Buena vs White Swan

A side-by-side comparison of Buena and White Swan: population, income, housing, and more.

Buena and White Swan are places in Washington. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Buena has the higher population (674 vs 598 in White Swan). Since 2019, White Swan's population has grown faster (-29.7% vs -37.8%).

Population, income & housing

	Buena	White Swan
Population	674	598
Median age	15.9 yrs	24.5 yrs
Median household income	—	$56,458
Median home value	—	$88,500
Median gross rent	—	$495
Housing units	150	145
Homeownership rate	50.3%	45.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	10.1%	6.5%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	17.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Buena	White Swan
Population	1,084 → 674 (-37.8%)	851 → 598 (-29.7%)
Median household income	$34,619 → $33,349 (-3.7%)	$45,962 → $56,458 (+22.8%)
Median home value	$110,300 → $117,800 (+6.8%)	$74,300 → $88,500 (+19.1%)
Median gross rent	—	$491 → $495 (+0.8%)

Buena

Population

1,084674

Median household income

$34,619$33,349

Median home value

$110,300$117,800

White Swan

Population

851598

Median household income

$45,962$56,458

Median home value

$74,300$88,500

Median gross rent

$491$495

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Buena	White Swan
Under 5	7.6%	10.5%
5 to 17	49.4%	17.9%
18 to 24	4.7%	25.4%
25 to 34	10.8%	15.2%
35 to 44	15.3%	7.7%
45 to 54	0.4%	7.7%
55 to 64	5.5%	10.9%
65 to 74	3.1%	3.3%
75 and over	3.1%	1.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Buena	White Swan
White (non-Hispanic)	54.7%	3.5%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	67.1%
Asian	3.1%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	42.1%	29.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Buena	White Swan
No high school diploma	19.4%	31.5%
High school graduate	16.3%	40.9%
Some college or associate's	54.3%	21.0%
Bachelor's degree	10.1%	3.6%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	2.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Buena	White Swan
Drove alone	87.0%	84.1%
Carpooled	13.0%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	5.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	6.5%
Other means	0.0%	4.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Buena	White Swan
1-unit, detached	100.0%	58.6%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	7.6%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	6.2%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	27.6%

Poverty & households

	Buena	White Swan
Poverty rate	43.6%	39.7%
Average household size	4.42	4.86
Mean commute (minutes)	20	17
Median year structure built	1938	1973