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Kalamazoo, MI vs South Bend, IN

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- South Bend is 0% more densely populated than Kalamazoo.
- People are 31.8% more likely to be married in South Bend.
- The Median Age is 7.8 years older in South Bend.
 Kalamazoo, MISouth Bend, INUnited States
 Population  Unlock102,786329,725,481
 Female Population50.5%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population49.5%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock33.938.4
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 Population - 201074,335  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock107,789285,036,114
 Population - 199080,277  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock-5.5%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now-5.3%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock2,474.793.4
 Land Area24.7  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.4264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Kalamazoo, MISouth Bend, INUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.9%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock7.5%6.1%
 Age 10 to 145.1%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock4.5%3.9%
 Age 18 to 2012.5%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock5.9%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3415.5%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock12.8%12.9%
 Age 45 to 548.4%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock4.5%6.7%
 Age 60 to 644.6%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock8.4%9.6%
 Age 75 to 842.8%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.3%1.9%
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 Race
 Kalamazoo, MISouth Bend, INUnited States
 White62.3%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock24.8%12.2%
 Asian2.0%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.7%0.4%
 Two or More Races7.0%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock15.8%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Kalamazoo, MISouth Bend, INUnited States
 Married Population29.7%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock37.0%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.8%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock60.9%50.2%
 Never Married57.1%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock13.2%10.8%
 Widowed3.4%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.462.60
 Households29,201  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock22,47180,755,759
     Married couple, w/children25.4%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock34.4%42.9%
 Non Family Households16,040  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock26.6%15.8%
     Single householder, no children9.2%  Unlock10.8%
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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Reviews for South Bend    25 Reviews

When it comes to standard of living, neighborhoods, safety, schools, wage earners and tax dollar contributing citizens Mishawaka hands down, will always made better  More

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Moving here is much harder than growing up here, I know from many people I've talked to. When you grow up here you learn how to interact with people, everyone will seem  More

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I’ve lived in the city for 4 years now and have honestly had a good experience so far. I live in a quite neighborhood and have had no issues with crime or violence.  More

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