Van Buren County vs. Kalamazoo County

Van Buren County (MI)Kalamazoo County (MI)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)75,448264,870
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)-1.1%5.8%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)76,264250,327
Population, Census, April 1, 201076,258250,331
Persons under 5 years, percent5.9%6.0%
Persons under 18 years, percent23.2%21.6%
Persons 65 years and over, percent18.1%15.0%
Female persons, percent50.4%51.0%
White alone, percent91.4%81.3%
Black or African American alone, percent4.0%11.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent1.2%0.5%
Asian alone, percent0.7%2.8%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.1%0.1%
Two or More Races, percent2.6%3.5%
Hispanic or Latino, percent11.7%5.0%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent81.0%77.2%
Veterans, 2014-20184,83213,654
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20184.8%5.0%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)37,381112,800
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201877.3%63.8%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$131,400$153,800
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,172$1,289
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$442$520
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$695$794
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201312.0%27.9%
Building permits, 2018119460
Households, 2014-201829,013102,809
Persons per household, 2014-20182.552.46
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201886.5%79.0%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-20189.2%7.1%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201885.7%91.0%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201874.4%84.9%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201887.2%93.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201820.9%38.1%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-201810.6%9.9%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent8.2%5.6%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201861.0%66.4%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201856.6%63.1%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)97,168477,872
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)195,4972,261,873
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)1,224,1127,385,629
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)634,6103,129,384
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$8,411$12,292
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201823.920.4
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$52,351$54,431
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$26,771$30,555
Persons in poverty, percent15.3%14.4%
Total employer establishments, 20171,2915,641
Total employment, 201715,699109,826
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)656,1215,193,069
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017-6.3%2.4%
Total nonemployer establishments, 20174,80216,404
All firms, 20125,01120,816
Men-owned firms, 20123,11711,131
Women-owned firms, 20121,4267,438
Minority-owned firms, 20125203,163
Nonminority-owned firms, 20124,33216,849
Veteran-owned firms, 20126131,869
Nonveteran-owned firms, 20124,17317,819
Black-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%6.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.7%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, 20070.0%0.7%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200727.2%31.7%
Population per square mile, 2010125.5445.7
Land area in square miles, 2010607.47561.66

Source: United States Census Bureau

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