Berrien Springs vs Buchanan

A side-by-side comparison of Berrien Springs and Buchanan: population, income, housing, and more.

Berrien Springs 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 2,043 in Berrien Springs). Berrien Springs has the higher median household income ($64,545 vs $54,068 in Buchanan). Berrien Springs has the higher median home value ($148,800 vs $138,400 in Buchanan).

Population, income & housing

	Berrien Springs	Buchanan
Population	2,043	4,259
Median age	35.5 yrs	32.9 yrs
Median household income	$64,545	$54,068
Median home value	$148,800	$138,400
Median gross rent	$935	$952
Housing units	902	2,112
Homeownership rate	57.6%	56.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	50.0%	14.7%
Unemployment rate	7.8%	4.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Berrien Springs	Buchanan
Population	1,608 → 2,043 (+27.1%)	4,304 → 4,259 (-1.0%)
Median household income	$41,307 → $64,545 (+56.3%)	$42,593 → $54,068 (+26.9%)
Median home value	$115,600 → $148,800 (+28.7%)	$109,700 → $138,400 (+26.2%)
Median gross rent	$755 → $935 (+23.8%)	$674 → $952 (+41.2%)

Berrien Springs

Population

1,6082,043

Median household income

$41,307$64,545

Median home value

$115,600$148,800

Median gross rent

$755$935

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)

	Berrien Springs	Buchanan
Under 5	5.1%	9.3%
5 to 17	15.4%	14.6%
18 to 24	14.5%	12.7%
25 to 34	14.0%	15.1%
35 to 44	14.2%	10.2%
45 to 54	12.4%	13.6%
55 to 64	9.6%	8.2%
65 to 74	6.9%	8.5%
75 and over	7.8%	7.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Berrien Springs	Buchanan
White (non-Hispanic)	53.8%	79.9%
Black or African American	19.2%	1.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	11.1%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.2%
Two or more races	6.1%	10.2%
Hispanic or Latino	9.7%	7.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Berrien Springs	Buchanan
No high school diploma	4.4%	5.3%
High school graduate	20.9%	34.6%
Some college or associate's	24.8%	45.4%
Bachelor's degree	24.9%	10.8%
Graduate or professional degree	25.1%	3.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Berrien Springs	Buchanan
Drove alone	69.7%	80.8%
Carpooled	13.9%	11.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.4%	2.9%
Bicycle	1.7%	0.0%
Worked from home	12.3%	3.7%
Other means	0.0%	0.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Berrien Springs	Buchanan
1-unit, detached	65.7%	62.7%
1-unit, attached	1.8%	0.8%
2 to 4 units	19.7%	11.7%
5 to 19 units	11.8%	21.3%
20 or more units	0.0%	2.8%
Mobile home & other	1.0%	0.7%

Poverty & households

	Berrien Springs	Buchanan
Poverty rate	14.3%	6.7%
Average household size	2.45	2.39
Mean commute (minutes)	22	19
Median year structure built	1951	1958