New Buffalo is a very small city located in the state of Michigan. With a population of 1,697 people and two associated neighborhoods, New Buffalo is the 385th largest community in Michigan. New Buffalo home prices are not only among the most expensive in Michigan, but New Buffalo real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.New Buffalo is a decidedly white-collar city, with fully 88.20% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, New Buffalo is a city of sales and office workers, service providers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in New Buffalo who work in teaching (15.95%), sales jobs (15.82%), and food service (14.66%). A relatively large number of people in New Buffalo telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 11.52% 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. Another notable thing is that New Buffalo is an extremely popular destination for tourists and seasonal residents. So much of the population is seasonal such that the city’s population swells significantly during the vacation season, and drops again when the season ends. Because of this, much of the local economy is centered around tourism; some businesses may be operated only during the high season. During the low season, year-round residents will notice that the city is a substantially quieter place to live. It is a fairly quiet city because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) New Buffalo has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. New Buffalo has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in New Buffalo than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, New Buffalo may be for you.The population of New Buffalo is very well educated relative to most cities and towns in the nation, where the average community has 21.84% of its adult population holding a 4-year degree or higher: 36.68% of adults in New Buffalo have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree. The per capita income in New Buffalo in 2022 was $52,528, which is wealthy relative to Michigan and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $210,112 for a family of four. However, New Buffalo contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. The people who call New Buffalo home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of New Buffalo residents report their race to be White, followed by Native American. Important ancestries of people in New Buffalo include German, Irish, Polish, Italian, and English. The most common language spoken in New Buffalo is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Slavic languages.
