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Rochester, MI vs Kalamazoo, MI

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- Kalamazoo is 0% more densely populated than Rochester.
- People are 49.6% less likely to be married in Kalamazoo.
- The Median Age is 13.3 years younger in Kalamazoo.
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 Rochester, MIKalamazoo, MIUnited States
 Population13,04874,020329,725,481
 Female Population51.4%50.5%50.5%
 Male Population48.7%49.5%49.5%
 Median Age39.426.138.4
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 Population - 201012,71874,335309,327,143
 Population - 200010,46777,145285,036,114
 Population - 19907,13080,277251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now26.1%-1.5%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now85.2%-5.3%30.8%
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 Population Density3,405.93,000.993.4
 Land Area3.824.73,531,905.4
 Water Area0.00.5264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Rochester, MIKalamazoo, MIUnited States
 Age 0 to 46.6%5.9%5.9%
 Age 5 to 97.0%5.4%6.1%
 Age 10 to 147.0%5.1%6.6%
 Age 15 to 173.2%3.0%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.6%12.5%4.0%
 Age 21 to 244.5%15.6%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3411.9%15.5%13.8%
 Age 35 to 4414.0%9.9%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5415.6%8.4%12.6%
 Age 55 to 599.0%4.1%6.7%
 Age 60 to 644.0%4.6%6.3%
 Age 65 to 746.9%6.1%9.6%
 Age 75 to 845.1%2.8%4.5%
 Age 85 and over1.7%1.3%1.9%
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 Race
 Rochester, MIKalamazoo, MIUnited States
 White84.9%62.3%59.4%
 Black1.8%21.3%12.2%
 Asian6.1%2.0%5.6%
 Native American0.0%0.1%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%0.0%0.2%
 Other0.0%0.3%0.4%
 Two or More Races4.8%7.0%3.2%
 Hispanic2.3%6.9%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Rochester, MIKalamazoo, MIUnited States
 Married Population58.9%29.7%49.8%
     Currently Married58.1%27.9%48.0%
 Married but Separated0.9%1.8%1.8%
 Single Population41.1%70.3%50.2%
 Never Married26.9%57.1%33.8%
 Divorced7.9%9.9%10.8%
 Widowed6.2%3.4%5.6%
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 Household Size2.432.292.60
 Households5,37029,201124,010,992
 Family Households3,48613,16180,755,759
     Married couple, w/children36.9%25.4%30.5%
     Married couple, no children47.6%36.9%42.9%
 Non Family Households1,88416,04043,255,233
     Single householder, w/children8.4%28.6%15.8%
     Single householder, no children7.1%9.2%10.8%

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Reviews for Rochester    2 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

The winters are very cold and some snow days can be quite challenging. The summers are great with very little humidty and  More

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Over 15 years ago

Back in the 1970's and early 1980's, Rochester was a nice quiet little town that people lived in to get away from the craziness of other areas in Oakland and Macomb  More

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Reviews for Kalamazoo    31 Reviews

I have lived in Kalamazoo for over 17 years. Originally from Grand Rapids, and lived in the Zeeland / Holland are for quite a while. In comparison I absolutely hate  More

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I moved to Kalamazoo 20 years ago from Chicago. Coming from a large city, this is a nice change once you get use to the small things like lack of ethnic culture, any  More

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Over 8 years ago

Hi, My husband and I are considering relocating to the Kalamazoo area for his job and I'm just starting to do some research. We have elementary-aged children so good  More

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