Newaygo County, Michigan

Newaygo County has a population of 50,792 and has grown 3.3% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $186,700, about 3.0 times the county's median household income of $63,304.

Home price
$186,700
Income
$63,304
Population
50,792
Unemployment
4.4%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$186,700county
Median gross rent$904county
Median year homes here were built1978county
Share of homes built before 198053.2%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile19.1%county
Share of homes that are vacant21.2%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented13.5%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use16.5%county
Typical monthly rent$1,480(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$976county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$744county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,294county
Home insurance / yr$2,924(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living90.1(statewide)
Median household income$63,304county
Family health premium / yr$24,252(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$10,023(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$4.148(statewide)
Poverty rate12.8%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home8.2%county
Unemployment rate4.4%county
Share of adults in the labor force55.6%county
Share of workers who are self-employed5.5%county
Share of workers employed by government11.0%county
Share of workers in the largest industry21.6%county
Economic output per resident$40,886county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate1.10%county
Top state income tax4.25%(statewide)
Capital gains tax4.25%(statewide)
Combined sales tax6.00%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time30.6 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service30 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport2729county
Miles to nearest general aviation field6.7 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here2county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station36 micounty
Households without a vehicle4.7%county
Traffic deaths51.2county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,0000.9(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher18.1%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher89.4%county
Public schools in the county21county
Public school enrollment6782county
Students per full-time teacher17.8county
Free lunch eligible63.3%county
Elementary schools8county
Middle schools5county
High schools6county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution22 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians36county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here5county
Fine particulate matter7.1 µgcounty
Without health insurance6.2%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year16.1%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year15.8%county
Frequent mental distress17.3%county
No leisure-time physical activity27.3%county
Diagnosed diabetes12.3%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population50,792county
Land area in square miles839county
People per square mile of land60.5county
Supermarkets and grocery stores8county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store2.4%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract10.0%county
Population change since 2020+3.3%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-2county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents1county
Median age42.7 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1821.9%county
Share of residents 65 and over20.7%county
Share of households that are one person24.7%county
Share of residents born outside the United States2.1%county
Second languages5.2%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls35.5%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents160county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents6county
Households that moved in1,371county
Households that moved away1,300county
Average income of arriving households$55,992county
Average income of departing households$45,091county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes5county
Housing units authorised in the latest year111county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings1.8%county
Violent crime rate434(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature47°Fcounty
Annual precipitation29.2 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy3.77 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F9 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing159 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 6bcounty
Frost-free days154 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMay 9county
Average first fall frostOct 10county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$119county
Electric utilities serving this county2county
Electricity price per kWh19.1¢county
Household electricity use619 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$13.21(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity8.2%county
Homes heated by utility gas34.4%county
Homes heated by propane34.6%county
Homes heated by fuel oil3.8%county
Homes heated by wood16.0%county
Households with broadband83.8%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk60.1county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk0.0county
Landslide risk73.9county
Hail risk32.5county
Earthquake risk29.0county
Tornado risk45.4county
Tropical cyclone risk22.2county
Extreme heat risk33.0county
Winter weather risk95.7county
Strong wind risk91.0county
Wildfire risk44.8county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Newaygo County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the Michigan figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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