North Adams vs Waldron

A side-by-side comparison of North Adams and Waldron: population, income, housing, and more.

North Adams and Waldron are places in Michigan. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Waldron has the higher population (605 vs 480 in North Adams). North Adams has the higher median household income ($54,250 vs $45,750 in Waldron). North Adams has the higher median home value ($99,000 vs $82,600 in Waldron).

Population, income & housing

	North Adams	Waldron
Population	480	605
Median age	38.8 yrs	38.5 yrs
Median household income	$54,250	$45,750
Median home value	$99,000	$82,600
Median gross rent	$990	$864
Housing units	219	281
Homeownership rate	83.8%	68.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.9%	8.4%
Unemployment rate	3.4%	6.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	North Adams	Waldron
Population	566 → 480 (-15.2%)	489 → 605 (+23.7%)
Median household income	$47,045 → $54,250 (+15.3%)	$46,250 → $45,750 (-1.1%)
Median home value	$78,200 → $99,000 (+26.6%)	$42,100 → $82,600 (+96.2%)
Median gross rent	$775 → $990 (+27.7%)	$690 → $864 (+25.2%)

North Adams

Population

566480

Median household income

$47,045$54,250

Median home value

$78,200$99,000

Median gross rent

$775$990

Waldron

Population

489605

Median household income

$46,250$45,750

Median home value

$42,100$82,600

Median gross rent

$690$864

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	North Adams	Waldron
Under 5	3.3%	7.9%
5 to 17	18.1%	14.0%
18 to 24	3.8%	5.1%
25 to 34	13.5%	18.3%
35 to 44	17.1%	15.2%
45 to 54	12.5%	13.1%
55 to 64	14.0%	15.2%
65 to 74	7.5%	7.1%
75 and over	10.2%	4.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	North Adams	Waldron
White (non-Hispanic)	96.9%	94.0%
Black or African American	1.3%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.4%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.8%
Two or more races	1.0%	4.5%
Hispanic or Latino	0.4%	0.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	North Adams	Waldron
No high school diploma	11.7%	7.0%
High school graduate	37.0%	56.7%
Some college or associate's	37.3%	27.9%
Bachelor's degree	10.0%	6.3%
Graduate or professional degree	3.9%	2.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	North Adams	Waldron
Drove alone	84.0%	76.3%
Carpooled	6.4%	18.3%
Public transit	0.0%	2.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.6%	2.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	North Adams	Waldron
1-unit, detached	95.0%	86.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	4.1%	1.8%
5 to 19 units	0.9%	6.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	1.4%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	4.3%

Poverty & households

	North Adams	Waldron
Poverty rate	10.7%	14.7%
Average household size	2.51	2.35
Mean commute (minutes)	27	25
Median year structure built	1938	1938