Hillsdale County vs Newaygo County

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

Hillsdale 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 45,658 in Hillsdale County). Newaygo County has the higher median household income ($61,931 vs $60,869 in Hillsdale County). Newaygo County has the higher median home value ($178,300 vs $170,500 in Hillsdale County).

Population, income & housing

	Hillsdale County	Newaygo County
Population	45,658	50,414
Median age	42.8 yrs	42.8 yrs
Median household income	$60,869	$61,931
Median home value	$170,500	$178,300
Median gross rent	$801	$882
Housing units	21,490	24,781
Homeownership rate	81.0%	86.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.6%	18.4%
Unemployment rate	4.5%	4.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hillsdale County	Newaygo County
Population	45,757 → 45,658 (-0.2%)	48,366 → 50,414 (+4.2%)
Median household income	$49,622 → $60,869 (+22.7%)	$50,326 → $61,931 (+23.1%)
Median home value	$120,100 → $170,500 (+42.0%)	$121,300 → $178,300 (+47.0%)
Median gross rent	$703 → $801 (+13.9%)	$704 → $882 (+25.3%)

Hillsdale County

Population

45,75745,658

Median household income

$49,622$60,869

Median home value

$120,100$170,500

Median gross rent

$703$801

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)

	Hillsdale County	Newaygo County
Under 5	5.5%	5.4%
5 to 17	16.1%	16.7%
18 to 24	9.4%	7.2%
25 to 34	10.5%	11.8%
35 to 44	10.8%	11.2%
45 to 54	12.0%	11.8%
55 to 64	14.9%	15.6%
65 to 74	12.8%	12.5%
75 and over	7.9%	7.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hillsdale County	Newaygo County
White (non-Hispanic)	92.8%	88.2%
Black or African American	0.7%	0.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.3%
Asian	0.2%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	0.4%	0.5%
Two or more races	3.0%	3.7%
Hispanic or Latino	2.7%	6.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hillsdale County	Newaygo County
No high school diploma	9.5%	10.3%
High school graduate	40.6%	39.6%
Some college or associate's	29.3%	31.7%
Bachelor's degree	12.2%	12.6%
Graduate or professional degree	8.4%	5.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hillsdale County	Newaygo County
Drove alone	77.1%	77.4%
Carpooled	8.6%	11.6%
Public transit	0.2%	0.3%
Walked	4.6%	1.8%
Bicycle	0.5%	0.3%
Worked from home	7.9%	7.0%
Other means	1.0%	1.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hillsdale County	Newaygo County
1-unit, detached	82.2%	75.3%
1-unit, attached	0.4%	0.8%
2 to 4 units	3.1%	1.9%
5 to 19 units	3.0%	2.0%
20 or more units	2.1%	1.0%
Mobile home & other	9.1%	18.9%

Poverty & households

	Hillsdale County	Newaygo County
Poverty rate	15.5%	14.3%
Average household size	2.47	2.56
Mean commute (minutes)	25	30
Median year structure built	1970	1978