New Baltimore is a medium-sized city located in the state of Michigan. With a population of 12,132 people and 14 associated neighborhoods, New Baltimore is the 96th largest community in Michigan. New Baltimore has seen a significant amount of newer housing growth in recent years. Quite often, new home construction is the result of new residents moving in who are middle class or wealthier, attracted by jobs, a healthy local economy, or other amenities as they leave nearby or far away areas for greener pastures. This seems to be the case in New Baltimore, where the median household income is $106,033.00.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, New Baltimore is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, New Baltimore is a city of sales and office workers, managers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in New Baltimore who work in office and administrative support (14.40%), management occupations (12.00%), and sales jobs (9.85%). A relatively large number of people in New Baltimore telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 11.33% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. Because of many things, New Baltimore is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, New Baltimore really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is New Baltimore perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic nightlife, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live. In New Baltimore, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 32.18 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. Being a small city, New Baltimore does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The overall education level of New Baltimore citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 30.45% of adults in New Baltimore have at least a bachelor's degree, and the average American community has 21.84%. The per capita income in New Baltimore in 2022 was $46,284, which is wealthy relative to Michigan, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $185,136 for a family of four. However, New Baltimore contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. The people who call New Baltimore home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of New Baltimore residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in New Baltimore include German, Irish, Polish, Italian, and English. The most common language spoken in New Baltimore is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Italian.
