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Kalamazoo County
County in Michigan
Rank labels are national, vs. all 3,143 US counties.
Data years: 2014 – 2026
24 of 24 sources · 113 data points · 100% field coverage
Economy
Census ACS, 2023 · National: $75,149
BLS LAUS, 2025 · National: 3.7%
Census ACS, 2023 · National: 11.5%
Per-Capita Income Trajectory
+43.2% since 2015 · US inflation +28.6%
BEA Regional Accounts · Nominal dollars (not inflation-adjusted). Three data points show intervals, not a continuous trend.
Nationally ranks 24th percentile on mortgage denial rate but 51st percentile on poverty rate — a gap of 27 percentile points. Lower denial than poverty alone would predict.
Est. HMDA application volume: 8,453. Sources: CFPB-HMDA × Census ACS. Rank 1 = best outcome.
Demographics
Census ACS, 2023
Food Security
An estimated 13.0% of households in Michigan report being food-insecure in a typical month, and 13.7% of residents receive SNAP benefits — the federal program that helps low-income families buy groceries.
Food Insecurity
13%
Natl avg: 12.8% · 0.2 pp vs US
USDA ERS, state-level 2021-23
SNAP Participation
13.7%
Natl avg: 12.4% · 1.3 pp vs US
USDA ERS, state-level 2022
SNAP coverage exceeds estimated food insecurity by 0.7 percentage points.
State-level USDA estimates — not county-specific. Methodology
Both values are USDA state-level estimates applied uniformly to every county in Michigan. Food insecurity is a household-survey estimate (not directly comparable to SNAP enrollment share); the gap is shown as an adequacy signal at the state level, not a county-specific measure.
Education
Note: enrollment and spending data may be pro-rated from multi-county school districts — figures reflect a bridged estimate, not district-level totals.
Key Stats
Additional Metrics
Housing
Fair Market Rents below are HUD-published rent ceilings used to set housing-assistance program caps — not median rent paid. Actual local rents may differ substantially.
HUD FMR, 2026 · Coral line: affordable monthly rent at 30% of median household income ($1,763/mo). Rents above this line may be cost-burdened.
Health
Obesity
38.9%
Natl avg: 32%
Diabetes
9.4%
Natl avg: 11%
Poor Mental Health
18.8%
Natl avg: 15%
Poor Physical Health
12.7%
Natl avg: 11%
Depression
29.1%
Natl avg: 19%
Uninsured
6.5%
Natl avg: 9%
CDC PLACES, 2023 · Modeled estimates · Green = better than national average, red = worse (lower is better for all metrics shown)
Medicare Spending vs Local Income
17.3% of per-capita income ($62,983)
For every dollar the average resident earns in a year, Medicare spends about 17¢ per enrolled beneficiary here. Higher numbers usually mean a lot of older residents, expensive care patterns, or both.
Per-beneficiary Medicare spending as a share of BEA per-capita income. Inflates naturally in counties with a high senior population (compare with SSA ratio). Sources: CMS Medicare Geographic Variation × BEA.
Healthcare Access
Shortage area
Primary care
Shortage area
Dental
Shortage area
Mental health
Health Professional Shortage Area (HPSA) designations are federal flags that mark places where patients may have trouble finding a primary-care doctor, dentist, or mental-health provider. The designation unlocks funding and staffing programs, so areas without one aren’t necessarily well-served — they may just not have applied.
54,615 Medicare beneficiaries · RUCC 2 — Metro - Counties in metro areas of 250,000 to 1 million population. HPSA designation is administrative (depends on filed applications), not a pure capacity measure. Sources: HRSA HPSA × CMS Medicare × USDA ERS.
Disasters
11 federally declared disasters since 1977
Most recent: COVID-19 — Jan 20, 2020
FEMA OpenFEMA, 2026 · Includes federally declared disasters from 1977 onward. Some historical declarations were issued for evacuee-hosting or mutual aid (e.g., Hurricane Katrina), meaning the underlying event may not have affected this county directly.
Climate
35.8" / yr
NOAA, 2025
Readings reflect a single representative weather station. Counties with large area or significant topographic variation may experience meaningful microclimate differences not captured here. More on NOAA station coverage.
Complete Data
25 sources · 113 data points
Abbreviations used below
- HMDA — Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (CFPB)
- HPSA — Health Professional Shortage Area (HRSA)
- FMR — Fair Market Rent (HUD)
- OASDI — Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance (Social Security)
- SAHIE — Small Area Health Insurance Estimates (Census)
- RUCC — Rural-Urban Continuum Code (USDA ERS)
- CBP — County Business Patterns (Census)
- SNAP — Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (USDA)
- AGI — Adjusted Gross Income (IRS)
- TRI — Toxics Release Inventory (EPA)
- LAUS — Local Area Unemployment Statistics (BLS)
- QCEW — Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (BLS)
- ACS — American Community Survey (Census)
- PEP — Population Estimates Program (Census)
- BPS — Building Permits Survey (Census)
- BEA — Bureau of Economic Analysis
- CFPB — Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
- ERS — Economic Research Service (USDA)
- NASS — National Agricultural Statistics Service (USDA)
Data Freshness
Economy & Employment
| Population | 261,437 |
| Median Household Income | $70,525 |
| Per Capita Income | $39,915 |
| Median Home Value | $227,500 |
| Median Gross Rent | $1,049 |
| Total Housing Units | 114,463 |
| Vacant Housing Units | 8,212 |
| Median Age | 34.90 |
| Poverty Rate | 12.9% |
| Bachelors Or Higher % | 40.8% |
| Mean Commute Minutes | 18 |
| Vacancy Rate | 7.2% |
| White % | 75.2% |
| Black % | 10.6% |
| Asian % | 2.7% |
| Native % | 0.1% |
| Hispanic % | 5.8% |
| Unemployment Rate | 4.2% |
| Unemployment Count | 5,670 |
| Employment Count | 130,602 |
| Labor Force | 136,272 |
| Total Annual Wages | $7.62B |
| Annual Avg Emplvl | 119,964 |
| Avg Annual Pay | $63,485 |
| Annual Avg Wkly Wage | $1,221 |
| Total Annual Wages Private | $6.79B |
| Annual Avg Emplvl Private | 107,753 |
| Personal Income | $16.58B |
| Per Capita Income (BEA) | $62,983 |
| Gdp | $18.69B |
Demographics & Population
| Popestimate2023 | 262,215 |
| Pop Change % | 0.2% |
| Births | 2,732 |
| Deaths | 2,412 |
| Natural Change | 320 |
| Net Migration | 994 |
| International Mig | 842 |
| Domestic Mig | 152 |
| Veteran Population | 12,672 |
| Oasdi Beneficiaries | 55,265 |
Health & Healthcare
| Diabetes % | 9.4% |
| No Health Insurance % | 6.5% |
| Obesity % | 38.9% |
| Cholesterol Screening % | 86.4% |
| Depression % | 29.1% |
| Poor Physical Health % | 12.7% |
| Annual Checkup % | 78.5% |
| High Blood Pressure % | 30.9% |
| Poor Mental Health % | 18.8% |
| Num Insured | 203,302 |
| Num Uninsured | 10,862 |
| % Uninsured | 5.1% |
| % Insured | 94.9% |
| Primary Care HPSA | Yes |
| Mental Health HPSA | Yes |
| Dental HPSA | Yes |
| Primary Care HPSA Score | 19 |
| Mental Health HPSA Score | 17 |
| Dental HPSA Score | 25 |
Housing & Finance
| FMR Efficiency | 838 |
| FMR 1br | 998 |
| FMR 2br | 1,162 |
| FMR 3br | 1,531 |
| FMR 4br | 1,571 |
| Bank Branch Count | 47 |
| Total Deposits | $4.18B |
| Mortgage Originations | 6,898 |
| Mortgage Volume | $1.35B |
| Mortgage Denial Rate | 18.4% |
Education
Agriculture & Food
Environment & Climate
| Avg Temp F | 49.30 |
| Avg High Temp F | 59.20 |
| Avg Low Temp F | 39.50 |
| Annual Precip In | 35.80 |
| Storm Event Count | 41 |
| Tornado Count | 0 |
| Flood Count | 1 |
| Hail Count | 8 |
| Wind Count | 31 |
| Winter Count | 0 |
| Total Injuries | 0 |
| Total Deaths | 0 |
| Total Property Damage | $5.37M |
| Total Crop Damage | $0 |
| Ozone Mean | 0.04 |
| Pm25 Mean | 11.76 |
| AQI Pollutants Monitored | 2 |
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