2024 Compare Cities Economy:
St. Louis, MO vs Kalamazoo, MI

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- Household income in Kalamazoo, is 9% less than it is in St. Louis and is 56% below the National Average.
- St. Louis unemployment rate is 6.3%.
- Kalamazoo unemployment rate is 6.3%.
 St. Louis, MOKalamazoo, MIUnited States
 Unemployment Rate6.3%6.3%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth0.7%0.9%1.6%
 Future Job Growth23.9%29.9%33.5%
 Sales Taxes9.7%6.0%6.2%
 Income Taxes6.4%4.3%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$33,326$25,305$37,638
 Household Income$48,751$44,296$69,021
 Family Median Income$66,192$56,627$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 St. Louis, MOKalamazoo, MIUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K17.0%16.5%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K5.2%5.3%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K10.7%12.4%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K9.3%10.6%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K8.7%11.1%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K8.0%8.5%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K9.5%8.4%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K10.5%9.8%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K12.1%9.7%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K4.5%4.1%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K4.4%3.7%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 St. Louis, MOKalamazoo, MIUnited States
 Management, business, finance15.8%12.9%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science7.3%6.0%6.5%
 Community, social services2.6%2.5%1.8%
 Legal1.8%0.5%1.2%
 Education, library6.7%5.4%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment3.1%3.0%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology8.1%5.6%6.2%
 Healthcare support4.9%5.5%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.5%1.2%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving6.2%12.4%5.4%
 Building maintenance3.7%4.0%3.6%
 Personal care2.9%3.9%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support18.2%19.2%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.1%0.6%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair4.6%3.7%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving11.3%13.7%13.1%
Reviews for St. Louis    113 Reviews

I'm 65 and lived here my entire life. Growing up in St. Louis I've learned there is a like to like about it. Lots of first class Hospitals and Doctors, LOTS of great  More

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This is an outsider's perspective on St. Louis. Sometimes a fresh perspective looking in from the outside is helpful. I don't live there as of this writing (Dec 22) but  More

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Over 2 years ago

I have travelled extensively and have lived in several other cities around the country. I chose to live in St. Louis city because it has many big city amenities with an  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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