ZIP 49009 · Kalamazoo
Who lives in ZIP code 49009 (Kalamazoo, MI): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Kalamazoo, MI · Kalamazoo County
uszips 2026
People47,971
Median age35.7
Household income$80,930
Home value$337,227
Median rent$1,137/mo
Poverty11.6%
College degree+49.0%
Commute21 min
Place
- Metro area
- Kalamazoo-Portage, MI
- Wider region
- Kalamazoo-Battle Creek-Portage, MI
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 181 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 19,244
Spans 2 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
17.2% are 65 or older; 75.8% are adults.
Household income
42.4% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $43,464.
Education (adults 25+)
45.1% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
5.2% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 51.5%
- Never married
- 32.7%
- Divorced
- 10.4%
- Widowed
- 5.4%
- Family size
- 3.10
- Dual-income families
- 54.2%
Housing
- Own their home
- 64.4%
- Rent burden
- 29.8%
- Men / women
- 48% / 52%
Work
- In labor force
- 64.7%
- Unemployment
- 6.1%
- Self-employed
- 11.7%
- Farmers
- 0.3%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 30.3%
- Veterans
- 5.3%
- With a disability
- 11.7%
- No health insurance
- 4.2%
- Limited English
- 2.1%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.