Being a small city, Newaygo does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
The percentage of people in Newaygo with college degrees is quite a bit lower than the national average for cities and towns of 21.84%: just 10.78% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Newaygo in 2022 was $29,400, which is middle income relative to Michigan, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $117,600 for a family of four. However, Newaygo contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Newaygo is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Newaygo home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Newaygo residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Newaygo include German, English, French, Irish, and Dutch.
The most common language spoken in Newaygo is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Polish.
