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Springfield, MA vs Kalamazoo, MI

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Highlights
- Kalamazoo is 0% more densely populated than Springfield.
- People are 14.5% less likely to be married in Kalamazoo.
- The Median Age is 7.4 years younger in Kalamazoo.
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 Springfield, MAKalamazoo, MIUnited States
 Population155,77074,020329,725,481
 Female Population52.3%50.5%50.5%
 Male Population47.7%49.5%49.5%
 Median Age33.526.138.4
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 Population - 2010153,57074,335309,327,143
 Population - 2000152,08277,145285,036,114
 Population - 1990156,98380,277251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now0.4%-1.5%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now-2.8%-5.3%30.8%
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 Population Density4,887.83,000.993.4
 Land Area31.924.73,531,905.4
 Water Area1.20.5264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Springfield, MAKalamazoo, MIUnited States
 Age 0 to 46.5%5.9%5.9%
 Age 5 to 97.1%5.4%6.1%
 Age 10 to 147.1%5.1%6.6%
 Age 15 to 174.2%3.0%3.9%
 Age 18 to 206.1%12.5%4.0%
 Age 21 to 246.5%15.6%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3414.5%15.5%13.8%
 Age 35 to 4412.1%9.9%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5411.4%8.4%12.6%
 Age 55 to 596.4%4.1%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.4%4.6%6.3%
 Age 65 to 747.7%6.1%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.5%2.8%4.5%
 Age 85 and over1.5%1.3%1.9%
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 Race
 Springfield, MAKalamazoo, MIUnited States
 White28.9%62.3%59.4%
 Black18.2%21.3%12.2%
 Asian2.7%2.0%5.6%
 Native American0.2%0.1%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%0.0%0.2%
 Other0.4%0.3%0.4%
 Two or More Races2.3%7.0%3.2%
 Hispanic47.5%6.9%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Springfield, MAKalamazoo, MIUnited States
 Married Population34.7%29.7%49.8%
     Currently Married32.0%27.9%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.8%1.8%1.8%
 Single Population65.3%70.3%50.2%
 Never Married50.6%57.1%33.8%
 Divorced10.2%9.9%10.8%
 Widowed4.5%3.4%5.6%
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 Household Size2.572.292.60
 Households58,34429,201124,010,992
 Family Households35,92613,16180,755,759
     Married couple, w/children19.1%25.4%30.5%
     Married couple, no children29.0%36.9%42.9%
 Non Family Households22,41816,04043,255,233
     Single householder, w/children34.7%28.6%15.8%
     Single householder, no children17.2%9.2%10.8%

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Reviews for Springfield    15 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

Springfield is experiencing a rejeuvenation. Does the city have issues? Of course, what medium-sized city doesn't? During the past year, a new $1 billion MGM  More

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This city has a bad rep that is unwarranted. I just bought a terrific little house in a quiet and friendly neighborhood. Everywhere I go in this town, people are  More

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Over 10 years ago

I just moved to Springfield almost a year now. I moved there because I know the housing stock there is plentiful. It's also very affordable. The most affordable place to  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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ZIPS IN SPRINGFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS
01109, 01108, 01104, 01118, 01119, 01105, 01107, 01151, 01129, 01128, 11 total
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49006 49001 49008 49007 49074

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