ZIP 49001 · Kalamazoo
Who lives in ZIP code 49001 (Kalamazoo, MI): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Kalamazoo, MI · Kalamazoo County
uszips 2026
People20,946
Median age32.8
Household income$56,432
Home value$151,052
Median rent$1,152/mo
Poverty20.1%
College degree+30.3%
Commute19 min
Place
- Metro area
- Kalamazoo-Portage, MI
- Wider region
- Kalamazoo-Battle Creek-Portage, MI
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 1,054 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 8,708
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
11.6% are 65 or older; 75.7% are adults.
Household income
22.2% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $36,093.
Education (adults 25+)
36.5% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
13.8% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 40.2%
- Never married
- 41.5%
- Divorced
- 13.9%
- Widowed
- 4.5%
- Family size
- 3.06
- Dual-income families
- 50.8%
Housing
- Own their home
- 51.9%
- Rent burden
- 35.0%
- Men / women
- 49% / 51%
Work
- In labor force
- 62.6%
- Unemployment
- 4.9%
- Self-employed
- 9.9%
- Farmers
- 0.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 10.5%
- Veterans
- 5.4%
- With a disability
- 13.6%
- No health insurance
- 8.2%
- Limited English
- 1.8%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.