Language Spoken At Home in Kalamazoo City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 70,090 | 100% |
English only | 63,641 | 90.8% |
Language other than English | 6,449 | 9.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 2,398 | 3.4% |
Spanish | 3,184 | 4.5% |
Speak English less than very well | 913 | 1.3% |
Other Indo-European languages | 1,309 | 1.9% |
Speak English less than very well | 485 | 0.7% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 1,065 | 1.5% |
Speak English less than very well | 579 | 0.8% |
Other languages | 891 | 1.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 421 | 0.6% |
Ancestry in Kalamazoo City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 74,494 | 100% |
American | 2,116 | 2.8% |
Arab | 752 | 1.0% |
Czech | 305 | 0.4% |
Danish | 309 | 0.4% |
Dutch | 6,589 | 8.8% |
English | 7,532 | 10.1% |
French (except Basque) | 2,490 | 3.3% |
French Canadian | 749 | 1.0% |
German | 14,266 | 19.2% |
Greek | 239 | 0.3% |
Hungarian | 384 | 0.5% |
Irish | 8,507 | 11.4% |
Italian | 2,578 | 3.5% |
Lithuanian | 190 | 0.3% |
Norwegian | 838 | 1.1% |
Polish | 4,406 | 5.9% |
Portuguese | 37 | 0.0% |
Russian | 460 | 0.6% |
Scotch-Irish | 804 | 1.1% |
Scottish | 1,929 | 2.6% |
Slovak | 140 | 0.2% |
Subsaharan African | 534 | 0.7% |
Swedish | 1,185 | 1.6% |
Swiss | 159 | 0.2% |
Ukrainian | 115 | 0.2% |
Welsh | 571 | 0.8% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 33 | 0.0% |
Households By Type in Kalamazoo City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 28,321 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 13,274 | 46.9% |
With own children under 18 years | 7,237 | 25.6% |
Married-couple family | 7,597 | 26.8% |
With own children under 18 years | 3,466 | 12.2% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 1,284 | 4.5% |
With own children under 18 years | 675 | 2.4% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 4,393 | 15.5% |
With own children under 18 years | 3,096 | 10.9% |
Nonfamily households | 15,047 | 53.1% |
Householder living alone | 10,519 | 37.1% |
65 years and over | 2,658 | 9.4% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 7,748 | 27.4% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 5,057 | 17.9% |
Average household size | 2 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Kalamazoo City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 67,004 | 100% |
Householder | 28,321 | 42.3% |
Spouse | 7,552 | 11.3% |
Child | 17,389 | 26.0% |
Other relatives | 2,953 | 4.4% |
Nonrelatives | 10,789 | 16.1% |
Unmarried partner | 2,404 | 3.6% |
Marital Status in Kalamazoo City
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 30,339 | 100% |
Never married | 18,058 | 59.5% |
Now married, except separated | 8,445 | 27.8% |
Separated | 562 | 1.9% |
Widowed | 495 | 1.6% |
Divorced | 2,779 | 9.2% |
Females 15 years and over | 31,446 | 100% |
Never married | 16,292 | 51.8% |
Now married, except separated | 8,096 | 25.7% |
Separated | 475 | 1.5% |
Widowed | 2,320 | 7.4% |
Divorced | 4,263 | 13.6% |
Fertility in Kalamazoo City
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 830 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 491 | 59.2% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 29 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 37 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 21 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 53 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 14 | 0% |
Grandparents in Kalamazoo City
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 650 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 250 | 38.5% |
Less than 1 year | 74 | 11.4% |
1 or 2 years | 49 | 7.5% |
3 or 4 years | 37 | 5.7% |
5 or more years | 90 | 13.8% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 250 | 100% |
Who are female | 184 | 73.6% |
Who are married | 121 | 48.4% |
School Enrollment in Kalamazoo City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 31,972 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 1,155 | 3.6% |
Kindergarten | 955 | 3.0% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 6,542 | 20.5% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 2,996 | 9.4% |
College or graduate school | 20,324 | 63.6% |
Educational Attainment in Kalamazoo City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 38,508 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 1,378 | 3.6% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 2,821 | 7.3% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 8,662 | 22.5% |
Some college, no degree | 10,708 | 27.8% |
Associate's degree | 2,688 | 7.0% |
Bachelor's degree | 6,945 | 18.0% |
Graduate or professional degree | 5,306 | 13.8% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 89.1% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 31.8% |
Veteran Status in Kalamazoo City
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 59,432 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 3,119 | 5.2% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Kalamazoo City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 73,435 | 100% |
With a disability | 9,305 | 12.7% |
Under 18 years | 14,928 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,041 | 7.0% |
18 to 64 years | 52,150 | 100% |
With a disability | 5,850 | 11.2% |
65 years and over | 6,357 | 100% |
With a disability | 2,414 | 38.0% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Kalamazoo City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 73,648 | 100% |
Same house | 47,994 | 65.2% |
Different house in the U.S. | 25,029 | 34.0% |
Same county | 15,697 | 21.3% |
Different county | 9,332 | 12.7% |
Same state | 7,687 | 10.4% |
Different state | 1,645 | 2.2% |
Abroad | 625 | 0.8% |
Place Of Birth in Kalamazoo City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 74,494 | 100% |
Native | 70,098 | 94.1% |
Born in United States | 69,761 | 93.6% |
State of residence | 51,963 | 69.8% |
Different state | 17,798 | 23.9% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 337 | 0.5% |
Foreign born | 4,396 | 5.9% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Kalamazoo City
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 4,396 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 1,506 | 34.3% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 2,890 | 65.7% |
Year of Entry in Kalamazoo City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 4,733 | 100% |
Native | 337 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 11 | 3.3% |
Entered before 2010 | 326 | 96.7% |
Foreign born | 4,396 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 511 | 11.6% |
Entered before 2010 | 3,885 | 88.4% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Kalamazoo City
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 4,396 | 100% |
Europe | 678 | 15.4% |
Asia | 1,990 | 45.3% |
Africa | 306 | 7.0% |
Oceania | 39 | 0.9% |
Latin America | 1,291 | 29.4% |
Northern America | 92 | 2.1% |