Bangor vs Paw Paw

A side-by-side comparison of Bangor and Paw Paw: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Paw Paw has the higher population (3,277 vs 2,113 in Bangor). Bangor has the higher median household income ($50,714 vs $38,989 in Paw Paw). Paw Paw has the higher median home value ($133,600 vs $106,800 in Bangor).

Population, income & housing

	Bangor	Paw Paw
Population	2,113	3,277
Median age	30.0 yrs	35.4 yrs
Median household income	$50,714	$38,989
Median home value	$106,800	$133,600
Median gross rent	$629	$775
Housing units	770	1,499
Homeownership rate	61.1%	47.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.9%	10.8%
Unemployment rate	10.0%	5.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bangor	Paw Paw
Population	1,860 → 2,113 (+13.6%)	3,390 → 3,277 (-3.3%)
Median household income	$39,122 → $50,714 (+29.6%)	$43,226 → $38,989 (-9.8%)
Median home value	$80,400 → $106,800 (+32.8%)	$95,800 → $133,600 (+39.5%)
Median gross rent	$663 → $629 (-5.1%)	$668 → $775 (+16.0%)

Bangor

Population

1,8602,113

Median household income

$39,122$50,714

Median home value

$80,400$106,800

Median gross rent

$663$629

Paw Paw

Population

3,3903,277

Median household income

$43,226$38,989

Median home value

$95,800$133,600

Median gross rent

$668$775

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bangor	Paw Paw
Under 5	9.2%	10.0%
5 to 17	20.9%	15.4%
18 to 24	12.9%	5.9%
25 to 34	13.7%	18.2%
35 to 44	14.1%	13.5%
45 to 54	7.6%	8.8%
55 to 64	8.9%	11.4%
65 to 74	7.5%	9.5%
75 and over	5.3%	7.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bangor	Paw Paw
White (non-Hispanic)	46.8%	80.1%
Black or African American	5.7%	2.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.7%	0.0%
Asian	0.2%	0.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.6%	5.9%
Hispanic or Latino	44.1%	11.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bangor	Paw Paw
No high school diploma	23.4%	6.0%
High school graduate	36.5%	44.3%
Some college or associate's	25.2%	38.8%
Bachelor's degree	5.6%	9.0%
Graduate or professional degree	9.3%	1.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bangor	Paw Paw
Drove alone	67.3%	78.2%
Carpooled	14.9%	3.9%
Public transit	0.5%	3.0%
Walked	4.5%	6.8%
Bicycle	2.5%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.7%	8.1%
Other means	0.6%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bangor	Paw Paw
1-unit, detached	66.6%	53.4%
1-unit, attached	2.2%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	9.7%	9.1%
5 to 19 units	14.2%	23.9%
20 or more units	2.3%	9.0%
Mobile home & other	4.9%	4.6%

Poverty & households

	Bangor	Paw Paw
Poverty rate	15.6%	18.7%
Average household size	2.90	2.17
Mean commute (minutes)	21	17
Median year structure built	1963	1966