Is Comstock Northwest, MI growing?

Comstock Northwest, MI had an estimated 5,391 (±635) residents in 2020–2024, against 6,318 in 2015–2019.

That is a change of −14.7%, a measurable decrease.

Its housing went from 2,900 to 2,801 homes (−3.4%), not a measurable change.

0.4% of today’s homes were built in 2020 or later.

Figures last updated on .

Residents now
5,391 (±635)
Amount of change
−14.7%
Homes change
−3.4%
Built 2020 or later
0.4%

Residents and homes in Comstock Northwest, 2015–2019 and 2020–2024

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
2015–20192020–2024Amount of changeVerdict
Residents6,318 (±624)5,391 (±635)−14.7%Measurable decrease
Housing units2,900 (±229)2,801 (±304)−3.4%Not a measurable change
Households that rent52.5% (±5.1 points)53.4% (±6.6 points)+0.9 percentage pointsNot a measurable change
Median gross rent$805 (±$38)$1,080 (±$79)+34.2%Up after inflation
Median home value$146,900 (±$11,166)$261,100 (±$17,724)+77.7%Up after inflation

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Growth in Comstock Northwest against Kalamazoo County, its state and the nation

Change between 2015–2019 and 2020–2024
ResidentsVerdictHousing units
Comstock Northwest−14.7%Measurable decrease−3.4%
Kalamazoo County−0.1%Measurable decrease+2.5%
Michigan+1.1%Measurable increase+0.6%
United States+3.1%Measurable increase+4.6%

A change in a place’s boundaries between the two periods (an annexation, say) changes its counts as well; the Census Bureau’s figures are for the place as it was drawn in each period.

New homes in Comstock Northwest

Housing units by year built, 2020–2024
Year builtComstock NorthwestKalamazoo CountyMichiganUnited States
2020 or later0.4% (±0.6 points)1.2%1.0%2.0%
2010 to 20192.8% (±1.8 points)6.4%4.9%9.4%
2000 to 200919.1% (±6.2 points)11.9%10.3%13.6%

3.2% of the homes in Comstock Northwest were built in 2010 or later.

The median age of residents is 41.3 years.

Growth in places near Comstock Northwest

Change in residents between 2015–2019 and 2020–2024
PlaceDistanceResidents nowAmount of changeVerdict
Comstock Northwest—5,391−14.7%Measurable decrease
Eastwood1.9 mi6,669+17.9%Measurable increase
Parchment2.5 mi2,008+2.8%Not a measurable change
Richland Township (Kalamazoo County)4.3 mi8,864+7.8%Measurable increase
Richland4.6 mi1,098+42.2%Measurable increase
Kalamazoo4.8 mi73,076−3.9%Measurable decrease
Kalamazoo Charter Township5.2 mi22,649+0.2%Not a measurable change
Cooper Charter Township5.3 mi10,469−3.6%Measurable decrease
Galesburg5.5 mi2,023−5.9%Not a measurable change

Comstock Northwest is a census-designated place: an unincorporated community the Census Bureau draws for statistics, with no municipal government of its own.

It lies inside Comstock Charter Township, whose figures include it.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Comstock Northwest

Is Comstock Northwest growing?

Comstock Northwest, MI had an estimated 5,391 residents in 2020–2024 and 6,318 in 2015–2019, a change of −14.7%: a measurable decrease by the Census Bureau’s test.

How many homes have been added in Comstock Northwest?

The estimated number of housing units went from 2,900 in 2015–2019 to 2,801 in 2020–2024 (−3.4%), not a measurable change.

How much new construction is there in Comstock Northwest?

0.4% of homes in Comstock Northwest were built in 2020 or later and 2.8% between 2010 and 2019.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) for Comstock Northwest CDP, Michigan (place:17690, in state:26).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are B01003_001E, B01003_001M, B25001_001E, B25001_001M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, B25064_001E, B25064_001M, B25077_001E, B25077_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP05_0001E, DP05_0001M, DP04_0001E, DP04_0001M, DP04_0017PE, DP04_0017PM, DP04_0018PE, DP04_0018PM, DP05_0018E, DP05_0018M

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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.

Figures last updated on .

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