Buckley vs Mesick

A side-by-side comparison of Buckley and Mesick: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Buckley has the higher population (925 vs 416 in Mesick). Buckley has the higher median household income ($65,089 vs $31,250 in Mesick). Buckley has the higher median home value ($189,000 vs $77,900 in Mesick).

Population, income & housing

	Buckley	Mesick
Population	925	416
Median age	27.9 yrs	36.5 yrs
Median household income	$65,089	$31,250
Median home value	$189,000	$77,900
Median gross rent	$1,193	$1,214
Housing units	303	173
Homeownership rate	78.9%	55.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.6%	9.6%
Unemployment rate	4.8%	7.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Buckley	Mesick
Population	759 → 925 (+21.9%)	366 → 416 (+13.7%)
Median household income	$57,250 → $65,089 (+13.7%)	$40,500 → $31,250 (-22.8%)
Median home value	$116,700 → $189,000 (+62.0%)	$63,200 → $77,900 (+23.3%)
Median gross rent	$963 → $1,193 (+23.9%)	$833 → $1,214 (+45.7%)

Buckley

Population

759925

Median household income

$57,250$65,089

Median home value

$116,700$189,000

Median gross rent

$963$1,193

Mesick

Population

366416

Median household income

$40,500$31,250

Median home value

$63,200$77,900

Median gross rent

$833$1,214

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Buckley	Mesick
Under 5	8.0%	9.4%
5 to 17	33.6%	28.1%
18 to 24	6.1%	5.0%
25 to 34	9.1%	7.2%
35 to 44	21.5%	12.3%
45 to 54	7.5%	10.3%
55 to 64	4.8%	12.3%
65 to 74	7.0%	8.2%
75 and over	2.5%	7.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Buckley	Mesick
White (non-Hispanic)	98.2%	88.7%
Black or African American	0.1%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.7%
Asian	0.3%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.4%	4.8%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	5.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Buckley	Mesick
No high school diploma	11.2%	12.1%
High school graduate	31.6%	43.1%
Some college or associate's	38.6%	35.1%
Bachelor's degree	15.1%	5.4%
Graduate or professional degree	3.5%	4.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Buckley	Mesick
Drove alone	76.7%	61.5%
Carpooled	17.7%	14.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	14.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.6%	9.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Buckley	Mesick
1-unit, detached	84.5%	46.2%
1-unit, attached	4.3%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	1.3%	2.9%
5 to 19 units	2.0%	1.2%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	7.9%	49.7%

Poverty & households

	Buckley	Mesick
Poverty rate	10.3%	29.1%
Average household size	3.36	2.60
Mean commute (minutes)	29	25
Median year structure built	2001	1971