Kalkaska is a very small village located in the state of Michigan. With a population of 2,239 people and four associated neighborhoods, Kalkaska is the 336th largest community in Michigan.Kalkaska is a blue-collar town, with 36.06% of people working in blue-collar occupations, while the average in America is just 27.7%. Overall, Kalkaska is a village of service providers, sales and office workers, and production and manufacturing workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Kalkaska who work in sales jobs (11.19%), food service (8.18%), and office and administrative support (7.64%). The village is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Kalkaska has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Kalkaska a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here. Being a small village, Kalkaska does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The education level of Kalkaska citizens, measured as those with bachelor's degrees or advanced degrees, is similar to the national average for all American cities and towns. 18.55% of adults 25 and older in Kalkaska have a college degree. The per capita income in Kalkaska in 2022 was $24,229, which is low income relative to Michigan and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $96,916 for a family of four. However, Kalkaska contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Kalkaska is a somewhat ethnically-diverse village. The people who call Kalkaska home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Kalkaska residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Kalkaska include German, English, Irish, Polish, and French. The most common language spoken in Kalkaska is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
