Newaygo vs White Cloud

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

Newaygo and White Cloud 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 1,297 in White Cloud). White Cloud has the higher median household income ($55,417 vs $41,934 in Newaygo). White Cloud has the higher median home value ($150,600 vs $102,900 in Newaygo).

Population, income & housing

	Newaygo	White Cloud
Population	2,486	1,297
Median age	32.7 yrs	38.1 yrs
Median household income	$41,934	$55,417
Median home value	$102,900	$150,600
Median gross rent	$1,058	$838
Housing units	1,117	478
Homeownership rate	55.9%	61.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.8%	14.2%
Unemployment rate	4.5%	1.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Newaygo	White Cloud
Population	2,063 → 2,486 (+20.5%)	1,205 → 1,297 (+7.6%)
Median household income	$43,250 → $41,934 (-3.0%)	$37,768 → $55,417 (+46.7%)
Median home value	$79,200 → $102,900 (+29.9%)	$80,700 → $150,600 (+86.6%)
Median gross rent	$784 → $1,058 (+34.9%)	$550 → $838 (+52.4%)

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

White Cloud

Population

1,2051,297

Median household income

$37,768$55,417

Median home value

$80,700$150,600

Median gross rent

$550$838

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Newaygo	White Cloud
Under 5	6.0%	6.4%
5 to 17	21.7%	12.0%
18 to 24	10.8%	9.0%
25 to 34	16.5%	20.4%
35 to 44	11.3%	11.7%
45 to 54	10.1%	12.4%
55 to 64	8.4%	9.4%
65 to 74	8.0%	9.8%
75 and over	7.3%	8.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Newaygo	White Cloud
White (non-Hispanic)	84.2%	85.0%
Black or African American	0.4%	3.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.4%	0.0%
Asian	1.0%	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	7.9%	4.0%
Hispanic or Latino	6.1%	7.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Newaygo	White Cloud
No high school diploma	12.7%	14.8%
High school graduate	35.6%	32.3%
Some college or associate's	39.9%	38.7%
Bachelor's degree	7.1%	10.5%
Graduate or professional degree	4.7%	3.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Newaygo	White Cloud
Drove alone	78.6%	62.3%
Carpooled	13.3%	21.8%
Public transit	0.0%	2.5%
Walked	3.8%	2.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.1%	10.2%
Other means	1.2%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Newaygo	White Cloud
1-unit, detached	55.0%	68.0%
1-unit, attached	0.9%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	6.4%	9.4%
5 to 19 units	13.7%	11.9%
20 or more units	9.5%	2.9%
Mobile home & other	14.5%	7.7%

Poverty & households

	Newaygo	White Cloud
Poverty rate	21.0%	18.7%
Average household size	2.36	2.67
Mean commute (minutes)	27	36
Median year structure built	1969	1972