New Haven vs Richmond

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

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

New Haven has the higher population (6,341 vs 5,839 in Richmond). New Haven has the higher median household income ($68,203 vs $61,715 in Richmond). Richmond has the higher median home value ($228,000 vs $207,600 in New Haven).

Population, income & housing

	New Haven	Richmond
Population	6,341	5,839
Median age	31.1 yrs	38.3 yrs
Median household income	$68,203	$61,715
Median home value	$207,600	$228,000
Median gross rent	$1,301	$870
Housing units	2,189	2,480
Homeownership rate	81.0%	75.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.5%	20.6%
Unemployment rate	7.8%	8.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	New Haven	Richmond
Population	4,785 → 6,341 (+32.5%)	5,869 → 5,839 (-0.5%)
Median household income	$60,924 → $68,203 (+11.9%)	$57,885 → $61,715 (+6.6%)
Median home value	$120,800 → $207,600 (+71.9%)	$182,300 → $228,000 (+25.1%)
Median gross rent	$1,025 → $1,301 (+26.9%)	$682 → $870 (+27.6%)

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

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 Haven	Richmond
Under 5	9.3%	10.9%
5 to 17	24.5%	10.0%
18 to 24	9.4%	6.7%
25 to 34	14.1%	19.5%
35 to 44	15.4%	7.4%
45 to 54	10.0%	10.9%
55 to 64	12.8%	15.6%
65 to 74	3.7%	12.2%
75 and over	0.7%	6.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	New Haven	Richmond
White (non-Hispanic)	74.7%	80.3%
Black or African American	9.0%	2.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	7.5%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	13.8%	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino	2.5%	7.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	New Haven	Richmond
No high school diploma	7.5%	18.4%
High school graduate	26.0%	31.2%
Some college or associate's	45.9%	29.8%
Bachelor's degree	16.8%	13.2%
Graduate or professional degree	3.7%	7.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	New Haven	Richmond
Drove alone	80.2%	76.0%
Carpooled	10.5%	14.4%
Public transit	0.8%	0.3%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	2.2%
Worked from home	8.4%	7.2%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	New Haven	Richmond
1-unit, detached	59.8%	61.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	15.4%
2 to 4 units	3.8%	10.8%
5 to 19 units	1.9%	8.3%
20 or more units	0.8%	3.9%
Mobile home & other	33.7%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	New Haven	Richmond
Poverty rate	17.7%	23.4%
Average household size	3.09	2.34
Mean commute (minutes)	35	26
Median year structure built	2002	1985