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Newaygo County, MI

Demographic and economic profile of Newaygo County, MI, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Newaygo County is a small, largely rural Michigan county of about 50,400 residents with a workforce of modest educational attainment — 18.4% hold a bachelor's degree or higher — and relatively low labor costs, with median worker earnings of $37,029. The county's labor force participation rate of 56.2% is low, and unemployment sits at 4.4%, while a poverty rate of 14.3% reflects limited wage depth in the local economy. Housing costs are low by most measures — median home value of $178,300 and median gross rent of $882/month — and the 86.5% homeownership rate and 4.7% population growth over five years point to a stable, slowly expanding residential base.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

50,414

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$63,304

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

42.7 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+4.7% since 2018

Newaygo County added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone44,881 (88.4%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race2,284 (4.5%)
  • Some Other Race Alone1,463 (2.9%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races1,333 (2.6%)
  • Black or African American Alone407 (0.8%)
  • Asian Alone214 (0.4%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish1,782
  2. 2.German or other West Germanic445
  3. 3.Other Indo-European127
  4. 4.Other Asian and Pacific Island78
  5. 5.Korean57

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

22.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

57.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

20.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

2.1%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

2,965

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$32,394

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

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Per Capita Income

$30,694

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

4.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

14.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Manufacturing (Group)4,730
  2. 2.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance3,759
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)2,645
  4. 4.Construction (Group)1,978
  5. 5.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services1,707

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations5,930
  2. 2.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations5,392
  3. 3.Sales & Office Occupations4,281
  4. 4.Service Occupations3,196
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations3,073

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 2.52×)879
  2. 2.Manufacturing (LQ 2.23×)4,855
  3. 3.Construction (LQ 1.24×)1,885
  4. 4.Other Services (LQ 1.17×)1,209
  5. 5.Wholesale Trade (LQ 1.03×)519

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$178,300

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$882/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

86.5%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $200,000 to $249,9992,414 (14.2%)
  • $150,000 to $174,9991,868 (11.0%)
  • $300,000 to $399,9991,700 (10.0%)
  • $250,000 to $299,9991,625 (9.6%)
  • $100,000 to $124,9991,587 (9.3%)
  • $175,000 to $199,9991,259 (7.4%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

18.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

89.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

56.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$37,029

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

30.6 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

4.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone16,595 (77.2%)
  • Carpooled2,398 (11.1%)
  • Worked At Home1,762 (8.2%)
  • Walked339 (1.6%)
  • Other164 (0.8%)
  • Taxi135 (0.6%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.