New Lothrop vs Shaftsburg

A side-by-side comparison of New Lothrop and Shaftsburg: population, income, housing, and more.

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

New Lothrop has the higher population (640 vs 498 in Shaftsburg). Shaftsburg has the higher median household income ($90,054 vs $78,500 in New Lothrop). Shaftsburg has the higher median home value ($235,900 vs $178,100 in New Lothrop).

Population, income & housing

	New Lothrop	Shaftsburg
Population	640	498
Median age	36.4 yrs	54.0 yrs
Median household income	$78,500	$90,054
Median home value	$178,100	$235,900
Median gross rent	$750	—
Housing units	283	296
Homeownership rate	67.2%	94.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.2%	14.1%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	3.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	New Lothrop	Shaftsburg
Population	628 → 640 (+1.9%)	293 → 498 (+70.0%)
Median household income	$46,563 → $78,500 (+68.6%)	$49,432 → $90,054 (+82.2%)
Median home value	$111,300 → $178,100 (+60.0%)	$193,500 → $235,900 (+21.9%)
Median gross rent	$750 → $750 (+0.0%)	$777 → $855 (+10.0%)

New Lothrop

Population

628640

Median household income

$46,563$78,500

Median home value

$111,300$178,100

Median gross rent

$750$750

Shaftsburg

Population

293498

Median household income

$49,432$90,054

Median home value

$193,500$235,900

Median gross rent

$777$855

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	New Lothrop	Shaftsburg
Under 5	4.7%	1.0%
5 to 17	18.8%	10.2%
18 to 24	9.2%	7.6%
25 to 34	13.1%	4.8%
35 to 44	13.8%	12.2%
45 to 54	11.3%	19.1%
55 to 64	11.9%	20.7%
65 to 74	8.9%	20.1%
75 and over	8.4%	4.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	New Lothrop	Shaftsburg
White (non-Hispanic)	96.9%	100.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.1%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	2.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	New Lothrop	Shaftsburg
No high school diploma	12.1%	0.0%
High school graduate	34.8%	51.2%
Some college or associate's	32.9%	34.7%
Bachelor's degree	11.6%	11.9%
Graduate or professional degree	8.6%	2.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	New Lothrop	Shaftsburg
Drove alone	75.2%	77.9%
Carpooled	1.9%	2.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	8.4%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.6%	0.0%
Worked from home	12.3%	19.7%
Other means	1.6%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	New Lothrop	Shaftsburg
1-unit, detached	71.4%	85.5%
1-unit, attached	0.7%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	12.4%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	12.7%	1.7%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	2.8%	12.8%

Poverty & households

	New Lothrop	Shaftsburg
Poverty rate	16.3%	4.0%
Average household size	2.44	2.29
Mean commute (minutes)	34	22
Median year structure built	1971	1979