Buchanan vs Niles

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

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

Niles has the higher population (11,838 vs 4,259 in Buchanan). Buchanan has the higher median household income ($54,068 vs $47,815 in Niles). Buchanan has the higher median home value ($138,400 vs $115,400 in Niles).

Population, income & housing

	Buchanan	Niles
Population	4,259	11,838
Median age	32.9 yrs	39.2 yrs
Median household income	$54,068	$47,815
Median home value	$138,400	$115,400
Median gross rent	$952	$869
Housing units	2,112	5,471
Homeownership rate	56.0%	62.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.7%	17.1%
Unemployment rate	4.2%	11.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Buchanan	Niles
Population	4,304 → 4,259 (-1.0%)	11,211 → 11,838 (+5.6%)
Median household income	$42,593 → $54,068 (+26.9%)	$34,486 → $47,815 (+38.7%)
Median home value	$109,700 → $138,400 (+26.2%)	$85,400 → $115,400 (+35.1%)
Median gross rent	$674 → $952 (+41.2%)	$635 → $869 (+36.9%)

Buchanan

Population

4,3044,259

Median household income

$42,593$54,068

Median home value

$109,700$138,400

Median gross rent

$674$952

Niles

Population

11,21111,838

Median household income

$34,486$47,815

Median home value

$85,400$115,400

Median gross rent

$635$869

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Buchanan	Niles
Under 5	9.3%	5.8%
5 to 17	14.6%	15.5%
18 to 24	12.7%	10.1%
25 to 34	15.1%	13.4%
35 to 44	10.2%	12.7%
45 to 54	13.6%	10.1%
55 to 64	8.2%	12.0%
65 to 74	8.5%	10.8%
75 and over	7.8%	9.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Buchanan	Niles
White (non-Hispanic)	79.9%	77.9%
Black or African American	1.8%	12.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.6%
Asian	0.7%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.1%
Two or more races	10.2%	4.4%
Hispanic or Latino	7.3%	4.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Buchanan	Niles
No high school diploma	5.3%	9.5%
High school graduate	34.6%	35.0%
Some college or associate's	45.4%	38.5%
Bachelor's degree	10.8%	11.7%
Graduate or professional degree	3.9%	5.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Buchanan	Niles
Drove alone	80.8%	81.2%
Carpooled	11.7%	10.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.3%
Walked	2.9%	1.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.2%
Worked from home	3.7%	5.1%
Other means	0.9%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Buchanan	Niles
1-unit, detached	62.7%	67.1%
1-unit, attached	0.8%	1.8%
2 to 4 units	11.7%	8.0%
5 to 19 units	21.3%	9.7%
20 or more units	2.8%	12.4%
Mobile home & other	0.7%	1.0%

Poverty & households

	Buchanan	Niles
Poverty rate	6.7%	20.9%
Average household size	2.39	2.27
Mean commute (minutes)	19	22
Median year structure built	1958	1954