Buena Vista vs Chesaning

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

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

Buena Vista has the higher population (5,904 vs 2,411 in Chesaning). Chesaning has the higher median household income ($57,426 vs $38,835 in Buena Vista). Chesaning has the higher median home value ($123,900 vs $51,800 in Buena Vista).

Population, income & housing

	Buena Vista	Chesaning
Population	5,904	2,411
Median age	34.7 yrs	44.3 yrs
Median household income	$38,835	$57,426
Median home value	$51,800	$123,900
Median gross rent	$875	$679
Housing units	3,020	1,072
Homeownership rate	66.0%	68.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	7.5%	17.7%
Unemployment rate	16.8%	7.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Buena Vista	Chesaning
Population	6,234 → 5,904 (-5.3%)	2,339 → 2,411 (+3.1%)
Median household income	$30,735 → $38,835 (+26.4%)	$44,009 → $57,426 (+30.5%)
Median home value	$39,500 → $51,800 (+31.1%)	$85,100 → $123,900 (+45.6%)
Median gross rent	$823 → $875 (+6.3%)	$637 → $679 (+6.6%)

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

Chesaning

Population

2,3392,411

Median household income

$44,009$57,426

Median home value

$85,100$123,900

Median gross rent

$637$679

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Buena Vista	Chesaning
Under 5	9.6%	4.8%
5 to 17	21.5%	12.9%
18 to 24	6.5%	7.5%
25 to 34	14.1%	16.8%
35 to 44	8.9%	8.7%
45 to 54	5.1%	10.7%
55 to 64	15.3%	12.9%
65 to 74	12.3%	15.7%
75 and over	6.8%	9.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Buena Vista	Chesaning
White (non-Hispanic)	11.7%	93.0%
Black or African American	72.4%	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	2.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	1.8%
Two or more races	1.8%	0.7%
Hispanic or Latino	14.1%	2.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Buena Vista	Chesaning
No high school diploma	17.0%	10.2%
High school graduate	30.8%	37.1%
Some college or associate's	44.7%	35.0%
Bachelor's degree	4.0%	11.4%
Graduate or professional degree	3.4%	6.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Buena Vista	Chesaning
Drove alone	73.5%	78.1%
Carpooled	18.1%	9.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	3.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.5%
Worked from home	6.0%	5.0%
Other means	2.4%	4.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Buena Vista	Chesaning
1-unit, detached	76.7%	73.3%
1-unit, attached	1.3%	3.4%
2 to 4 units	5.9%	7.6%
5 to 19 units	12.6%	10.9%
20 or more units	1.7%	3.0%
Mobile home & other	1.8%	1.9%

Poverty & households

	Buena Vista	Chesaning
Poverty rate	31.4%	15.0%
Average household size	2.43	2.35
Mean commute (minutes)	22	19
Median year structure built	1959	1958