Berrien Springs vs New Buffalo

A side-by-side comparison of Berrien Springs and New Buffalo: population, income, housing, and more.

Berrien Springs and New Buffalo are places in Michigan. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Berrien Springs has the higher population (2,043 vs 1,306 in New Buffalo). Berrien Springs has the higher median household income ($64,545 vs $64,524 in New Buffalo). New Buffalo has the higher median home value ($342,700 vs $148,800 in Berrien Springs).

Population, income & housing

	Berrien Springs	New Buffalo
Population	2,043	1,306
Median age	35.5 yrs	53.8 yrs
Median household income	$64,545	$64,524
Median home value	$148,800	$342,700
Median gross rent	$935	$825
Housing units	902	1,666
Homeownership rate	57.6%	76.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	50.0%	40.1%
Unemployment rate	7.8%	1.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Berrien Springs	New Buffalo
Population	1,608 → 2,043 (+27.1%)	1,714 → 1,306 (-23.8%)
Median household income	$41,307 → $64,545 (+56.3%)	$48,102 → $64,524 (+34.1%)
Median home value	$115,600 → $148,800 (+28.7%)	$223,100 → $342,700 (+53.6%)
Median gross rent	$755 → $935 (+23.8%)	$903 → $825 (-8.6%)

Berrien Springs

Population

1,6082,043

Median household income

$41,307$64,545

Median home value

$115,600$148,800

Median gross rent

$755$935

New Buffalo

Population

1,7141,306

Median household income

$48,102$64,524

Median home value

$223,100$342,700

Median gross rent

$903$825

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Berrien Springs	New Buffalo
Under 5	5.1%	2.5%
5 to 17	15.4%	8.5%
18 to 24	14.5%	3.4%
25 to 34	14.0%	8.0%
35 to 44	14.2%	11.9%
45 to 54	12.4%	16.8%
55 to 64	9.6%	19.1%
65 to 74	6.9%	21.6%
75 and over	7.8%	8.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Berrien Springs	New Buffalo
White (non-Hispanic)	53.8%	84.8%
Black or African American	19.2%	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	1.3%
Asian	11.1%	5.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	6.1%	0.8%
Hispanic or Latino	9.7%	6.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Berrien Springs	New Buffalo
No high school diploma	4.4%	8.1%
High school graduate	20.9%	20.8%
Some college or associate's	24.8%	31.0%
Bachelor's degree	24.9%	20.5%
Graduate or professional degree	25.1%	19.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Berrien Springs	New Buffalo
Drove alone	69.7%	76.0%
Carpooled	13.9%	6.6%
Public transit	0.0%	1.0%
Walked	2.4%	4.0%
Bicycle	1.7%	0.0%
Worked from home	12.3%	12.4%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Berrien Springs	New Buffalo
1-unit, detached	65.7%	68.8%
1-unit, attached	1.8%	5.1%
2 to 4 units	19.7%	9.3%
5 to 19 units	11.8%	7.4%
20 or more units	0.0%	9.4%
Mobile home & other	1.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Berrien Springs	New Buffalo
Poverty rate	14.3%	10.0%
Average household size	2.45	1.72
Mean commute (minutes)	22	21
Median year structure built	1951	1973