COMPARING TWO PLACES
Newaygo vs Comstock Park
PLACE A
Newaygo, Michigan
VS
PLACE B
Comstock Park, Michigan
Newaygo is 76% smaller than Comstock Park. Comstock Park earns more, with a median household income $19,295 higher. Newaygo has grown faster since 2000 (25% vs 4%).
NEWAYGOCOMSTOCK PARKDIFFERENCE
Total population2,54710,577−76% vs Comstock Park
Population density6762,727−2,050
Population growth25.1%4.1%+21.0 pts
Median age31.034.7−3.7
Male48.1%46.4%+1.7 pts
Female51.9%53.6%−1.7 pts
Foreign-born1.4%5.7%−4.3 pts
White, non-Hispanic78.6%74.2%+4.4 pts
Black0.5%6.2%−5.7 pts
Hispanic / Latino8.0%14.9%−6.9 pts
Asian0.9%0.1%+0.8 pts
Other11.9%4.6%+7.4 pts
Median household income$40,689$59,984−$19,295
Per capita income$22,777$33,564−$10,787
Poverty rate19.9%11.8%+8.1 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4740.398+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher10.5%26.0%−15.6 pts
Graduate degree3.3%7.6%−4.3 pts
Unemployment rate5.5%6.2%−0.7 pts
Labor force participation55.3%70.5%−15.2 pts
Median home value$115,200$235,300−$120,100
Median gross rent$1,040$1,189−$149
Owner-occupied58.3%48.7%+9.6 pts
Housing vacancy rate7.8%7.1%+0.7 pts
Rent-burdened households54.3%53.7%+0.6 pts
Average commute27.521.1+6.4
Worked from home3.3%5.7%−2.4 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured3.2%7.8%−4.6 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024