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Plainwell, MI vs Kalamazoo, MI

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- Kalamazoo is 0% more densely populated than Plainwell.
- People are 41.8% less likely to be married in Kalamazoo.
- The Median Age is 13.1 years younger in Kalamazoo.
 Plainwell, MIKalamazoo, MIUnited States
 Population  Unlock74,020329,725,481
 Female Population52.6%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population47.4%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock26.138.4
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 Population - 20103,805  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock77,145285,036,114
 Population - 19904,057  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock-1.5%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now-7.0%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock3,000.993.4
 Land Area2.0  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.5264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Plainwell, MIKalamazoo, MIUnited States
 Age 0 to 42.9%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock5.4%6.1%
 Age 10 to 1410.1%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.0%3.9%
 Age 18 to 204.9%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock15.6%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3413.5%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock9.9%12.9%
 Age 45 to 549.5%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock4.1%6.7%
 Age 60 to 646.3%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock6.1%9.6%
 Age 75 to 844.2%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.3%1.9%
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 Race
 Plainwell, MIKalamazoo, MIUnited States
 White89.5%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock21.3%12.2%
 Asian0.3%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.3%0.4%
 Two or More Races1.7%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock6.9%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Plainwell, MIKalamazoo, MIUnited States
 Married Population51.1%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock27.9%48.0%
 Married but Separated0.2%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock70.3%50.2%
 Never Married28.6%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock9.9%10.8%
 Widowed5.2%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.292.60
 Households1,455  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock13,16180,755,759
     Married couple, w/children19.2%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock36.9%42.9%
 Non Family Households362  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock28.6%15.8%
     Single householder, no children5.2%  Unlock10.8%
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Reviews for Plainwell    1 Reviews
Allen · Plainwell, MI
Small town America, good schools, close to everyth
Over 15 years ago

Plainwell is just off US131 about 10 minutes north of Kalamazoo (pop 71,000) and 20 minutes south of Grand Rapids. Nice "class B" school with a high percentage going on  More

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Reviews for Kalamazoo    31 Reviews
Jason · Portage, MI
For your own good do not live in Kalamazoo
Over 4 years ago

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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Cat · Kalamazoo, MI
Kalamazoo has its ups and downs
Over 9 years ago

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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Karen · Elmhurst, IL
Best Schools
Over 9 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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