Center Line vs New Haven

A side-by-side comparison of Center Line and New Haven: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Center Line has the higher population (8,448 vs 6,341 in New Haven). New Haven has the higher median household income ($68,203 vs $52,857 in Center Line). New Haven has the higher median home value ($207,600 vs $145,300 in Center Line).

Population, income & housing

	Center Line	New Haven
Population	8,448	6,341
Median age	39.9 yrs	31.1 yrs
Median household income	$52,857	$68,203
Median home value	$145,300	$207,600
Median gross rent	$627	$1,301
Housing units	3,789	2,189
Homeownership rate	57.3%	81.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.7%	20.5%
Unemployment rate	7.1%	7.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Center Line	New Haven
Population	8,260 → 8,448 (+2.3%)	4,785 → 6,341 (+32.5%)
Median household income	$45,242 → $52,857 (+16.8%)	$60,924 → $68,203 (+11.9%)
Median home value	$87,700 → $145,300 (+65.7%)	$120,800 → $207,600 (+71.9%)
Median gross rent	$681 → $627 (-7.9%)	$1,025 → $1,301 (+26.9%)

Center Line

Population

8,2608,448

Median household income

$45,242$52,857

Median home value

$87,700$145,300

Median gross rent

$681$627

New Haven

Population

4,7856,341

Median household income

$60,924$68,203

Median home value

$120,800$207,600

Median gross rent

$1,025$1,301

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Center Line	New Haven
Under 5	3.8%	9.3%
5 to 17	18.8%	24.5%
18 to 24	6.6%	9.4%
25 to 34	16.0%	14.1%
35 to 44	10.3%	15.4%
45 to 54	14.9%	10.0%
55 to 64	14.0%	12.8%
65 to 74	11.2%	3.7%
75 and over	4.5%	0.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Center Line	New Haven
White (non-Hispanic)	50.7%	74.7%
Black or African American	29.5%	9.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.2%	0.0%
Asian	10.6%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.9%	13.8%
Hispanic or Latino	4.0%	2.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Center Line	New Haven
No high school diploma	13.1%	7.5%
High school graduate	26.6%	26.0%
Some college or associate's	41.5%	45.9%
Bachelor's degree	12.2%	16.8%
Graduate or professional degree	6.5%	3.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Center Line	New Haven
Drove alone	74.8%	80.2%
Carpooled	15.3%	10.5%
Public transit	0.3%	0.8%
Walked	0.9%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.1%	8.4%
Other means	3.6%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Center Line	New Haven
1-unit, detached	62.4%	59.8%
1-unit, attached	8.6%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	1.8%	3.8%
5 to 19 units	12.6%	1.9%
20 or more units	14.1%	0.8%
Mobile home & other	0.4%	33.7%

Poverty & households

	Center Line	New Haven
Poverty rate	12.6%	17.7%
Average household size	2.25	3.09
Mean commute (minutes)	21	35
Median year structure built	1959	2002