County profile
Kalamazoo County, MI
United States · GDP 2024
#250 of 3,127 US counties by GDP55th-percentile growthmore diversified than 89% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$20.7B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+4.8%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
114,065
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
5,704
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$63.5k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
263,795
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
4.5%
Median HH income
$72.5k±$1.5k
Bachelor's degree+
41.3%±1.1%
Poverty rate
12.7%±0.8%
Business applications
3,191 · 2025
Retail establishments
838
31.8/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1Stryker CorporationHealthcare$25.1B87AHQ-based placement with total (global) headcount — local employment attribution needs firmographic data; the industry mix at right is measured county data (CBP).
Industry mix · employment
Health care26%
Manufacturing25%
Retail trade18%
Food & accommodation16%
Wholesale trade7%
Management7%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
263,795
residents · 2025 · +0.8% since 2020
Income per capita $65.8k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration−2,725
International migration+4,438
Natural change+436
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$15.6B2019
$15.9B2020
$17.2B2021
$18.7B2022
$19.8B2023
$20.7B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$241.8k±$3.6k
Median gross rent
$1.1k/mo±$21/mo
Vacancy rate
6.8%±0.6%
Affordability
3.8× wages
Residential permits
$160.7M
487 units · 1.8/1k pop
FEMA risk score
81.7
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.2k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Hail 97Tornado 94Strong wind 90
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
4192016
4422017
4732018
4972019
5152020
5782021
6702022
7102023
7502024
7782025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↑ 16% since 20214192021
4572022
7182023
3012024
4872025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
1.1 km
I-94
Nearest freight rail
0.1 km
CN
Nearest port
77.5 km
MACATAWA BAY DK & TERM CO. WHARF
Nearest commercial airport
2.1 km
KALAMAZOO/BATTLE CREEK INTL
Filing activity
SEC EDGAR1 filing from 1 company here in the last 90 days.
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$63.5k
avg. annual pay · +18% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Kalamazoo?
Kalamazoo's economy produced $20.7B in 2024, growing 4.8% year over year — about the middle of the pack among US counties. Its largest employment sector is health care.
GDP: BEA (2024), USD-normalized · Jobs/employers/wages & industry mix: Census CBP (2023) · Population & migration: Census PEP · Income: BEA CAINC1 · Companies: SEC EDGAR + FMP, by HQ.