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County:

Kalamazoo County

State:

Michigan

FIPS Code:

26077

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Amenity Characteristics

Forest Land

Nat'l Forest Category:

No NF Acreage

Percent Land in NF:

0.0%

Recreational County:

Not Applicable

Acreage in NF:

0

Retirement County:

No

Total Forest Acreage:

79,000

Amenity Level:

Medium

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

Metro

% Water:

3.2

Mean Jan. Temp:

25

Mean July Temp:

73

Topography:

Irregular Plains

Metro Status:

Small metro area of less than 1 million residents

Economic Type:

Manufacturing

Policy Type:

None

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Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

201,550

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

212,378

5.4%

-2.7%

8.1%

1990:

223,411

5.2%

-2.9%

8.1%

2000:

238,603

6.8%

0.2%

6.6%

2005:

240,536

0.8%

-1.8%

2.7%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

199,180

83.5%

0-to-19:

68,517

28.7%

Black:

22,968

9.6%

20-to-39:

74,426

31.2%

Hispanic:

6,311

2.6%

40-to-59:

60,405

25.3%

American Indian:

892

0.4%

60-plus:

35,255

14.8%

Other:

9,252

3.9%

Median Age:

32.9

Population Density (persons per square mile):

424.6

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

88.8%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

31.2%

Median Family Income:

$53,953

Families Below Poverty Line:

6.5%

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