Bridgeport vs Buena Vista

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

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

Bridgeport has the higher population (6,841 vs 5,904 in Buena Vista). Bridgeport has the higher median household income ($47,325 vs $38,835 in Buena Vista). Bridgeport has the higher median home value ($91,400 vs $51,800 in Buena Vista).

Population, income & housing

	Bridgeport	Buena Vista
Population	6,841	5,904
Median age	35.4 yrs	34.7 yrs
Median household income	$47,325	$38,835
Median home value	$91,400	$51,800
Median gross rent	$740	$875
Housing units	3,083	3,020
Homeownership rate	70.5%	66.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	10.6%	7.5%
Unemployment rate	8.7%	16.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bridgeport	Buena Vista
Population	6,425 → 6,841 (+6.5%)	6,234 → 5,904 (-5.3%)
Median household income	$39,673 → $47,325 (+19.3%)	$30,735 → $38,835 (+26.4%)
Median home value	$71,100 → $91,400 (+28.6%)	$39,500 → $51,800 (+31.1%)
Median gross rent	$634 → $740 (+16.7%)	$823 → $875 (+6.3%)

Bridgeport

Population

6,4256,841

Median household income

$39,673$47,325

Median home value

$71,100$91,400

Median gross rent

$634$740

Buena Vista

Population

6,2345,904

Median household income

$30,735$38,835

Median home value

$39,500$51,800

Median gross rent

$823$875

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bridgeport	Buena Vista
Under 5	6.6%	9.6%
5 to 17	20.5%	21.5%
18 to 24	7.4%	6.5%
25 to 34	15.1%	14.1%
35 to 44	11.8%	8.9%
45 to 54	6.2%	5.1%
55 to 64	11.1%	15.3%
65 to 74	11.6%	12.3%
75 and over	9.7%	6.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bridgeport	Buena Vista
White (non-Hispanic)	48.5%	11.7%
Black or African American	36.8%	72.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.5%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.5%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.3%	1.8%
Hispanic or Latino	11.3%	14.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bridgeport	Buena Vista
No high school diploma	11.2%	17.0%
High school graduate	38.3%	30.8%
Some college or associate's	40.0%	44.7%
Bachelor's degree	6.2%	4.0%
Graduate or professional degree	4.3%	3.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bridgeport	Buena Vista
Drove alone	85.6%	73.5%
Carpooled	10.6%	18.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.3%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.5%	6.0%
Other means	1.0%	2.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bridgeport	Buena Vista
1-unit, detached	75.4%	76.7%
1-unit, attached	1.0%	1.3%
2 to 4 units	6.1%	5.9%
5 to 19 units	8.9%	12.6%
20 or more units	4.8%	1.7%
Mobile home & other	3.8%	1.8%

Poverty & households

	Bridgeport	Buena Vista
Poverty rate	20.7%	31.4%
Average household size	2.47	2.43
Mean commute (minutes)	25	22
Median year structure built	1966	1959