Gratiot County vs Newaygo County

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

Gratiot 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 41,478 in Gratiot County). Newaygo County has the higher median household income ($61,931 vs $61,128 in Gratiot County). Newaygo County has the higher median home value ($178,300 vs $136,800 in Gratiot County).

Population, income & housing

	Gratiot County	Newaygo County
Population	41,478	50,414
Median age	39.7 yrs	42.8 yrs
Median household income	$61,128	$61,931
Median home value	$136,800	$178,300
Median gross rent	$808	$882
Housing units	16,051	24,781
Homeownership rate	78.9%	86.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.0%	18.4%
Unemployment rate	4.7%	4.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Gratiot County	Newaygo County
Population	40,916 → 41,478 (+1.4%)	48,366 → 50,414 (+4.2%)
Median household income	$47,848 → $61,128 (+27.8%)	$50,326 → $61,931 (+23.1%)
Median home value	$95,400 → $136,800 (+43.4%)	$121,300 → $178,300 (+47.0%)
Median gross rent	$687 → $808 (+17.6%)	$704 → $882 (+25.3%)

Gratiot County

Population

40,91641,478

Median household income

$47,848$61,128

Median home value

$95,400$136,800

Median gross rent

$687$808

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)

	Gratiot County	Newaygo County
Under 5	4.9%	5.4%
5 to 17	14.6%	16.7%
18 to 24	11.7%	7.2%
25 to 34	13.0%	11.8%
35 to 44	13.3%	11.2%
45 to 54	12.0%	11.8%
55 to 64	13.0%	15.6%
65 to 74	9.9%	12.5%
75 and over	7.6%	7.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Gratiot County	Newaygo County
White (non-Hispanic)	83.6%	88.2%
Black or African American	5.4%	0.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.3%
Asian	0.4%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	0.3%	0.5%
Two or more races	2.5%	3.7%
Hispanic or Latino	7.6%	6.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Gratiot County	Newaygo County
No high school diploma	8.1%	10.3%
High school graduate	40.2%	39.6%
Some college or associate's	32.7%	31.7%
Bachelor's degree	13.1%	12.6%
Graduate or professional degree	5.9%	5.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Gratiot County	Newaygo County
Drove alone	81.9%	77.4%
Carpooled	5.8%	11.6%
Public transit	0.6%	0.3%
Walked	3.5%	1.8%
Bicycle	0.6%	0.3%
Worked from home	7.1%	7.0%
Other means	0.5%	1.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Gratiot County	Newaygo County
1-unit, detached	77.9%	75.3%
1-unit, attached	1.9%	0.8%
2 to 4 units	4.4%	1.9%
5 to 19 units	3.6%	2.0%
20 or more units	2.8%	1.0%
Mobile home & other	9.5%	18.9%

Poverty & households

	Gratiot County	Newaygo County
Poverty rate	14.3%	14.3%
Average household size	2.45	2.56
Mean commute (minutes)	25	30
Median year structure built	1966	1978