Benton Heights vs Buchanan

A side-by-side comparison of Benton Heights and Buchanan: population, income, housing, and more.

Benton Heights and Buchanan are places in Michigan. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Buchanan has the higher population (4,259 vs 3,572 in Benton Heights). Buchanan has the higher median household income ($54,068 vs $33,871 in Benton Heights). Buchanan has the higher median home value ($138,400 vs $87,500 in Benton Heights).

Population, income & housing

	Benton Heights	Buchanan
Population	3,572	4,259
Median age	30.6 yrs	32.9 yrs
Median household income	$33,871	$54,068
Median home value	$87,500	$138,400
Median gross rent	$546	$952
Housing units	1,628	2,112
Homeownership rate	47.4%	56.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.4%	14.7%
Unemployment rate	5.6%	4.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Benton Heights	Buchanan
Population	4,121 → 3,572 (-13.3%)	4,304 → 4,259 (-1.0%)
Median household income	$29,907 → $33,871 (+13.3%)	$42,593 → $54,068 (+26.9%)
Median home value	$53,800 → $87,500 (+62.6%)	$109,700 → $138,400 (+26.2%)
Median gross rent	$659 → $546 (-17.1%)	$674 → $952 (+41.2%)

Benton Heights

Population

4,1213,572

Median household income

$29,907$33,871

Median home value

$53,800$87,500

Median gross rent

$659$546

Buchanan

Population

4,3044,259

Median household income

$42,593$54,068

Median home value

$109,700$138,400

Median gross rent

$674$952

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Benton Heights	Buchanan
Under 5	6.4%	9.3%
5 to 17	28.2%	14.6%
18 to 24	4.3%	12.7%
25 to 34	20.0%	15.1%
35 to 44	11.3%	10.2%
45 to 54	8.2%	13.6%
55 to 64	11.1%	8.2%
65 to 74	5.0%	8.5%
75 and over	5.5%	7.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Benton Heights	Buchanan
White (non-Hispanic)	18.6%	79.9%
Black or African American	51.3%	1.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.9%	0.0%
Asian	0.6%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	1.2%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.2%
Two or more races	3.3%	10.2%
Hispanic or Latino	24.2%	7.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Benton Heights	Buchanan
No high school diploma	22.7%	5.3%
High school graduate	36.2%	34.6%
Some college or associate's	29.8%	45.4%
Bachelor's degree	6.6%	10.8%
Graduate or professional degree	4.7%	3.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Benton Heights	Buchanan
Drove alone	83.3%	80.8%
Carpooled	10.6%	11.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.6%	2.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.9%	3.7%
Other means	0.5%	0.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Benton Heights	Buchanan
1-unit, detached	62.7%	62.7%
1-unit, attached	6.4%	0.8%
2 to 4 units	23.0%	11.7%
5 to 19 units	5.7%	21.3%
20 or more units	0.4%	2.8%
Mobile home & other	1.8%	0.7%

Poverty & households

	Benton Heights	Buchanan
Poverty rate	41.3%	6.7%
Average household size	2.42	2.39
Mean commute (minutes)	15	19
Median year structure built	1955	1958