2024 Compare Cities Economy:
High Point, NC vs Kalamazoo, MI

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Highlights
- Household income in Kalamazoo, is 18% less than it is in High Point and is 56% below the National Average.
- High Point unemployment rate is 5.9%.
- Kalamazoo unemployment rate is 6.3%.
 High Point, NCKalamazoo, MIUnited States
 Unemployment Rate5.9%6.3%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth1.4%0.9%1.6%
 Future Job Growth32.2%29.9%33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.8%6.0%6.2%
 Income Taxes5.3%4.3%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$29,948$25,305$37,638
 Household Income$54,331$44,296$69,021
 Family Median Income$69,925$56,627$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 High Point, NCKalamazoo, MIUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K10.5%16.5%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K4.4%5.3%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K10.3%12.4%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K13.2%10.6%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K8.8%11.1%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K6.4%8.5%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K10.0%8.4%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K12.6%9.8%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K13.8%9.7%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K5.3%4.1%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K4.8%3.7%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 High Point, NCKalamazoo, MIUnited States
 Management, business, finance15.6%12.9%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science5.6%6.0%6.5%
 Community, social services2.0%2.5%1.8%
 Legal0.6%0.5%1.2%
 Education, library6.3%5.4%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment2.8%3.0%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology5.3%5.6%6.2%
 Healthcare support3.0%5.5%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.8%1.2%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving6.6%12.4%5.4%
 Building maintenance3.0%4.0%3.6%
 Personal care2.1%3.9%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support21.8%19.2%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.0%0.6%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair6.5%3.7%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving17.0%13.7%13.1%
Reviews for High Point    7 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

Mild winter lovely spring with flowers blooming hot miserable humid summer breath taking  More

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Over 13 years ago

High Point is a very nice  More

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Over 14 years ago

There is no longer a job market in High Point, NC.   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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