New Buffalo

Population: 1,306
Median household income: $64,524
Median home value: $342,700

New Buffalo, a community in Berrien County, Michigan, has 1,306 residents. At $64,524, its median household income sits in line with Berrien County's $63,152.

Between 2019 and 2023, New Buffalo's population declined 23.8% from 1,714 to 1,306, while its median home value rose 53.6% from $223,100 to $342,700.

Households average 1.72 people. The median gross rent is $825.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,306
Median age: 53.8 yrs
Median household income: $64,524
Median home value: $342,700
Median gross rent: $825
Housing units: 1,666
Homeownership rate: 76.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 40.1%
Unemployment rate: 1.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,7141,306

Median household income

$48,102$64,524

Median home value

$223,100$342,700

Median gross rent

$903$825

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,714	$48,102	$223,100	$903
2020	1,613	$54,421	$223,800	$878
2021	1,433	$59,226	$238,800	$954
2022	1,362	$61,875	$311,700	$852
2023	1,306	$64,524	$342,700	$825

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 52.5%

5 to 178.5%

18 to 243.4%

25 to 348.0%

35 to 4411.9%

45 to 5416.8%

55 to 6419.1%

65 to 7421.6%

75 and over8.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	33	2.5%
5 to 17	111	8.5%
18 to 24	44	3.4%
25 to 34	105	8.0%
35 to 44	156	11.9%
45 to 54	219	16.8%
55 to 64	250	19.1%
65 to 74	282	21.6%
75 and over	106	8.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,108	84.8%
Black or African American	8	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	17	1.3%
Asian	72	5.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	11	0.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	90	6.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.1%

High school graduate20.8%

Some college or associate's31.0%

Bachelor's degree20.5%

Graduate or professional degree19.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	90	8.1%
High school graduate	233	20.8%
Some college or associate's	347	31.0%
Bachelor's degree	229	20.5%
Graduate or professional degree	219	19.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 21 min

Drove alone76.0%

Carpooled6.6%

Public transit1.0%

Walked4.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home12.4%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	510	76.0%
Carpooled	44	6.6%
Public transit	7	1.0%
Walked	27	4.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	83	12.4%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	316	53.7%
15 to 29 min	125	21.3%
30 to 44 min	84	14.3%
45 to 59 min	13	2.2%
60+ min	50	8.5%

Households

Average household size: 1.72
Poverty rate: 10.0% (131 of 1,306)

	Count	Share
Family households	333	43.9%
Nonfamily households	425	56.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1973

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	758	45.5%
Vacant	908	54.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	578	76.3%
Renter-occupied	180	23.7%

1-unit, detached68.8%

1-unit, attached5.1%

2 to 4 units9.3%

5 to 19 units7.4%

20 or more units9.4%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,146	68.8%
1-unit, attached	85	5.1%
2 to 4 units	155	9.3%
5 to 19 units	123	7.4%
20 or more units	157	9.4%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2657220
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 2.47 sq mi
Water area: 0.02 sq mi
Center point: 41.7914, -86.7425