Language Spoken At Home in Kalamazoo County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 235,327 | 100% |
English only | 219,848 | 93.4% |
Language other than English | 15,479 | 6.6% |
Speak English less than very well | 4,915 | 2.1% |
Spanish | 6,077 | 2.6% |
Speak English less than very well | 1,870 | 0.8% |
Other Indo-European languages | 4,668 | 2.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 1,099 | 0.5% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 2,631 | 1.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 1,155 | 0.5% |
Other languages | 2,103 | 0.9% |
Speak English less than very well | 791 | 0.3% |
Ancestry in Kalamazoo County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 250,704 | 100% |
American | 11,350 | 4.5% |
Arab | 1,786 | 0.7% |
Czech | 1,328 | 0.5% |
Danish | 1,228 | 0.5% |
Dutch | 30,757 | 12.3% |
English | 34,043 | 13.6% |
French (except Basque) | 8,760 | 3.5% |
French Canadian | 2,470 | 1.0% |
German | 59,022 | 23.5% |
Greek | 798 | 0.3% |
Hungarian | 2,128 | 0.8% |
Irish | 33,916 | 13.5% |
Italian | 8,874 | 3.5% |
Lithuanian | 642 | 0.3% |
Norwegian | 2,814 | 1.1% |
Polish | 14,526 | 5.8% |
Portuguese | 177 | 0.1% |
Russian | 1,646 | 0.7% |
Scotch-Irish | 2,415 | 1.0% |
Scottish | 6,944 | 2.8% |
Slovak | 600 | 0.2% |
Subsaharan African | 1,677 | 0.7% |
Swedish | 4,653 | 1.9% |
Swiss | 781 | 0.3% |
Ukrainian | 501 | 0.2% |
Welsh | 1,659 | 0.7% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 128 | 0.1% |
Households By Type in Kalamazoo County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 99,720 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 60,425 | 60.6% |
With own children under 18 years | 28,689 | 28.8% |
Married-couple family | 44,547 | 44.7% |
With own children under 18 years | 18,266 | 18.3% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 4,119 | 4.1% |
With own children under 18 years | 2,500 | 2.5% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 11,759 | 11.8% |
With own children under 18 years | 7,923 | 7.9% |
Nonfamily households | 39,295 | 39.4% |
Householder living alone | 30,404 | 30.5% |
65 years and over | 9,150 | 9.2% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 30,618 | 30.7% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 21,803 | 21.9% |
Average household size | 2 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Kalamazoo County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 242,079 | 100% |
Householder | 99,720 | 41.2% |
Spouse | 44,451 | 18.4% |
Child | 68,304 | 28.2% |
Other relatives | 8,950 | 3.7% |
Nonrelatives | 20,654 | 8.5% |
Unmarried partner | 6,880 | 2.8% |
Marital Status in Kalamazoo County
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 98,761 | 100% |
Never married | 39,015 | 39.5% |
Now married, except separated | 46,828 | 47.4% |
Separated | 1,174 | 1.2% |
Widowed | 2,146 | 2.2% |
Divorced | 9,598 | 9.7% |
Females 15 years and over | 105,065 | 100% |
Never married | 36,072 | 34.3% |
Now married, except separated | 45,925 | 43.7% |
Separated | 1,613 | 1.5% |
Widowed | 8,462 | 8.1% |
Divorced | 12,993 | 12.4% |
Fertility in Kalamazoo County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 2,872 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 1,120 | 39.0% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 28 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 44 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 20 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 73 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 18 | 0% |
Grandparents in Kalamazoo County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 2,969 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 1,278 | 43.0% |
Less than 1 year | 293 | 9.9% |
1 or 2 years | 280 | 9.4% |
3 or 4 years | 200 | 6.7% |
5 or more years | 505 | 17.0% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 1,278 | 100% |
Who are female | 807 | 63.1% |
Who are married | 841 | 65.8% |
School Enrollment in Kalamazoo County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 81,467 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 4,014 | 4.9% |
Kindergarten | 3,174 | 3.9% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 25,347 | 31.1% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 12,540 | 15.4% |
College or graduate school | 36,392 | 44.7% |
Educational Attainment in Kalamazoo County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 155,239 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 3,307 | 2.1% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 8,527 | 5.5% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 39,016 | 25.1% |
Some college, no degree | 38,845 | 25.0% |
Associate's degree | 13,196 | 8.5% |
Bachelor's degree | 32,614 | 21.0% |
Graduate or professional degree | 19,734 | 12.7% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 92.4% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 33.7% |
Veteran Status in Kalamazoo County
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 194,059 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 15,698 | 8.1% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Kalamazoo County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 248,820 | 100% |
With a disability | 30,454 | 12.2% |
Under 18 years | 56,407 | 100% |
With a disability | 3,059 | 5.4% |
18 to 64 years | 162,418 | 100% |
With a disability | 17,239 | 10.6% |
65 years and over | 29,995 | 100% |
With a disability | 10,156 | 33.9% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Kalamazoo County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 247,957 | 100% |
Same house | 194,770 | 78.5% |
Different house in the U.S. | 52,028 | 21.0% |
Same county | 33,518 | 13.5% |
Different county | 18,510 | 7.5% |
Same state | 14,368 | 5.8% |
Different state | 4,142 | 1.7% |
Abroad | 1,159 | 0.5% |
Place Of Birth in Kalamazoo County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 250,704 | 100% |
Native | 238,903 | 95.3% |
Born in United States | 237,643 | 94.8% |
State of residence | 182,280 | 72.7% |
Different state | 55,363 | 22.1% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 1,260 | 0.5% |
Foreign born | 11,801 | 4.7% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Kalamazoo County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 11,801 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 4,989 | 42.3% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 6,812 | 57.7% |
Year of Entry in Kalamazoo County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 13,061 | 100% |
Native | 1,260 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 11 | 0.9% |
Entered before 2010 | 1,249 | 99.1% |
Foreign born | 11,801 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 879 | 7.4% |
Entered before 2010 | 10,922 | 92.6% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Kalamazoo County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 11,801 | 100% |
Europe | 2,736 | 23.2% |
Asia | 5,196 | 44.0% |
Africa | 951 | 8.1% |
Oceania | 56 | 0.5% |
Latin America | 2,252 | 19.1% |
Northern America | 610 | 5.2% |