Buena Vista vs Frankenmuth

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

Buena Vista and Frankenmuth 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 5,108 in Frankenmuth). Frankenmuth has the higher median household income ($84,583 vs $38,835 in Buena Vista). Frankenmuth has the higher median home value ($277,600 vs $51,800 in Buena Vista).

Population, income & housing

	Buena Vista	Frankenmuth
Population	5,904	5,108
Median age	34.7 yrs	51.8 yrs
Median household income	$38,835	$84,583
Median home value	$51,800	$277,600
Median gross rent	$875	$814
Housing units	3,020	2,661
Homeownership rate	66.0%	69.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	7.5%	48.9%
Unemployment rate	16.8%	5.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Buena Vista	Frankenmuth
Population	6,234 → 5,904 (-5.3%)	5,274 → 5,108 (-3.1%)
Median household income	$30,735 → $38,835 (+26.4%)	$62,427 → $84,583 (+35.5%)
Median home value	$39,500 → $51,800 (+31.1%)	$190,700 → $277,600 (+45.6%)
Median gross rent	$823 → $875 (+6.3%)	$672 → $814 (+21.1%)

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

Frankenmuth

Population

5,2745,108

Median household income

$62,427$84,583

Median home value

$190,700$277,600

Median gross rent

$672$814

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Buena Vista	Frankenmuth
Under 5	9.6%	5.1%
5 to 17	21.5%	13.7%
18 to 24	6.5%	5.4%
25 to 34	14.1%	11.2%
35 to 44	8.9%	7.9%
45 to 54	5.1%	13.7%
55 to 64	15.3%	14.5%
65 to 74	12.3%	14.0%
75 and over	6.8%	14.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Buena Vista	Frankenmuth
White (non-Hispanic)	11.7%	88.9%
Black or African American	72.4%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.8%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	14.1%	6.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Buena Vista	Frankenmuth
No high school diploma	17.0%	1.2%
High school graduate	30.8%	23.5%
Some college or associate's	44.7%	26.5%
Bachelor's degree	4.0%	32.1%
Graduate or professional degree	3.4%	16.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Buena Vista	Frankenmuth
Drove alone	73.5%	76.5%
Carpooled	18.1%	7.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	1.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.6%
Worked from home	6.0%	12.2%
Other means	2.4%	1.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Buena Vista	Frankenmuth
1-unit, detached	76.7%	62.0%
1-unit, attached	1.3%	7.2%
2 to 4 units	5.9%	5.9%
5 to 19 units	12.6%	9.3%
20 or more units	1.7%	15.6%
Mobile home & other	1.8%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Buena Vista	Frankenmuth
Poverty rate	31.4%	3.6%
Average household size	2.43	2.06
Mean commute (minutes)	22	19
Median year structure built	1959	1976