Because there are quite a few people attending college in Kalamazoo, it is thought of as a college town. To the benefit of the many students in the area, Kalamazoo provides a number of services, amenities and opportunities geared towards their needs and activities.
Not only is Kalamazoo a city with many college students, but it also retains many recent graduates who are looking to start new careers, creating a decent-sized population of people who are young, single, educated, and upwardly-mobile. This makes it a good choice for other relocating single professionals. Here, these young singles will find many others like themselves, with opportunities for friendships, socializing, romance, and fun.
The population of Kalamazoo is very well educated relative to most cities and towns in the nation, where the average community has 21.84% of its adult population holding a 4-year degree or higher: 37.05% of adults in Kalamazoo have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.
The per capita income in Kalamazoo in 2022 was $27,514, which is lower middle income relative to Michigan and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $110,056 for a family of four. However, Kalamazoo contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Kalamazoo is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Kalamazoo home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Kalamazoo residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Kalamazoo include German, English, Irish, Dutch, and Polish.
The most common language spoken in Kalamazoo is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
