Grant vs Newaygo

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

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

Newaygo has the higher population (2,486 vs 1,146 in Grant). Grant has the higher median household income ($56,875 vs $41,934 in Newaygo). Grant has the higher median home value ($158,600 vs $102,900 in Newaygo).

Population, income & housing

	Grant	Newaygo
Population	1,146	2,486
Median age	33.9 yrs	32.7 yrs
Median household income	$56,875	$41,934
Median home value	$158,600	$102,900
Median gross rent	$950	$1,058
Housing units	449	1,117
Homeownership rate	65.2%	55.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	10.8%	11.8%
Unemployment rate	9.2%	4.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Grant	Newaygo
Population	960 → 1,146 (+19.4%)	2,063 → 2,486 (+20.5%)
Median household income	$36,731 → $56,875 (+54.8%)	$43,250 → $41,934 (-3.0%)
Median home value	$112,500 → $158,600 (+41.0%)	$79,200 → $102,900 (+29.9%)
Median gross rent	$707 → $950 (+34.4%)	$784 → $1,058 (+34.9%)

Grant

Population

9601,146

Median household income

$36,731$56,875

Median home value

$112,500$158,600

Median gross rent

$707$950

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)

	Grant	Newaygo
Under 5	8.0%	6.0%
5 to 17	20.3%	21.7%
18 to 24	11.9%	10.8%
25 to 34	10.6%	16.5%
35 to 44	14.0%	11.3%
45 to 54	4.6%	10.1%
55 to 64	7.7%	8.4%
65 to 74	6.5%	8.0%
75 and over	16.3%	7.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Grant	Newaygo
White (non-Hispanic)	83.1%	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	0.8%	7.9%
Hispanic or Latino	16.1%	6.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Grant	Newaygo
No high school diploma	11.1%	12.7%
High school graduate	49.5%	35.6%
Some college or associate's	28.6%	39.9%
Bachelor's degree	8.6%	7.1%
Graduate or professional degree	2.2%	4.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Grant	Newaygo
Drove alone	85.2%	78.6%
Carpooled	4.2%	13.3%
Public transit	0.2%	0.0%
Walked	0.6%	3.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.0%	3.1%
Other means	1.7%	1.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Grant	Newaygo
1-unit, detached	55.2%	55.0%
1-unit, attached	4.2%	0.9%
2 to 4 units	7.1%	6.4%
5 to 19 units	10.5%	13.7%
20 or more units	10.0%	9.5%
Mobile home & other	12.9%	14.5%

Poverty & households

	Grant	Newaygo
Poverty rate	18.0%	21.0%
Average household size	2.73	2.36
Mean commute (minutes)	29	27
Median year structure built	1979	1969