Buena Vista vs Johnson Village

A side-by-side comparison of Buena Vista and Johnson Village: population, income, housing, and more.

Buena Vista and Johnson Village are places in Colorado. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Buena Vista has the higher population (2,966 vs 199 in Johnson Village). Buena Vista has the higher median household income ($58,409 vs $45,757 in Johnson Village). Buena Vista has the higher median home value ($495,800 vs $343,000 in Johnson Village).

Population, income & housing

	Buena Vista	Johnson Village
Population	2,966	199
Median age	33.1 yrs	78.0 yrs
Median household income	$58,409	$45,757
Median home value	$495,800	$343,000
Median gross rent	$1,519	—
Housing units	1,517	153
Homeownership rate	43.1%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	41.6%	52.8%
Unemployment rate	14.6%	26.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Buena Vista	Johnson Village
Population	2,782 → 2,966 (+6.6%)	386 → 199 (-48.4%)
Median household income	$44,104 → $58,409 (+32.4%)	$55,993 → $45,757 (-18.3%)
Median home value	$238,700 → $495,800 (+107.7%)	$358,800 → $343,000 (-4.4%)
Median gross rent	$627 → $1,519 (+142.3%)	—

Buena Vista

Population

2,7822,966

Median household income

$44,104$58,409

Median home value

$238,700$495,800

Median gross rent

$627$1,519

Johnson Village

Population

386199

Median household income

$55,993$45,757

Median home value

$358,800$343,000

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Buena Vista	Johnson Village
Under 5	2.9%	0.0%
5 to 17	22.0%	0.0%
18 to 24	11.0%	0.0%
25 to 34	15.6%	0.0%
35 to 44	9.9%	0.0%
45 to 54	15.4%	2.5%
55 to 64	16.5%	12.1%
65 to 74	4.3%	27.6%
75 and over	2.3%	57.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Buena Vista	Johnson Village
White (non-Hispanic)	91.4%	94.5%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	1.6%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.7%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	6.3%	5.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Buena Vista	Johnson Village
No high school diploma	4.6%	2.5%
High school graduate	29.2%	33.2%
Some college or associate's	24.6%	11.6%
Bachelor's degree	27.4%	52.8%
Graduate or professional degree	14.2%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Buena Vista	Johnson Village
Drove alone	72.6%	10.2%
Carpooled	11.1%	42.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.4%	0.0%
Bicycle	2.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	12.8%	46.9%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Buena Vista	Johnson Village
1-unit, detached	77.1%	89.5%
1-unit, attached	5.7%	7.2%
2 to 4 units	4.1%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	8.6%	0.0%
20 or more units	4.4%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	3.3%

Poverty & households

	Buena Vista	Johnson Village
Poverty rate	9.6%	9.0%
Average household size	2.16	1.34
Mean commute (minutes)	11	—
Median year structure built	1990	1994