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Washington, DC vs Kalamazoo, MI

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- Household income in Kalamazoo, is 53% less than it is in Washington and is 56% below the National Average.
- Washington unemployment rate is 7.0%.
- Kalamazoo unemployment rate is 6.3%.
 Washington, DCKalamazoo, MIUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock6.3%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock0.9%1.6%
 Future Job Growth33.7%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock4.3%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$63,793  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$44,296$69,021
 Family Median Income$127,629  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Washington, DCKalamazoo, MIUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock16.5%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K2.9%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock12.4%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K5.2%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock11.1%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K5.1%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock8.4%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K11.3%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock9.7%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K10.2%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock3.7%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Washington, DCKalamazoo, MIUnited States
 Management, business, finance29.1%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock6.0%6.5%
 Community, social services2.3%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.5%1.2%
 Education, library6.2%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock3.0%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology3.6%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock5.5%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.4%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock12.4%5.4%
 Building maintenance2.5%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock3.9%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support13.6%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.6%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair2.3%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock13.7%13.1%
Reviews for Washington    97 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Living in DC long term brings on a kind of insidious misery. A long, slow, simmering down of any natural optimism or desire for a better future. It’s a leach of a town  More

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Over 5 years ago

Parts are beautiful but alot is rundown and ghetto. They always show the monuments and upper nw neighborhoods but never show hoods across the Anacostia River. Crime is  More

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Moved to DC 40 years ago from Mpls-St. Paul. DC is an amazing town. Downside is people are very competitive, everything is expensive. Great restaurants, foodie heaven  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 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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