Bridgman vs Buchanan

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

Bridgman 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 2,383 in Bridgman). Bridgman has the higher median household income ($71,435 vs $54,068 in Buchanan). Bridgman has the higher median home value ($228,800 vs $138,400 in Buchanan).

Population, income & housing

	Bridgman	Buchanan
Population	2,383	4,259
Median age	42.1 yrs	32.9 yrs
Median household income	$71,435	$54,068
Median home value	$228,800	$138,400
Median gross rent	$951	$952
Housing units	1,225	2,112
Homeownership rate	72.2%	56.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	30.7%	14.7%
Unemployment rate	2.2%	4.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bridgman	Buchanan
Population	2,559 → 2,383 (-6.9%)	4,304 → 4,259 (-1.0%)
Median household income	$64,338 → $71,435 (+11.0%)	$42,593 → $54,068 (+26.9%)
Median home value	$162,400 → $228,800 (+40.9%)	$109,700 → $138,400 (+26.2%)
Median gross rent	$733 → $951 (+29.7%)	$674 → $952 (+41.2%)

Bridgman

Population

2,5592,383

Median household income

$64,338$71,435

Median home value

$162,400$228,800

Median gross rent

$733$951

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)

	Bridgman	Buchanan
Under 5	5.8%	9.3%
5 to 17	18.7%	14.6%
18 to 24	4.7%	12.7%
25 to 34	10.7%	15.1%
35 to 44	15.4%	10.2%
45 to 54	7.4%	13.6%
55 to 64	11.7%	8.2%
65 to 74	18.2%	8.5%
75 and over	7.4%	7.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bridgman	Buchanan
White (non-Hispanic)	86.5%	79.9%
Black or African American	2.3%	1.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.0%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.2%
Two or more races	1.8%	10.2%
Hispanic or Latino	8.4%	7.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bridgman	Buchanan
No high school diploma	2.8%	5.3%
High school graduate	28.4%	34.6%
Some college or associate's	38.1%	45.4%
Bachelor's degree	19.2%	10.8%
Graduate or professional degree	11.4%	3.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bridgman	Buchanan
Drove alone	74.9%	80.8%
Carpooled	13.3%	11.7%
Public transit	0.5%	0.0%
Walked	2.5%	2.9%
Bicycle	2.2%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.9%	3.7%
Other means	1.8%	0.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bridgman	Buchanan
1-unit, detached	77.6%	62.7%
1-unit, attached	2.5%	0.8%
2 to 4 units	13.3%	11.7%
5 to 19 units	3.1%	21.3%
20 or more units	3.1%	2.8%
Mobile home & other	0.3%	0.7%

Poverty & households

	Bridgman	Buchanan
Poverty rate	11.7%	6.7%
Average household size	2.51	2.39
Mean commute (minutes)	17	19
Median year structure built	1965	1958