2024 Compare Cities Economy:
Pasadena, CA vs Kalamazoo, MI

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Highlights
- Household income in Kalamazoo, is 51% less than it is in Pasadena and is 56% below the National Average.
- Pasadena unemployment rate is 9.0%.
- Kalamazoo unemployment rate is 6.3%.
 Pasadena, CAKalamazoo, MIUnited States
 Unemployment Rate9.0%6.3%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth0.7%0.9%1.6%
 Future Job Growth35.2%29.9%33.5%
 Sales Taxes9.5%6.0%6.2%
 Income Taxes8.0%4.3%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$52,699$25,305$37,638
 Household Income$89,661$44,296$69,021
 Family Median Income$113,660$56,627$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Pasadena, CAKalamazoo, MIUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K10.7%16.5%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K2.7%5.3%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K5.9%12.4%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K5.3%10.6%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K3.9%11.1%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K5.5%8.5%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K8.4%8.4%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K12.4%9.8%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K16.7%9.7%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K10.7%4.1%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K17.8%3.7%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Pasadena, CAKalamazoo, MIUnited States
 Management, business, finance21.5%12.9%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science10.0%6.0%6.5%
 Community, social services2.1%2.5%1.8%
 Legal3.2%0.5%1.2%
 Education, library8.7%5.4%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment6.2%3.0%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology6.3%5.6%6.2%
 Healthcare support3.1%5.5%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.6%1.2%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving5.2%12.4%5.4%
 Building maintenance5.0%4.0%3.6%
 Personal care2.2%3.9%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support16.6%19.2%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.0%0.6%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair3.7%3.7%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving4.7%13.7%13.1%
Reviews for Pasadena    19 Reviews

Pasadena is a little slice of the world in the foothills above the San Gabriel Valley. It has everything you could want. Check out my video on the cost of living in  More

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Over 9 years ago

The weather in Pasadena, CA is rather pleasant. It does not get cold here, it used to be around the first two weeks of December it could go down to 32-28 F, only a few  More

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Over 10 years ago

Great place to live for all ages and enjoy mostly sunny  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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