Bridgman vs New Buffalo

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

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

Bridgman has the higher population (2,383 vs 1,306 in New Buffalo). Bridgman has the higher median household income ($71,435 vs $64,524 in New Buffalo). New Buffalo has the higher median home value ($342,700 vs $228,800 in Bridgman).

Population, income & housing

	Bridgman	New Buffalo
Population	2,383	1,306
Median age	42.1 yrs	53.8 yrs
Median household income	$71,435	$64,524
Median home value	$228,800	$342,700
Median gross rent	$951	$825
Housing units	1,225	1,666
Homeownership rate	72.2%	76.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	30.7%	40.1%
Unemployment rate	2.2%	1.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bridgman	New Buffalo
Population	2,559 → 2,383 (-6.9%)	1,714 → 1,306 (-23.8%)
Median household income	$64,338 → $71,435 (+11.0%)	$48,102 → $64,524 (+34.1%)
Median home value	$162,400 → $228,800 (+40.9%)	$223,100 → $342,700 (+53.6%)
Median gross rent	$733 → $951 (+29.7%)	$903 → $825 (-8.6%)

Bridgman

Population

2,5592,383

Median household income

$64,338$71,435

Median home value

$162,400$228,800

Median gross rent

$733$951

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)

	Bridgman	New Buffalo
Under 5	5.8%	2.5%
5 to 17	18.7%	8.5%
18 to 24	4.7%	3.4%
25 to 34	10.7%	8.0%
35 to 44	15.4%	11.9%
45 to 54	7.4%	16.8%
55 to 64	11.7%	19.1%
65 to 74	18.2%	21.6%
75 and over	7.4%	8.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bridgman	New Buffalo
White (non-Hispanic)	86.5%	84.8%
Black or African American	2.3%	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	1.3%
Asian	1.0%	5.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.8%	0.8%
Hispanic or Latino	8.4%	6.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bridgman	New Buffalo
No high school diploma	2.8%	8.1%
High school graduate	28.4%	20.8%
Some college or associate's	38.1%	31.0%
Bachelor's degree	19.2%	20.5%
Graduate or professional degree	11.4%	19.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bridgman	New Buffalo
Drove alone	74.9%	76.0%
Carpooled	13.3%	6.6%
Public transit	0.5%	1.0%
Walked	2.5%	4.0%
Bicycle	2.2%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.9%	12.4%
Other means	1.8%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bridgman	New Buffalo
1-unit, detached	77.6%	68.8%
1-unit, attached	2.5%	5.1%
2 to 4 units	13.3%	9.3%
5 to 19 units	3.1%	7.4%
20 or more units	3.1%	9.4%
Mobile home & other	0.3%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Bridgman	New Buffalo
Poverty rate	11.7%	10.0%
Average household size	2.51	1.72
Mean commute (minutes)	17	21
Median year structure built	1965	1973