Buena Vista

Population: 5,904
Median household income: $38,835
Median home value: $51,800

Located in Saginaw County, Michigan, Buena Vista is a community with a population of 5,904. The median household income of $38,835 is below the Saginaw County median ($58,347).

From 2019 to 2023, Buena Vista's population declined 5.3% from 6,234 to 5,904, while its median home value rose 31.1% from $39,500 to $51,800.

Households average 2.43 people. The median gross rent is $875.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 5,904
Median age: 34.7 yrs
Median household income: $38,835
Median home value: $51,800
Median gross rent: $875
Housing units: 3,020
Homeownership rate: 66.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 7.5%
Unemployment rate: 16.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

6,2345,904

Median household income

$30,735$38,835

Median home value

$39,500$51,800

Median gross rent

$823$875

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	6,234	$30,735	$39,500	$823
2020	6,401	$34,884	$39,200	$848
2021	5,878	$36,520	$37,700	$843
2022	6,013	$39,373	$46,600	$835
2023	5,904	$38,835	$51,800	$875

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 59.6%

5 to 1721.5%

18 to 246.5%

25 to 3414.1%

35 to 448.9%

45 to 545.1%

55 to 6415.3%

65 to 7412.3%

75 and over6.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	569	9.6%
5 to 17	1,268	21.5%
18 to 24	381	6.5%
25 to 34	831	14.1%
35 to 44	524	8.9%
45 to 54	299	5.1%
55 to 64	901	15.3%
65 to 74	727	12.3%
75 and over	404	6.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	692	11.7%
Black or African American	4,272	72.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	108	1.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	832	14.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma17.0%

High school graduate30.8%

Some college or associate's44.7%

Bachelor's degree4.0%

Graduate or professional degree3.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	626	17.0%
High school graduate	1,136	30.8%
Some college or associate's	1,649	44.7%
Bachelor's degree	148	4.0%
Graduate or professional degree	127	3.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 22 min

Drove alone73.5%

Carpooled18.1%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home6.0%

Other means2.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,249	73.5%
Carpooled	308	18.1%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	102	6.0%
Other means	40	2.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	355	22.2%
15 to 29 min	863	54.0%
30 to 44 min	268	16.8%
45 to 59 min	45	2.8%
60+ min	66	4.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.43
Poverty rate: 31.4% (1,836 of 5,849)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,367	56.4%
Nonfamily households	1,055	43.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1959

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,422	80.2%
Vacant	598	19.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,599	66.0%
Renter-occupied	823	34.0%

1-unit, detached76.7%

1-unit, attached1.3%

2 to 4 units5.9%

5 to 19 units12.6%

20 or more units1.7%

Mobile home & other1.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,317	76.7%
1-unit, attached	38	1.3%
2 to 4 units	178	5.9%
5 to 19 units	382	12.6%
20 or more units	50	1.7%
Mobile home & other	55	1.8%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2611555
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 4 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 43.4175, -83.9005