New Baltimore is a somewhat small city located in the state of Michigan. With a population of 12,005 people and 14 associated neighborhoods, New Baltimore is the 96th largest community in Michigan.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, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in New Baltimore who work in office and administrative support (16.72%), management occupations (9.63%), and business and financial occupations (8.24%). Also of interest is that New Baltimore has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 8.74% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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. One downside of living in New Baltimore, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 33.35 minutes every day commuting to work. In terms of college education, New Baltimore is somewhat better educated than the 21.84% who have a 4-year degree or higher in the typical US community: 28.07% of adults 25 and older in the city have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in New Baltimore in 2022 was $40,391, which is upper middle income relative to Michigan and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $161,564 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, Polish, Irish, Italian, and English. The most common language spoken in New Baltimore is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Italian.
