Blain vs New Buffalo

A side-by-side comparison of Blain and New Buffalo: population, income, housing, and more.

Blain and New Buffalo are places in Pennsylvania. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Blain has the higher population (284 vs 87 in New Buffalo). Blain has the higher median home value ($151,400 vs $109,400 in New Buffalo). Since 2019, Blain's population has grown faster (+0.4% vs -44.9%).

Population, income & housing

	Blain	New Buffalo
Population	284	87
Median age	27.6 yrs	46.6 yrs
Median household income	$78,125	—
Median home value	$151,400	$109,400
Median gross rent	$1,042	$917
Housing units	110	44
Homeownership rate	61.6%	59.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.3%	20.3%
Unemployment rate	0.6%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Blain	New Buffalo
Population	283 → 284 (+0.4%)	158 → 87 (-44.9%)
Median household income	$48,393 → $78,125 (+61.4%)	$43,750 → $43,750 (+0.0%)
Median home value	$121,700 → $151,400 (+24.4%)	$126,400 → $109,400 (-13.4%)
Median gross rent	$758 → $1,042 (+37.5%)	$638 → $917 (+43.7%)

Blain

Population

283284

Median household income

$48,393$78,125

Median home value

$121,700$151,400

Median gross rent

$758$1,042

New Buffalo

Population

15887

Median household income

$43,750$43,750

Median home value

$126,400$109,400

Median gross rent

$638$917

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Blain	New Buffalo
Under 5	10.9%	1.1%
5 to 17	20.8%	9.2%
18 to 24	10.2%	10.3%
25 to 34	14.4%	8.0%
35 to 44	15.1%	13.8%
45 to 54	9.9%	19.5%
55 to 64	9.5%	9.2%
65 to 74	8.5%	19.5%
75 and over	0.7%	9.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Blain	New Buffalo
White (non-Hispanic)	96.1%	89.7%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.7%	0.0%
Asian	2.8%	1.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.4%	6.9%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	2.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Blain	New Buffalo
No high school diploma	22.4%	2.9%
High school graduate	30.9%	60.9%
Some college or associate's	33.3%	15.9%
Bachelor's degree	4.2%	18.8%
Graduate or professional degree	9.1%	1.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Blain	New Buffalo
Drove alone	71.9%	78.8%
Carpooled	7.2%	9.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	9.2%	0.0%
Bicycle	3.9%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.8%	12.1%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Blain	New Buffalo
1-unit, detached	87.3%	70.5%
1-unit, attached	9.1%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	3.6%	15.9%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	11.4%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	2.3%

Poverty & households

	Blain	New Buffalo
Poverty rate	1.1%	9.2%
Average household size	2.87	2.23
Mean commute (minutes)	29	35
Median year structure built	1938	1938