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Kalamazoo-Portage, MI MSA Regional Analytics
  -- Population & Components of Change; 2010-15

Components of Change: 7/1/2010-6/30/2015
Natural Change 6,498
  equals Births 20,306
  less Deaths 13,808
Net Migration 1,953
  equals net International Migration 3,147
  plus net Domestic Migration -1,194

The population of the Kalamazoo-Portage, MI MSA changed from 326,909 on 2010 to 335,340 in 2015 -- a change of 8,431 (2.58%). This report provides a summary of how and why the population has changed during this period and what these factors suggest about future change.

Primary Contributing Factors to Change
The primary contributing factors resulting in population change are 1) natural change (births less deaths) and/or 2) net migration. Eight tables are presented below providing annual data for each component county of the metro and metro summary. The tables provide data on the total population, births, deaths, natural change (births less deaths), international migration, domestic migration and net migration.

From 2010 to 2015 (7/1/2010-6/30/2015), natural change (6,498) exceeded net migration (1,953); natural change has been the primary contributing factor for the total metro population change. Examine the metro by county tables below to learn about how each county contributes to the metro population growth or decline.

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Related Sections
  • Kalamazoo-Portage, MI MSA S&O Report
  • State of the States -- all states interactive table
  • Metro S&O Reports -- all metros interactive table
  • CountyTrends 2010-2015 -- all counties interactive table
  • CountyTrends -- multi-sourced county data
  • Regional Data Analytics Main

Table 1. Population          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Chg 10-15%Chg 10-15
Kalamazoo County, MI26077P0000001 250,754 252,456 254,969 257,162 258,908 260,263 9,509 3.79
Van Buren County, MI26159P0000001 76,155 75,914 75,258 75,331 75,177 75,077 -1,078 -1.42
Total P0000001 326,909 328,370 330,227 332,493 334,085 335,340 8,431 2.58
Table 2. Births          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Sum11-15 
Kalamazoo County, MI26077B0000001 3,132 3,067 3,053 3,153 3,224 3,203 15,700 
Van Buren County, MI26159B0000001 936 943 965 885 920 893 4,606 
Total B0000001 4,068 4,010 4,018 4,038 4,144 4,096 20,306 
Table 3. Deaths          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Sum11-15 
Kalamazoo County, MI26077D0000001 1,788 2,087 1,902 1,985 2,121 2,101 10,196 
Van Buren County, MI26159D0000001 732 698 720 720 722 752 3,612 
Total D0000001 2,520 2,785 2,622 2,705 2,843 2,853 13,808 
Table 4. Natural Change          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Sum11-15 
Kalamazoo County, MI26077NC000001 1,344 980 1,151 1,168 1,103 1,102 5,504 
Van Buren County, MI26159NC000001 204 245 245 165 198 141 994 
Total NC000001 1,548 1,225 1,396 1,333 1,301 1,243 6,498 
Table 5. International Migration          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Sum11-15 
Kalamazoo County, MI26077MI000001 528 473 553 596 678 680 2,980 
Van Buren County, MI26159MI000001 20 25 27 31 41 43 167 
Total MI000001 548 498 580 627 719 723 3,147 
Table 6. Domestic Migration          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Sum11-15 
Kalamazoo County, MI26077MD000001 -132 323 812 349 41 -487 1,038 
Van Buren County, MI26159MD000001 -696 -478 -952 -147 -350 -305 -2,232 
Total MD000001 -828 -155 -140 202 -309 -792 -1,194 
Table 7. Net Migration          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Sum11-15 
Kalamazoo County, MI26077MN000001 396 796 1,365 945 719 193 4,018 
Van Buren County, MI26159MN000001 -676 -453 -925 -116 -309 -262 -2,065 
Total MN000001 -280 343 440 829 410 -69 1,953 
Table 8. Group Quarters          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Chg10-15%Chg 10-15
Kalamazoo County, MI26077GQ000001 8,455 8,490 8,487 8,535 8,521 8,508 53 0.63
Van Buren County, MI26159GQ000001 877 877 877 877 877 877 0 0.00
Total GQ000001 9,332 9,367 9,364 9,412 9,398 9,385 53 0.57

Source: developed by ProximityOne based on Census Bureau and other data.
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