Kalamazoo County MI Background Checks & Criminal Records

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Kalamazoo County Statistics

General Data	Value
Metropolitan Area Code	28020
Fips County Code	26077
County Name	Kalamazoo
State	Michigan

This table provides the FIPS code for Kalamazoo County (uniquely identifies counties and county equivalents in the United States) & also the Metropolitan Area Code (given only to counties with urban area of 50,000 or more population)

Population Data	Population	Rank
Population 2006	240,720	255
Population 2005	240,112	N/A
Population 2000	238,603	242
Population 1990	223,411	223

Represents population information for Kalamazoo County MI for 4 different years, along with the corresponding population rank amoung all 3,140 counties for 3 of the 4 years.

2004 Crime Data	Cases	100,000 Rate
Total Violent Crimes	889	370.24
Murder	4	1.67
Forcible Rape	110	45.81
Robbery	204	84.96
Aggravated Assault	571	237.81
Total Property Crimes	9,718	4,047.28
Burglary	1,856	772.97
Larceny Theft	7,302	3,041.08
Motor Vehicle Theft	560	233.22

This table shows the number of specific crimes had been reported to Kalamazoo County in 2004, along with the Per 100,000 Rate of each crime (used to measure relative occurances of crime)

Industry Distribution	Percent of Total
Construction	6.0%
Retail Trade	6.7%
Professional & Technical Services	4.9%
Health Care & Social Assistance	12.8%
Government	13.5%

This table shows the breakdown of 5 major industries found in Kalamazoo County MI in 2005

Water Usage	Value
Daily Water Usage (Gallons)	83 Million
% From Groundwater	79.1%
Gallons Used For Irrigation
Gallons Used For Public Supply	26 Million

This table displays how much water Kalamazoo County MI used per day in 2000, and how that water was distributed

Labor Force	2006	2000	Change
Labor Force Population	134,568	132,817	1,751
Unemployed Population	6,943	3,960	2,983
Unemployment Rate	5.2%	3.0%	2.2

Provides the population of people in the labor force, the number of people that are unemployed, and the unemployment rate for Kalamazoo County MI. All figured are based off 2006 figures and compared to 2000 figures.

Age Distribution	% Of Total	Approx. Population
Age 5 and Under	6.5%	15,607
Age 5 to 14	12.9%	30,974
Age 15 to 24	19.2%	46,102
Age 25 to 34	13.4%	32,175
Age 35 to 44	13.0%	31,215
Age 45 to 54	13.9%	33,376
Age 55 to 64	9.5%	22,811
Age 65 to 74	5.6%	13,446
Age 75 and up	6.1%	14,647

This table provides the breakdown of Kalamazoo County MI's age groups. The approxomate population are based on the percentage of the total population.

Race Distribution	% Of Total	Est. Pop
Caucasian	85.3%	204,816
African American	9.9%	23,771
Asian American	2.3%	5,523
American Indian/Alaska Native	0.4%	960
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	0.1%	240

This table provides the breakdown of Kalamazoo County MI's ethnic groups. The approxomate population are based on the percentage of the total population.

Agriculture Stats	Value
Total Farm Earnings	$32.25 Million
Farm Count	808
% of Farms Under 50 Acres	53.7%
% of Farms Over 500 Acres	9.5%
Total Farm Acres	148,206
Avg Farm Acres	183
Total Value of Farms	$154.58 Million
Avg Value Per Farm	$191,312
% From Crops	70.5%
% From Livestock	29.5%

Provides data reguarding Kalamazoo County MI's farming industry. All figured are based off 2002 figures except for Total Farm Earnings which is based off 2005 figures.