Cass County vs. Kalamazoo County

Cass County (MI)Kalamazoo County (MI)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)51,653264,870
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)-1.2%5.8%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)52,288250,327
Population, Census, April 1, 201052,293250,331
Persons under 5 years, percent4.9%6.0%
Persons under 18 years, percent20.6%21.6%
Persons 65 years and over, percent21.0%15.0%
Female persons, percent49.8%51.0%
White alone, percent89.6%81.3%
Black or African American alone, percent5.2%11.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent1.2%0.5%
Asian alone, percent0.8%2.8%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.1%0.1%
Two or More Races, percent3.1%3.5%
Hispanic or Latino, percent4.0%5.0%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent86.3%77.2%
Veterans, 2014-20183,86713,654
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20181.7%5.0%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)26,432112,800
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201880.5%63.8%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$134,700$153,800
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,156$1,289
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$436$520
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$729$794
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-20135.0%27.9%
Building permits, 201890460
Households, 2014-201820,855102,809
Persons per household, 2014-20182.452.46
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201888.3%79.0%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-20183.2%7.1%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201888.2%91.0%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201876.1%84.9%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201887.9%93.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201819.1%38.1%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-201813.0%9.9%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent7.2%5.6%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201860.5%66.4%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201854.1%63.1%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)30,916477,872
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)66,2622,261,873
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)721,7487,385,629
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)316,2051,553,731
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)256,8773,129,384
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$4,917$12,292
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201824.620.4
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$53,571$54,431
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$29,923$30,555
Persons in poverty, percent11.2%14.4%
Total employer establishments, 20177525,641
Total employment, 20177,857109,826
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)281,7475,193,069
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20174.0%2.4%
Total nonemployer establishments, 20173,01316,404
All firms, 20123,77520,816
Men-owned firms, 20122,21611,131
Women-owned firms, 20121,2517,438
Minority-owned firms, 20122813,163
Nonminority-owned firms, 20123,41516,849
Veteran-owned firms, 20123151,869
Nonveteran-owned firms, 20123,22817,819
Black-owned firms, percent, 20073.3%6.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%2.1%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20071.5%0.7%
Women-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%31.7%
Population per square mile, 2010106.7445.7
Land area in square miles, 2010490.06561.66

Source: United States Census Bureau

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