Fremont vs Newaygo

A side-by-side comparison of Fremont and Newaygo: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Fremont has the higher population (4,532 vs 2,486 in Newaygo). Fremont has the higher median household income ($57,000 vs $41,934 in Newaygo). Fremont has the higher median home value ($169,500 vs $102,900 in Newaygo).

Population, income & housing

	Fremont	Newaygo
Population	4,532	2,486
Median age	37.7 yrs	32.7 yrs
Median household income	$57,000	$41,934
Median home value	$169,500	$102,900
Median gross rent	$813	$1,058
Housing units	2,044	1,117
Homeownership rate	72.9%	55.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	30.2%	11.8%
Unemployment rate	1.5%	4.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Fremont	Newaygo
Population	4,055 → 4,532 (+11.8%)	2,063 → 2,486 (+20.5%)
Median household income	$36,949 → $57,000 (+54.3%)	$43,250 → $41,934 (-3.0%)
Median home value	$100,700 → $169,500 (+68.3%)	$79,200 → $102,900 (+29.9%)
Median gross rent	$683 → $813 (+19.0%)	$784 → $1,058 (+34.9%)

Fremont

Population

4,0554,532

Median household income

$36,949$57,000

Median home value

$100,700$169,500

Median gross rent

$683$813

Newaygo

Population

2,0632,486

Median household income

$43,250$41,934

Median home value

$79,200$102,900

Median gross rent

$784$1,058

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Fremont	Newaygo
Under 5	8.2%	6.0%
5 to 17	19.7%	21.7%
18 to 24	7.6%	10.8%
25 to 34	8.7%	16.5%
35 to 44	17.7%	11.3%
45 to 54	6.6%	10.1%
55 to 64	7.7%	8.4%
65 to 74	13.1%	8.0%
75 and over	10.7%	7.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Fremont	Newaygo
White (non-Hispanic)	91.2%	84.2%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.4%
Asian	0.0%	1.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.1%	7.9%
Hispanic or Latino	6.7%	6.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Fremont	Newaygo
No high school diploma	8.9%	12.7%
High school graduate	34.9%	35.6%
Some college or associate's	26.0%	39.9%
Bachelor's degree	19.4%	7.1%
Graduate or professional degree	10.8%	4.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Fremont	Newaygo
Drove alone	72.3%	78.6%
Carpooled	9.4%	13.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	8.2%	3.8%
Bicycle	1.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.5%	3.1%
Other means	3.7%	1.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Fremont	Newaygo
1-unit, detached	60.6%	55.0%
1-unit, attached	3.8%	0.9%
2 to 4 units	14.3%	6.4%
5 to 19 units	8.1%	13.7%
20 or more units	4.1%	9.5%
Mobile home & other	9.1%	14.5%

Poverty & households

	Fremont	Newaygo
Poverty rate	15.0%	21.0%
Average household size	2.43	2.36
Mean commute (minutes)	21	27
Median year structure built	1960	1969