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.When you are in Kalkaska, you'll notice that it is more blue-collar than most other communities in America. 36.06% of Kalkaska’s employed work in blue-collar jobs, while America averages only 27.7% that do. 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. As is often the case in a small village, Kalkaska doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.In terms of college education, Kalkaska is nearly on par with the US average for all cities of 21.84%: 18.55% of adults 25 and older in Kalkaska have a bachelor's degree or advanced 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.
