ZIP 49048 · Kalamazoo
Who lives in ZIP code 49048 (Kalamazoo, MI): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Kalamazoo, MI · Kalamazoo County
uszips 2026
People22,791
Median age36.1
Household income$60,454
Home value$178,335
Median rent$1,074/mo
Poverty12.6%
College degree+25.0%
Commute21 min
Place
- Metro area
- Kalamazoo-Portage, MI
- Wider region
- Kalamazoo-Battle Creek-Portage, MI
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 250 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 9,493
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
16.7% are 65 or older; 78.1% are adults.
Household income
25.0% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $33,957.
Education (adults 25+)
40.3% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
8.0% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 39.4%
- Never married
- 37.9%
- Divorced
- 17.3%
- Widowed
- 5.4%
- Family size
- 3.07
- Dual-income families
- 45.7%
Housing
- Own their home
- 61.8%
- Rent burden
- 33.0%
- Men / women
- 51% / 49%
Work
- In labor force
- 60.2%
- Unemployment
- 4.9%
- Self-employed
- 8.7%
- Farmers
- 0.2%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 12.0%
- Veterans
- 7.7%
- With a disability
- 16.4%
- No health insurance
- 5.5%
- Limited English
- 0.8%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.