Kalamazoo County vs. Cass County

Kalamazoo County (MI)Cass County (MI)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)264,87051,653
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)5.8%-1.2%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)250,32752,288
Population, Census, April 1, 2010250,33152,293
Persons under 5 years, percent6.0%4.9%
Persons under 18 years, percent21.6%20.6%
Persons 65 years and over, percent15.0%21.0%
Female persons, percent51.0%49.8%
White alone, percent81.3%89.6%
Black or African American alone, percent11.8%5.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.5%1.2%
Asian alone, percent2.8%0.8%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.1%0.1%
Two or More Races, percent3.5%3.1%
Hispanic or Latino, percent5.0%4.0%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent77.2%86.3%
Veterans, 2014-201813,6543,867
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20185.0%1.7%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)112,80026,432
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201863.8%80.5%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$153,800$134,700
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,289$1,156
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$520$436
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$794$729
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201327.9%5.0%
Building permits, 201846090
Households, 2014-2018102,80920,855
Persons per household, 2014-20182.462.45
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201879.0%88.3%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-20187.1%3.2%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201891.0%88.2%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201884.9%76.1%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201893.6%87.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201838.1%19.1%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20189.9%13.0%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent5.6%7.2%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201866.4%60.5%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201863.1%54.1%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)477,87230,916
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)2,261,87366,262
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)7,385,629721,748
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)1,553,731316,205
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)3,129,384256,877
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$12,292$4,917
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201820.424.6
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$54,431$53,571
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$30,555$29,923
Persons in poverty, percent14.4%11.2%
Total employer establishments, 20175,641752
Total employment, 2017109,8267,857
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)5,193,069281,747
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20172.4%4.0%
Total nonemployer establishments, 201716,4043,013
All firms, 201220,8163,775
Men-owned firms, 201211,1312,216
Women-owned firms, 20127,4381,251
Minority-owned firms, 20123,163281
Nonminority-owned firms, 201216,8493,415
Veteran-owned firms, 20121,869315
Nonveteran-owned firms, 201217,8193,228
Black-owned firms, percent, 20076.0%3.3%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20072.1%0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20070.7%1.5%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200731.7%0.0%
Population per square mile, 2010445.7106.7
Land area in square miles, 2010561.66490.06

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Kalamazoo county (MI) and Cass county (MI) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.