Newaygo County vs Tuscola County

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

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

Tuscola County has the higher population (53,071 vs 50,414 in Newaygo County). Tuscola County has the higher median household income ($62,847 vs $61,931 in Newaygo County). Newaygo County has the higher median home value ($178,300 vs $136,900 in Tuscola County).

Population, income & housing

	Newaygo County	Tuscola County
Population	50,414	53,071
Median age	42.8 yrs	44.6 yrs
Median household income	$61,931	$62,847
Median home value	$178,300	$136,900
Median gross rent	$882	$796
Housing units	24,781	24,005
Homeownership rate	86.4%	85.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.4%	15.5%
Unemployment rate	4.4%	6.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Newaygo County	Tuscola County
Population	48,366 → 50,414 (+4.2%)	52,939 → 53,071 (+0.2%)
Median household income	$50,326 → $61,931 (+23.1%)	$49,988 → $62,847 (+25.7%)
Median home value	$121,300 → $178,300 (+47.0%)	$104,000 → $136,900 (+31.6%)
Median gross rent	$704 → $882 (+25.3%)	$715 → $796 (+11.3%)

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

Tuscola County

Population

52,93953,071

Median household income

$49,988$62,847

Median home value

$104,000$136,900

Median gross rent

$715$796

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Newaygo County	Tuscola County
Under 5	5.4%	5.0%
5 to 17	16.7%	15.3%
18 to 24	7.2%	7.0%
25 to 34	11.8%	11.5%
35 to 44	11.2%	11.6%
45 to 54	11.8%	12.4%
55 to 64	15.6%	15.8%
65 to 74	12.5%	12.8%
75 and over	7.8%	8.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Newaygo County	Tuscola County
White (non-Hispanic)	88.2%	92.0%
Black or African American	0.7%	1.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.3%
Asian	0.4%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	0.5%	0.1%
Two or more races	3.7%	2.6%
Hispanic or Latino	6.1%	3.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Newaygo County	Tuscola County
No high school diploma	10.3%	7.8%
High school graduate	39.6%	46.2%
Some college or associate's	31.7%	30.4%
Bachelor's degree	12.6%	10.5%
Graduate or professional degree	5.9%	5.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Newaygo County	Tuscola County
Drove alone	77.4%	83.1%
Carpooled	11.6%	9.3%
Public transit	0.3%	0.2%
Walked	1.8%	1.6%
Bicycle	0.3%	0.1%
Worked from home	7.0%	4.9%
Other means	1.6%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Newaygo County	Tuscola County
1-unit, detached	75.3%	82.8%
1-unit, attached	0.8%	1.2%
2 to 4 units	1.9%	3.0%
5 to 19 units	2.0%	2.8%
20 or more units	1.0%	1.5%
Mobile home & other	18.9%	8.7%

Poverty & households

	Newaygo County	Tuscola County
Poverty rate	14.3%	12.6%
Average household size	2.56	2.43
Mean commute (minutes)	30	29
Median year structure built	1978	1970