Coloma vs New Buffalo

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

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

New Buffalo has the higher population (1,306 vs 1,051 in Coloma). New Buffalo has the higher median household income ($64,524 vs $62,778 in Coloma). New Buffalo has the higher median home value ($342,700 vs $160,400 in Coloma).

Population, income & housing

	Coloma	New Buffalo
Population	1,051	1,306
Median age	40.1 yrs	53.8 yrs
Median household income	$62,778	$64,524
Median home value	$160,400	$342,700
Median gross rent	$956	$825
Housing units	542	1,666
Homeownership rate	67.0%	76.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.8%	40.1%
Unemployment rate	4.5%	1.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Coloma	New Buffalo
Population	1,594 → 1,051 (-34.1%)	1,714 → 1,306 (-23.8%)
Median household income	$44,100 → $62,778 (+42.4%)	$48,102 → $64,524 (+34.1%)
Median home value	$106,100 → $160,400 (+51.2%)	$223,100 → $342,700 (+53.6%)
Median gross rent	$781 → $956 (+22.4%)	$903 → $825 (-8.6%)

Coloma

Population

1,5941,051

Median household income

$44,100$62,778

Median home value

$106,100$160,400

Median gross rent

$781$956

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)

	Coloma	New Buffalo
Under 5	8.3%	2.5%
5 to 17	14.1%	8.5%
18 to 24	6.9%	3.4%
25 to 34	13.6%	8.0%
35 to 44	15.7%	11.9%
45 to 54	12.2%	16.8%
55 to 64	10.8%	19.1%
65 to 74	12.8%	21.6%
75 and over	5.5%	8.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Coloma	New Buffalo
White (non-Hispanic)	86.7%	84.8%
Black or African American	0.7%	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	1.3%
Asian	0.0%	5.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.9%	0.8%
Hispanic or Latino	6.8%	6.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Coloma	New Buffalo
No high school diploma	5.8%	8.1%
High school graduate	38.0%	20.8%
Some college or associate's	38.5%	31.0%
Bachelor's degree	9.8%	20.5%
Graduate or professional degree	7.9%	19.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Coloma	New Buffalo
Drove alone	83.6%	76.0%
Carpooled	4.1%	6.6%
Public transit	0.0%	1.0%
Walked	6.5%	4.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.7%	12.4%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Coloma	New Buffalo
1-unit, detached	76.8%	68.8%
1-unit, attached	1.3%	5.1%
2 to 4 units	12.0%	9.3%
5 to 19 units	9.4%	7.4%
20 or more units	0.0%	9.4%
Mobile home & other	0.6%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Coloma	New Buffalo
Poverty rate	7.4%	10.0%
Average household size	2.30	1.72
Mean commute (minutes)	22	21
Median year structure built	1956	1973