Branch County vs Newaygo County

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

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

Newaygo County has the higher population (50,414 vs 44,914 in Branch County). Branch County has the higher median household income ($61,958 vs $61,931 in Newaygo County). Newaygo County has the higher median home value ($178,300 vs $147,500 in Branch County).

Population, income & housing

	Branch County	Newaygo County
Population	44,914	50,414
Median age	40.8 yrs	42.8 yrs
Median household income	$61,958	$61,931
Median home value	$147,500	$178,300
Median gross rent	$900	$882
Housing units	20,879	24,781
Homeownership rate	77.5%	86.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.9%	18.4%
Unemployment rate	5.2%	4.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Branch County	Newaygo County
Population	43,513 → 44,914 (+3.2%)	48,366 → 50,414 (+4.2%)
Median household income	$51,947 → $61,958 (+19.3%)	$50,326 → $61,931 (+23.1%)
Median home value	$109,800 → $147,500 (+34.3%)	$121,300 → $178,300 (+47.0%)
Median gross rent	$753 → $900 (+19.5%)	$704 → $882 (+25.3%)

Branch County

Population

43,51344,914

Median household income

$51,947$61,958

Median home value

$109,800$147,500

Median gross rent

$753$900

Newaygo County

Population

48,36650,414

Median household income

$50,326$61,931

Median home value

$121,300$178,300

Median gross rent

$704$882

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Branch County	Newaygo County
Under 5	6.3%	5.4%
5 to 17	17.2%	16.7%
18 to 24	7.4%	7.2%
25 to 34	12.0%	11.8%
35 to 44	11.9%	11.2%
45 to 54	11.8%	11.8%
55 to 64	14.4%	15.6%
65 to 74	11.6%	12.5%
75 and over	7.4%	7.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Branch County	Newaygo County
White (non-Hispanic)	87.6%	88.2%
Black or African American	1.9%	0.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.3%
Asian	0.4%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	0.2%	0.5%
Two or more races	3.6%	3.7%
Hispanic or Latino	6.3%	6.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Branch County	Newaygo County
No high school diploma	11.4%	10.3%
High school graduate	39.0%	39.6%
Some college or associate's	32.8%	31.7%
Bachelor's degree	12.0%	12.6%
Graduate or professional degree	4.9%	5.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Branch County	Newaygo County
Drove alone	79.1%	77.4%
Carpooled	12.0%	11.6%
Public transit	0.2%	0.3%
Walked	1.8%	1.8%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.3%
Worked from home	5.0%	7.0%
Other means	1.7%	1.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Branch County	Newaygo County
1-unit, detached	74.5%	75.3%
1-unit, attached	1.9%	0.8%
2 to 4 units	3.7%	1.9%
5 to 19 units	4.6%	2.0%
20 or more units	2.3%	1.0%
Mobile home & other	13.0%	18.9%

Poverty & households

	Branch County	Newaygo County
Poverty rate	15.4%	14.3%
Average household size	2.54	2.56
Mean commute (minutes)	23	30
Median year structure built	1969	1978