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Kalamazoo Metro Area Statistics Back to top

Population (2000): 314,866
Land Area (2000): 3,037.342 square kilometers
Water Area (2000): 1,288.896 square kilometers

Kalamazoo Metro Area Population By Year

Year	Population	Year	Population	Year	Population
2004	321,357	2005	319,525	2006	318,553

Urban/Rural	Population	Percent
Urban	423,396	66.91%
Rural, Farm	9,123	1.44%
Rural, Non-farm	200,254	31.65%

Kalamazoo Metro Area Real Estate Lawyers provide services for home buying/selling, commercial real estate, leases, landlord tenant, construction, land use and zoning laws. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Kalamazoo Metro Area Employment Information Back to top
Kalamazoo Metro Area Labor Force By Month

Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
1990	154,023	144,810	9,213	5.98%	60
1991	150,951	140,575	10,376	6.87%	69
1992	152,149	142,106	10,043	6.60%	66
1993	155,930	147,483	8,447	5.42%	54
1994	159,682	152,017	7,665	4.80%	48
1995	159,008	152,447	6,562	4.13%	41
1996	159,442	153,160	6,282	3.94%	40
1997	162,024	156,278	5,746	3.55%	35
1998	163,156	158,437	4,720	2.89%	29
1999	165,917	161,095	4,823	2.91%	29
2000	172,467	166,938	5,529	3.21%	32
2001	171,858	164,348	7,510	4.37%	44
2002	168,922	160,392	8,530	5.05%	51
2003	169,610	159,728	9,882	5.83%	58
2004	171,665	161,273	10,392	6.05%	61
2005	174,350	164,587	9,763	5.60%	56
2006	176,218	166,497	9,721	5.52%	55
2007	176,867	166,998	9,868	5.58%	56
2008	175,538	164,136	11,402	6.50%	65

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1990	154,585	144,984	9,601	6.21%	62
Feb 1990	154,349	143,986	10,363	6.71%	67
Mar 1990	154,296	144,023	10,273	6.66%	67
Apr 1990	152,276	142,760	9,516	6.25%	62
May 1990	152,841	143,706	9,135	5.98%	60
Jun 1990	155,864	145,745	10,119	6.49%	65
Jul 1990	154,841	145,561	9,280	5.99%	60
Aug 1990	155,980	147,022	8,958	5.74%	57
Sep 1990	154,409	145,708	8,701	5.64%	56
Oct 1990	153,372	145,395	7,977	5.20%	52
Nov 1990	153,064	145,296	7,768	5.08%	51
Dec 1990	152,399	143,539	8,860	5.81%	58

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1991	148,362	138,474	9,888	6.66%	67
Feb 1991	149,426	138,808	10,618	7.11%	71
Mar 1991	149,398	138,951	10,447	6.99%	70
Apr 1991	150,334	139,840	10,494	6.98%	70
May 1991	150,137	139,531	10,606	7.06%	71
Jun 1991	153,548	142,105	11,443	7.45%	75
Jul 1991	153,004	142,058	10,946	7.15%	72
Aug 1991	151,218	140,997	10,221	6.76%	68
Sep 1991	152,081	141,479	10,602	6.97%	70
Oct 1991	151,352	141,753	9,599	6.34%	63
Nov 1991	151,441	141,956	9,485	6.26%	63
Dec 1991	151,115	140,951	10,164	6.73%	67

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1992	149,095	137,843	11,252	7.55%	75
Feb 1992	150,723	138,891	11,832	7.85%	79
Mar 1992	150,507	139,656	10,851	7.21%	72
Apr 1992	150,396	140,129	10,267	6.83%	68
May 1992	151,295	141,067	10,228	6.76%	68
Jun 1992	154,998	143,384	11,614	7.49%	75
Jul 1992	153,759	143,405	10,354	6.73%	67
Aug 1992	154,239	144,993	9,246	5.99%	60
Sep 1992	151,740	142,721	9,019	5.94%	59
Oct 1992	152,641	144,345	8,296	5.43%	54
Nov 1992	153,380	144,853	8,527	5.56%	56
Dec 1992	153,013	143,986	9,027	5.90%	59

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1993	152,117	141,890	10,227	6.72%	67
Feb 1993	153,710	144,135	9,575	6.23%	62
Mar 1993	153,590	144,558	9,032	5.88%	59
Apr 1993	153,588	145,323	8,265	5.38%	54
May 1993	154,232	145,764	8,468	5.49%	55
Jun 1993	157,706	148,535	9,171	5.82%	58
Jul 1993	157,224	148,438	8,786	5.59%	56
Aug 1993	158,366	151,169	7,197	4.54%	45
Sep 1993	155,602	148,260	7,342	4.72%	47
Oct 1993	157,448	149,987	7,461	4.74%	47
Nov 1993	158,831	151,131	7,700	4.85%	48
Dec 1993	158,750	150,607	8,143	5.13%	51

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1994	158,554	148,271	10,283	6.49%	65
Feb 1994	159,743	149,739	10,004	6.26%	63
Mar 1994	159,047	149,738	9,309	5.85%	59
Apr 1994	158,115	150,060	8,055	5.09%	51
May 1994	158,272	150,671	7,601	4.80%	48
Jun 1994	159,004	152,124	6,880	4.33%	43
Jul 1994	160,582	152,527	8,055	5.02%	50
Aug 1994	161,280	154,375	6,905	4.28%	43
Sep 1994	159,525	152,797	6,728	4.22%	42
Oct 1994	160,682	154,553	6,129	3.81%	38
Nov 1994	161,094	154,961	6,133	3.81%	38
Dec 1994	160,291	154,390	5,901	3.68%	37

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1995	159,262	151,267	7,995	5.02%	50
Feb 1995	159,412	151,974	7,438	4.67%	47
Mar 1995	159,374	152,071	7,303	4.58%	46
Apr 1995	158,578	151,757	6,821	4.30%	43
May 1995	158,504	152,086	6,418	4.05%	40
Jun 1995	159,995	152,997	6,998	4.37%	44
Jul 1995	159,625	152,415	7,210	4.52%	45
Aug 1995	159,359	153,698	5,661	3.55%	36
Sep 1995	157,728	151,719	6,009	3.81%	38
Oct 1995	158,791	153,485	5,306	3.34%	33
Nov 1995	159,220	153,581	5,639	3.54%	35
Dec 1995	158,249	152,308	5,941	3.75%	38

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1996	157,091	149,604	7,487	4.77%	48
Feb 1996	158,328	150,925	7,403	4.68%	47
Mar 1996	158,267	151,703	6,564	4.15%	41
Apr 1996	157,580	151,628	5,952	3.78%	38
May 1996	158,803	152,433	6,370	4.01%	40
Jun 1996	160,020	153,371	6,649	4.16%	42
Jul 1996	160,346	153,047	7,299	4.55%	46
Aug 1996	160,278	154,489	5,789	3.61%	36
Sep 1996	159,616	153,784	5,832	3.65%	37
Oct 1996	160,810	155,814	4,996	3.11%	31
Nov 1996	161,347	155,905	5,442	3.37%	34
Dec 1996	160,815	155,218	5,597	3.48%	35

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1997	158,819	151,987	6,832	4.30%	43
Feb 1997	159,858	153,354	6,504	4.07%	41
Mar 1997	160,616	154,186	6,430	4.00%	40
Apr 1997	160,266	154,931	5,335	3.33%	33
May 1997	160,714	155,343	5,371	3.34%	33
Jun 1997	164,310	156,719	7,591	4.62%	46
Jul 1997	163,267	157,117	6,150	3.77%	38
Aug 1997	163,561	158,434	5,127	3.13%	31
Sep 1997	161,953	156,694	5,259	3.25%	32
Oct 1997	163,149	158,574	4,575	2.80%	28
Nov 1997	164,440	159,559	4,881	2.97%	30
Dec 1997	163,332	158,433	4,899	3.00%	30

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1998	161,299	155,241	6,058	3.76%	38
Feb 1998	162,043	156,400	5,643	3.48%	35
Mar 1998	162,521	156,996	5,525	3.40%	34
Apr 1998	161,359	157,486	3,873	2.40%	24
May 1998	162,284	158,046	4,238	2.61%	26
Jun 1998	164,816	159,496	5,320	3.23%	32
Jul 1998	162,663	158,157	4,506	2.77%	28
Aug 1998	163,737	159,563	4,174	2.55%	25
Sep 1998	162,749	158,411	4,338	2.67%	27
Oct 1998	164,473	160,388	4,085	2.48%	25
Nov 1998	165,609	161,346	4,263	2.57%	26
Dec 1998	164,324	159,708	4,616	2.81%	28

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1999	163,297	157,696	5,601	3.43%	34
Feb 1999	164,246	158,548	5,698	3.47%	35
Mar 1999	164,391	159,321	5,070	3.08%	31
Apr 1999	163,692	159,193	4,499	2.75%	27
May 1999	165,071	160,272	4,799	2.91%	29
Jun 1999	167,352	161,763	5,589	3.34%	33
Jul 1999	167,681	162,268	5,413	3.23%	32
Aug 1999	166,658	162,674	3,984	2.39%	24
Sep 1999	165,573	161,232	4,341	2.62%	26
Oct 1999	167,033	162,916	4,117	2.46%	25
Nov 1999	168,194	163,830	4,364	2.59%	26
Dec 1999	167,820	163,422	4,398	2.62%	26

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2000	170,077	164,209	5,868	3.45%	35
Feb 2000	170,845	165,355	5,490	3.21%	32
Mar 2000	171,506	165,736	5,770	3.36%	34
Apr 2000	169,761	165,257	4,504	2.65%	27
May 2000	172,044	166,676	5,368	3.12%	31
Jun 2000	173,080	166,940	6,140	3.55%	35
Jul 2000	172,891	165,964	6,927	4.01%	40
Aug 2000	174,653	169,308	5,345	3.06%	31
Sep 2000	172,681	167,531	5,150	2.98%	30
Oct 2000	173,022	168,314	4,708	2.72%	27
Nov 2000	174,479	169,157	5,322	3.05%	31
Dec 2000	174,560	168,809	5,751	3.29%	33

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2001	173,178	165,565	7,613	4.40%	44
Feb 2001	173,782	166,344	7,438	4.28%	43
Mar 2001	173,311	165,507	7,804	4.50%	45
Apr 2001	171,116	164,622	6,494	3.80%	38
May 2001	173,064	165,779	7,285	4.21%	42
Jun 2001	173,475	165,375	8,100	4.67%	47
Jul 2001	170,938	162,629	8,309	4.86%	49
Aug 2001	170,509	163,544	6,965	4.08%	41
Sep 2001	168,619	161,624	6,995	4.15%	41
Oct 2001	171,414	164,590	6,824	3.98%	40
Nov 2001	171,951	164,091	7,860	4.57%	46
Dec 2001	170,937	162,510	8,427	4.93%	49

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2002	169,275	159,572	9,703	5.73%	57
Feb 2002	169,715	160,765	8,950	5.27%	53
Mar 2002	170,763	161,107	9,656	5.65%	57
Apr 2002	167,748	159,724	8,024	4.78%	48
May 2002	170,294	161,677	8,617	5.06%	51
Jun 2002	171,331	161,786	9,545	5.57%	56
Jul 2002	169,424	159,628	9,796	5.78%	58
Aug 2002	169,191	161,297	7,894	4.67%	47
Sep 2002	167,402	160,086	7,316	4.37%	44
Oct 2002	167,615	160,800	6,815	4.07%	41
Nov 2002	167,344	159,704	7,640	4.57%	46
Dec 2002	166,965	158,560	8,405	5.03%	50

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2003	168,963	159,052	9,911	5.87%	59
Feb 2003	168,834	159,006	9,828	5.82%	58
Mar 2003	169,491	159,542	9,949	5.87%	59
Apr 2003	168,723	160,110	8,613	5.10%	51
May 2003	168,824	158,897	9,927	5.88%	59
Jun 2003	170,928	159,468	11,460	6.70%	67
Jul 2003	170,214	158,386	11,828	6.95%	69
Aug 2003	170,446	160,641	9,805	5.75%	58
Sep 2003	169,160	159,477	9,683	5.72%	57
Oct 2003	169,598	160,883	8,715	5.14%	51
Nov 2003	170,829	161,574	9,255	5.42%	54
Dec 2003	169,314	159,702	9,612	5.68%	57

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2004	170,862	159,817	11,045	6.46%	65
Feb 2004	171,233	160,313	10,920	6.38%	64
Mar 2004	172,519	160,692	11,827	6.86%	69
Apr 2004	168,530	159,136	9,394	5.57%	56
May 2004	171,577	161,272	10,305	6.01%	60
Jun 2004	171,631	160,438	11,193	6.52%	65
Jul 2004	172,923	160,998	11,925	6.90%	69
Aug 2004	172,213	162,636	9,577	5.56%	56
Sep 2004	171,218	161,777	9,441	5.51%	55
Oct 2004	171,675	162,813	8,862	5.16%	52
Nov 2004	173,494	163,721	9,773	5.63%	56
Dec 2004	172,106	161,666	10,440	6.07%	61

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2005	172,171	161,151	11,020	6.40%	64
Feb 2005	173,854	162,569	11,285	6.49%	65
Mar 2005	173,800	162,939	10,861	6.25%	62
Apr 2005	173,103	163,888	9,215	5.32%	53
May 2005	174,681	164,875	9,806	5.61%	56
Jun 2005	175,250	165,107	10,143	5.79%	58
Jul 2005	174,354	163,493	10,861	6.23%	62
Aug 2005	174,002	165,263	8,739	5.02%	50
Sep 2005	174,475	165,657	8,818	5.05%	51
Oct 2005	174,760	166,803	7,957	4.55%	46
Nov 2005	176,271	167,222	9,049	5.13%	51
Dec 2005	175,480	166,078	9,402	5.36%	54

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2006	174,167	164,234	9,933	5.70%	57
Feb 2006	176,356	165,650	10,706	6.07%	61
Mar 2006	176,554	166,128	10,426	5.91%	59
Apr 2006	174,826	165,755	9,071	5.19%	52
May 2006	175,200	166,118	9,082	5.18%	52
Jun 2006	176,677	166,412	10,265	5.81%	58
Jul 2006	176,258	164,609	11,649	6.61%	66
Aug 2006	176,169	166,662	9,507	5.40%	54
Sep 2006	175,839	166,670	9,169	5.21%	52
Oct 2006	176,828	168,663	8,165	4.62%	46
Nov 2006	178,009	169,037	8,972	5.04%	50
Dec 2006	177,729	168,028	9,701	5.46%	55

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2007	176,054	165,209	10,845	6.16%	62
Feb 2007	177,534	167,011	10,523	5.93%	59
Mar 2007	177,834	167,572	10,262	5.77%	58
Apr 2007	175,222	166,080	9,142	5.22%	52
May 2007	176,337	167,087	9,250	5.25%	52
Jun 2007	178,173	167,712	10,461	5.87%	59
Jul 2007	177,755	166,610	11,145	6.27%	63
Aug 2007	176,499	167,134	9,365	5.31%	53
Sep 2007	176,619	167,068	9,551	5.41%	54
Oct 2007	176,307	167,690	8,617	4.89%	49
Nov 2007	177,581	168,404	9,177	5.17%	52
Dec 2007	176,483	166,404	10,079	5.71%	57

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Month	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2008	175,241	164,682	10,559	6.03%	60
Feb 2008	175,984	164,975	11,009	6.26%	63
Mar 2008	177,301	166,824	10,477	5.91%	59
Apr 2008	175,388	166,784	8,604	4.91%	49
May 2008	175,931	164,771	11,160	6.34%	63
Jun 2008	177,277	164,975	12,302	6.94%	69
Jul 2008	176,112	162,392	13,720	7.79%	78
Aug 2008	173,920	161,593	12,327	7.09%	71
Sep 2008	172,691	160,231	12,460	7.22%	72
Oct, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Nov, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Dec, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--

Kalamazoo Metro Area Employment By Industry

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Construction	16,942	10.40%
2.	Educational Services	11,760	7.22%
3.	Accommodation and Food Services	8,592	5.28%
4.	Transportation Equipment Manufacturing	8,074	4.96%
5.	Chemical Manufacturing	7,880	4.84%
6.	Health Care	7,118	4.37%
7.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	5,974	3.67%
8.	Metal Manufactuing	5,922	3.64%
9.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	4,958	3.04%
10.	Paper Manufacturing	4,608	2.83%
11.	Public Administration	4,156	2.55%
12.	Plastics and Rubber Manufacturing	3,876	2.38%
13.	Finance and Insurance	3,754	2.31%
14.	Food Manufacturing	3,722	2.29%
15.	Repair and Maintenance	3,654	2.24%
16.	Miscellaneous Manufacturing	3,562	2.19%
17.	Food and Beverage Stores	3,530	2.17%
18.	Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers	3,502	2.15%
19.	Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting	3,316	2.04%
20.	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	3,120	1.92%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Health Care	23,876	15.93%
2.	Educational Services	21,954	14.65%
3.	Accommodation and Food Services	12,316	8.22%
4.	Finance and Insurance	7,900	5.27%
5.	Social Assistance	5,894	3.93%
6.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	5,746	3.83%
7.	Chemical Manufacturing	5,714	3.81%
8.	Department and Other General Stores	4,262	2.84%
9.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	4,120	2.75%
10.	Public Administration	3,950	2.64%
11.	Food and Beverage Stores	3,908	2.61%
12.	Plastics and Rubber Manufacturing	3,358	2.24%
13.	Personal and Laundry Services	3,012	2.01%
14.	Transportation Equipment Manufacturing	2,814	1.88%
15.	Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations	2,702	1.80%
16.	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	2,398	1.60%
17.	Arts / Entertainment / Recreation	2,098	1.40%
18.	Miscellaneous Manufacturing	2,092	1.40%
19.	Metal Manufactuing	1,970	1.31%
20.	Construction	1,892	1.26%

Kalamazoo Metro Area Employment By Job

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Other Production Occupations	10,468	6.43%
2.	Metal Workers and Plastic Workers	8,252	5.07%
3.	Other Management Occupations	7,770	4.77%
4.	Other Installation / Maintenance	7,262	4.46%
5.	Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers	7,148	4.39%
6.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	6,436	3.95%
7.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	5,844	3.59%
8.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	4,956	3.04%
9.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	4,660	2.86%
10.	Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact	4,328	2.66%
11.	Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers	4,310	2.65%
12.	Engineers	4,002	2.46%
13.	Computer Specialists	3,900	2.39%
14.	Vehicle Mechanics	3,880	2.38%
15.	Other Construction Trades	3,590	2.20%
16.	Top Executives	3,132	1.92%
17.	Cooks and Food Preparation Workers	3,102	1.90%
18.	Carpenters	3,084	1.89%
19.	Business Operations Specialists	2,928	1.80%
20.	Assemblers and Fabricators	2,676	1.64%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Other Office and Admin Support	8,750	5.84%
2.	Secretaries and Admins	7,946	5.30%
3.	Teachers, Pre/Primary School	6,422	4.28%
4.	Registered Nurses	5,480	3.66%
5.	Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service	5,400	3.60%
6.	Other Production Occupations	5,232	3.49%
7.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	4,902	3.27%
8.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	4,758	3.17%
9.	Other Management Occupations	4,752	3.17%
10.	Cashiers	4,640	3.10%
11.	Waiters and Waitresses	4,472	2.98%
12.	Child Care Workers	4,328	2.89%
13.	Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health	4,004	2.67%
14.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	3,904	2.60%
15.	Health Technologists and Technicians	3,844	2.56%
16.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	3,510	2.34%
17.	Business Operations Specialists	3,324	2.22%
18.	Customer Service Representatives	3,274	2.18%
19.	Other Teachers / Instructors / Librarians	2,792	1.86%
20.	Counselors / Social Workers / Etc.	2,774	1.85%

Kalamazoo Metro Area Hours Worked Per Week In 1999

Hours Per Week	Population	Percent
35 or more hours	270,031	54.86%
15-35 hours	79,346	16.12%
1-14 hours	16,768	3.41%
No regular hours	126,098	25.62%

Kalamazoo Metro Area Time Left For Work

Time	Population	Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM	8,027	2.69%
5 AM-5:29 AM	6,689	2.24%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM	11,631	3.90%
6 AM-6:29 AM	22,757	7.63%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM	31,913	10.70%
7 AM-7:29 AM	41,334	13.86%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM	54,017	18.12%
8 AM-8:29 AM	29,128	9.77%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM	14,533	4.87%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM	14,802	4.96%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM	6,093	2.04%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM	3,789	1.27%
Noon-3:59 PM	27,391	9.19%
4 PM-11:59 PM	26,025	8.73%

Kalamazoo Metro Area Length Of Commute In Minutes

Minutes	Population	Percent
Less than 5	12,869	4.32%
5-9	39,570	13.27%
10-14	54,438	18.26%
15-19	57,085	19.15%
20-24	49,066	16.46%
25-29	19,880	6.67%
30-34	29,114	9.77%
35-39	5,995	2.01%
40-44	5,974	2.00%
45-59	11,874	3.98%
60-89	7,852	2.63%
At least 90	4,412	1.48%

Kalamazoo Metro Area Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes	Population (public)	Percent	Population (private)	Percent
Under 30	1,462	0.49%	231,446	77.63%
30-44	708	0.24%	40,375	13.54%
45-59	596	0.20%	11,278	3.78%
At least 60	506	0.17%	11,758	3.94%

Kalamazoo Metro Area Type Of Commute

Type	Population	Percent
Bicycle	835	0.27%
Car / truck / van, carpool	29,752	9.68%
Car / truck / van, solo	254,692	82.84%
Motorcycle	112	0.04%
Other	1,193	0.39%
Public transportation	3,272	1.06%
Walked	8,273	2.69%
Worked at home	9,318	3.03%

Kalamazoo Metro Area Employment Lawyers handle cases involving employment contracts, severance agreements, OSHA, workers compensation, ADA, race, sex, pregnancy, national-orgin, sexual orientation and age discrimination, sexual harassment, hours & wages and overtime issues. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Kalamazoo Metro Area Family Information Back to top
: 243,066 (603,588 people)
: 157,258 (476,532 people)
: 67,463
: 311,410
Kalamazoo Metro Area Household Income in 1999

Income	Population	Percent
Under $10,000	20,577	8.43%
$10,000-$14,999	15,913	6.52%
$15,000-$19,999	17,625	7.22%
$20,000-$24,999	15,986	6.55%
$25,000-$29,999	15,834	6.48%
$30,000-$34,999	16,120	6.60%
$35,000-$39,999	15,272	6.25%
$40,000-$44,999	14,435	5.91%
$45,000-$49,999	12,917	5.29%
$50,000-$59,999	23,101	9.46%
$60,000-$74,999	26,651	10.91%
$75,000-$99,999	24,586	10.07%
$100,000-$124,999	12,094	4.95%
$125,000-$149,999	5,199	2.13%
$150,000-$199,999	3,981	1.63%
$200,000 or more	3,878	1.59%

Kalamazoo Metro Area Household Type

Type	Population	Percent
Nonfamily, 1 person	32,496	26.75%
Family, 2 people	34,513	28.41%
Nonfamily, 2 people	8,006	6.59%
Family, 3 people	17,365	14.30%
Nonfamily, 3 people	1,545	1.27%
Family, 4 people	15,859	13.06%
Nonfamily, 4 people	715	0.59%
Family, 5 people	6,847	5.64%
Nonfamily, 5 people	262	0.22%
Family, 6 people	2,415	1.99%
Nonfamily, 6 people	109	0.09%
Family, 7 or more people	1,264	1.04%
Nonfamily, 7 or more people	65	0.05%

Kalamazoo Metro Area Household Income Type

Type	Population	Percent
Earnings	200,406	30.25%
Interest / Dividend / Rent	92,504	13.96%
Public Assistance	7,670	1.16%
Retirement	38,613	5.83%
Self Employment	28,295	4.27%
Social Security	59,283	8.95%
Supplemental Security	8,526	1.29%
Wage / Salary	194,846	29.41%
Other	32,418	4.89%

Kalamazoo Metro Area Family Type

Type	Population	Percent
No children under 18	67,455	54.69%
With children under 18	55,891	45.31%

Kalamazoo Metro Area Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	22,034	9.15%
Married	135,852	56.44%
Never Married	77,499	32.20%
Widowed	5,312	2.21%

Kalamazoo Metro Area Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	28,714	11.05%
Married	136,544	52.56%
Never Married	70,928	27.30%
Widowed	23,613	9.09%

Kalamazoo Metro Area Family Lawyers help clients with family law issues, such as marriage, divorce, domestic partnerships, adoptions, paternity, annulment, child support, custody, division of property, alimony, palimony, restraining orders, spousal support, uncontested divorce and visitation rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Kalamazoo Metro Area Education Information Back to top
Kalamazoo Metro Area Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)

Degree	Population	Percent
Less than 9th grade	16,906	3.56%
9th-12th grade, no diploma	49,725	10.48%
High school diploma or equivalent	128,812	27.14%
Some college, no degree	136,505	28.76%
Associate degree	31,724	6.68%
Bachelors degree	70,693	14.90%
Graduate or professional degree	40,203	8.47%

Kalamazoo Metro Area Population In School (3 or older)

School Level	In Public School	Percent	In Private School	Percent	Total	Percent
Nursery or preschool	5,728	1.82%	4,296	1.36%	10,024	3.18%
Kindergarten	7,560	2.40%	1,317	0.42%	8,877	2.82%
Grades 1-4	32,917	10.45%	4,362	1.39%	37,279	11.84%
Grades 5-8	34,179	10.86%	3,566	1.13%	37,745	11.99%
Grades 9-12	32,247	10.24%	2,973	0.94%	35,220	11.19%
Undergrad college	53,701	17.06%	6,315	2.01%	60,016	19.06%
Graduate or professional school	7,306	2.32%	1,079	0.34%	8,385	2.66%
Total	173,638	55.15%	23,908	7.59%	197,546	62.74%

Kalamazoo Metro Area Education Lawyers represent colleges, school districts, other educational institutions, and students in the practice of education law. They handle issues related to No Child Left Behind, special education, and disability rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Kalamazoo Metro Area Business Information Back to top
Kalamazoo Metro Area Businesses Changes By Year

Year	Business Births	Business Deaths
2003	589	700
2004	614	597

Kalamazoo Metro Area Business Lawyers provide services for corporations, LLCs, partnerships, contracts, franchising and business litigation. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Kalamazoo Metro Area Public Benefits Information Back to top
Kalamazoo Metro Area Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999

Above/Below	Population	Percent
At Or Above Poverty Level	537,714	88.21%
Below Poverty Level	71,893	11.79%

Kalamazoo Metro Area Public Benefits Lawyers assess the range of local, state and federal government benefits to which their clients may be entitled and help them apply for such programs, as well as appeal decisions denying such benefits to their clients. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Kalamazoo Metro Area Criminal Information Back to top
: 668
Kalamazoo Metro Area Crimes Per 1,000 People By Type And Year

Year	Aggravated Assault	Forcible Rape	Murder / Manslaughter	Robbery	Total Violent Crimes	Burglary	Larceny / Theft	Motor Vehicle Theft	Total Property Crimes
2004	2.349	0.479	0.019	0.694	3.541	7.559	27.384	2.533	37.475
2005	2.620	0.551	0.028	0.848	4.047	8.222	25.660	2.228	36.110
2006	23.663	2.693	0.546	9.791	36.694	52.362	168.773	36.007	257.141
2007	2.654	0.687	0.044	1.249	4.633	8.771	27.072	2.469	38.312

Kalamazoo Metro Area Criminal Lawyers represent defendants in municipal, state and federal criminal proceedings. These lawyers commonly handle cases involving DUI/DWI (drunk driving), drug possession, gun crimes, traffic tickets, violent crimes, sex crimes, theft offenses and white collar crimes. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Kalamazoo Metro Area Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
Kalamazoo Metro Area Population By Age

Age	Population	Percent
0-9 Years	42,761	13.58%
10-19 Years	49,309	15.66%
20-29 Years	49,890	15.84%
30-39 Years	43,356	13.77%
40-49 Years	47,804	15.18%
50-59 Years	34,002	10.80%
60-69 Years	20,993	6.67%
70-79 Years	16,710	5.31%
80-89 Years	8,349	2.65%
90+ Years	1,692	0.54%

Kalamazoo Metro Area Population - Male/Female

Male/Female	Population	Percent
Male	153,219	48.66%
Female	161,647	51.34%

Kalamazoo Metro Area Population By Ethnicity

Ethnicity	Population	Percent
Caucasian	263,646	83.73%
African-American	26,907	8.55%
Hispanic/Latino	11,945	3.79%
Multiracial	5,617	1.78%
Asian	4,569	1.45%
Amerindian	1,543	0.49%
Other Race	563	0.18%
Pacific Islander	76	0.02%

Kalamazoo Metro Area Top Specified Ancestries

Rank	Ancestry	Population	Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1.	German	135,362	23.26%
2.	English	78,741	13.53%
3.	Irish	74,265	12.76%
4.	Dutch	69,797	11.99%
5.	United States Or American	38,952	6.69%
6.	Polish	33,024	5.67%
7.	French Non-Basque	22,566	3.88%
8.	Italian	19,948	3.43%
9.	Scottish	14,424	2.48%
10.	Swedish	12,069	2.07%

Kalamazoo Metro Area Top Languages Spoken At Home

Rank	Language	Population	Percent Of Reported Languages
1.	Only English	548,635	92.79%
2.	Spanish Or Spanish Creole	22,662	3.83%
3.	German	2,831	0.48%
4.	French	2,336	0.40%
5.	Chinese	1,424	0.24%
6.	Other Indo European	1,309	0.22%
7.	Other West Germanic	1,200	0.20%
8.	Polish	1,010	0.17%
9.	Japanese	832	0.14%
10.	Korean	786	0.13%

Kalamazoo Metro Area Citizen Type

Type	Population	Percent
Citizen by birth	608,070	96.10%
Naturalized immigrant	9,776	1.54%
Not a citizen	14,927	2.36%

Kalamazoo Metro Area Immigration Lawyers help clients navigate through the federal immigration process. They help workers secure temporary visas (H1-B, fiances obtain K-1 visas, and permanent immigrants apply for Green Cards or citizenship. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Kalamazoo Metro Area Civil Rights Lawyers represent clients who have been illegally discriminated against on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability and national origin. If you have suffered employment discrimination, sexual harassment, or have been treated differently by a hotel, restaurant, or other public accommodation, a civil rights lawyer can help you determine whether your rights were violated and what types of redress are available. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Kalamazoo Metro Area Counties Back to top

Alphabetical | By Population

Kalamazoo County

Van Buren County

Kalamazoo Metro Area Cities Back to top

Alphabetical | By Population

Alamo	Galesburg	Paw Paw
Almena	Geneva	Pine Grove
Antwerp	Gobles	Portage
Arlington	Grand Junction	Porter
Augusta	Greater Galesburg	Prairie Ronde
Bangor	Hamilton	Richland
Bloomingdale	Hartford	Ross
Brady	Kalamazoo	Schoolcraft
Breedsville	Keeler	Scotts
Charleston	Kendall	South Gull Lake
Climax	Lacota	South Haven
Columbia	Lawrence	Texas
Comstock	Lawton	Vicksburg
Cooper	Mattawan	Wakeshma
Covert	Nazareth	Waverly
Decatur	Oshtemo	Westwood
Eastwood	Parchment
Fulton	Pavilion

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Portage (49,108)	Alamo (3,820)	Charleston (1,041)
Oshtemo (17,003)	Bloomingdale (3,364)	Gobles (815)
Richland (14,170)	Lawrence (3,341)	Breedsville (235)
Comstock (13,465)	Covert (3,141)	Fulton
Texas (10,919)	Pine Grove (2,773)	Porter
Westwood (9,122)	Ross (2,654)	Waverly
South Haven (9,067)	Keeler (2,601)	Augusta
Cooper (8,754)	Mattawan (2,536)	Nazareth
Paw Paw (7,182)	Climax (2,412)	Bangor
Schoolcraft (6,404)	Vicksburg (2,320)	Hamilton
Antwerp (6,327)	Prairie Ronde (2,086)	Grand Junction
Eastwood (6,265)	Arlington (2,075)	Columbia
Pavilion (5,829)	Galesburg (1,988)	Kendall
Hartford (5,635)	Parchment (1,936)	Lacota
Brady (5,586)	Lawton (1,859)	Scotts
Geneva (5,112)	Greater Galesburg (1,631)
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