New Buffalo, MI (Michigan) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 2,423 (Urban population: 2,296 (all inside urban clusters), Rural population: 127 (2 farm, 124 nonfarm))

New Buffalo, Michigan Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 1,417 (957 occupied: 682 owner occupied, 275 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	29%
State:	26%

Housing density: 586 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2008 in this state: $137,455.

Median contract rent in 2008: $532 (lower quartile is $433, upper quartile is $653)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2008: $509

Median gross rent in New Buffalo, MI in 2008: $666

Housing units in New Buffalo with a mortgage: 366 (47 second mortgage, 63 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 267

New Buffalo,MI index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2008: $170,750 (it was $108,300 in 2000)

New Buffalo:	$170,750
Michigan:	$151,300

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $113,530 - $235,604

Mean price in 2008:

Detached houses: $266,482
Here: $266,482
State: $192,870

Townhouses or other attached units: $608,972
Here: $608,972
State: $162,147

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $273,231
Here: $273,231
State: $150,474

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $63,742
Here: $63,742
State: $135,097

Mobile homes: $162,500
Here: $162,500
State: $39,606

Household type by relationship

Households: 2,200

In family households: 1,782 (481 male householders, 120 female householders)
485 spouses, 618 children (559 natural, 7 adopted, 52 stepchildren), 27 grandchildren, 6 brothers or sisters, 2 parents, 14 other relatives, 29 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 418 (150 male householders (107 living alone)), 192 female householders (169 living alone)), 76 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 294 2-persons, 117 3-persons, 116 4-persons, 42 5-persons, 32 6-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 276 1-person, 59 2-persons, 7 3-persons.

310 married couples with children.
109 single-parent households (36 men, 73 women).

95.2% of residents of New Buffalo speak English at home.
1.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (69% speak English very well, 6% speak English well, 26% speak English not well).
2.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (55% speak English very well, 39% speak English well, 6% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

Foreign born population: 69 (3.1%)
(73.9% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.1
State:	6.1

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.5
State:	4.1

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in New Buffalo, Michigan:
	1 room: 5 2 rooms: 3 3 rooms: 4 4 rooms: 69 5 rooms: 150 6 rooms: 182 7 rooms: 126 8 rooms: 86 9 or more rooms: 57

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in New Buffalo, Michigan:
	1 room: 4 2 rooms: 4 3 rooms: 57 4 rooms: 76 5 rooms: 84 6 rooms: 15 7 rooms: 25 8 rooms: 4 9 or more rooms: 6

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 41
1995 to 1998: 33
1990 to 1994: 55
1980 to 1989: 242
1970 to 1979: 197
1960 to 1969: 221
1950 to 1959: 221
1940 to 1949: 129
1939 or earlier: 278

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in New Buffalo:
	no bedroom: 8 1 bedroom: 8 2 bedrooms: 127 3 bedrooms: 378 4 bedrooms: 117 5 or more bedrooms: 44

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in New Buffalo:
	no bedroom: 4 1 bedroom: 64 2 bedrooms: 101 3 bedrooms: 87 4 bedrooms: 17 5 or more bedrooms: 2

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in New Buffalo in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 61 1 vehicle: 232 2 vehicles: 276 3 vehicles: 80 4 vehicles: 27 5 or more vehicles: 6

Cars and other vehicles available in New Buffalo in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 40 1 vehicle: 118 2 vehicles: 109 3 vehicles: 4 4 vehicles: 4 5 or more vehicles: 0

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2008 in New Buffalo, MI:

Less than $10,000: 0
$10,000 to $14,999: 0
$15,000 to $19,999: 0
$20,000 to $24,999: 1
$25,000 to $29,999: 2
$30,000 to $34,999: 1
$35,000 to $39,999: 0
$40,000 to $49,999: 0
$50,000 to $59,999: 9
$60,000 to $69,999: 18
$70,000 to $79,999: 17
$80,000 to $89,999: 12
$90,000 to $99,999: 22
$100,000 to $124,999: 72
$125,000 to $149,999: 149
$150,000 to $174,999: 84
$175,000 to $199,999: 61
$200,000 to $249,999: 112
$250,000 to $299,999: 42
$300,000 to $399,999: 52
$400,000 to $499,999: 32
$500,000 to $749,999: 38
$750,000 to $999,999: 6
$1,000,000 or more: 22

New Buffalo rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in New Buffalo:

Less than $100: 0 people
$100 to $149: 4
$150 to $199: 6
$200 to $249: 3
$250 to $299: 4
$300 to $349: 4
$350 to $399: 11
$400 to $449: 25
$450 to $499: 48
$500 to $549: 55
$550 to $599: 22
$600 to $649: 24
$650 to $699: 28
$700 to $749: 2
$750 to $799: 15
$800 to $899: 7
$900 to $999: 11
$1,000 to $1,249: 12
$1,250 to $1,499: 0
$1,500 to $1,999: 0
$2,000 or more: 0
No cash rent: 21

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 14 1990 to 1994: 2 1985 to 1989: 0 1980 to 1984: 9 1975 to 1979: 1 1970 to 1974: 4 1970 to 1974: 4 1965 to 1969: 35

New Buffalo, MI Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 61.0%
Number of people working at home: 35 (3.3% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 86
5 to 9 minutes: 253
10 to 14 minutes: 140
15 to 19 minutes: 141
20 to 24 minutes: 120
25 to 29 minutes: 28
30 to 34 minutes: 112
35 to 39 minutes: 16
40 to 44 minutes: 23
45 to 59 minutes: 58
60 to 89 minutes: 39
90 or more minutes: 25

New Buffalo mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 849 (79%)
Carpooled: 111 (10%)
Railroad: 2 (0%)
Walked: 67 (6%)
Other means: 12 (1%)
Worked at home: 35 (3%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 65
$10,000 to $14,999: 71
$15,000 to $19,999: 83
$20,000 to $24,999: 31
$25,000 to $29,999: 46
$30,000 to $34,999: 75
$35,000 to $39,999: 68
$40,000 to $44,999: 65
$45,000 to $49,999: 45
$50,000 to $59,999: 81
$60,000 to $74,999: 154
$75,000 to $99,999: 81
$100,000 to $124,999: 30
$125,000 to $149,999: 5
$150,000 to $199,999: 10
$200,000 or more: 33

First ancestries reported:

German: 518

Polish: 203

Irish: 184

Italian: 164

Other groups: 139

United States or American: 132

English: 112

Czech: 53

Dutch: 36

Scottish: 35

French (except Basque): 32

Czechoslovakian: 32

Lithuanian: 31

Scotch-Irish: 26

Welsh: 23

Norwegian: 21

Swedish: 18

Greek: 10

British: 9

French Canadian: 6

Eastern European: 6

Slovene: 6

Danish: 5

Bulgarian: 4

Slovak: 4

Swiss: 4

Finnish: 3

Ukrainian: 3

Hungarian: 2

Latvian: 2

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):

Other Eastern Europe (25%)
Poland (16%)
United Kingdom (14%)
Czechoslovakia (includes Czech Republic and Slovakia) (14%)
Mexico (13%)
Panama (7%)
Germany (6%)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 517
Northeast: 36
Midwest: 1416
South: 102
West: 49

61% of New Buffalo residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 56% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 11% lived in Michigan.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 0
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 5
7th and 8th grade: 7
9th grade: 7
10th grade: 31
11th grade: 32
12th grade, no diploma: 28
High school graduate (or equivalency): 292
Less than 1 year of college: 65
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 104
Associate degree: 53
Bachelor's degree: 91
Master's degree: 29
Professional school degree: 4
Doctorate degree: 0

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 3
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 0
7th and 8th grade: 25
9th grade: 15
10th grade: 25
11th grade: 33
12th grade, no diploma: 33
High school graduate (or equivalency): 283
Less than 1 year of college: 64
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 125
Associate degree: 38
Bachelor's degree: 109
Master's degree: 28
Professional school degree: 5
Doctorate degree: 0

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 4.5%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 0.8%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 55.6%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 26.7%

Median household income in 2008 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $47,343
Black householders: $11,042
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $36,173
Asian householders: $66,083
Two or more races householders: $6,240
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $26,951

New Buffalo household income for White non-Hispanic householders

New Buffalo household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

New Buffalo marital status for males

New Buffalo marital status for females

Median 2008 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $163,812
Black or African American householders: $27,591
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $134,013
Two or more races householders: $709,485

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 978
One, attached: 142
Two: 50
3 or 4: 63
5 to 9: 103
10 to 19: 18
20 to 49: 48
50 or more: 6
Mobile homes: 4
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 5

Median worth of mobile homes: $214,204

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in New Buffalo:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (89%) Electricity (8%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (2%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (73%) Electricity (27%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 25

Here:	11.7%
Michigan:	11.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 6

Here:	4.8%
Michigan:	8.7%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 27

Here:	35.5%
Michigan:	16.5%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

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