Kalamazoo, MI
Census ZIP code profile for Kalamazoo, MI - 7 ZIPs, total population 158,937. Median income, home value, education, commute, and demographics from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 2023 5-Year Estimates.
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ACS city ledger plate
Sheet KALAMAZOO-MI · Kalamazoo, MI 7 ZIPs · 158,937 pop · #17215/25278 · Kalamazoo County
INC-MID · RANK-LOWER · BELOW-PEER · BOOK-MID · OWN-LOW · POP-MID · SPREAD-WIDE · HOME-MID
- INC-MID $61,314
- RANK-LOWER #17215/25278
- BELOW-PEER under Fulton
- BOOK-MID 7 ZIPs
- OWN-LOW 54% owners
- POP-MID 158,937
- SPREAD-WIDE 49007→49009
- HOME-MID $201,643
Nearest income peer: Fulton, MI (+ $2,575 income $)
Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.
Income neighbourhood around Kalamazoo
Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Kalamazoo on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.
- Nazareth · lowest $33,750
Nazareth · lowest
$33,750 median HH income
- Kalamazoo · this city
Kalamazoo · this city
$61,314 median HH income
- Fulton · near
Fulton · near
$63,889 median HH income
- Augusta · near
Augusta · near
$73,125 median HH income
- Climax · near
Climax · near
$73,929 median HH income
- Portage · near
Portage · near
$82,376 median HH income
- Schoolcraft · highest
Schoolcraft · highest
$106,250 median HH income
What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.
National city placement
According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Kalamazoo, MI sits among US cities with a below-median household income, on a mid-size population base, across a compact ZIP cluster.
- 32nd pct
- household income vs 25,278 US cities
- 158,937
- city population (Census)
- 7
- USPS ZIP codes covered
- $61,314
- avg ZIP median income
Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.
A below-median income city on a compact ZIP cluster (7 codes). Income averages $61,314, rent $1,089 , commute about 20 minutes. Sibling ZIPs here are close enough that a two-ZIP compare often answers which side of town.
Kalamazoo sits in the lower half of Kalamazoo County on income: Portage, Vicksburg and Galesburg report more, and only Nazareth reports less. Schoolcraft marks the far end of that range at $106,250, 73% above Kalamazoo.
Within-city ZIP comparison
Where the ZIP codes inside Kalamazoo differ
Kalamazoo's city average masks two linked splits. Median household income runs from $39,344 in ZIP 49007 to $80,930 in ZIP 49009, while home values span $111,300 in 49007 to $346,600 in 49009. Compare the endpoint ZIPs before treating the city-level number as a neighborhood-level answer.
- Income high-to-low ratio
- 2.1×
- Home-value high-to-low ratio
- 3.1×
- Poverty-rate spread
- 22.4 points
49007 to 49009
49007 to 49009
49004 to 49007
Derived from the published ACS 2023 ZIP-level records shown on this site. A high-to-low ratio compares the highest and lowest available ZIP values; it is not a score or forecast.
Population concentration
Kalamazoo residents fan out across many ZIPs
Population is spread across 7 codes in Kalamazoo. The densest, 49009, still represents only about 27% of the 158,937 residents, so no single ZIP stands in for the city.
Census ZBP business roll-up
Mid-density employers across Kalamazoo's ZIP mosaic
Citywide ZBP: 3,435 establishments, 73,338 employees , annual payroll $4,606,974k (~22 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 7 of 7 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 49009 (915 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (479) · also Health care and social assistance · Other services (except public administration) .
ZIP Codes in Kalamazoo, MI
These ZIP codes sit in Kalamazoo County, which covers 18 ZIP codes in all; 7 of them fall in Kalamazoo. See the Kalamazoo County roll-up →
Kalamazoo sits in the lower half of Kalamazoo County on income: Portage, Vicksburg and Galesburg report more, and only Nazareth reports less. Schoolcraft marks the far end of that range at $106,250, 73% above Kalamazoo.
Side-by-side: Compare 49009 vs 49006 →
Kalamazoo roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Kalamazoo, .