New Baltimore vs Richmond

A side-by-side comparison of New Baltimore and Richmond: population, income, housing, and more.

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

New Baltimore has the higher population (12,060 vs 5,839 in Richmond). New Baltimore has the higher median household income ($97,027 vs $61,715 in Richmond). New Baltimore has the higher median home value ($309,800 vs $228,000 in Richmond).

Population, income & housing

	New Baltimore	Richmond
Population	12,060	5,839
Median age	42.9 yrs	38.3 yrs
Median household income	$97,027	$61,715
Median home value	$309,800	$228,000
Median gross rent	$1,081	$870
Housing units	4,931	2,480
Homeownership rate	82.3%	75.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	27.2%	20.6%
Unemployment rate	4.6%	8.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	New Baltimore	Richmond
Population	12,358 → 12,060 (-2.4%)	5,869 → 5,839 (-0.5%)
Median household income	$77,730 → $97,027 (+24.8%)	$57,885 → $61,715 (+6.6%)
Median home value	$225,400 → $309,800 (+37.4%)	$182,300 → $228,000 (+25.1%)
Median gross rent	$741 → $1,081 (+45.9%)	$682 → $870 (+27.6%)

New Baltimore

Population

12,35812,060

Median household income

$77,730$97,027

Median home value

$225,400$309,800

Median gross rent

$741$1,081

Richmond

Population

5,8695,839

Median household income

$57,885$61,715

Median home value

$182,300$228,000

Median gross rent

$682$870

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	New Baltimore	Richmond
Under 5	4.8%	10.9%
5 to 17	16.1%	10.0%
18 to 24	7.9%	6.7%
25 to 34	10.6%	19.5%
35 to 44	13.6%	7.4%
45 to 54	15.6%	10.9%
55 to 64	15.3%	15.6%
65 to 74	9.4%	12.2%
75 and over	6.6%	6.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	New Baltimore	Richmond
White (non-Hispanic)	90.2%	80.3%
Black or African American	1.6%	2.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.0%
Asian	0.3%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	7.5%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.6%	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino	3.9%	7.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	New Baltimore	Richmond
No high school diploma	8.2%	18.4%
High school graduate	24.2%	31.2%
Some college or associate's	40.4%	29.8%
Bachelor's degree	17.7%	13.2%
Graduate or professional degree	9.6%	7.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	New Baltimore	Richmond
Drove alone	85.3%	76.0%
Carpooled	3.6%	14.4%
Public transit	0.2%	0.3%
Walked	0.8%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	2.2%
Worked from home	9.9%	7.2%
Other means	0.2%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	New Baltimore	Richmond
1-unit, detached	76.6%	61.7%
1-unit, attached	6.6%	15.4%
2 to 4 units	6.3%	10.8%
5 to 19 units	3.7%	8.3%
20 or more units	6.8%	3.9%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	New Baltimore	Richmond
Poverty rate	4.9%	23.4%
Average household size	2.59	2.34
Mean commute (minutes)	31	26
Median year structure built	1994	1985