 42 Wholesale trade NAICS 42	5,036	$74,532	$246,414	+$4,614	$1,863
NAICS 81 Other services (except public administration) NAICS 81	4,024	$46,646	$142,613	−$99,187	$1,166
NAICS 52 Finance and insurance NAICS 52	3,326	$95,823	$325,666	+$83,866	$2,396
NAICS 92 Public administration NAICS 92	2,973	$68,120	$222,546	−$19,254	$1,703
NAICS 61 Educational services NAICS 61	2,538	$56,095	$177,785	−$64,015	$1,402
NAICS 71 Arts, entertainment, and recreation NAICS 71	1,838	$26,643	$68,155	−$173,645	$666
NAICS 53 Real estate and rental and leasing NAICS 53	1,793	$63,803	$206,477	−$35,323	$1,595
NAICS 11 Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting NAICS 11	1,485	$44,459	$134,472	−$107,328	$1,111
NAICS 51 Information NAICS 51	935	$63,635	$205,852	−$35,948	$1,591
NAICS 48-49 Transportation and warehousing NAICS 48-49	469	$79,502	$264,914	+$23,114	$1,988
NAICS 99 Unclassified NAICS 99	249	$37,454	$108,397	−$133,403	$936
NAICS 55 Management of companies and enterprises NAICS 55	158	$89,531	$302,245	+$60,445	$2,238
NAICS 21 Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction NAICS 21	24	$69,201	$226,570	−$15,230	$1,730

Subsector	Employment	Avg annual wage	Affordable home price	vs. median value	Affordable monthly rent
NAICS 722 Food services and drinking places NAICS 722	9,632	$21,922	$50,582	−$191,218	$548
NAICS 621 Ambulatory health care services NAICS 621	7,627	$88,782	$299,457	+$57,657	$2,220
NAICS 622 Hospitals NAICS 622	6,309	$78,464	$261,050	+$19,250	$1,962
NAICS 541 Professional, scientific, and technical services NAICS 541	5,959	$86,573	$291,235	+$49,435	$2,164
NAICS 561 Administrative and support services NAICS 561	5,440	$44,706	$135,391	−$106,409	$1,118
NAICS 339 Miscellaneous manufacturing NAICS 339	5,084	$130,209	$453,663	+$211,863	$3,255
NAICS 238 Specialty trade contractors NAICS 238	4,728	$78,909	$262,707	+$20,907	$1,973
NAICS 325 Chemical manufacturing NAICS 325	4,058	$102,388	$350,103	+$108,303	$2,560
NAICS 623 Nursing and residential care facilities NAICS 623	3,801	$44,169	$133,393	−$108,407	$1,104
NAICS 455 General merchandise retailers NAICS 455	3,454	$31,374	$85,765	−$156,035	$784
NAICS 423 Merchant wholesalers, durable goods NAICS 423	2,866	$77,318	$256,784	+$14,984	$1,933
NAICS 624 Social assistance NAICS 624	2,696	$33,814	$94,848	−$146,952	$845
NAICS 611 Educational services NAICS 611	2,538	$56,095	$177,785	−$64,015	$1,402
NAICS 336 Transportation equipment manufacturing NAICS 336	2,497	$88,194	$297,268	+$55,468	$2,205
NAICS 921 Executive, legislative, and other general government support NAICS 921	2,459	$65,599	$213,162	−$28,638	$1,640
NAICS 424 Merchant wholesalers, nondurable goods NAICS 424	1,986	$71,089	$233,598	−$8,202	$1,777
NAICS 522 Credit intermediation and related activities NAICS 522	1,821	$74,395	$245,904	+$4,104	$1,860
NAICS 445 Food and beverage retailers NAICS 445	1,803	$27,296	$70,585	−$171,215	$682
NAICS 322 Paper manufacturing NAICS 322	1,713	$89,972	$303,887	+$62,087	$2,249
NAICS 333 Machinery manufacturing NAICS 333	1,706	$82,286	$275,277	+$33,477	$2,057
NAICS 441 Motor vehicle and parts dealers NAICS 441	1,688	$66,902	$218,012	−$23,788	$1,673
NAICS 531 Real estate NAICS 531	1,547	$64,712	$209,861	−$31,939	$1,618
NAICS 332 Fabricated metal product manufacturing NAICS 332	1,527	$68,230	$222,956	−$18,844	$1,706
NAICS 236 Construction of buildings NAICS 236	1,448	$81,589	$272,682	+$30,882	$2,040
NAICS 444 Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers NAICS 444	1,437	$41,283	$122,650	−$119,150	$1,032
NAICS 721 Accommodation NAICS 721	1,428	$32,617	$90,392	−$151,408	$815
NAICS 813 Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations NAICS 813	1,392	$42,595	$127,534	−$114,266	$1,065
NAICS 812 Personal and laundry services NAICS 812	1,283	$36,030	$103,096	−$138,704	$901
NAICS 713 Amusement, gambling, and recreation industries NAICS 713	1,236	$24,517	$60,241	−$181,559	$613
NAICS 811 Repair and maintenance NAICS 811	1,217	$62,891	$203,082	−$38,718	$1,572
NAICS 111 Crop production NAICS 111	1,194	$43,403	$130,541	−$111,259	$1,085
NAICS 456 Health and personal care retailers NAICS 456	1,155	$43,759	$131,866	−$109,934	$1,094
NAICS 459 Sporting goods, hobby, musical instrument, book, and miscellaneous retailers NAICS 459	1,079	$29,094	$77,278	−$164,522	$727
NAICS 311 Food manufacturing NAICS 311	1,048	$84,328	$282,878	+$41,078	$2,108
NAICS 492 Couriers and messengers NAICS 492	933	$39,870	$117,390	−$124,410	$997
NAICS 484 Truck transportation NAICS 484	864	$68,353	$223,414	−$18,386	$1,709
NAICS 524 Insurance carriers and related activities NAICS 524	809	$83,199	$278,675	+$36,875	$2,080
NAICS 458 Clothing, clothing accessories, shoe, and jewelry retailers NAICS 458	794	$23,744	$57,364	−$184,436	$594
NAICS 326 Plastics and rubber products manufacturing NAICS 326	793	$58,076	$185,159	−$56,641	$1,452
NAICS 337 Furniture and related product manufacturing NAICS 337	764	$75,277	$249,187	+$7,387	$1,882
NAICS 523 Securities, commodity contracts, and other financial investments and related activities NAICS 523	681	$167,796	$593,574	+$351,774	$4,195
NAICS 312 Beverage and tobacco product manufacturing NAICS 312	644	$68,277	$223,131	−$18,669	$1,707
NAICS 331 Primary metal manufacturing NAICS 331	566	$67,322	$219,576	−$22,224	$1,683
NAICS 449 Furniture, home furnishings, electronics, and appliance retailers NAICS 449	540	$52,091	$162,881	−$78,919	$1,302
NAICS 457 Gasoline stations and fuel dealers NAICS 457	407	$27,916	$72,893	−$168,907	$698
NAICS 491 Postal service NAICS 491	404	$71,426	$234,852	−$6,948	$1,786
NAICS 517 Telecommunications NAICS 517	386	$73,184	$241,396	−$404	$1,830
NAICS 237 Heavy and civil engineering construction NAICS 237	345	$85,110	$285,789	+$43,989	$2,128
NAICS 711 Performing arts, spectator sports, and related industries NAICS 711	342	$30,061	$80,878	−$160,922	$752
NAICS 323 Printing and related support activities NAICS 323	325	$66,595	$216,870	−$24,930	$1,665
NAICS 327 Nonmetallic mineral product manufacturing NAICS 327	324	$64,723	$209,901	−$31,899	$1,618
NAICS 488 Support activities for transportation NAICS 488	281	$78,503	$261,195	+$19,395	$1,963
NAICS 562 Waste management and remediation services NAICS 562	278	$82,048	$274,391	+$32,591	$2,051
NAICS 712 Museums, historical sites, and similar institutions NAICS 712	260	$32,253	$89,037	−$152,763	$806
NAICS 999 Unclassified NAICS 999	249	$37,454	$108,397	−$133,403	$936
NAICS 519 Web search portals, libraries, archives, and other information services NAICS 519	240	$38,027	$110,530	−$131,270	$951
NAICS 926 Administration of economic programs NAICS 926	203	$77,384	$257,030	+$15,230	$1,935
NAICS 425 Wholesale trade agents and brokers NAICS 425	184	$68,316	$223,276	−$18,524	$1,708
NAICS 115 Support activities for agriculture and forestry NAICS 115	164	$47,592	$146,134	−$95,666	$1,190
NAICS 551 Management of companies and enterprises NAICS 551	158	$89,531	$302,245	+$60,445	$2,238
NAICS 485 Transit and ground passenger transportation NAICS 485	155	$62,477	$201,541	−$40,259	$1,562
NAICS 814 Private households NAICS 814	132	$42,792	$128,267	−$113,533	$1,070
NAICS 513 Publishing industries NAICS 513	127	$92,267	$312,430	+$70,630	$2,307
NAICS 112 Animal production and aquaculture NAICS 112	109	$51,919	$162,241	−$79,559	$1,298
NAICS 928 National security and international affairs NAICS 928	63	$70,496	$231,391	−$10,409	$1,762
NAICS 518 Computing infrastructure providers, data processing, web hosting, and related services NAICS 518	63	$82,970	$277,823	+$36,023	$2,074
NAICS 334 Computer and electronic product manufacturing NAICS 334	52	$111,326	$383,374	+$141,574	$2,783
NAICS 335 Electrical equipment, appliance, and component manufacturing NAICS 335	31	$60,915	$195,727	−$46,073	$1,523
NAICS 922 Justice, public order, and safety activities NAICS 922	24	$118,843	$411,354	+$169,554	$2,971
NAICS 923 Administration of human resource programs NAICS 923	24	$88,748	$299,331	+$57,531	$2,219
NAICS 481 Air transportation NAICS 481	21	$48,583	$149,823	−$91,977	$1,215
NAICS 113 Forestry and logging NAICS 113	18	$40,763	$120,714	−$121,086	$1,019
NAICS 924 Administration of environmental quality programs NAICS 924	3	$62,272	$200,778	−$41,022	$1,557

Affordable home price assumes the industry's average earner uses 30% of gross income for housing, with a 30-year mortgage at 7%, 5% down, $2,500/yr taxes & insurance, and 0.5% PMI. Adjust the Section 3 calculator for other terms. Affordable rent is 30% of monthly gross pay.

Source: BLS QCEW Annual Averages, 2024; ACS 5-year 2024 (median home value).

Section 5

Wages by Occupation

Selected essential-worker occupations for the MSA or nonmetropolitan area containing this county — jobs, the 10-year change, wages, and the housing each typical earner can afford. Both jobs counts and wages are reported at the MSA / nonmetropolitan-area level (BLS does not publish OEWS at the county level), so every county inside the same area shows the same numbers. For county-accurate employment totals, see Section 4 above.

Occupational wages and affordable housing

Occupation	2025 jobs	2015–2025 change	% change	Hourly wage	Annual wage	Affordable home price	Affordable monthly rent
Fast Food and Counter Workers SOC 35-3023 · prior-year code differs	3,200	(2,650)	(45%)	$14.43	$30,020	$80,725	$751
Cashiers SOC 41-2011	2,170	(1,060)	(33%)	$15.10	$31,410	$85,899	$785
Childcare Workers SOC 39-9011	410	(440)	(52%)	$15.65	$32,550	$90,143	$814
Retail Salespersons SOC 41-2031	3,130	(1,470)	(32%)	$17.90	$37,240	$107,600	$931
Janitors and Cleaners SOC 37-2011	1,810	(310)	(15%)	$17.96	$37,350	$108,010	$934
Tellers SOC 43-3071	340	(90)	(21%)	$19.05	$39,620	$116,460	$991
Home Health and Personal Care Aides SOC 31-1131 · prior-year code differs	1,260	(1,640)	(57%)	$20.48	$42,590	$127,515	$1,065
Waiters and Waitresses SOC 35-3031	1,740	(590)	(25%)	$21.44	$44,590	$134,960	$1,115
Office Clerks, General SOC 43-9061	2,530	(740)	(23%)	$21.60	$44,930	$136,225	$1,123
Firefighters SOC 33-2011	60	—	—	$22.07	$45,910	$139,873	$1,148
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General SOC 49-9071	1,230	(220)	(15%)	$23.75	$49,410	$152,901	$1,235
Construction Laborers SOC 47-2061	620	(40)	(6%)	$25.96	$54,000	$169,987	$1,350
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers SOC 53-3032	1,580	420	36%	$26.47	$55,060	$173,932	$1,377
Carpenters SOC 47-2031	410	(220)	(35%)	$28.38	$59,030	$188,710	$1,476
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education SOC 25-2021	1,180	150	15%	—	$66,170	$215,288	$1,654
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers SOC 33-3051	340	(190)	(36%)	$33.26	$69,170	$226,455	$1,729
Electricians SOC 47-2111	680	270	66%	$34.46	$71,670	$235,761	$1,792
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters SOC 47-2152	870	160	23%	$38.81	$80,730	$269,485	$2,018
Registered Nurses SOC 29-1141	3,300	(210)	(6%)	$43.80	$91,100	$308,086	$2,278

Affordable home price uses the same Section 3 formula (30% housing budget, 30-year mortgage at 7%, 5% down, $2,500/yr T&I, 0.5% PMI). Affordable rent is 30% of monthly wages. Negative job-change values are shown in red parentheses. A "prior-year code differs" note flags occupations whose SOC code changed between the two vintages (2010 SOC → 2018 SOC) — the change estimate is best-effort.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025 (10-year change vs. May 2015). Jobs counts and wages reflect the MSA or nonmetropolitan area containing this county, not the county alone — OEWS is not published at the county level.

Methodology & sources

All figures derive from the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates. State and national comparisons are population-weighted aggregates of county-level estimates (an approximation; ACS publishes its own state and national medians which can differ slightly).

The affordability calculator uses a 30% housing-budget rule with a 30-year mortgage. Defaults are 7% interest, 5% down, $2,500/year taxes and insurance, and 0.5% PMI — adjustable above.

Variables: 26077 · pulled from Full Housing Data Table.xlsx.